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 I N THIS pamphlet is presented, in chronological order, all the authentic and 
 official Confederate Memorial Committee matter which has appeared heretofore 
 in the newspapers, together with a list of the engagements that occurred between 
 the Confederate and Federal armies and navies, thus making it. a valuable historic 
 reference and souvenir. 
 
 We propose to place it in the hands of ever y Confederate Veteran; of all sym- 
 pathizers with the “ Lost Cause;” of all the Daughters of the Confederacy; of all the 
 Sons of Veterans; and of members of Confederate organizations which are not 
 attached to the U. C. V ., and we invoke its careful perusal in the Camps and at the 
 family firesides. We invite special attention to the eloquent address of the Commit- 
 tee of which Gen. Clement C. Evans, of Georgia, was chairman, and to the address of 
 the Executive Committee, explanatory of the plans adopted for the collection of the 
 funds necessary to build, equip, endow and preserve the great Memorial institution 
 of the South. 
 
 We earnestly solicit the attention of the noble women of the South to the order 
 of our gallant comrade, Gen. John B. Gordon, commander of the U. C. V., establish- 
 ing Memorial Festival Day, whose celebration shall be entirely under their auspices 
 and control. This order was not intended as an incentive, for none was needed, but 
 to secure concert of action. We feel every assurance of a brilliant and successful 
 result. 
 
 The minimum subscription to the Memorial Fund was placed at one dollar, in 
 order that none should be excluded from participation, and that the poorest might 
 secure honorable membership. Those of more liberal means may, and are urged to, 
 subscribe more, as each dollar subscribed entitles the subscriber to a certificate of 
 membership, an invaluable heirloom. 
 
 We believe that all who read this pamphlet entitled, “ The South’s Battle 
 Abbey,” will make a prompt and liberal response to the appeal therein, and 
 will become earnest and zealous advocates of this grand, patriotic work. Indifference 
 and delay threaten failure, while immediate and decisive action gaurantees success. 
 Let the surviving veterans not be disappointed in the hopes in which they have so 
 earnestly indulged since the going down of our flag at Appomattox. 
 
 For additional information that may be desired, communicate with Col. R. C. 
 Wood, No. 44 Perdido street, New Orleans, La. 
 
 J. R. McIntosh, Chairman. 
 
 J, A. Chalaron, 
 
 W. R. Garrett, 
 
 Committee. 
 
The South’s Battle Abbey. 
 
 FIRST CIRCULAR LETTER 
 
 CHARLES BROADWAY ROUSS. 
 
 New York City, Nov., 1894. 
 
 Comrade More than a quarter of a 
 century has passed away since the 
 surrender of Appomattox. Of the many 
 who bore arms in defense of the liberty 
 of the south in the great civil war, but 
 few remain. In a short time the last of 
 those who wore the gray will have passed 
 to the other shore. Upon the few that 
 remain devolves the duty of perpetuat- 
 ing the memory of our gallant comrades 
 who sleep beneath the sod. “Nearly 
 500 veteran camps,” ‘ memorial associa- 
 tions,” “historical societies” and “old 
 soldiers homes” attest the loving and 
 loyal remembrance of the confederate 
 soldier for the cause he served so well. 
 This question is forced upon us: What 
 
 is to become of these institutions and our 
 records and cherished relics when the 
 last of our veterans who are their cus- 
 todians shall have passed away. 
 
 The mementoes of the struggle of the 
 south for civil liberty and the evidences 
 of her glorious prowess in the field are 
 scattered broadcast over the country. 
 Should they not be collected and provis- 
 ion be made for their preservation as a 
 rich inheritance to our children and a 
 patriotic object lesson for generations 
 to come? Is it not feasible for the sur- 
 viving confederate veterans acting in 
 brotherly concert to form an associa- 
 tion having for its object the collection 
 and preservation of these records and 
 relics and also a gallery of portraits of 
 the great leaders who added so much 
 lustre to our cause? This would be a 
 labor of love to all and would necessi- 
 tate but a small contribution from each. 
 A general support would insure success 
 while, as experience has shown, the 
 
 maintenance of local institutions has be- 
 come burdensome to the constantly de- 
 creasing number of veterans upon whom 
 they depend. Large numbers who have 
 not been able to connect themselves with 
 local camps would be glad to contribute 
 to the establishment of a broad national 
 institution. The desire to perpetuate 
 the glorious memories of the past is 
 strong and universal, and there should be 
 no difficulty in giving it substantial ex- 
 pression. I have discussed the matter 
 with a number of confederate veterans 
 and have received promise of hearty co- 
 operation and support. Offers of contri- 
 butions have been liberal. 
 
 It has been estimated that $200,000 
 would be amply sufficient to purchase a 
 suitable property for such an institution 
 as is contemplated and to create a suita- 
 ble income for its maintenance. The pop- 
 ular idea seems to be to organize a Con- 
 federate Memorial Association and De- 
 pository somewhat of the nature of a 
 joint stock company with shares of such 
 moderate value, say not to exceed $10 
 each so that all could participate. It is 
 thought that a board of administration 
 composed of seven to nine of the sur- 
 viving confederate officers of the highest 
 rank would prove acceptable to all. 
 
 I trust that this matter may receive 
 your favorable consideration and that 
 you will unite in an effort to perpetuate 
 the glorious memories of the past. As 
 Gen. Gordon has said so eloquently 
 “To cherish such memories of the past, 
 whether crowned with success or conse- 
 crated in defeat, is to idealize principle 
 and strengthen character, intensify love 
 of country and convert defeat and dis- 
 aster into pillars of support for future 
 manhood and nobler womanhood.” 
 
 I have addressed the heads of the va- 
 rious confederate organizations, solicit- 
 ing an expression of opinion in regard 
 to the object that I desire to secure. 
 Will you kindly give the matter your 
 attention and favor me with the views 
 of your comrades and yourself. 
 
 Fraternally yours, 
 
 CHARLES BROADWAY ROUSS. 
 
 Ex-Private C. S. Army. 
 
The South’s Battle Abbey. 
 
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 SECOND CIRCULAR LETTER. 
 
 CHARLES BROADWAY RQUSS. 
 
 In December, 1894, the first circular 
 was supplemented by the following: 
 
 New York City, Dec., 1894. 
 
 Comrade — Some time since I addressed 
 a circular letter (copy enclosed) to the 
 commanders of the different veteran 
 camps, in relation to the establishment 
 of a National Memeorial association. The 
 responses to that letter have been so nu- 
 merous and so strongly favorable as to 
 leave no doubt of the success of the un- 
 dertaking as outlined. Veterans from all 
 parts of the country urge expedition of 
 the work. 
 
 They believe that they can accom- 
 plish by unity of action that which all 
 of them have wished for since the close 
 of tie war. 
 
 In addressing the circular to the com- 
 manders of the camps, it was not in- 
 tended to solicit the co-operation and sup- 
 port of organized bodies, although the 
 phraseology employed has been so con- 
 strued. The purpose was to reach the 
 veterans individually, and the heads of 
 the camp appeared to be the most ef- 
 fective channel of accomplishing the end. 
 
 The theory of the movement to es- 
 tablish the Memorial association in this: 
 That every confederate veteran should 
 have a proprietary interest in the insti- 
 tution; that each one of them should 
 feel that he had contributed something 
 tow r ard perpetuating the memories of the 
 great struggle in which he has borne a 
 part. The fact that many of our vet- 
 erans are poor induced the recommenda- 
 tion that the shares of stock in the asso- 
 ciation should be fixed at $10 each, while 
 this would not be a barrier to those who 
 are able and propose to subscribe liber- 
 ally, and there are a number of such, 
 it would enable those of the most mod- 
 erate means to participate. 
 
 In addition to this, it may be taken 
 "'for granted that the board of admin- 
 istrators would allow some latitude of 
 time in payments when the circumstances 
 of the subscribers warranted such action. 
 It would be comparatively an easy task 
 to secure the money for the proposed 
 
 work from a few rich men; but this 
 would be regarded more as an evidence 
 of individual liberality than as a proof 
 of the existence of that sentiment which 
 every confederate veteran cherishes in 
 his heart. 
 
 The popular idea is to have the pro- 
 posed institution so constructed that each 
 state shall have ample and separate 
 space and accommodation for records, 
 relics, mementoes and portraits. 
 
 There are no architectural difficulties 
 in the way of such an arrangement, with 
 the addition of a grand hall for the an- 
 nual meetings of the Veteran associa- 
 tion. 
 
 It is contemplated to have a meet- 
 ing of the board of administrators in 
 the near future. As this body is 
 charged with the organization and ad- 
 ministration of the association, it should 
 have all possible data and information 
 wdien it convenes. 
 
 No doubt the question of subscriptions 
 will occupy the first attention of the 
 board, as the amount available will de- 
 termine the time of inaugurating the 
 work. In view of this it is important 
 to ascertain as speedily as possible about 
 how much may be relied upon from the 
 members of each camp. If you will give 
 me this information in regard to your 
 camp, it will be transmitted to the board 
 when it convenes. A number of vete- 
 rans are of the opinion that an active 
 canvass by the commanders of the 
 proposed association will yield a larger 
 sum than $200,000, which was the 
 amount estimated for in the circular 
 letter. Should this prove to be the case 
 the institution could be constructed upon 
 a grander and larger scale than was 
 originally contemplated. 
 
 The surviving veterans are unani- 
 mous in the desire to perpetuate the 
 memories of the glorious struggles of 
 the south for constitutional rights, to 
 pay deserved tribute to the heroic deeds 
 of their fallen comrades; to furnish an 
 inspiration object lesson to their de- 
 scendants and to leave to posterity en- 
 during proofs of the courage, loyalty and 
 devotion to duty of the confederate sol- 
 dier. 
 
 All this can be accomplished by hai 
 monious and united action. 
 
 Fraternally yours, 
 
 OH ABIES BROADWAY ROUSS. 
 
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 The South’s Battle Abbey. 
 
 THE HOUSTON REUNION. 
 
 EXTRACT FROM PROCEEDINGS. 
 
 Extracts from the minutes of the Hous- 
 ton re-union, held May 22, 23 and 24, 
 1895 
 
 Gen. Gordon requested Gen. S. D. Lee 
 to take the chair, and said: My com- 
 rades, I desire to have your close atten- 
 tion, and hope that every veteran pres- 
 ent will hear what I have to say, as 
 I wish to place before this body a matter 
 which is of supremest interest to the 
 survivors, and exceeds in its scope and 
 importance anything which has yet been 
 before you for your consideration. I do 
 this with pleasure, and with my heart 
 swelling with pride and gratitude — pride 
 that I belong to an association which can 
 boast of a member so patriotic and gen- 
 erous, a generosity which outshines and 
 overleaps anything which has yet been 
 attempted or done by- any man for the 
 confederate cause — and gratitude to the 
 giver of all good that the noble donor 
 has seen fit to bestow port of his great 
 wealth where it will preserve the story 
 of your heroic deeds for all time. I am 
 proud to be the medium of making known 
 to you the purposes and plans of one 
 who, as a private soldier in all the Vir- 
 ginia campaigns, added laurels to his own 
 name and luster to the history of his 
 own state and to our arms. 
 
 Bright fortune has smiled upon him 
 since the close of the war, and he now 
 offers with that magnanimity born of 
 true nobility to place part of his honest 
 and rapidly accumulating wealth where it 
 will perpetuate the story of your glory. 
 With heartfelt sorrow I announce to you 
 the sad tidings that he is, unfortunately, 
 
 blind, caused by overwork; but although 
 he is blind in his sight, he is not, my 
 comrades, blind in his heart, nor indiffer- 
 ent to the glory of his country and peo- 
 ple, and by his munificent act shows 
 that he means and intends by all the 
 power created by his splendid mind and 
 which his great wealth commands, to 
 take care of the glorious part achieved 
 by his countrymen in the past. 
 
