The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-02-25
INTERESTING CONTRIBUTION TO
LOCAL CIVIL WAR LIT
ERATURE.
ORGANIZED IN GOOD YEA 1883
Complete Roster Of the Charter Mem
bers-Description Of Services Held
on Death Of Jefferson Davis
Mourning Worn for Thirty Days.
lBy MAJ. J. I. WILLIAMsoN0

ulerS met at lne once OF russell q
Wilkes for the purpose of organizing
: a Biouac: Present ]. H. Russell, Wal
ter Akin, w. j. Polk, David Trousdale,
w. B. Harrison, T. F. Fleming, ]. T.
Williamson, ]. s. Bailey, r. D. Smith.
A. n. Akin, Sims Latta, T. ]. Stewart,
j. H. Wilkes, HI. Hendley, W. j.
Whitthorne, Rev. w. C. Grace, and Jo-
seph Dobbins.
The following officers were elected:
]. H. Russell, president; W. J. Polk,
1st vice president; j. t. Williamson,
End vice president; w j. Whitthorne,
3rd vice president; Josh G. Bailey,
recording and financial secretary; R.
D. Smith, corresponding secretary; H.
L. Hendley, treasurer; w. c. Grace,
chaplain; W. b. Harrison, surgeon;
T. ]. Stewart, sargeant-at-arms. The
organization was called Maury Biv-
ouac No. 8.
The secretary was directed to pub
fish the proceedings in the city papers
and to apply to John P. Hickman, Sec
rotary of the state organization for a
charter. The meeting adjourned to
meet again on the 31st at II o'clock.
On March 81 the Bivouac met ac-
cording to adjournment, and discuss
ed the bylaws and decided to change |
the name to "Leonidas Polk" instead
of ''Maury Bivouac." /
The meeting adjourned to meet on !
call of the President.
The next meeting of which there is
any record was Feb. 18th, 1889 The
following officers present: Joe H. Fus-
sell, president j T. Williamson, 1st
vice president; Will ]. Polk, End vice
president; w. ]. Whitthorne, 3rd vice
president; w. B. Harrison, surgeon; 1
H. L. Hendley, treasurer; A. N Akin
financial secretary; Josh G. Bailey,
recording secretary; T. ]. Stewart,
sargeant-at-arms.
The following is a complete roster j
of the members as set out: Capt j. |
H. Russell, Private T. j. Stewart Maj
]. T. Williamson, Lieut. H. L. Hend- |
ley, Mai. Will Polk, Private A. N. {
Akin. Private w. j. Whitthorne, Pri- |
vate w. C. Grace, Surgeon J. H. '
Wilkes Capt R. D. Smith, Surgeon a
". B. Harrison, Private Walter Akin,
Maj. ]. ]. Dobbins, Private David
Col. H. A. Brown, Private
Thos. F. Fleming, Private A. S. Hall,
Private Sims Latta Private David p
Capt. j. N. Alexander. Y
Executive Committee: Will Polk, q
:. T. Williamson, w. J. Whitthorne. ] a
J. Bailey, R. D. Smith, and H. L. u
Iendley. 81
Credentials j. T. Williamson, t. n
Stewart R. D. Smith, J. S. Bailey,
nd Wilson Trousdale. =
On Relief: w. J. Whitthorne, Da- I
id Trousdale, Walter Akin, Sims Lat
1, j. H. Wilkes and T. F. Fleming.
Historical; r. d. Smith, W. b. Har-
son, ]. ]. Dobbins, and w. C. Grace
nd H. l.. Hendley.
The meeting lasted for two hours
Id adjourned to meet on Feb 90 No
cord of this meeting. Next meeting
corded July 26th, 1889. at
The next recorded meeting is Dec. thu
h, 1889, which was called meeting Ru
take action in regard to the death BILE
Jefferson Davis, our honored chief er
In, who had died in New Orleans the bal
y before. A committee was appoint by
to draft suitable resolutions, and alb,
at all Confederates be requested to lin
ear the badge of mourning for thir- Fri
days, consisting Of piece of black att
ape with a sprig of evergreen in but dia
a hole of left lapel of coat It was J
cided to have appropriate services hin
one of the city churches Wednes- wa
Y, the day set apart for his funeral of
New Orleans IL
y
IS to close their places of business pv
ring the hour of the services, We'd
sday and that the Mayor be re-
'sted to issue his proclamation to
S end; also requesting all schools
dismiss for that hour. The Bivouac u
n adjourned to meet again at II
ock on Monday, when the commit one
on resolutions made its report MAY
oh was adopted, and also that the me
gious services be held at the Meth
1t church on Wednesday on We'd
day the 18th. at II o'clock. ba =
Iayor Hendley issued his procIa- DR..
ion in accordance with the request cure
he Bivouac. The resolutions are Die
-. a. ...t r.. are
.os ~ o' ''oA' NV "oIe suon stipf
mould nave been 10 the IDOL OF the STA,
tn. The schools'and places Of bus. COR