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VERNON VETERANS.
Ex-Confederates of This County Enjoy a Happy Reunion.
A Splendid
Dinner and Good Time at Lake Park.
Speeches
by Congressman Benton and Others.
J. D.
Ingram Chosen Commander—Other Officers Elected Today—The Date of the
Next Reunion.
The annual reunion of
ex-Confederate soldiers of Vernon county was held at Lake Park today was
attended by from 500 to 600 people. The number of ex-Confederate
soldiers present was estimated at 150.
The reunion was one of
the most enjoyable ever held and much credit is due to J. D. Ingram, A.
C. Sterett, Capt. Cummins and other members of the committees.
The weather was
especially favorable for the occasion and a fine program was rendered
which was fully appreciated by the boys who wore the grey. Prof.
Crawford’s Second Missouri Regiment band furnished music, and in the
afternoon besides the music of the band, the Nevada Mandolin Club
rendered several selections which were highly appreciated.
Among the speakers for
the occasion were Congressman M. E. Benton, Maj. Harvey Salmon, Rev. T.
M. Cobb, Rev. G. D. Edwards, Rev. H. L. Walker, and E. E. Bean, editor
of the Mail.
The reunion was opened
with “Dixie” rendered by Prof. Crawford’s band. The old war tune was
greeted by much cheering and was a source of much pleasure to the old
soldiers.
Rev. T. M. Cobb made
the following remarks and then introduced Congressmen Benton:
“I am very glad to see
and greet so many old confederates and their friends. I wish every man
who wore the blue and every one who wore the grey were here. These two
colors have now become so blended that it is difficult to tell where the
grey begins and where the blue ends. The distinguishing line is well
nigh blotted out and I hope we will live to see the time when it will be
so covered that it will never again be discovered.
I now have the pleasure
of introducing to you the Honorable M. E. Benton, a nephew of that
famous Missourian whose memory we all love so dearly.”
Congressman Benton was
greeted by cheers. He said in part:
“I had so small a part
of the trials of the civil war that I feel I have very little right to
address you. I saw a part of that great struggle in 1863 under the
command of General Forest and it was a busy time those ten months for
the men of his command.
“When the war began I
had no definite idea as to the cause of the war. I only knew, before
the war begun, that my father was a Douglass democrat; that my mother
was for Breckinridge. I took that part in the campaign before the war;
the only reason for it was that my mother and her people were for
Breckinridge. My conclusions about the war occurred after the whole
thing was over.
“After the war I
studied the questions that led the Southern people to attempt to form a
new government, my conclusions were and are, that the builders of our
government were about of one opinion, that the sovereign of the state
was the supreme power to which the citizen should give his adhesion.
“The men who framed the
constitution did it on the theory, that the best government which could
be organized for mankind was that which was organized upon the
patriarchal system, where the family looked to the head; next the
organization of the families into communities, these to be controlled by
the state, and the states to be organized into a union or commonwealth.
“The idea was that the
leaders should be picked from the people whom they were to serve.
“The right of a state
to leave the union was not questioned until 1830. It is useless to
discuss whether the Southern states left the union, with or without
cause. The only point I desire to make is that the southern citizen was
educated to believe that his allegiance was due to his state and, acting
upon this theory, he awaited the command of his sovereign state.
“I came from Tennessee,
which state furnished men and arms for the Confederate army, but which
state voted against leaving the union by a large majority.
“A very large majority
of the southern men would have preferred to stay in the union if their
individual rights had been properly reserved, but when the sovereign
state commanded they responded.
“General Lee, commander
in general of the southern army, spent days with a troubled mind over
leaving the union, but when his mother state, Virginia, called he
responded.
“You have heard the
southern soldier called rebel. There is no such thing as a rebel in the
United States who served in the Confederate army.
“Before a man can be
called a rebel there must be a judicial opinion fixing that term upon
him. Various reasons have been given why the Confederates were not
tried for high treason. A Federal officer gave an honest reason when he
said, ‘There are no rebels and there never have been.’ There was no
rebellion, but a revolution. The intention of the southern army was not
to destroy the Federal union, but to build a government which they
believed would have been better for them.
