Year: 1866

THE HOwITZER BATTALlON-MEEiiS or
THE THIRD HowITzER CLUB.-A meeting
of this club was held on Saturday night at
the City Hall. Lieutenant IL. G. Carter,
the president, after some Introductory re-
marks, referred to the removal OF the
remains of Algernon Porter from pennsyi-
Vanla to Virginia, and said


Not only on the actual field OF battle
have you shown your devotion, but in the
more arduous duties Of the camp, the
march, and the bivouac; through hunger
and cold, fatigue and sickness, you have,
by your endurance and forttude, won for
yourself high place in the hearts of all
true men. And this last act of devotion
to the memory Of one who died amongst
you fighting for the same cause which,
though lost, makes his memory none the
less dear, puts the crown upon all your
past acts of devotedness, and gives double
assurance that your hearts are in the right
place. Then let us not flag in the good
work, but continue it until every member
of the company now sleeping in unhonored
graves shall find rest where sympathizing
friends may gather around their graves and
| sadly muse over their devoted ashes. 1t
| is duty we owe them, and one which,
doubt not, in the fullness of time, will be
accomplished. In honoring them we honor
ourselves. He said that the project Of
uniting the three Howitzer companies
met with his cordial support. II is not in
tended that any company shall lose It's
separate existence, nor will the internal
affairs of either company be intertered
with, but be controlled entirely by the
members. Tn the battalion organization
each company will be represented by otii-
GERS elected from the different companies !;
and he thought it eminently proper that
this organization should be formed. AL
though the chances and fortunes OF war
carried the flags of the companies to difte-
rent and widely-separated fields, with
somewhat different names Inscribed upon
them, yet they were all bravely upheld,
and not the slightest shadow OF reproach
or stain of dsh0nor has ever rested upon
any one of them. All the members can
now meet again under one broad and COM
mon banner, bearing this simple inscription,
RICHMOND HowITzERs. Whatever of honor
or pride attaches to the name is the COM
mon heritage OF us all.


He said that the Executive Committee
of the Hollywood Memorial Association had
called upon the different organizations to
inform them how many graves OF those rn-
cared for each organization will undertake.


He knew there were some inconveni-
ences attending this duty, but it would
have been better never to have commenced
the work than, having commenced, to
abandon it. That would prove that we were
inspired by only momentary and false en-
| thusiasm, and not by the steady purpose
and high resolves we claim; that all our
protestations Of love and admiration for
| our dead comrades were but empty words !;
that with their bodies the memory of their
glorious deeds perished.


In conclusion, he said Let Us prove to
| the world that the admiration we profess
for the noble deeds and brilliant achieve
ments of our loved and lost is not the OIL
spring of a sickly sentimcntality, but that
deep down in our hearts there dwclls a
true and abiding love for them and their
| glorious deeds.


The following preamble and resolutions
were then unanimously adopted, and the
meeting adjourned:


! Whereas il is with great pleasure we
| have heard of a movement by the first and
second companies OF Richmond Howltzers
| looking to a permanent organization OF the
three companies into Il society or memo
rial association and whereas we cordially
approve the object, and have every desire
to be once more associated with those
whom we have ever honored as brothers in
common cause, and with whom our past
intercourse has been so pleasant; there
fore be it


ReSolred, That this club appoint CON-
mittce of three To meet similar committees
from the other companies, and arrange
such preliminaricS as may he necessary to
secure the organization proposed and
| that such committee report aS early Is
practicable to the clubs such meeting to be
called at the pleasure of the chair.


Res0ired, That this club tender their
services to the Executive Committee OF
the Hollywood Memorial Association TO
rcmound one hundred graves of those who
fell in our late struggle for independence.
Also to the lakewood Association for any
services that may be required.