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Title: Minutes U.C.V
Year: 1890 (1890s)
Authors: United Confederate Veterans. cn Mickle, William English, b. 1846. 2n Harris, Nathaniel Edwin, 1846-1929. The Civil War (OCoLC)4539048 3n United Confederate Veterans. Convention (1889 : New Orleans, La.). Proceedings of the convention for organization, and adoption of the constitution of the United Confederate Veterans (OCoLC)11772606 3n United Confederate Veterans. The flags of the Confederate States of America (DLC) 07028612 (OCoLC)1845883 1n
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Publisher: New Orleans, La., United Confederate Veterans
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
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splay. In many inst:;::ces the flaghad Ixcn shot almost c;)m;)letely away and but a slight ieniiKi;it,just enough to id;ntify it, was Icit. Some of these fhi^s Awreboiuc by men who were barely able to keep st(^j) from physicalweakness. One aged veteran ^vas noticed holding his hand onth(3 staff of his old colors, although a stronger and youngerman assumed the burden of cairying the heavy ))en?iant. Scores of aged women marched with their husbaiuls andreceived from the throngs the tribu.te always deserved by South-eru mothers. Some of them were so infirm fiom age that theywere barely able to continue the march, and the s;)irit.of heioismwhich they displayed in attempting it recalled the deeds ofSouthern woJiien in the tiying days of the Civil War. Soldiers with both liamls shot avva>, nuuiy witli one leggone and sonu^ with both arms and limbs missing, marched withthe proud stej) of file Southern xeleraii. In I hi- ea\alr\ ro<le ^■hi-; i .t lo ,.,; M.- ;,M»1V;.) •■-;J^ ^^ ^
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!%;■•-■--■*«-■ ■•il(. t;m 30 Eighteenth Reuniony Birmingham, Ala., June 9-11, 190S. an aged hero who was destitute of either arm. A wooden pe<^served as a phice on which to hang his bridle. The sponsors were a notable featniHi of the parade. Thebeanty of yonng Southern womanhood was never more strik-ingly dis)dayed on any occasion. Dressed in becoming whitecostumes, smiling and bowing to the applause they receivedthey were admired as much as the aged men who wore the gray GOOD BYE, VETERANS. The closing day of the great Confederate reunion was oneof the most interesting of them all. TIk^ parade was one of thelargest of any that have marked tlie j-vunions sinc(3 the oigan-ization was formed. It was m sonr-ce of inspirjition to the sonsand daughters, giandsons and granddaughters of the brave menwho covered themselves with glory in the sixties. The veteranswere cheered to the echo all along the line, and expressions ofhonor and reverence were showeied upon tliem on all

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