“The purest Americanism
has been shown in the saints of the south. There is less of the mixture
with foreign governments which know nothing about a republican form of
government.
“The greatest bulk of
immigration from 1830 to 1860 settled in the north. The lands of the
south were high and the foreigners were antislavery believers,
consequently they settled farther north.
“Why have we these
reunions? A while back we were criticized for it, but now even our foes
have quit that sort of thinking.
“These reunions are
entirely of a social nature. There were two purposes at first for
holding reunions—one, to establish a place that might be a home for the
Confederate soldier; another, to gather up the bones of the comrades and
put them in one cemetery and to erect a monument to their memory and
gallant deeds.
“Both purposes have
been accomplished, and I congratulate you.
“I am glad to say that
a majority of the Confederates have never desired to go to the home, but
still there are some broken in health and unfortunate whom we have to
care for.
“We have had no
government behind us. We have had the liberal contributions of a people
without a government and have erected the finest monument on the soil of
this state.
“The two original
purposes of the reunions have been accomplished and I fear that it not
be long before we will quit holding reunions. We have no incentive like
the other fellows—they hold reunions, find a comrade who can furnish
them information that will cause their pensions. We have no pensions.
As the years go by we are passing over the river to rest in the shade
and it will not be many years before the great and vast army of the
South will have been swept aside by the Grim Reaper, and when that time
comes I hope every confederate soldier will be ready to face the future
as bravely as they faced the past.
“The greatest
exhibition of encourage and patriotism was that of the Missouri
soldier. The soldier of Tennessee and Virginia stood on his own ground
and had the incentive to fight for his home and fireside. The soldiers
of the states further south stood on the borders fighting the foe from
his own. The Missouri soldier did not fight on his home ground; he had
not the incentive to fight for home, neither did he fight on the borders
to keep the enemy from his country. He was everywhere else—his home
state was overrun by the enemy, and every bit of news he received was
bad news. His home was burned, his kin killed, there was nothing to
build up his hopes, but he fought as no other soldier ever fought. His
exhibition of patriotism and courage was not equaled by any soldier of
the civil or any other war. After the war the ten or twelve thousand
men who returned made the best citizens of the state, as good citizens
in time of peace as soldiers in time of war. The Missouri soldier was
made of a peculiar stuff and that is why he has dominated in politics,
religion and business.”
“The constitution of
the Confederacy is forgotten, there is hardly one soldier out of ten who
can repeat ten lines of it. The short lived banner, the four year old
flag has been folded for forty years. There is one more purpose for
holding reunions beside the social feature, and that is to have a true
history of the civil war written and sent abroad among our people. The
history of what was has been written by the north. I hope to see the
time when some great historian will rise above partisanship and write a
true story of that struggle. Now in conclusion I want to impress upon
the good women that it is their duty and their privilege to tell the
story to their children. They owe it not only to their fathers and
brothers but to the heroic women of 1860-1864. Some day we hope to
erect a monument in memory of the women who cheered the men in line, and
took food from their mouths to give strength to the army of the South.”
After Congressman
Benton had concluded his address, Rev. Cobb then stated that the hour
for dinner had arrived.
Under the trees were
spread white linen and in a few minutes the old soldiers were eating one
of the best dinners ever spread on the park grounds.
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Officers Elect.
Following the dinner
hour Chairman Cummins announced that the election of officers was in
order. The following were elected:
Commander—J. D. Ingram.
Adjutant—A. C. Sterett.
Treasurer—T. Y. Brannock.
First Lieutenant—W. I.
Fisher.
Second Lieutenant—J. R.
Walton.
Chaplain—Rev. T. M. Cobb.
A resolution was
introduced by T. P. Anderson, and unanimously adopted expressing cordial
thanks to Col. H. C. Moore for the use of the Park for the reunion.