 I allude, my comrades, to Private 
 Charles Broadway Rouss, now of New 
 York, but formerly of Winchester, Va.„ 
 who has selected a man as his agent to 
 represent him here, who has the blood of 
 old Zach and Dick Taylor in his veins, 
 and I now call upon this grandson of 
 President Zachary Taylor, and nephew 
 of that brilliant and peerless general, 
 Dick Taylor, to come upon the platform 
 and make known to you in his own words 
 and in his own way, what it is that our 
 friend and comrade, Rouss, proposes to 
 do. 
 
 Adjutant General Moorman then es- 
 corted Colonel Wood to the platform, 
 who then read the circulars and letters 
 from Mr. Rouss, minutely detailing his 
 plan for a national memorial hall, and 
 fully authorizing Colonel Wood to act 
 for him in the matter. After a full ex- 
 planation by Colonel Wood of Mr. Rouss* 
 ideas and views he announced that Chas. 
 Broadway Rouss had delegated him to 
 make a cash subscription of $100,000 as 
 his individual contribution to the me- 
 morial fund, when the movement as- 
 sumed proper shape. 
 
 When the storm of applause which 
 greeted this announcement subsided Gen- 
 eral Gordon moved that the thanks of 
 the veterans and greeting be sent to 
 Charles Broadway Rouss, expressing 
 their deep gratitude for his munificent, 
 gift, and heartfelt sympathy for the mis- 
 fortune to his eyesight, which all hoped 
 would be only temporary. This was 
 carried amidst the wildest applause, and 
 by a rising vote. General Gordon then, 
 moved that a committee, to be composed 
 of one member to be named by each 
 southern state, or division, be appointed 
 to examine into and report upon the plan, 
 submitted by Charles Broadway Rouss,. 
 which was unanimously adopted. Regu-. 
 lar order of business was resumed. 
 Official. GEO. MOORMAN. 
 
 Adjutant General and Chief of Staff.. 
 
The South’s Battle Abbey. 
 
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 GENERAL ORDERS. 
 
 J. B. GORDON, GEN. COMMANDING. 
 
 General Order No. 145 
 
 Announcing Committee. 
 
 Hdqrs. United Confederate Veterans, 
 New Orleans, La., Aug. 24, 1895. 
 General Orders No. 145. 
 
 The general commanding announces 
 that the plan which was sub/nited to the 
 convention at the Houston 1 e-union by 
 that generous, large-hearted and noble 
 ex-private of the confederate army, Chas. 
 Broadway Rouss, formerly of Winches- 
 ter, Va., but now of New York, for the 
 establishment of a national memorial 
 association, but which should properly be 
 called the Rouss Memorial association, 
 having for its object the erection of a 
 great building or memorial hall, in the 
 words of Senator John M. Daniel, of 
 Virginia, to become the “Battle Abey of 
 the South,” where the records, cherished 
 relics and mementoes of the southern peo- 
 ple in their historic struggle of 1861 to 
 1865 are to be collected and preserved for 
 future ages, is about to assume definite 
 shape. 
 
 The plan, as drafted by Mr. Rouss, 
 was presented to the convention at the 
 Houston re-union by his friend, Colonel 
 R. 0. Wood, with the hope that the at- 
 tention and co-operation of all the old 
 veterans would be secured. At the same 
 time he read a letter from Mr. Rouss, 
 naming him as his agent and representa- 
 tive in this matter, and announced that 
 Charles Broadway Rouss had delegated 
 him to make a cash subscription of 
 $100,000 as his individual contribution 
 to the memorial fund when the move- 
 ment assumed proper shape. I 11 re- 
 sponse to this munificent proposal the 
 general commanding offered a resolution, 
 which, was unanimously adopted, that a 
 committee to be composed of one mem- 
 ber to be named by each southern state 
 or division, be apointed to examine into 
 and report upon the plan submitted by 
 Charles Broadway Rouss. 
 
 Following are the members of the com- 
 mittee apointed under the above resolu- 
 tion, to- wit: 
 
 Gen. Geo. H. Stuart, South River, 
 Anne Arundel county, Md.; Col. J. R. 
 McIntosh, Meridian, Miss.; Gen. Geo D. 
 Johnston, Tuscaloosa, Ala.; Col. J. B. 
 Cary, Richmond, Va.; Gen. J. A. Chala- 
 ron. New Orleans. La.: Capt. B. H. 
 Teague, Aiken, S. C.; Maj. W. R. Gar- 
 rett, Nashville, Tenn.; Col. John O. eas- 
 ier, Oklahoma City, Okla.; Gen. W. D. 
 Chipley, Pensacola, Fla.; Col. J. C. Cra- 
 vens, Springfield, Mo.; Capt. John H. 
 Carter, Avon. Fayette county, Ky. ; Col. 
 Howard Williams, Atlanta, Ga.; Hon. 
 W. C. Ratcliffe, Little Rock, Ark.; Maj. 
 Thomas W. Goree, Galveston, Tex.; Gen. 
 R. F. Hoke. Lincolnton. N. C.: Dr. L. 
 C. Tennant, MeAlester, I. T. ; Capt. John 
 M. Hickey, Washington, D. C.; Capt. 
 C. S. White. Romney. W. Va. 
 
 The members of the committee will 
 elect a chairman, and will be duly noti- 
 fied of time and place of meeting. 
 
 By order of 
 
 J. B. GORDON. 
 General Commanding. 
 GEO. MOORMAN, 
 
 Adjutant General and Chief of Staff. 
 
 Oeneral Order No. 149. 
 
 Headquarters United Confederate Vet 
 erans A 
 
 New’ Orleans, La.. Sept. 28, 1895. 
 General Orders No. 149. 
 
 The general commanding hereby makes 
 the following appointments to fill vacan- 
 cies occasioned by resignations from the 
 committee appointed in General Orders 
 No. 145, current series, from these head- 
 quarters, to examine into and report 
 upon the plan submitted by Charles 
 Broadway Rouss for the establishment of 
 a Confederate Memorial Hall, to-wit: 
 Lieutenant General W. L. Cabell, Dal- 
 las, Texas, vice Major Thomas W. 
 Goree. 
 
 Major Thos. S. Kenan, Raleigh, N. C., 
 vice General R. F. Hoke. 
 
 By order of 
 
 J. B. GORDON, 
 General Commanding. 
 
 Geo. Moorman. 
 
 Adjutant General and Chief of Staff. 
 (Official.) 
 
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 The South’s Battle Abbey, 
 
 General Order No. 150. 
 
 Calling Committee Together. 
 Headquarters United Confederate Vet- 
 erans, 
 
 New Orleans, La., Oct. 5, 1895. 
 
 General Order No. 150. 
 
 The General Commanding announces 
 that the members of the committee ap- 
 pointed in general orders No. 145 and 
 149, current series, from these head- 
 quarters, to examine into and report upon 
 the plan submitted by Charles Broadway 
 Rouss, for the erection of a permanent 
 national museum hall, or depository of 
 confederate relics and archives, will 
 meet at Atlanta, Ga., on Saturday, Oct. 
 19, (instead of Oct. 16, which was infor- 
 mally announced), at 3 p. m., at Confed- 
 erate Hall, Gate City building, Peachtree 
 street. This change in date is made in 
 order to secure to the members the 
 benefit of reduced railroad rates which 
 will take effect on the 16th inst. 
 
 n. The General Commanding strongly 
 appeals to, and urges the members of 
 the committee to attend this initial meet- 
 ing, which is <o examine into and report 
 upon the plan which the generous, broad- 
 minded and patriotic Charles Broadway 
 Rouss has submitted, for the perpetuation 
 of the story of the glory of Confederate 
 valor, and of Confederate history, and 
 which he so munificently supplements by 
 his proposed subscription of $100,000. 
 
 III. In the event any member finds it 
 impossible to attend, he is urged to give 
 his proxy to a veteran from his own 
 division or to some member of the com- 
 mittee. 
 
 By order of 
 
 J. B. GORDON, 
 
 General Commanding. 
 
 Geo. Moorman, 
 
 Adjutant General and Chief of Staff. 
 ^Official.) 
 
 THE MEMORIAL COMMITTEE. 
 
 Proceedings at Atlanta, Georgia, Octo- 
 ber 19, 21 and 22, 1895. 
 
 Confederate Hall, Atlanta Camp, 
 
 Gate City Guard Armory, 
 Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 19, 1895. 
 
 The committee appointed by J. B. Gor- 
 don, general commanding U. C. V., under 
 general order No. 145, Aug. 24, 1895, 
 met in Confederate hall, Gate City Guard 
 armory, at Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 19, 1895. 
 
 On motion, Gen. George H. Stewart, of 
 Maryland, was elected chairman for the 
 purpose of organization. The following 
 members presented their credentials and 
 were enrolled, viz: Gen. Geo. H. Stew- 
 art, South Iliver, Arundel county, Md.; 
 Col. J. R. McIntosh, Meridian, Miss.; 
 Gen. Geo. D. Johnston, Tuscaloosa, Ala.; 
 Col. John B. Cary, Richmond, Va.; Capt. 
 B. H. Teague, Aiken, S. C.; Maj. W. R. 
 Garrett, Nashville, Tenn. ; Gen. Clement 
 A. Evans, proxy for Gen. W. D. Chipley, 
 Pensacola, Fla.; Capt. John H. Carter, 
 Avon, Fayette county, Ky.; Col. Howard 
 Williams, Atlanta, Ga.; Hon. W. C. Rat- 
 cliff, Little Rock, Ark.; Gen. W. L. 
 Cabell, Dallas, Tex.; Col. T. S. Kenan, 
 Raleigh, N. 0. ; Dr. L. C. Tennent, Mc- 
 Allister, ]nd. Ter.; Capt. John M. Hick- 
 ey, Washington, D. C.; Col. J. O. Mur- 
 ray, proxy for Capt. O. S. White, Rom- 
 ney, W. Va.; Col. R. C. Wood, proxy 
 for Gen. J. A. Chalaron, New Orleans, 
 La.; and for Col. J. O. Casler, Okla- 
 homa, and Col. W. C. Cravens, Spring- 
 field, Mo. 
 
 Capt. J. H. Carter was elected perma- 
 nent chairman; Capt. J. M. Hickey, vice- 
 chairman, and Col. Howard Williams, 
 secretary. 
 
 On motion, a committe with Gen. John- 
 ston as chairman, was appointed to pre- 
 pare a plan of business for the committee 
 with directions to report Monday morn- 
 ing. 
 
 A committee of representative confed- 
 erate citizens froili the City of Nashville, 
 Tenn., was introduced by Major Garrett, 
 
The South’s Battle Abbey, 
 
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 and presented in enthusiastic addresses 
 the application of their city to be se- 
 lected as the proper location of the Con- 
 federate Memorial hall proposed by Mr. 
 Rouss, of New York. 
 
 On motion, the committee adjourned to 
 meet Monday, 9 a. m. 
 
 Confederate Hall, Atlanta Camp, 
 
 Gate City Guard Armory, 
 Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 21, 1895. 
 
 The committee met at 9 a. m. Present: 
 Capt. Carter, chairman, and members 
 of the committee. 
 
 The committe on plan of proceedings 
 suggested the appointment of the fol- 
 lowing sub-committees, viz: On charter, 
 on ways and means, on address to the 
 living confederates, the women of the 
 south, the sons and daughters of the 
 confederates, and the friends of the 
 proposed Memorial hall everywhere. 
 
 The committees were appointed as fol- 
 lows: On charter, Col. McIntosh, Gen. 
 Johnston and Hon. W. C. Ratcliffe, on 
 ways and means, Col. Wood, Maj. Gar- 
 rett and Dr. Tennent; on address, Capt. 
 Hickey, Col. Murray and Col. Williams. 
 The sub-committees were requested to 
 have their reports ready at the meeting 
 of the general committee on Monday 
 night. 
 
