The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-05-11
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| THE GRAY. E9ONS
Fast Thinning but Faithful and Proud
Ranks of the Gray in Their March
Thru the Streets of Macon

Macon, May 1O-The fast fading
| gray legion marched through three
miles of people yesterday in Macon, and
| as the remnant of the army Of the
| Confederacy wound its slow way thru
the cheering lanes of humanity, drawn
| 10000 strong from every quarter of
Dixie to do them honor. the tears of
| countless women. the treble yell of
children and the husky shouts of emo
tionafly moved men gave strong
| background of sound to the famous
rebel yelr' as occasional companies
gave it that sent many a Johnny reb"
capering in the ranks in sheer joy of
the renaissance of the martial spirit
that held the great Union armies at
bay for four long years.
| 1t was one, of the greatest parades
that the veterans of the Confederacy
have ever known. Fully 1000 veterans
were in line, marching by states thru
the broad and shaded streets of Macon,
/ all drawing an equal tribute of honor
and reverence from posterity of ALL no
matter whether it was the half a hun
dred survivors of the grim and gallant
troopers under Forrest or the humblest
veteran clad only in toughest gar
ments, but wearing proudly the cross
of honor that told of his service, to his
state fifty long years ago
Forrest Rides Again
Brigadier generals mounted on the
best blooded horses of Tennessee. Ken
lucky and Georgia, their erect car
riage and easy seats typical in appear
ance of the landed gentlemen of the old
ante-bellum South WED for the spot
Hight with old negroes, many of them
wearing, by full sanction and love, the
full Confederate uniform, a tribute to
iloyalty and heroism during those years
when so many slaves held fast and
true to "Ole Marse" or "Missis'
At the head of troop of long limb
ed easy riding men in gray, grizzled
and lined, but kindly of face when the
white beard did not hide the features
rode a seven-year- boy in the full
habiliments of a major general of the
Confederacy He was the grandson of
Nathan Bedford Forrest. the great
Southern trooper. AS the troop pass
ed the stand where Gov. Brown of
Georgia and staff were sitting and as
a salute was given to the blur of gold
braid and shining metal to the Fight
General Taylor dropped his horse be-
hind and as the little fellow urged his
troop came to salute to the baby grand
son of his dead chieftain.
Three of wheeler's Men
Behind Forests troop rode forty
men, only survivors of the Georgia
cavalry and beside every horseman
rode a girl in white, the touch of light
and relief of youth affording clear
cut contrast to the sombre gray and
sober faces of the Tennesseeans and
kentuckians ahead.
Battle flags rent and torn by bullets
and she'll until there was hardly
enough left to determine their nature
waved side by side with the bright en-
blems and riot of color that signalized
the equipages of the innumerabfe spon-
sors and maids of honor sandwiched
unfortunately through the parade.
In one carriage rode three old men
all that was able to be present from
the entire surviving roster of the cav
airy Of General Joe" Wheeler. Here
and there above this stra ggling regi-
ment and that waved a banner bear.
ing the names of Shiloh. Wilderness
Gettysburg, Vicksburg. Manassas and
other conflicts now known to every
American schoolboy.
Stars and Stripes and Stars and Bars
Several regiments carried Old Glory
Haunting full and ripping to tbs
breeze side by side with banners tha
had seen a score of battles on tn,
losers side of the strife.
Throughout all the line of march no
a veteran dropped out. Many showed
empty coat sleeves, many only one les
and some men walked the three mile:
who had seen ninety winters pass ovel
their heads. The march of the vet
erans was followed by long lines o
militia, Sons of Veterans and kindred
organizations.
The New COmmander-in-Chief
Louisville. KY. May 10-Gen. Bennett
H. Young of Louisville, elected com
mander-in-ch of the United Confed
crate Veterans yesterday at Macon
was one of "Morgan's men"
This term has always served 10 de
scribe in Kentucky those who Tough
during the civil war under the famou
Confederate cavalry leader. Gen. JOIN
l. H. Morgan. and who followed him ol
his raids into the heart of the North
ern country.
! Born in 1913 in Jessamine county
Kentucky, in the heart of the blu
grass country. Bennett Young is sal
to have lived up TO the proud Ken
lucky accomplishments and boast o
having learned to ride before he coul
walk
! Leaving college as youth only I