It was also resolved to
hold the next meeting of the Association at Lake Park, the first
Thursday in September, 1902.
The
Nevada Daily Mail,
Nevada, Vernon Co., MO. Thursday, September 5, 1901.
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EX-CONFEDERATE REUNION.
Quite a
Number of Veterans Who Were Present.
It Was an
Enjoyable Occasion in Every Respect.
The ex-Confederate
reunion was an enjoyable occasion. The following resolution was
adopted:
Whereas, Col. Harry C.
Moore so kindly furnished Lake Park Springs for our meeting, and has in
every possible way contributed to the pleasure of our fraternity, be it
Resolved by the
ex-Confederate Association of Vernon county in reunion assembled, that
the members sincerely appreciate the kindness of Col. Moore, and
gratefully express their esteem for him and their admiration of the
beautiful grounds which he has so generously placed at the disposal of
the Association.
The following are the
ex-Confederate who registered:
M V Cunningham, Co A
Searsays Bat, 1st Brig, Mo Inft.
A S Edwards, Co B 8th
Mo. cav.
J B Shaw, Co E 3rd
Mo cav.
D T Maddox, Co C 8th
Ky cav.
C N McClannahan, Co F 9th
Mo cav.
J E Thomas, Prices
escort.
G W Stewart, Co 12 Va
cav.
R H Thomas, Prices
escort.
T M Cobb, Co H 2nd
Mo Inft.
W A Gose, Lieut Co E 11th
Mo Inft.
T B Martin, Co G Mo
Inft.
C Jewell, Co E 16th
Miss Inft.
A Willeby, Co A 2nd
Mo cav.
Maj W W Prewitt,
Hunters Cav.
Maj G R Jones, first Mo
cav.
R M Austin, Co I first
Mo Cav.
Capt J R. Walton, Co A
first Mo cav.
G A Shaull, Co B first
Mo Cav.
J Bryan Co E eleventh
Mo Inft.
Wm Chambers, Co A 2nd
Mo cav.
P Z Hereford, Co O, 11
Mo Inf.
Jas Rountree, Co E 9th
Mo Inft.
J M Compton, Co I 16 Mo
Inft.
O P Compton, Co I 16 Mo
Inft.
J L Jamison, Co A 10 Va
Cav.
W H Wilson, Co F 25 Va
Inft.
T G Houston, Co F 1st
Tenn Cav.
Reice Bowan, Co D 9th
Mo Cav.
Capt Frank Koontz, Mo
Inft.
W J. Boatwright
J D. Grosshart, Co H
Mussers Bat.
J M. Scotten, Co M 22 N
C Inft.
J D Ingram, 11 Texas
Artillery.
W C Bronaugh, Co K, 16
Mo Inf.
J F Archer, Co 1,
Todd’s regiment.
G W Pence, Co H, 3 Ark
Inf.
Chris Perry, Co D 5 Ky
Cav.
Geo J Lucas, Co C 1 Ky
Inf, rifles.
F B Stradley, Co F, 61
Tenn Inf.
T M Ennis, Co D,
Cockrell’s Cav.
Peter Campbell, Co H, 2
Ky Cav.
Matthew Green, Co I, 6
Mo Cav.
W T Kimball, Co B, 9th
Bat sharpshooters, 2 Regt Mo Inf.
L Bretton, Ind Rangers.
M E Benton, Co F, 15
Tenn. Cav.
R S Dean, Co B, 8 Mo
Cav.
Dr. L M Dixon, 10 Mo
Cav.
E M Scroghem, Co B, 8
Mo Cav.
T E Dixon, Price’s
Escort.
J W Underwood, Co A, 16
Mo Inf.
J W Butts, Co B, 4 Mo
Inf.
L H Skaggs, Co E
Eleventh Mo Inft.
J F Bradley, Co E,
Eleventh Mo Inft.
A J McFarland, Co G 4th
Mo cav.
Capt John Kelly, Co L
3d Mo cav.