 On motion, the committee invited all 
 delegations present who desired to be 
 heard on the question of location of the 
 memorial building to present their claims. 
 Miss Lillian Pike, representing the Con- 
 federate Auxiliary society of Washing- 
 ton, D. C., was accorded the right to 
 speak first, and addressed the committee 
 on the valuable work of her society, and 
 advocated Washington City as the ap- 
 propriate place for the memorial struct- 
 ure. Capt. Hickey, of Washington, fol- 
 lowed in an interesting speech strongly 
 presenting the suitableness of that city 
 as the custodian of the great building 
 proposed to be erected. The claims of 
 Richmond as the capital of the confed- 
 erate states and the center of the mili- 
 tary struggle, were ably and earnestly 
 presented by Col. Cary. Col. Wood de- 
 scribed the devotion of New Orleans, the 
 pride of its people in the confederate 
 memories, and its relation to the great 
 territory of the south, and earnestly 
 urged its claims. Judge W. L. Calhoun, 
 of Atlanta, spoke warmly for his city, 
 
 describing its career of suffering, its 
 growth, thrift, and great future, and 
 was followed by Gen. Evans, who stated 
 that a local committee expected to ad- 
 dress the committee at tne afternoon 
 session. He showed the central position 
 of Atlanta, its accessibility, its thorough 
 southern and yet national feeling, and its 
 readiness to comply with any conditions 
 wdiich were necessary to secure so desir- 
 able an institution as the great structure 
 now in contemplation. While speaking, 
 Col. T. B. Felder, president of the Sons 
 of Veterans, and Judge Maddox, chair- 
 man of Atlanta local committee, entered 
 the hall and were introduced by Gen. 
 Evans. Col. Maddox stated that Col. 
 Felder w r ould speak in behalf of At- 
 lanta. Col. Felder spoke at some length 
 with eloquence and enthusiasm, showing 
 the great interest w T hich the sons and 
 daughters of the confederacy were tak- 
 ing in an undertaking to establish the 
 Memorial hall. 
 
 All the speeches were in fraternal 
 spirit, and demonstrated that the earnest 
 rivalry among the great cities would 
 be conduted with the purpose of concen- 
 trating all interest at last upon the site 
 that shall be finally chosen. 
 
 Gen. Evans announced that a meet- 
 ing of confederates w r ould be held in 
 the hall tonight for an hour and ex- 
 tended an invitation to the committee 
 to be present w T hich was, on motion, 
 accepted. 
 
 Committee adjourned to 8:30 p. m. to- 
 night. 
 
 Confederate Hall, Atlanta, Ga., 
 
 Oct. 21, 1895. 
 
 The committee met according to ad- 
 journment. Capt. Carter presiding. Col. 
 McIntosh, chairman of committee on 
 charter, reported a form of charter for 
 incorporation of a Confederate Memo- 
 rial association. 
 
 Capt. Hickey asked that the regular 
 order be suspended in order that the 
 credentials of Col. A. G. Dickinson, of 
 New York, the representative at their 
 meeting of Mr. Rouss, might be pres- 
 ent, which w T as agreed to. The follow- 
 ing letter was read by the secretary. 
 
 New York City, Oct. 16, 1895. 
 Col. A. G. Dickinson, No. 945 Broad- 
 way, City. 
 
 My Dear Colonel:— At my request you 
 have very kindly consented te visit 
 
The South’s Battle Abbey. 
 
 Atlanta in connection with the Memo- 
 rial building it is in contemplation to 
 erect. Proceeding from headquarters 
 with my verbal instructions it is only 
 necessary for me to say in this com- 
 munication that you are authorized to 
 act in my behalf and to represent me 
 before the committee which will be as- 
 sembled at Atlanta from various states 
 of the south. Hoping that our efforts 
 in behalf of the memorial will be 
 crowned with success. 
 
 I am yours very truly, 
 CHARLES BROADWAY ROUSS. 
 
 Col. Dickinson, on being introduced, 
 addressed the committee in an eloquent 
 speech, in which he fully represented 
 the patriotic spirit of Mr. Rouss in the 
 origination of the great idea of a mem- 
 orial building and set forth the influence 
 that the movement would have, not only 
 in preserving the historical data of con- 
 federate times, but also in promoting a 
 spirit of patriotic brotherhood in all 
 parts of the Union. 
 
 Col. Dickinson was warmly and fre- 
 quently applauded, and at the conclu- 
 sion of his address he was invited to 
 participate in all the deliberations of 
 the body. 
 
 The committee took up and discussed 
 the report of the committee on char- 
 ter. Its adoption was advocated by Col. 
 McIntosh, Col. Ratcliffe, Gen. Cabell, 
 C'apt. Teague, Maj. Garrett and Dr. 
 Tennent. Gen. Johnston stated that he 
 approved the general plan proposed by 
 the committee, but opposed the adoption 
 of the report so far as any action should 
 be taken by the committee itself to have 
 an immediate incorporation of a Confed- 
 erate Memorial association. On motion 
 of Capt. Hickey the report was laid 
 temporarily on the table in order that 
 the report of the committee on Ways and 
 Means might be read. The report of the 
 committee on Ways and Means was read 
 by Col. Wood, chairman, and was unan- 
 imously adopted as follows: 
 
 The undersigned, constituting the com- 
 mittee on Ways and Means respectfully 
 beg leave to submit the following re- 
 port: We are fully impressed by the im- 
 portance of the dutv assigned to us and 
 in attempting its discharge we have 
 availed ourselves of all materials that we 
 could command. As preliminary to the 
 recommendations that we propose mak- 
 
 ing, we deem it proper to present to your 
 honorable body the situation of affairs 
 as it actually exists. 
 
 The plan of commemoration submitted 
 to the veterans by Comrade Chas. 
 Broadway Rouss has appealed so forci- 
 bly to their patriotic sentiments and has 
 recommended its practicability so strong- 
 ly to their judgment as to leave no doubt 
 of their desire for its adoption. The 
 creation of your honorable body by an 
 unanimous vote of the veterans at 
 Houston proves the correctness of this 
 conclusion. We are brought then to the 
 consideration of the means by which this 
 plan can be put into operation. The 
 munificent subscription of Comrade 
 Rouss of $100,000 was conditioned upon 
 the forthcoming of a like amount from 
 other sources. This condition was em- 
 minently wise and prudent, and was es- 
 sential to success, as the contribution of 
 Comrade Rouss alone would not effect 
 the purpose intended. To raise this ad- 
 ditional amount is the most important 
 matter that can occupy the attention 
 of your honorable body, as upon this 
 point hinges the success of the great 
 work in which we are engaged. Con- 
 vinced of this, we have considered every 
 source of supply that, in our opinion, 
 was available. As a result, we express 
 the confident belief that the money re- 
 quired can be secured by the personal 
 contributions of veterans and confeder- 
 ate sympathizers and through the efforts 
 of the women of the south. In support 
 of this belief we beg leave to call your 
 attention to the following facts and fig- 
 ures: There are enrolled in the member- 
 ship of. the different camps more than 
 50,000 veterans, and it is entirely safe to 
 estimate their joint contributions at $50,- 
 000. There are an equal number of con- 
 federate veterans who are unattached to 
 organizations, and who can be relied 
 upon for support to the amount of $25,- 
 000. There are in the south 238 cities 
 containing populations of over 5 ; 000 
 each and as all of these communities 
 have large ard enthusiastic confederate 
 elements they can be relied upon for 
 liberal support. The women of the 
 south, whose active co-operation we may 
 take for granted, are confident that from 
 this source they can secure sufficient 
 ; money to establish the proposed insti- 
 tution, to equip it thoroughly, and to pro- 
 
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 vide for its permanent maintenance. 
 While we have implicit confidence in the 
 zeal and ability of these noble women, 
 based upon what they have already ac- 
 complished in similar directions, we wish 
 to be entirely on the safe side in the pre- 
 sentation of figures to your honorable 
 body. We believe that these 238 cities 
 can be safely relied upon for a contribu- 
 tion of $250 each, or $50,000 in all. 
 Recapitulating we have. 
 
 From members of the veteran 
 
 camps $ 50,000 
 
 From unattached veterans 25,000 
 
 From 238 cities 59,500 
 
 Making a total of $134,500 
 
 While we think that we would be 
 justified in making a larger estimate of 
 resources, we have confined ourselves 
 to figures upon which we are satisfied 
 your honorable body may implicitly rely 
 in determining upon work to be d.one. 
 We have excluded from consideration 
 contributions from towns and villages 
 of small population, from sons and 
 daughters of the confederacy, and from 
 other soruces. We have kept solely in 
 view with those certain avenues of sup- 
 ply that will enable the veterans, by sup- 
 plementing Comrade Rouss’ magnificent 
 contribution, to erect an institution 
 worthy in every respect of the men and 
 cause whose memory they seek to per- 
 petuate. 
 
 These results are within reach, but 
 they cannot be secured without active, 
 intelligent and continuous labor. Up to 
 the meeting of your honorable body Com- 
 rade Rouss was the sole motor of this 
 memorial movement, and on him the 
 burden of work and expense. How he 
 discharged the obligations that he will- 
 ingly and generously assumed is a matter 
 of record. The appointment of your hon- 
 orable body as the direct representatives 
 of the different organizations of the 
 United Confederate Veteran association 
 transfers to you the charge of this mem- 
 orial work, and it is to you that the 
 veterans will now 7 look for the fruition of 
 their hopes and desires. 
 
 We have not pointed the available 
 sources of money supply without a con- 
 sideration of the means of teaching 
 them. To secure subscriptions from the 
 enrolled veterans, 4 hey must be thor- 
 oughly canvassed by their respective 
 
 camp commanders. To induce liberal 
 action by the unattached veterans and 
 confederate sympathizers, urgent and 
 continuous appeals must be made to them. 
 To prepare the field for this course, we 
 consider an address by your honorable 
 body to be of the greatest importance. 
 This address should be clear and explicit 
 as to the condition of our memorial w r ork, 
 and it should show the absolute necessity 
 of prompt and liberal support, and your 
 honorable body should so arrange as to 
 ensure its wide and proper distribution. 
 This address should be followed by the 
 regular dissemination of memorial mat- 
 ter that would stimulate exertion and 
 increase and preserve existing enthusi- 
 asm. A full measure of success cannot 
 possibly be secured by arousing occa- 
 sional and temporary interest. 
 
 As we have stated, the active support 
 of the women of the South can be relied 
 upon in the important work of collecting 
 funds for the memorial work in hand. 
 The plan w 7 hich suggests itself as the 
 most feasible and which would be most 
 in accord with the wishes of our devoted 
 women is this: To secure the establish- 
 ment of a memorial festival day, the 
 celebration of which should be under 
 the sole direction and control of them- 
 selves. 
 
 A recommendation to the gallant Gor- 
 don to this effect by your honorable body 
 would be followed by the issuance of an 
 Older w’hich would be observed through- 
 out the entire South. Every city, town 
 and hamlet w r ould respond by a liberal 
 contribution to the great Battle Abbey 
 that w T e propose to erect. 
 
 We believe that the labors ,of your 
 honorable body should not cease with 
 your present session. We should re- 
 gard their discontinuance at this junc- 
 ture as a serious menace to the success 
 of our movement. An interruption of 
 work, even for a shoit space of time, 
 wmuld destroy, to a great extent, the 
 fruits of former labors. 
 
 We are aw 7 are of the impossibility of 
 keeping the Memorial committee as a 
 body, in constant session, but we believe 
 that its labors may be made continuous 
 through representatives. We think that 
 your honorable body, before adjourning, 
 should map out a definite plan of work 
 and entrust its execution to an executive 
 
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 The South’s Battle Abbey. 
 
 committee, to be appointed from your 
 members. We strongly advise the es- 
 tablishment of an office where corre- 
 spondence could be promptly and con- 
 tinuously conducted, where memorial 
 matter could be prepared for publication, 
 whence documents could be distributed, 
 where our veterans could apply for re- 
 liable information and where constant 
 impulse could be given to the memorial 
 movement. We do not think that too 
 much importance can be attached to the 
 appointment of the executive committee 
 suggested, and to furnishing the neces- 
 sary facilities for efficient work. It 
 must be borne in mind that the labors 
 of this body will extend, without inter- 
 mission. from the adjournment of your 
 honorable body up to the meeting of the 
 veterans in May next, a period of about 
 seven months. The expenses that must 
 necessarily be incurred will be discussed 
 in another part of this report. 
 
