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From: "Richard and Pat" <>
Subject: Re: [ARKANSAS] Van Buren Argus, October 5, 1892
Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2003 14:54:38 -0700
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Fran:
Thank you again for these wonderful stories, and how appropriate now
with our country once again at war.
Pat

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From: "Fran Warren" <>
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Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2003 1:06 PM
Subject: [ARKANSAS] Van Buren Argus, October 5, 1892


> Van Buren Argus
> October 5, 1892
> Crawford County, Arkansas
> THE SUNNY SOUTHLAND
>
> Grand Reunion of the Old Heroes of Dixie’s Land
>
> By our Special Reporter
>
> It was our good fortune to be present at the Reunion of the ex-Confederate
Veterans at Ft. Smith last week. Our sister city had everything in readiness
for the large crowd, and the Grey and Blue of the county seemed to vie with
each other in making everyone welcome. The city was decorated everywhere
with bunting and flags. Each command as it arrived was met and escorted to
the camp ground amid the cheers of the crowds on the streets.
>
> Mayor Cooke delivered an eloquent address of welcome, which was responded
to, on behalf of the veterans by Hon. J E Cravens, in his happiest manner.
After supper, old comrades met, and many an eye grew dim at the mention of
the name of some comrade who had gone over the river to rest on the other
side; while band after band filled the air with the sweet strains of Dixie
and other songs of the days gone by.
>
> There were in line in the grand parade on Thursday, over 1500 veterans
while more than 500 were among the spectators on the sidewalks, too old and
infirm to participate in the long march. Among the camps present and
regularly enrolled were;
>
> Stonewall Jackson Camp of Huntington and Hackett City- 200 men.
>
> Pat Cleburne Camp, of Charleston, Captain Cabell- 117 men.
>
> Ben McCullough Camp, Greenwood, Captain Milam- 100 men
>
> Jeff Lee Camp, McAllister, Indian Territory, Captain Coleman- 50 men.
>
> B T Embry Camp, of Russellville, Captain J R Homer Scott- 60 men.
>
> Hill Camp, of Clarksville, Captain J F Hill- 125 men.
>
> Cabell Camp, Bentonville, Captain N S Henry- 112 men.
>
> Jeff Lee Camp, of Muldrow, Indian Territory, Captain S Byrd- 40 men.
>
> Pat Cleburne Camp, Conway, Captain W D Cole- 10 men.
>
> B T DuVal Camp, Fort Smith, Captain P T Devaney- 65 men.
>
> John Wallace Camp, of Van Buren, Captain John Allen- 58 men.
>
> John B Gordon Camp, Sons of U C V, Huntington, Captain Eugene Bates- 85
men.
>
> Several old Confederate flags were carried in the procession, torn and
tattered by bullet, shot and shell. G P Holcomb, Paris, Texas, had the flag
of the 2nd Mississippi. It was in the battles of Manassas, Gettysburg, and
Seven Pines. John Hill Camp had a flag which was all through the war.
Stonewall Jackson Camp had a Federal flag captured at Fredricksburg, Va., by
Pickett’s Division.
>
> Camp John Wallace, of Van Buren, had the old flag of the 22nd Regiment
(Wallace’s); it was with the Van Buren and Ft. Smith boys at Oak Hills, Elk
Horn, Prairie Grove, Helena and Jenkins Ferry. It was carried in the parade
by Joe Clegg, who owns it. Camp Wallace had another flag in the parade, the
property of H A Meyer. It was the flag of the 1st Texas Artillery, of which
he was a member. There were many other historic flags of which we did not
get the records, and many an old Vet wept when he gazed upon the tattered
banners he had loved so well and followed so faithfully through the long and
bloody war.
>
> Colonel D W Moore, who was appointed by General John B Gordon to organize
camps, deserves great credit for his energy and activity in the interest of
the U C V.
>
> Tot Englan was there with the old bugle which called together the first
cavalry company (Carroll’s) to leave Van Buren in 1861. Tot blew the last
call of Monroe’s Regiment in 1865.
>
> Rem Smith, an old Van Buren boy, who went out with the boys in 1861 as
drummer, and who carried a drum all through the war, came from Fayetteville
to beat the drum for the John Wallace Camp.
>
> On Friday the camp broke up, with cheers for Fort Smith, and separated,
all never to meet again until the last roll is called on the other side of
the river.
>
> We’ll be there; we’ll be there; When the general roll is called, we’ll be
there. Duroc.
>
> Fran Alverson Warren
> e-mail:
> 479-369-2703
> http://www.crawfordcountyarkansas.net/
>
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