H G Strong, Co A 9th
bat sharpshooters, 2d brig Mo Inft.
Jasper McCrary, Co B
Parkin’s bat.
J A Martin, Co K 16th
Mo inft.
F A Smith, Co E 2d Mo
cav.
E M Brockman, Co I
Sersay’s bat.
D H Burton, Co B 8th
Mo cav.
Tom P Anderson, Co C 9th
bat S S 2d brig Mo inft.
J M Tully, Co H Wood’s
bat.
J B Houser, Co D 16th
bat, North Carolina cav.
W B Martin, Co F 9th
bat, Ky Mt inft.
W D Floyd, Co B
Jackson’s Va inft.
G A Pinnell, Co B, 14
Va Cav.
J L Samples, Co A, 2 Mo
Inft.
A C Sterret, Co A, 9 Mo
Inft.
Wyath Webb, Co B First
Mo Cav.
Harvey W. Salmon, Major
of Ordinance General Parson’s staff.
T W Smith, Co D, 2
Texas Cav.
W I Fisher, Com G, 2 Mo
Cav, Shelby’s Division.
A Cummins, 8 Mo Cav.
T Y Brannock, Co I, 2
Mo Cav.
R H Beagles, Co E, 2 Mo
Cav.
J W Tapp, Co D, 3 Mo
Inft.
I Drake, Gillitte Cav.
R J McGown Co G, 9 Ky
Cav.
Dr. J M McAdams, Co A 6
Ky Inft.
D A Nauer, Co H, 2 Mo
Inft.
The
Nevada Daily Mail,
Nevada, Vernon Co., MO. Friday, September 6, 1901.
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NEVADA CONFEDERATE VETERANS CAMP
Organized
May 13, 1895—Now Has a Large Membership.
Temporary organized in the Circuit Court room at Nevada, Vernon county,
Missouri, May 13th, 1895, with C. T. Davis, chairman and W.
I. Fisher, secretary and after enrolling those present on motion, J. C.
Murray, T. Y. Brannock and W. W. Templin were appointed a committee to
draft a constitution and By laws, to which C. T. Davis was added and
meeting adjourned to meet on May 17th at 8 p.m. to form a
permanent organization.
C. T. Davis,
chairman
(Signed)
W. I. Fisher,
Sec’y.
At the meeting May 17th, 1895, the following officers were
elected:
C. T. Davis, commander; W. W. Hill, 1st lieut.; W. W.
Templin, 2nd lieut.; J. D. Ingram, orderly seargent and
ex-officio secretary; G. A. Pinnell, treasurer; E. M. Scroghem, delegate
to the reunion to be held at Houston, Texas, May 22nd, 23rd
and 24th, 1895.
Roster of Nevada Camp No. 662, located at Nevada, Vernon county, Mo.,
May 17th, 1895:
Anderson, T. P. Co. C, 9th Battalion, 2nd Mo.
Inft. Nevada, Mo.
Austin, Robt. Co. I, 1st Mo. Cavalry, Nevada, Mo.
Bolen, R. H. Co. D. Inft. Mo. Nevada, Mo.
Burton, D. H. Co. B. Jackmans, Mo. Cav. Nevada, Mo.
Brannock, T. Y. Co. I. 2nd Mo. Cav. Nevada, Mo.
Campbell, Peter 2nd Ky. Cav. Nevada, Mo.
Childs, Fielding Schell City, Mo.
Culbertson, L. Co. C. 37th Va. Cav. Nevada, Mo.
Cundiff, A. B. Co. B. 14th Va. Cav. Nevada, Mo.
Davis, C. T. Co. E. 6th Va. Cav. Stewart’s division, Nevada,
Mo.
Dixon, L. M. 10th Mo. Cav. Nevada, Mo.
Downey, J. T. Co. B. 5th Mo. Nevada, Mo.
Fisher, W. I. Co. G. 2nd Mo. Cav. Nevada, Mo.
Gibson, D. C. Co. I. 31st Va. Inft. Pegrams Brigade, Nevada,
Mo.