 We assume that the work of collecting 
 money for the proposed Confederate 
 Memorial association will commence 
 shortly after the adjournment of your 
 honorable body. These contributions 
 will be made throughout the South, and, 
 in our opinion, should be deposited in 
 responsible banks in the different locali- 
 ties where they are made. This would 
 ensure safety of the funds until de- 
 livery to those entitled to receive them, 
 and would establish valuable relations 
 with the financial institutions of our 
 section. 
 
 In the absence of a discussion of the 
 subject by your body we find it embar- 
 rassing to suggest in what shape evi- 
 dences of contributions should be given 
 to those who make them. We deem it 
 important, however, that each contribu- 
 tor should understand clearly that there 
 is to be no financial return for his con- 
 tribution. The pride and satisfaction of 
 having contributed to a work dear to 
 every confederate heart are full repay- 
 ment a thousand fold repeated. No 
 other investment could possibly yield so 
 high a rate of interest. 
 
 In recommending work that involved 
 expenditure, we were aware that your 
 honorable body has no funds at your 
 disposal for the purposes mentioned. It 
 was only from a conviction that the 
 work indicated was absolutely essential 
 
 to the success of the memorial plan that 
 we recommended provision to be made 
 for its execution. The machinery for 
 collecting money must be set in motion, 
 or all that we have done in the past or 
 may attempt in the future will be utterly 
 valueless. We estimate that $5,000 will 
 be required to prosecute the memorial 
 work effectively from the present time up 
 to the veteran re-union in May, and we 
 have addressed ourselves to the task of 
 reviewing the possible sources of supply. 
 There appears to be but two avenues of 
 relief from our financial straits. One is 
 to borrow 7 the amount required, pledging 
 a return from the first contributions re- 
 ceived. The other is to request the ad- 
 vance of a portion of funds already pro- 
 offered in subscription. In the first case, 
 the field is open for trial. In the second, 
 you w r ould be limited to soliciting from 
 Charles Broadway Rouss. We prefer the 
 course first suggested. We do not think, 
 except in the direst extremity, that we 
 should burden this generous and patriotic 
 man one dollar beyond his magnificent 
 subscription of $100,000. 
 
 We feel that w r e have not filled the 
 measure of your expectations in reporting 
 upon w T ays and means. In the limited 
 time at our command we have not been 
 able to make a study upon which we 
 could base more definite recommenda- 
 tions. We hope and believe that your 
 honorable body can supply all that we 
 have been forced to omit. We recognize 
 the barriers that oppose the progress of 
 our great memorial w r ork, and have 
 sought tie means of removing them. 
 We will cheerfully continue our labors 
 if any good promises to result. 
 
 We respectfully request a full discus- 
 sion of our report. 
 
 Respectfully submitted, 
 
 ROBT. C. WOOD, Chairman. 
 W. R. GARRETT, 
 
 L. C. TENNENT. 
 
 On motion of Capt. Hickey, General 
 Clement A. Evans was added to the 
 committee on address as chairman, and 
 appointed to prepare it for publication. 
 
 The committee adjourned to 9 a. m. 
 
 Confederate Hall, Atlanta Camp, 
 Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 22, 1895. 
 The committee met according to ad- 
 journment, Capt. Carter in the chair. 
 
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 11 
 
 Col. McIntosh asked leave to withdraw 
 the report of the Committee on charter, 
 which was granted. Gen. Johnston 
 moved that the form of charter offered 
 by the sub-committee, expresses the 
 sense of this general committee in its 
 general features, but with a view to the 
 more careful preparation of so important 
 a paper, it be referred to the executive 
 committee for revision, to be reported by 
 them to this general committee at its 
 next meeting at the annual convention 
 in Richmond. The motion was adopted. 
 
 Gen. Evans offered the following 
 resolution, which was adopted: 
 
 Resolved, That this committee recom- 
 mend that a certificate of membership 
 in the Memorial association be issued by 
 authority of the United Confederate 
 Veteran association to every person who 
 shall contribute the sum of $1.00 or more 
 to the great objects of said association; 
 and that for present purposes a receipt 
 for donations be prepared by the ex- 
 ecutive committee and given to any 
 donor who shall pay any such sum as 
 above named into the fund of the Me- 
 morial association, which receipt shall 
 be convertible into the finally engraved 
 certificates. 
 
 Gen. Stewart offered the following 
 resolution, which was adopted: 
 
 Resolved, That it is the sense of this 
 committee that the nine ranking officers 
 of the confederate army and navy sur- 
 viving shall be honorary members of the 
 board of administration by virtue of their 
 confederate rank. 
 
 Major Garrett moved that the plan 
 submitted by Comrade Rouss as amend- 
 ed, be approved, and that this commit- 
 tee recommend the same to the United 
 Confederate Veterans association for 
 adoption. The motion was unanimously 
 adopted. 
 
 On motion of Gen. .Johnston, resolved 
 that the executive committee be in- 
 structed to select and appoint some 
 proper person to take active charge of 
 the work of raising the amount of money 
 required by the conditions of Mr. Rouss’ 
 contribution. The ' said person to act 
 under the direction of the executive com- 
 mittee. 
 
 Col. Wood presented the following reso- 
 lution: Whereas, the confederate veter- 
 
 ans whom we represent in this committee 
 
 owe the inspiration and support of the 
 great memorial work under consideration 
 to the patriotism and liberality of Charles 
 Broadway Rouss; and, 
 
 Whereas, we appreciate his example 
 of generosity which has no parallel in 
 the history of confederate commemo- 
 rative work, and 
 
 Whereas, we deem it eminently pro- 
 per in justice to him and as a duty to 
 ourselves, to give expression to our ap- 
 preciation, therefore, 
 
 Resolved, That the memorial commit- 
 tee, representing the confederate veter- 
 ans of the land, extend to Comrade 
 Chas. Broadway Rouss their full recog- 
 nition of his patriotic and generous 
 action in inaugurating and furthering a 
 work dear to their hearts, and that we 
 congratulate Comrade Rouss upon the 
 assured success of his commemorative 
 work; that we extend to him our heart- 
 felt thanks for his magnificent contri- 
 bution to the institution that we propose 
 to erect in honor of our dead, and in 
 memory of our cause; that we tender 
 him our brotherly affection, and wish 
 him long life, success and happiness. 
 
 The resolutions were adopted unan- 
 imously by standing vote. On motion 
 of Mr. Murray, the secretary was in- 
 structed to prepare a copy of the above 
 resolution to be presented through Col. 
 Dickinson to Mr. Chas. Broadway Rouss. 
 
 On motion of Col. McIntosh, resolved 
 that the committee express to Col. A. 
 G. Dickinson a cordial appreciation of 
 his courtesy, good judgment and patri- 
 otic manner in which he as the repre- 
 sentative of Comrade Charles Broadway 
 Rouss, has honored us with his presence 
 in all our deliberations, and aided us by 
 his valuable counsel and noble enthusi- 
 asm manifested in the sacred cause for 
 which we are assembled. 
 
 Further resolved, That this committee 
 would fail of its duty to adjourn with- 
 out expressing our due appreciation of 
 the invaluable services rendered by 
 Comrade Robert C. Wood, of New Or- 
 leans, in the effective work he has done 
 in the organization of the great scheme 
 suggested by Comrade Charles B. Rouss 
 for the erection of a confederate me- 
 morial hall, and his untiring energy and 
 intelligent zeal in the labors of this com- 
 mittee. 
 
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 The South’s Battle Abbey. 
 
 The resolutions were pased by unani- 
 mous and rising vote. 
 
 Col. Dickinson addressed the commit- 
 tee, thanking them for the expression 
 made by their resolutions, and eulogis- 
 ing the great work done by Col. Wood 
 in organizing the movement to carry 
 out the munificent project of Mr. Rouss. 
 Col. Wood being called for, spoke of his 
 personal enthusiastic interest in the 
 great 'suggestion which had come from 
 the heart of Mr. Rouss, and his assur- 
 ance that the movement would grow into 
 a grand achievement. 
 
 The secretary of the committee was 
 directed to furnish the executive com- 
 mittee with all the papers that have 
 been presented at this meeting, includ- 
 ing the reports of all sub-committees. 
 
 On motion of Col. Wood, resolved, 
 That the composition of the board of 
 administrators as provided for by the 
 plans submitted by Comrade Rouss, be 
 amended to read that the board of 
 administrators shall be composed of one 
 member from each division of the U. C. 
 
 V. association, these members to be 
 chosen by their respective divisions. 
 
 Col. Wood moved that the valuation 
 of membership specified in the plan of 
 Comrade Rouss be reduced from ten 
 dollars to one dollar. 
 
 The chairman announced the follow- 
 ing executive committee: Colonel J. R. 
 
 Mclntcsh, Meridian, Miss.: General J. 
 
 A. Chalaron, New Orleans, La.; Major 
 
 W. R. Garrett, Nashville, Tenn. 
 
 Resolutions of thanks were passed to 
 
 the Atlanta camp of confederate veter- 
 ans and the ‘Gate City guards for the 
 use of the hall, and t) the phess and 
 people of Atlanta for attention. 
 
 The following resolutions was unani- 
 mously passed by a raising vote: Re- 
 
 solved, That the tharks of this com- 
 mittee are hereby tendered to the chair- 
 man for the able, courteous and patient 
 manner with which he has presided 
 over the deliberations of this body. 
 
 On motion, the thanks of the commit- 
 tee was given to the secretary for his 
 faithful discharge of the duties of his 
 office, and to General Clement A. Evans, 
 residing in Atlanta, for the efficient 
 
 service he has rendered this body. 
 
 Resolved, That the press be requested 
 to publish so much of the proceedings of 
 
 this meeting as space will allow, and 
 that in appreciation of its power to 
 convey information and mould public 
 sentiment for a worthy cause, this com- 
 mittee will thank the press of the coun- 
 try for any aid it will render in bring- 
 ing the great movement to a magnificent 
 conclusion. 
 
 Resolved, That the minutes be now 
 read and approved, and that when this 
 convention adjourns it shall adjourn to 
 meet at Richmond, Va., on the day 
 prior to the annual session in 1898 of 
 the Union Confederate Veterans’ associa- 
 tion. 
 
 The foregoing resolutions were passed; 
 the minutes were read and approved. 
 The chairman addressed the committee, 
 congratulating them on the perfect har- 
 mony and courtesy which had prevailed 
 and on the great amount of efficient 
 work which had been done in so short a 
 time. He expressed his gratitude for 
 the distinction of presiding over the 
 deliberations of such a body assembled 
 from all parts of our country, to take 
 counsel upon a question of such great 
 importance. His confidence in the suc- 
 cess of the movement was without the 
 shadow of a doubt, for. he believed that 
 it would have the warm sympathy of 
 the people of the south and the entire 
 union. 
 
 The members of the. committee fol- 
 lowed the chairman in enthusiastic re- 
 marks concerning the rare and valuable 
 undertaking committed to their consider- 
 ation, and in expression of their com- 
 radeship indulged in a cordial handshak- 
 ing. 
 
 On motion, the committee adjourned. 
 
 .T, H. CARTER, Chairman. 
 HOWARD WILLIAMS, Secretary. 
 
 CIRCULAR LETTER OF EXECUTIVE 
 COMMITTEE. 
 
 Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 22, 1895. 
 
 The executive committee, appointed 
 by the Confederate Memorial associa- 
 tion at its meeting, convened in this 
 city, by order of General John B. Gor- 
 don, general commanding the United 
 Confederate Veterans’ association, and 
 this day adjourned, beg to give through 
 
The South’s Battle Abbey. 
 
 13 
 
 the press a summary of proceedings for 
 the information of our comrades and 
 the friends of our movement. 
 
 The committee composed of one mem- 
 ber from each division of the U. C. Y. 
 association, organized by the election 
 of Comrade J. H. Carter, of Kentucky, 
 permanent chairman, and Comrade 
 Howard Williams, of Georgia, perma- 
 nent secretary. 
 
 A sub-committee of five was appointed 
 by the chairman on order of business, 
 which reported, recommending the ap- 
 pointment of sub-committees. One on 
 charter, one on address and one on ways 
 and means, which was done. 
 