Hill, W. W. Co. K. 6th Ark. Inft. 2nd Lieut.
Nevada, Mo.
Hunter, H. L. Capt. and Acting Q. M. 7th Mo. Inft. Nevada,
Mo.
Houston, T. G. Co. F. 1st Tenn. Cav. Nevada, Mo.
Ingram, J. D. Howell’s 11th Tex. Artillery, Nevada, Mo.
Irons, Robt. Bledsoe’s Battery, Nevada, Mo.
Lucas, George J. Co. C. 1st Ky. Cav. Nevada, Mo.
McGowan, Robt. J. Co. G. 9th Ky. Cav. John H. Morgan’s
Command, Nevada, Mo.
Morris, J. H. Co. E. 3rd Mo. Inft. Nevada, Mo.
Murray, J. C. Co. A. Minton’s Battery, Mo. Inft. Nevada, Mo.
Murray, U. F. Co. D. 16th Mo. Inft. Parson’s Brigade, Nevada,
Mo.
Pinnell, G. A. Co. B. 14th Va. Cav. Nevada, Mo.
Skaggs, L. H. Co. K. 1st Mo. Cav. Bronaugh, Mo.
Scroghem, E. M. Co. K 1st Mo. Cav. Nevada, Mo.
Sterett, A. C. Co. A. 9th Mo. Inft. Nevada, Mo.
Templin, W. W. Co. A. 37th Va. Inft. Nevada, Mo.
Walton, J. R. Co. A. 1st Mo. Cav. Last Lieut. Nevada, Mo.
Wilson, J. A. Co. A. 2nd Mo. Inft. Nevada, Mo.
White, C. F. Co. B. Hunter’s Reg. Nevada, Mo.
Shepherd, C. T. Co D. 11th Mo. Inft. Parson’s Brigade,
Nevada, Mo.
Sterett, A. C., Commander.
McGowan, Robt J., Adjutant.
McClanahan, N. C. 1st Lieut.
Jewell, C., Treasurer.
Austin, R. M., Co. E, Slayback’s Reg. Mo. Cav. Nevada, Mo.
Archer, Jas., Gen. Price’s Escort, Nevada, Mo.
Burris, F. Marion Shelby’s, Mo. Cav. Nevada, Mo.
Bradley, B. F., Pindall’s Battalion, Mo. Inf. Nevada, Mo.
Brannock, T. Y., Shank’s Reg. Mo. Cav. Nevada, Mo.
Beagles, R. H., Shank’s Mo. Cav. Swartz, Mo.
Chambers, W. M., Co. B. 8th Mo. Inf. Nevada, Mo.
Compton, J. M., Co. I, 10th Mo. Inf. Nevada, Mo.
Compton, O. P., Co. I, 10th Mo. Inf Nevada, Mo.
Cummins, A., Hunter’s Reg. Mo. Cav. Nevada, Mo.
Coates, John, Gen. Price’s Escort, Montevallo, Mo.
Coons, G. R., 6th Ky. Cav. Nevada, Mo.
Clark, J. I., Co. 1, 16th Mo, Inf. Nevada, Mo.
Centers, Geo. W., Co. B, 16th Ky. Cav., Nevada, Mo.
Cunningham, N. V., Co. A, 2nd Bat. Mo. Inf. Walker, Mo.
DeTraz, David, Co. A, 4th Ky. Cav. Deerfield, Mo.
Davis, M. B., Nevada, Mo.
Davidson, M. E., Co. E, Pindall’s Bat. Mo. Inf. Eldorado Springs, Mo.
Eaton, Geo. T., Co. 9th, Mo. Inf., Moundville, Mo.
Fisher, W. I., Co. C, 2nd Mo. Cav. Nevada, Mo.
Haineline, B. H., Collin’s Bat. Mo. Artil. Nevada, Mo.
Houston, T. G., Co. F, 1st Tenn. Cav. Nevada, Mo.