 The committee on charter reported the 
 draft of a charter incorporating the 
 Confederate Memorial association, which 
 report was received and the committee 
 instructed to deliver same to the execu- 
 tive committee, with authority for it 
 to make any amendments that might 
 seem best, and to report it to the full 
 committee at their next meeting, at the 
 reunion of the U. C. Y. in Richmond 
 next May. 
 
 The committee upon address was ap- 
 pointed to prepare an address, explan- 
 atory of the work proposed to be done 
 for the establishment of the contem- 
 plated memorial institution, which ad- 
 dress is now being prepared and will be 
 given the widest possible circulation 
 without delay. 
 
 The committee on ways and means 
 reported a plan for securing the means 
 necessary for the prosecution of the 
 work, which was adopted and the sub- 
 stance of which will appear in the forth- 
 coming address. 
 
 By resolution of the Memorial com- 
 mittee, the execution of the work deter- 
 
 mined upon was delegated to an execu- 
 tive committee. 
 
 As soon as this address is prepared 
 copies of it, together with an explicit 
 statement of the plans agreed upon by 
 the committee for securing the funds 
 necessary to erect a great building or 
 memorial hall, will be mailed to all 
 commanders of veteran camps for dis- 
 tribution among members, to the n/>ble 
 women of the south, whose mighty in- 
 fluence in every work of good, will be 
 expected in this sacred cause, and will 
 be as much appreciated by the surviv- 
 ing confederate veterans as were their 
 constancy, self-devotion, gentle and an- 
 gelic ministrations during the war; to 
 all organizations of the sons and daught- 
 ers of the confederacy, whose filial ap- 
 preciation of their fathers’ heroismism 
 we feel confident will enlist their enthu- 
 siastic support, and to all other confed- 
 erate organizations. In this Memorial 
 hall will be collected and preserved for 
 future ages the records, cherished relics 
 and mementoes of the southern people 
 in their heroic struggle from 1861 to 
 1865. 
 
 The site of this Memorial institution 
 will be selected by a board of adminis- 
 trators to be organized at the annual 
 re-union of the U. C. Y., at Richmond, 
 Ya., in May next, in accordance with 
 the plan recommended by the Memorial 
 committee. 
 
 A very responsible duty has been im- 
 posed upon the executive committee, 
 which we would not have undertaken 
 but for the assurance of the hearty co- 
 operation of our friends everywhere, and 
 upon which we confidently rely. 
 
 J. R. McINTOSH, Chairman. 
 
 J. A. CHALARON, 
 
 W. R. GARRETT. 
 
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 The South’s Battle Abbey. 
 
 ADDRESS OF THE COfiniTTEE. 
 
 An Appeal to Confederate Veterans, 
 Sons of Veterans and Daughters of 
 the Confederacy. 
 
 To All Confederates, to the Sons of 
 Confederates Veterans, the Daughters 
 of the Confederacy and the Noble Wo- 
 men of the South: 
 
 This address is made to you by direc- 
 tion of a general committee from all of 
 the Southern States, acting under ap- 
 pointment and by authority of the United 
 Confederate Veterans’ Association. 
 
 That general committee was raised in 
 consequence of a communication from 
 Mr. Charles Broadway Bouss, of New 
 York City, at the annual convention of 
 United Confederate Veterans, in Hous- 
 ton, Tex., through which this generous 
 Confederate comrade proposed to give 
 $100,000 for a great purpose, which 
 will be more particularly described here- 
 after, upon the proper condition that we 
 would evince an equally patriotic spirit 
 by contributing in many small subscrip- 
 tions, a similar sum. The communica- 
 tion of Mr. Bouss was received with a 
 most appreciative demonstration of 
 enthusiasm by the immense body of 
 Confederates assembled in that reunion, 
 and on a resolution presented by J. B. 
 Gordon, Commanding General, with Gen. 
 Stephen D. Lee in the chair. It was 
 composed of one member from each Di- 
 vision or State. This important commis- 
 sion was entrusted to the following com- 
 rades, viz: 
 
 Gen. George H. Stewart, Maryland. 
 
 Col. J. B. McIntosh, Mississippi. 
 
 Gen. George D. Johnston, Alabama. 
 Col. J. B. Cary, Virginia. 
 
 Gen. J. A. Chalaron, Louisiana. 
 
 Capt. B. H. Teague, South Carolina. 
 Major W. B. Garrett, Tennessee. 
 
 Col. John O. Casler, Oklahoma. 
 
 Gen. W. D. Chipley, Florida. 
 
 Col. J. C. Cravens, Missouri. 
 
 Capt. John H. Carter, Kentucky. 
 
 Col. Howard Williams, Georgia. 
 
 Hon. W. C. Batcliffe, Aakansas. 
 
 Gen. W. L. Cabell, Texas. 
 
 Col. Thos. S. Kenan, North Carolina. 
 Dr. L. C. Tennent, Indian Territory. 
 
 Capt. John M. Hickey, Washington, 
 D. C. 
 
 Capt. W. C. White, West Virginia. 
 
 The committee assembled in Atlanta, 
 Georgia, October 19, 1895, in person or 
 by proxy, the proxies being Gen. Clement 
 A. Evans, J. O. Murray, of West Vir- 
 ginia, and Col. Bobert C. Wood. Its de- 
 liberations continued several days and 
 covered fully and carefuly the great mat- 
 ter submitted for consideration; all of 
 which discussions were held with re- 
 markable unity and enthusiasm, evincing 
 the most patriotic spirit and a lofty pur- 
 pose to carry on to rapid qnd signal suc- 
 cess the magnificent scheme which Mr. 
 Bouss had inaugurated. The conclusions 
 of the committee were reached in abso- 
 lute and fraternal unanimity, and it was 
 then deemed to be essential that an ad- 
 dress to our people should be made 
 through a special committee appointed 
 for that purpose. 
 
 We therefore enter upon this duty 
 confessing our profound sense of the 
 magnitude of the enterprise we have in 
 hand, and the inexpressible worth to 
 ourselves, our posterity, our South, and 
 our whole country, of the memorial in- 
 stitution suggested by Mr. Bouss. We 
 do not distrust your patriotic interest in 
 perpetuating the principles which have 
 always governed the actions of the 
 Southern people, and in preserving the 
 materials of their honorable history; we 
 do not imagine there is any abatement 
 of the tenderness or strength of your 
 regard for the actors in the ever mem- 
 orable days of the Confederacy; nor do 
 we fear a lack of your liberality in a 
 prompt response to any appeal on be- 
 half of our common cause; but we sin- 
 cerely say that in the brief space within 
 which this address is necessarily confined 
 we cannot adequately set forth the in- 
 estimable value, the absolute necessity, 
 the limitless influence, as well as the 
 sublime spirit — all included within the 
 incomparable endeavor now proposed, to 
 establish in the South a superb and in- 
 destructible memorial of Confederate 
 times. 
 
 With this feeling deeply impressing 
 ourselves, we proceed to submit to you 
 a very succinct statement of the noble 
 proposal of Mr. Bouss and the object 
 now contemplated as something sure of 
 
This South’s Battle Abbey, 
 
 15 
 
 attainment through our speedy end en- 
 thusiastic action. It is eminently proper, 
 however, that we precede the statement 
 with a mention of the life of the noble 
 private soldier ot the Confederate Army 
 who first of all his comrades rose to the 
 conception of an enterprise on behalf of 
 his beloved South, exceeding all prior 
 memorials and well worthy of the great 
 cause it is designed to represent. Our 
 comrade, Charles Broadway Itouss, is 
 proud of his Southern birth, and has 
 never wavered in the devotion of his heart 
 from his Southern comrades. He was 
 born and reared in Winchester, Va., 
 and grew up intelligently, accustomed to 
 commercial life. In the midst of a suc- 
 cessful career then fairly begun, he was 
 found ready when war arose to obey the 
 call of the Somh, and enlisted as a pri- 
 vate in the Twelfth Virginia Cavalry, 
 where he rode with Rosser, Ashby and 
 other gallant spirits in that dangerous 
 service which daily imperilled the lives 
 of those brave men. Seeking no other 
 place but that of a fighting private, he 
 impressed himself upon the memory of 
 his comrades by his fidelity and gallantry 
 to the last. General Rosser said re- 
 cently that his attention was often 
 drawn to the brave young cavalryman 
 in the desperate fights in which the 
 Black Horse Cavalry were so frequently 
 engaged. Thus by his hard, unselfish, 
 and dangerous service through the perils 
 of the whole war our comrade endeared 
 himself to us and unconsciously became 
 that typical Soul hern soldier who will 
 be conspicuously portrayed in the his- 
 tory, poetry, statuary and song of the 
 ages to come. His name is now far 
 famed and fervently mentioned through- 
 out our country, but the truest evidence 
 of our appreciation will be manifested 
 when we celebrate his three score years 
 of valuable life in 1896, by presenting 
 him a parchment scroll containing tens 
 of thousands of names with a completed 
 response to his generous proposition. 
 
 After the war he went to New York 
 City and engaged in commercial busi- 
 ness on a plan of his own conception. 
 Commencing without capital, but with 
 inborn courage and certain intuitions 
 that surely directed him to success, our 
 comrade illustrated Southern commercial 
 genius in the great city of New York, 
 
 amidst the giants of trade and accumu- 
 lated large wealth. His financial success 
 broadened his opportunities for benevo- 
 lence and these he has seized to relieve 
 many a confederate, to help numbers of 
 struggling young men, to encourage in- 
 stitutions of charity, and to build monu- 
 ments in memory of the confederate 
 dead. 
 
 Now he crowns all with an unexpected, 
 unsolicited proposal so unique and appro- 
 priate, so grand and feasable, that we can 
 have no hesitation in an immediate en- 
 thusiastic co-operation with him in bear- 
 ing it on the rising tide to a most mag- 
 nificent success. What is this undertak- 
 ing? It is no less than the foundation of 
 a memorial institution of noble propor- 
 tions in some southern city, which will be 
 devoted to the collection and guardian- 
 ship of all things that can illustrate the 
 entire wonderful epoch of the southern 
 confederacy in every respect whatsoever. 
 
 It is necessary to state the plan itself 
 plainly in order that you may under- 
 stand it clearly and be prepared to accept 
 it heartily and act upon it promptly. In 
 1894 Mr. Rouss addressed a fraternal, 
 patriotic letter through the mails to the 
 various camps of confederate veterans, 
 in which he called special attention to 
 the pressing necessity of establishing 
 some institution which would guard for- 
 ever “the memories of the struggle of 
 the south for liberty, and evidences of 
 her glorious prowess in the field,” and 
 after expressing his own warm desires, 
 invited responses from his comrades. 
 Within a month replies came from hun- 
 dreds of sources, such as to call forth 
 his second letter, of December, the same 
 year, in which he says: “The theory of 
 
 the movement is this: That every con- 
 
 federate veteran should have a proprie- 
 tary interest in the institution; that each 
 of them should feel that he had con- 
 tributed something toward perpetuating 
 the memories of the great struggle in 
 which he had borne a part. The surviv- 
 ing veterans are unanimous in the desire 
 to perpetuate the memory of the glorious 
 struggles of the south for constitutional 
 rights, to pay deserved tribute to the 
 heroic deeds of their fallen comrades; 
 to furnish an inspiring object lesson to 
 their descendants and to leave to pos- 
 terity endearing proofs of the courage, 
 
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 The: South’s Battue Abbey. 
 
 loyally and devotion to duty of the con- 
 federate soldier. All this can be accom- 
 plished by concerted, united action.” 
 These noble sentiments went directly 
 to the hearts of all true people with a 
 warming influence which inspired afresh 
 the common desire to construct a truly 
 monumental institution, belonging not to 
 one state, but to all states and enduring 
 not for one age but for all ages. They 
 aroused the deeply interested attention of 
 the surviving actors in the confederate 
 period, and upon the presentation of the 
 conception and plan to the convention at 
 Houston, where General Stephen D. Lee 
 presided, the gallant Gordon represented 
 the feeling of his comrades in saying: 
 “I wish to place before this body a matter 
 which is of supreme interest to the sur- 
 vivors, and exceeds in its scope and im- 
 portance anything which has yet been 
 before you for your consideration. I am 
 proud to be the medium of paaking 
 known to you the purposes and plans of 
 one who as a private soldier in all the 
 Virginia campaigns, added laurels to his 
 own. name and lustre to the history of 
 his own state and to our arms.” 
 
 We shall not attempt to describe the 
 enthusiasm of the vast body of people 
 gathered in the Auditorium at Hous- 
 ton when Colonel Wood was introduced 
 by Adjutant General Moorman and 
 stated that he was authorized by com- 
 rade Rouss to make a cash subscription 
 of $100,000 as individual subscription to 
 the memorial fund when the monument 
 assumed proper shape. It is enough to 
 say that this demonstration adds to the 
 confidence of this committee that the 
 proposition of Mr. Rouss will meet with 
 a similar enthusiastic reception by south- 
 ern people elsewhere. 
 
 „ Such being the enthusiastic inaugur- 
 ation of the enterprise we will proceed 
 further to explain to you what is con- 
 templated by this rare movement. It 
 is proposed that some southern city 
 shall be honored with the custody of 
 grounds, a building and a great collec- 
 tion of sacred mementoes representative 
 and illustrative of the period of the con- 
 federate war Several large cities are 
 already competing for that honor. They 
 understand its significance. They appre- 
 ciate the ornament and the utility of 
 such a magnificent public institution. 
 
 The trust is recognized as the most 
 honorable that can be conferred upon 
 any place or people, and will give the 
 city that shall gam the prize a distinc- 
 tion which will endure as long as love 
 of liberty and admiration for valor shall 
 exist in the hearts of our countrymen. 
 But the rivalry among these cities will 
 be generous, and when the site shall be 
 finally chosen all places will unite in 
 cordial fraternity in making the fortu- 
 nat location the centre to which all efforts 
 will converge. 
 
 The building will be a stately fire-proof 
 durable structure designed by skillful 
 architects and built with the utmost care. 
 It will be planned upon a large scale, 
 ample enough for the due care and cus- 
 tody of all mementoes that can be col- 
 lected from all quarters. It will have a 
 spacious hall for confederate gatherings; 
 extensive apartemnts for a great library 
 of books, maps, papers, magazines, man- 
 uscripts, diaries and records of all fur- 
 nishing the data of confederate history; 
 niches and galleries for portraits, paint- 
 ings, photographs, paintings and pic- 
 tures — all of confederate people, places 
 and scenes. Confederate medallions and 
 statuary will adorn the grounds and 
 buildings, and room will be provided for 
 all relics and illustrative objects of every 
 character. This is but a cold outline of 
 that great memorial edifice in which will 
 be gathered the entire material for the 
 true history of every department of the 
 confederate government, of every south- 
 ern state, of every command in the con- 
 federate armies, and as far as possible 
 of every praiseworthy action of the 
 chivalric men and the more than glor- 
 ious women of the south. Such mater- 
 ial will be carefully collected from all 
 portions of our country and will in- 
 crease in quantity and interest for years 
 to come. You yourself will be requested 
 to contributed in writing your l^iowl- 
 edge of events that transpired during the 
 days of the confederacy for filing in these 
 memorial archives. All parts of the 
 land will vie among themselves to be 
 foremost in sending these sacred and 
 invaluable mementoes. The value of 
 such an institution is simply inconceiv- 
 able. 
 
 After this plain statement of the 
 noble motive which inspires the move- 
 
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 ment. and the general scope of the great 
 undertaking it only remains for us to 
 answer the question how can such a 
 laudable and momentous work be done? 
 Mr. Rouss has answered that question 
 on his part by the munificent tender of 
 $100,000. We are to reply by a popular 
 donation within a few months of a simi- 
 lar sum, and a board of wisely chosen 
 administrators selected from all parts of 
 The country will execute your will with- 
 out other reward than the priceless con- 
 sciousness of having carried into effective 
 operation the most patriotic scheme of 
 the age. Now in order that we might 
 have a practical plan for raising our part 
 of the contribution the committee on 
 ways and means have taken this special 
 question into the most careful considera- 
 tion proposed a plan of action which the 
 general committee adopted and the ex- 
 ecutive committee will carry into im- 
 mediate operation. The committee on 
 ways and means composed of Col. It. 
 C. Wood, Major W. R. Garrett and Cap- 
 tain li. C. Tentent, appreciate the fact 
 that to raise the additional amount of 
 $100,000 “is the most important matter 
 that can occupy our attention, as upon 
 this point rests the success of the great 
 work.” But they express their confi- 
 dence after full consideration of the 
 sources that the required sum will be 
 rap’dly raised. They point out as the 
 first source the great body of confederate 
 veterans already enrolled in the nearly 
 800 camps of the U. C. V,, fifty thousand 
 strong, and next a large number of con- 
 federates belonging to various associa- 
 tions besides those who are attached to 
 the order, altogether certainly not less 
 than a hundred thousand whose hearts 
 are in the movement. The noble women 
 of the south who were first to propose 
 memorials of the confederate cause and 
 will be the last to cease the effort to 
 perpetuate our sacred memories and our 
 fame will be surely depended on to 
 achieve success for the present worthy 
 scheme. With these appear the great 
 body of vigorous sons and daughters who 
 are imbued with the spirit of their 
 fathers and mothers and into whose 
 hands after a short time the rich inheri- 
 tance of the memorial building with all 
 its priceless contents will come. They 
 alone are numerous enough and devoted 
 
 enough to such an object to accomplish 
 our purpose if it was proper to commit 
 it to them without our aid. Besides 
 there are thousands of friends, north 
 and south, who perceive the real worth 
 to our whole country of this institution 
 as a means of confirming and increasing 
 the patriotic American spirit, and will 
 be glad to enroll their names among its 
 founders. It is better to reach all these 
 interested classes by concerted action 
 through a general popular subscription 
 than to accept the most liberal donations 
 of a few men of wealth. It is also un- 
 questionably true that far more than 
 the amount which must be added to the 
 donation of Mr. Bouss to make it avail- 
 able is now at this moment ready for 
 delivery in small amounts by a true and 
 enthusiastic people. It is also true that 
 this ready general contribution must be 
 made at once without any delay, and 
 to that end some simple feasible plan of 
 solicitation must be put into immediate 
 operation. The executive committee, 
 composed of Col. J. R. McIntosh, Gen. 
 Chalaron and Maj. Garrett, will organ- 
 ize that plan through which every camp 
 and association of confederacy in the 
 United States, every chapter of the 
 daughters of the confederacy, and every 
 branch of the Sons of Veterans will be 
 efficiently reached. Our true and tried 
 women, with whom such work is a 
 labor of love, will be specially enlisted 
 and will be irresistable. Through all 
 these agencies the cities, towns and 
 country will be quickly canvassed, and 
 the executive committee will be made 
 able to report the triumphant of the 
 sacred offering made in full by her 
 people. Further detailed description of 
 these practical means to secure speedy, 
 enthusiastic concerted action is not here 
 necessary, since the executive committee 
 will at once prepare and forward all 
 literature explanatory of the plan. 
 
 We must now say to you that the 
 bright hopes of this sacred cause which 
 is now in *iie bloom cannot be withered 
 except by your delay in executing the 
 feasible plan submitted. “Not to act 
 now is to fail forever!” This passing 
 winter must ue succeeded by a spring 
 which will announce with its opening 
 flowers the fulfillment of our design. 
 ‘Therefore, the commanders and officers 
 
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 of all camps and associations will be ex- 
 pected to take immediate steps to enroll 
 our confederates in this memorable army 
 of contributors. Our sons and daughters 
 will immediately reinforce our ranks 
 with their work and names. Our south- 
 ern womanhood w T ill be conspicuously 
 earnest in crowning the memorial with 
 their indispensible servic3s and signa- 
 tures. There will be no cause for a 
 dilatory proceeding, but every reason for 
 a rapid, united, unanimous movement. 
 With one enthusiastic dash let us cap- 
 ture the heights together and on the crest 
 of unparallelled success announce to the 
 world that the monumental momentoes of 
 the great confederate epoch in American 
 history have been saved from oblivion. 
 
 The enrollment of your names upon 
 the honorable scroll of the founders of 
 this “Battle Abbey” wdll be an imperish- 
 able and luminous record on which pos- 
 terity will look with pride as evincing 
 your patriotic co-operation in securing 
 the memorabilia of the most remarkable 
 era in our country’s career. That illus- 
 trious roll w T ill declare the heart as well 
 as the intelligence of a great people of 
 this age who believe that the various 
 deeds and unimpeachable patriotism of 
 the southern, people deserve complete and 
 perpetual commemoration. 
 
 It will exhibit the popular enthusiasm 
 which never fails to be aroused concern- 
 ing the fame won by the great men of 
 the south on civic end martial fields and 
 will manifest the wonderful unity of our 
 people in maintaining the honor of their 
 beloved south. To have your name en- 
 volumed as an associate with your com- 
 rades, your sons and daughters, and wo- 
 men of the south in this memorial work 
 on which ages to come will gaze with 
 absorbed interest will, we are assured, 
 be enjoyed by you with commendable 
 pride, and it is therefore the earnest de- 
 sire not only of this committee but of the 
 whole body of our comrades, that not 
 one name shall be missed from that rec- 
 ord. The opportunity will be given you 
 to inscribe your name upon that immor- 
 tal roll which is made popular on purpose 
 by placing the membership fee at $1, for 
 which a receipt will be given and that re- 
 ceipt will be convertible into a certificate 
 
 issued by authority of the United Con- 
 federate Veterans’ association, to be- 
 come an heirloom in the family of the 
 donor. This popular subscription will be 
 taken in order that none of our people 
 shall be excluded from the roll of found- 
 ers, but there will be thousands whose 
 liberal gifts will exceed that per capita 
 membership fee and whose generosity- 
 will be suitably acknowledged. The 
 commanding general will also be asked 
 to appoint, by general orders, a “Festi- 
 val Day,” to be observed everywhere and 
 placed in charge of our patriotic women, 
 together with the sons and daughters 
 of the confederacy, on which occasion 
 the subscription roll will be carried to 
 completion. The money paid will be de- 
 posited in responsible banks of the 
 locality where it is given until the board 
 of administrators, or other proper au- 
 thority provide for its use. Every pre- 
 caution w-ill be taken to carry the grand 
 enterprise through patriotically, with 
 little exepense, and on a scale of useful 
 magnificence that w T ill evoke the praise 
 of the whole country. 
 
 In conclusion the committee beg leave 
 to say that we believe that any appeal 
 to your southern pride, to your patriotic 
 feeling or to any similar impulse is whol- 
 ly unnecessary. These we assume are 
 all instinct with the force of a deathless 
 life in your warm hearts. So sacred is 
 the subject upon which we have ad- 
 dressed you that we have suppressed all 
 eulogy; so grand is the object in view we 
 have not ventured to offer a portrayal of 
 its features. Your love for noble prin- 
 ciples and admiration of the splendid 
 people of the confederate age, will them- 
 selves fully inspire you with thought and 
 feeling exceeding anything we could say. 
 This cause with all its vast import, now 
 rests in your hands. Mr. Rouss ajvaits 
 with his heart full of hope to hear that 
 you have more than met the necessary 
 terms of his most generous proposal. 
 Your Sunny South, to which attention 
 is now turned with a force of interest 
 that cannot be averted, waits on you to 
 break the clouds that have enveloped 
 her history, that she may appear re- 
 splendent in the truths of her great ac- 
 tions and motives before all the world. 
 Our whole country will expect that with- 
 
The South’s Battle Abbey, 
 
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 in a few months at most your action will 
 have been taken and your decree re- 
 corded that the great memorial structure 
 shall be erected. 
 
 CLEMENT A. EVANS, Chairman. 
 JOHN M. HICKEY, 
 
 HOWAED WILLIAMS, 
 
 J. O. MURRAY. 
 
 THE PLAN ADOPTED. 
 
 Address of the Executive Committee 
 Stating Plan for Raising the floney. 
 