Haineline, R. M., Co. G., Gordon’s Reg. Mo. Cav. Dederick, Mo.
Hereford, P. V., 11th Mo. Inf. Nevada, Mo.
Harkreader, John T., Duke’s Reg. 2nd, Ky. Cav. Nevada, Mo.
Hauser, J. D. Co. D, 16th N. C. Cav. Temple.
Hightower, J. H., Co. B, Elliot’s Bat. Mo. Cav. Nevada, Mo.
Hamblin, J. A., Co. D, 16th Mo. Inf. Milo, Mo.
Ingram, J. D., 11th Texas Art. Nevada, Mo.
Jamison, L. P., Co. A, 2nd Va. Cav. Nevada, Mo.
Jewell, C., Co. E, 16th Va. Inf. Nevada, Mo.
Kemper, E. O., Co. B, 3rd, Mo. Cav, Nevada, Mo.
Kimball, W. T., Co. B, Pindall’s Bat. Mo. Inf. Walker, Mo.
Keithley, R. S., Co. B, 9th Mo., Intf. Nevada, Mo.
McGowan, Robt. J., Co. G, 9th Ky., Cav. John H. Morgan’s
command, Nevada, Mo.
Muhn, J. A., 16th. Mo. Inf., Milo, Mo.
Mobley, B. A., Co. C. Hughes Reg. Mo., Richards, Mo.
McCrary, Jasper, Co. B. Perkins Bat. Mo. Inft., Harwood, Mo.
McClannahan, C. N., Co. F. Williams Reg. Mo. Cav. Nevada, Mo.
Moore, Harry C., Hughes Reg, Mo. Cav., Nevada, Mo.
Maddox, D. T., Co. C. 8th Ky. Cav., Metz, Mo.
Martin, T. B. Co. I, 15th Mo. Inft., Nevada, Mo.
Martin, W. B., Co. F. 9th Ky. Cav., John H. Morgan Com,
Nevada, Mo.
Prewitt, W. H., Mo. Cav., Walter, Mo.
Perry, Chris, Co. B. Dukes Reg. Ky. Cav., Nevada, Mo.
Roundtree, J. W., Co. B 9th Mo. Inft., Milo, Mo.
Sterett, A. C., Co A. 9th Mo. Inft., Nevada, Mo.
Sample, J. L., Co. C. 3rd. Mo. Cav., Milo, Mo.
Shaull, G. A., Co. B. Gordon’s Reg. Mo. Cav., Bronaugh, Mo.
Smith, T. W., Co. D. 2nd Tenn. Cav., Schell City, Mo.
Sheets, W. C. Co. B. 4th Ariz. and Texas Cav., Milo, Mo.
Skaggs, H. L., Co. K. 11th Mo. Inft., Bronaugh, Mo.
Scroghem, E. M., Co. B. Jackman’s Reg. M. Cav., Nevada, Mo.
Turley, J. M., Mo. Inft., Stotesbury, Mo.
Urner, L. H., Reeces Artillery, Va. Army, Nevada, Mo.
Underwood, J. W., Co. I. 16th Mo. Inft., Walker, Mo.
Wilms, August, Co. H. 10th Mo. Inft., Walker, Mo.
Wilson, H. W., Co. F. 25th Va. Inft., Swartz, Mo.
Webb, Wyatt, Co. B. 1st Mo. Cav., Nevada, Mo.
Walton, J. R., Co. A. Gordons Reg. Mo. Cav., Higginsville, Mo.
Wallace, Joseph, Co. K. 63rd Tenn. Cav., Nevada, Mo.
Warth, S. V., Co. B. 1st Mo. Cav., Nevada, Mo.
Monroe, Kenneth, Co. B. Hunters Reg., Nevada, Mo.
*Happinstall, John, Co. D. Va. Cav., Eldorado Springs, Mo.
*Dawson, Dr. W. E., Bruces Reg., Eldorado Springs, Mo.
The
Nevada Daily Mail, Nevada, Vernon County, MO. Monday, September 18,
1911.
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