 Meridian, Miss., Nov. 9, 1895. 
 To All Confederates and Their Friends 
 Everywhere — To the Sons of Confed- 
 erate Veterans — To the Daughters of 
 the Confederacy and the Noble Women 
 of the South: 
 
 The executive committee of the Con- 
 federate Memorial association in its meet- 
 ing held this day in this city, adopted the 
 following plans for the collection of a 
 sufficient sum of money, which supple- 
 mented by the munificent gift of $100,000 
 proposed to be given by our comrade, 
 Charles B. Rouss, of New York, will 
 ensure the building and pereptuation of 
 the proposed Memorial institution. 
 
 Firs! — Subscriptions shall be obtained 
 through the camps of the U. C. V., 
 through organized bodies of unattached 
 confederate veterans, and through or- 
 ganizations of ladies and the sons and 
 daughters of veterans. 
 
 Second — No individual shall be au- 
 thorized to collect subscriptions except 
 members of the general committee, the 
 general, lieutenant generals, and divi- 
 sion commanders of the U. C. V., and 
 such special agents as the executive com- 
 mittee may find it necessary to ap- 
 point. 
 
 Third — Subscriptions shall be evidenced 
 by printed receipts issued to the various 
 soliciting organizations by the executive 
 committee, which receipt shall be in 
 book-form, like a bank check book, with 
 a stub bearing the same number as the 
 receipt and both made to correspond 
 when filled for issuance. 
 
 Fourth — All receipts shall be signed by 
 the chairman of the executive committee 
 and countersigned by the commander or 
 
 adjutant or some person specially des- 
 ignated for the purpose by the camp, or 
 organization soliciting, or by a special 
 agent appointed by the executive com- 
 mittee. 
 
 The form of the receipt shall be as 
 follows: 
 
 No Place and date. 
 
 Received of . . . . 
 
 dollars as subscription to the confeder- 
 ate^ memorial association. 
 
 The association as soon as organized 
 will issue to the subscriber a certificate 
 of membership upon the surrender of his 
 receipt. Each dollar subscribed entitles 
 the subscriber to a certificate of member- 
 ship in his or her name or that of any 
 person designated by the subscriber. 
 This subscription is made and accepted 
 with the understanding that if not used 
 within one year from this date, for the 
 purpose intended, it shall be returned to 
 the subscriber. 
 
 Fifth. — The minimum subscription 
 shall be one dollar, but subscription may 
 be made for any amount. 
 
 Sixth. — All monies collected must be 
 deposited to the order of the United 
 Confederate Veterans, for the use of 
 the Confederate Memorial association, 
 in a bank or other safe depository of 
 the localities where collected and no- 
 tice of said deposit must be sent monthly 
 to the manager’s office, No. 44 Perdido 
 street. New Orleans, La. 
 
 Seventh. — The general office of the 
 executive committee is fixed at New 
 Orleans, La., the headquarters of the 
 U. C. V., and Col. Robt. C. Wood was 
 elected manager of the same, to whom 
 all communications upon the subject 
 should be addressed. 
 
 Eighth. — Subscriptions are not limited 
 to the members of camps or other con- 
 federate organizations, but those em- 
 powered to obtain subscriptions are au- 
 thorized and urged to obtain all the out- 
 side subscriptions possible, in their re- 
 spective localities. 
 
 Ninth. — The receipt books must be 
 carefully preserved, and when called in, 
 be returned with all stubs attached, 
 with all receipts remaining unfilled and 
 with all receipts that may have been 
 mutilated. 
 
 Tenth.— The manager shall have full 
 charge of the office, under the direction 
 of the executive committee and shall 
 
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 The South’s Battle Abbey, 
 
 take active charge of the work of raising 
 the amount of money required by the 
 conditions of Mr. Rouss’ subscription. 
 
 The able address prepared by a sub- 
 committee of the general committee of 
 the Confederate Memorial Association at 
 its meeting in Atlanta, Ga., on the 19th 
 day of last October, which, under our 
 direction, has been circulated among 
 you, clearly and fully sets forth not only 
 the plans proposed for the building and 
 perpetuation of a confederate memorial 
 institution, but the great necessity for 
 the same, so that the confederate veter- 
 ans, whilst they live, and their descend- 
 ants for all time to come, may there go, 
 and with uncovered heads bow at the 
 shrine of southern chivalry, and where 
 future historians may hnd reliable data 
 that will enable them to write truthful 
 histories of the southern people and of 
 their glorious struggle for their con- 
 stitutional rights. This institution will 
 create unstinted admiration for the he- 
 roism of the southern soldier as Ameri- 
 cans in the heart of every patriotic 
 American citizen regardless of the loca- 
 tion of his home, or the cause which he 
 espoused in the contest between the sec- 
 tions. 
 
 We appeal to each division comman- 
 der of the U. C. Y. to forthwith issue 
 an order to the various camps of his 
 division calling their attention to this 
 great movement and urging prompt and 
 liberal subscriptions to it in the man- 
 ner authorized and provided for by this 
 committee as above set forth. 
 
 We appeal to every confederate veter- 
 an wherever he may be, whether be- 
 neath the genial skies of our beloved 
 south, in the great emporiums of the 
 east, upon the broad prairies of the west, 
 in the distant lands of Australia or 
 Egypt, or the South Ameiican states, 
 everywhere in the language of the ad- 
 dress, “with one enthusiastic dash to 
 capture the height together and on the 
 crest of unparalleled success announce to 
 
 the world that the sacred mementoes 
 of the great confederate epoch in Ameri- 
 can history have been saved from 
 oblivion.” We appeal to our friends of 
 the press, who have manifested so much 
 interest and liberality in this great move- 
 ment heretofore, to continue their valued 
 support. 
 
 We will distribute, as soon as they 
 can be prepared, among our friends 
 everywhere, folders or pamphlets con- 
 taining the order of the general com- 
 manding U. C. V., calling the confeder- 
 ate memorial committee together in At- 
 lanta, Ga., on, the 19th of October; the 
 minutes of the committee; our letter of 
 the 23d ult. advising you of the action 
 of the general committee, and the splen- 
 did “address” appealing to you for 
 prompt and generous aid in this behalf. 
 We will also mail to every confederate 
 organization one or more receipt books. 
 We beg that commanders will call at 
 once meetings of their respective camps 
 and urge full attendance that every mem- 
 ber may hear the reading of the “ad- 
 dress.” We urge upon commanders of 
 camps the importance of securing im- 
 mediate subscriptions from veterans, not 
 only by personal solicitation, but also 
 through the agency of others. We 
 urgently recommend that the “daughters 
 of the confederacy” and the “Sons of 
 Veterans” be enlisted in this good work 
 to the end that every man, woman and 
 child in the south shall have member- 
 ship in the Confederate Memorial asso- 
 ciation. By active, prompt and intel- 
 ligent exertion there should be secured 
 within thirty days funds sufficient to 
 erect an institution worthy in every 
 respect of the men and cause whose 
 memory every true southerner ardently 
 wishes to perpetuate. 
 
 j. r. McIntosh, 
 
 Chairman; 
 
 J. A. CH AHARON. 
 
 W. R. GARRETT, 
 
 Committee. 
 
The South’s Battle Abbey, 
 
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 GENERAL ORDER No. 155- 
 
 J. B. Gordon, General Commanding, 
 Commends the Enterprise to the 
 Noble Women of the South. 
 
 Headquarters United Confederate Vet- 
 erans, 
 
 New Orleans, La., Dec. 7, 1895. 
 General Orders No. 155. 
 
 The progress made by the able and 
 distinguished committee appointed in 
 General Orders Nos. 145 and 149 from 
 these headquarters to examine into and 
 report upon the plan submitted by the 
 great philanthropist and benefactor, 
 Charles Broadway Kouss, for the estab- 
 lishment of a grand Memorial Hall, 
 where Confederate relics and mementoes 
 are to be deposited for all time, and 
 which is to become the “Battle Abbey” 
 of the south, must be very gratifying 
 to old veterans and to all those who love 
 the traditions of the South and who 
 cherish the memories of the courage and 
 heroism of her sons, and the unparalleled 
 devotion of her noble and self-sacri be- 
 ing women. 
 
 This splendid committee has now suc- 
 cessfully launched the grand enterprise, 
 and through their action and that of the 
 sub-commitfees, have formulated a mode 
 of procedure which, if energetically car- 
 ried out, cannot fail of success. 
 
 It will be remembered that the gener- 
 ous and large-hearted donor, Mr. Charles 
 Broadway Rouss, who alone conceived 
 this project for the perpetuation of the 
 history and glory of his countrymen, 
 presented a plan for its consummation to 
 the veterans at the Houston reunion, at 
 the same time subscribing $100,000 as his 
 individual subscription to assist in carry- 
 ing out his grand views and ideas, con- 
 ditioned upon the veterans raising a like 
 amount. 
 
 To raise thi° $100,000 additional and 
 enough more to endow and ensure the 
 perpetuation of the institution, is the 
 all-absorbing matter which now occupies 
 the attention and efforts of the committee. 
 
 It is believed that one-half of the 
 amount required will be raised through 
 the subscription of the more than 50,000 
 members of the U. C. V. association, 
 and which will entitle them to certifi- 
 
 cates showing their contribution, thus 
 giving each contributor an interest in 
 this glorious enterprise, which is so near 
 and so dear to the heart of every vet- 
 eran — and it is considered to be sure 
 and beyond perad venture that the other 
 half, or balance, whatever may be re- 
 quired, will be raised by the noble wo- 
 men of the South. 
 
 The committee suggests that the most 
 feasible manner of reaching the desired 
 object is to set apart a “Memorial Festi- 
 val Day,” and they ask that the General 
 Commanding will designate the date, and 
 issue a general order. 
 
 The General Commanding, therefore, 
 in compliance with the request of the 
 committee, designates Friday, May 1, 
 ISO <7, as the most suitable for a “Memor- 
 ial Festival Day,” to be set apart for the 
 use of the women of the south in rais- 
 ing funds for this great Memorial Hall. 
 
 All the details and exercises of this 
 “Memorial Festival Day” are to be 
 planned, conducted and carried out en- 
 tirely under the orders, control, ideas 
 and management of the women of the 
 South, in their respective localities. 
 
 For, in whose hands could this sacred 
 trust more properly be placed, and with 
 m are certainty of success, than into those 
 of the gentle women of the South, who 
 have never yet faltered or failed in the 
 performance of any duty, either in war 
 or in peace, imposed upon them for the 
 Southern cause. 
 
 Their spirit and determination ani- 
 mated the men of the South at the scene 
 of the first conflict; they were the most 
 constant and unremitting patriots and 
 workers during their country’s mighty 
 struggle; and the last to abandon the 
 sacred cause after Southern hopes van- 
 ished behind the clouds at Appomattox. 
 
 The true history of their deeds and 
 triumphs has not yet been told. 
 
 No historian has yet written the story, 
 nor muse sung the song, nor minstrel 
 strung the lyre, which fitly celebrates 
 their praise. 
 
 The straits to which they were re- 
 duced for food and clothing, the self- 
 abnegation and hardships endured by 
 them during those dark and gloomy days 
 of war, findssmo parallel in history; their 
 patriotism and courage will be written in 
 golden letters upon the tablets of time, 
 ineffaceable while memory lasts; and, as 
 
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 The South’s Battle Abbey. 
 
 ministering angels, their names will live 
 upon the pages of poetry and in romance 
 as long as chivalry exists in the hearts 
 and minds of mankind. 
 
 This “Battle Abbey” will not be dedi- 
 cated alone to the history and deeds of 
 the civic and military heroes of the 
 greatest of civil wars; but the General 
 Commanding will see, that within its 
 sacred portals sufficient and conspicuous 
 space will be reserved for the names 
 and fame of the “Heroines of the South.” 
 
 As yet, only wandering troubadours, 
 like the bards of the middle ages, jour- 
 neying from castle to castle, have very 
 faintly sung their praise; but the tender 
 and sacred memories which cluster with 
 a halo of love and veneration around 
 their living and dead; demands, that 
 their names and the story of their glory 
 be gathered ere it is too late, and that 
 some Master, whose pen is inspired with 
 celestial fire, and whose touch is mel- 
 lowed and hallowed by the richness and 
 grandeur of the theme, shall mingle and 
 blend them with their glorious achieve- 
 ments into a Southern Epic, glowing 
 with tributes of their unrivalled history, 
 to be deposited in this sanctua *y of South- 
 ern valor. 
 
 In this Temple of Fame, which is to 
 be consecrated to all the people of the 
 coming centuries, in a niche which will 
 be carved out by the story of their own 
 wondrous deeds and glory, a monument 
 will also arise, commemorative of the 
 courage and fame of the ‘Heroines of 
 the South,” a name, which will ever be 
 linked in history with those of “Roman 
 Matron” and “Spartan Mother.” For 
 did not every Southern mother, like the 
 “Roman Matron,” ^proudly exclaim: 
 “These are my jewels :” and did not their 
 fortitude and heroism rise to even su- 
 preme heights? For they sent their off- 
 spring bravely and loyally to battle for 
 their country, and with the “Spartan 
 Mother’s” deathless injunction: “Return 
 
 with your shield, or on it.” 
 
 It is to the survivors of these illustri- 
 ous women and to their descendants, to 
 whom the General Commanding, there- 
 fore, confidently intrusts this important 
 mission of assisting in thj^ holy under- 
 taking. 
 
 The General Commanding appeals to 
 and urges these heroic women, survivors 
 
 of a heroic age, and all the daughters of 
 the South who take pride in the history 
 of such worthy and glorious ancestors, 
 to immediately, upon the receipt of this 
 order, organize societies and elect presi- 
 dents, secretaries, treasurers and others 
 officers, in every city, town, hamlet and 
 neighborhood in the South and to notify 
 Colonel R. C. Wood, general manager of 
 the Confederate Memorial Association, 
 No. 44 Perdido street, New Orleans, La., 
 so that he can at once supply them with 
 subscription books and full instructions, 
 and respectfully requests that they will 
 commence ‘without delay the colloection 
 of funds for the erection of this deposi- 
 tory of the records of the valor of 
 Southern manhood and the heroism of 
 Southern womanhood, and continue their 
 efforts systematically, making the “Me- 
 morial Festival Day,” May 1, 18&6, the 
 culmination of their efforts. 
 
 The money raised by each society and 
 in each locality must be deposited in 
 some good bank or other safe depository, 
 to the order of the United Confederate 
 Veterans for the use of the Confederate 
 Memorial Association, to remain until 
 called for by proper authority. 
 
 In the meantime, each society or lo- 
 cality, where money is raised, will re- 
 port the amount collected to Col. R. C. 
 Wood, general manager of the Confeder- 
 ate Memorial Association, No. 44 Perdido 
 street, New Orleans, La., so that an idea 
 can be formed of the total amount thus 
 secured. 
 
 The, general commanding requests all 
 the old veterans composing the 721 
 United Confederate Veteran camps of 
 this association to render all the assist- 
 ance possible to the ladies engaged in 
 this holy cause. 
 
 The General Commanding also requests 
 that, every newspaper throughout the 
 South and elsewhere, favorable to this 
 grand historic enterprise, will publish 
 this order and with editorial comment 
 give it the widest of publicity. 
 
 By order of 
 
 J. B. GORDON, 
 General Commanding. 
 GEO. MOORMAN, 
 
 Adj’t Gen’l and Chief of Staff. 
 
 (Official.) 
 
LIST OF ENGAGEMENTS 
 
 A Complete List of Engagements Between the Confederate and Fed- 
 eral Armies and Navies, 1861=65, Arranged by States. 
 
 KENTUCKY. 
 
 Hillsboro, Oct. 8, 1861. 
 
 Tripletts Bridge, June 16, 1863. 
 
 West Liberty, Oct. 23, 1861. 
 
 Prestonburg and Middle Creek, Jan. 10, 
 
 1862. 
 
 Paintsville or Jennie’s Creek, Dec. 7, 
 1861. 
 
 Paintsville and Half Mount, April 18 and 
 14, 1864. 
 
 Mount Sterling, March 22, 1863, and 
 June 9, 1864. 
 
 Paris, July 30, 1862. 
 
 Cynthiana, July 17, 1862, and June 11, 
 1864. 
 
 Cynthiana and Kellar’s Bridge, June 10, 
 1864. 
 
 Lexington, Oct. 17, 1862. 
 
 Monterey, June 11, 1862. 
 
 Floyd’s Fork, Oct. 1, 1862. 
 
 Harrodsburg, Oct. 10, 1862. 
 
 Danville, March 24, 1863. 
 
 Perryville, Oct. 8, 1862. 
 
 Richmond, Aug. 30, 1862. 
 
 Big Hill, Aug. 23, 1862. 
 
 Union City, March 24, 1864. 
 
 Irvine, July 30, 1863. 
 
 Somerset, Fishing Creek and Beach 
 Grove, Jan. 19 and 20, 1862. 
 
 Dutton’s Hill, or Somerset, March 30, 
 
 1863. 
 
 Monticello, May 1, 1863. 
 
 Monticello and Rocky Gap, June 9, 1863. 
 
 Horse-Shoe Bend, May 11, 1863. 
 
 Creelsborough, Dec. 7, 1863. 
 
 Mill Springs, or Logan’s Cross Roads, 
 Jan. 19 and 20, 1862. 
 
 Burkesville (Morgan’s Raid), July, 1863. 
 
 Tompkinsville, June 9, 1862. 
 
 Columbia (Morgan’s Raid), July, 1863. 
 
 Green River Bridge (Morgan’s Raid), 
 July, 1863. 
 
 Lebanon, July 12, 1862; July 5, 1863; 
 July 30, 1864. 
 
 Elizabethtown, Dec. 27, 1862. 
 
 Munsfordsville, Woodsonville and Row- 
 lett’s Station, Dec. 17, 1861. 
 
 Munsfordsville, Sept. 14 to 16, 1862. 
 
 Bacon Creek, Dec. 26, 1862. 
 
 Glasgow, Dec. 24, 1862, and Oct. 5, 1863. 
 
 Bowling Green, Feb. 1, 1862. 
 
 Woodbury and' Morgantown, Oct. 29, 
 1861. 
 
 Russellville, July 29, 1862. 
 
 Sacramento, Dec. 28, 1861. 
 
 Slaughterville, Sept. 3, 1862. 
 Garrettsburg, Nov. 6, 1862. 
 
 Fort Anderson, Paducah, March 25, 1862. 
 Mayfield, Jan. 12, 1864. 
 
 White Oak Ridge, near Hickman, Aug. 
 19, 1862. 
 
 TENNESSEE. 
 
 Bristol, Sept. 21, 1863. 
 
 Blountsville, Sept. 22, and Oct. 12 and 
 13, 1863. 
 
 Union Station (now Bluff City), Nov. 1 
 to 4, 1864. 
 
 Watauga Bridge and Carter’s Station, 
 Dec. 30, 1862. 
 
 Watauga Bridge, April 25 and 26, 1864. 
 Greeneville, Sept. 4, 1864. 
 
 Limestone Station, Sept. 5, 1863. 
 Rogersville, Nov. 6, 1863. 
 
 Bull’s Gap, Nov. 13, 1864. 
 
 Morristown, Oct. 29, 1864. 
 
 Panther Springs, March, 5, 1864. 
 Bean’s Station and Morristown, Dec. 10 
 to 14, 1863. 
 
 Beans’ Station (Stoneman’s Raid), Dec. 
 12 to 21, 1864. 
 
 Tazewell, Aug. 6, 1862, and Jan. 24, 1864. 
 Kinderhook, Aug. 11, 1862. 
 
 Mulberry Gap, Feb. 22, 1864. 
 
 Cumberland Gap, Sept. 9, 1863. 
 
 Mossy Creek and Talbott’s Station, Dec. 
 29 1863. 
 
 Mossy Creek, Jan. 13, 1864. 
 
 Dandridge, Jan. 16 and 17, 1864. 
 
 Fair Garden, or Kelley’s Ford, Jan. 27, 
 
 1864. 
 
 Knoxville, siege from Nov. 17 to Dec. 4, 
 1863. 
 
 Campbell’s Station, Nov. 16, 1883. 
 Maryville, Nov. 14, 1863. 
 
 Rockford, Nov. 14. 1863. 
 
 Loudon Creek, Nov. 15, 1863. 
 Philadelphia Oct. 20 and 22, 1868. 
 Johnson’s Mills. Feb. 22, 1864. 
 
 Decatur, July 15, 1862. 
 
 Charleston, Dec. 28, 1863. 
 
 Calhoun, Sept'. 26, 1863. 
 
 Cleveland, Nov. 27, 1863. 
 
 Blue Springs, Oct, 10, 1863. 
 
24 
 
 The South’s Battue Abbey, 
 
 Chattanooga, Lookout Mountain, Orchard 
 Knob, and Missionary Ridge, Nov. 23 
 to 25, 1863. 
 
 “Battle Above the Clouds,” Nov. 24, 
 1863. 
 
 Black House, No. 2, Mill Creek, Chatta- 
 nooga, Dec. 2 and 3, 1864. 
 Wauhatchie, Oct. 27, 1863. 
 
 Jacksboro and Big Creek Gap, March 10, 
 1862. 
 
 Celina, Dec. 7, 1863. 
 
 Hartsville, Dec 7, 1862. 
 
 Gallatin, Aug. 12 and 13, 1862. 
 
 Edgefield Junction, Aug. 20, 1862. 
 Nashville, March 8, 1862; Nov. 5, 1862; 
 May 24, 1864. 
 
 Tn Front of Nashville, Dec. 1 to 14, 1864. 
 Nashville, Dec. 15 and 16, 1864. 
 
 Between Nashville and Murfreesboro are 
 the following: 
 
 Antioch Station, April 10, 1863. 
 
 Lavergne Station, Oct. 7, 1862. 
 
 Rural Hill. Nov. 18, 1862, 
 
 Jefferson, Dec. 30, 1862. 
 
 Vaught’s Hill, March 20, 1863. 
 Murfreesboro, July 13, 1862, and Dec. 
 5 to 8, 1864. 
 
 Murfreesboro or Stone River, Dec. 31, 
 
 1862, to Jan. 2, 1863. 
 
 Rosecrans’ campaign from Murfreesboro 
 to Tullahoma, with engagements at 
 Middleton, Hoover’s Gap, Beech Grove, 
 Liberty Gap and Gray’s Gap, June 23 
 to 30, 1863. 
 
 Woodbury, Jan. 24, 1863. 
 
 Woodbury and Snow Hill, April 2 and 3, 
 
 1863. 
 
 Readyville or Round Hill, Aug. 28, 1862. 
 Bradyville, March 1, 1863. 
 
 Sparta, Aug. 4, 1862; Aug. 9, 1863, and 
 Nov. 24, 1863. 
 
 Calfkiller Creek, Feb. 23, and March 18, 
 1884. 
 
 McMinnville, Aug. 30, 1862, and Oct. 3, 
 1862. 
 
 Manchester, Aug. 29, 1862, and March 
 
 17, 164. 
 
 Elk River, July 14, 1863. 
 
 Tracy City, Jan. 20, 1864. 
 
 Jasper, June 4, 1863. 
 
 Battle Creek, June 21, 1862. 
 Farmington, Oct. 7, 1863. 
 
 Rover, Jan. 31, 1863. 
 
 Franklin and Little Harpeth, March 25, 
 1863. 
 
 Franklin and Harpeth River, April 10, 
 1863. 
 
 Franklin, June 4, 1863, and Dec, 17, 1864, 
 
 Spring Hill and Franklin, Nov, 29 and 
 
 30, 1864. 
 
 Thompson’s Station and Spring Hill, 
 March 4 and 5, 1863. 
 
 Brentwood, March 25, 1863. 
 
 Columbia, Sept. 9, 1862. 
 
 Lawrenceburg, Campbellville and Lynn- 
 ville, Nov. 22, 1864. 
 
 Centreville and Piney Factory, Nov. 3, 
 1863. 
 
 Centreville. Sept. 29, 1864. 
 
 Waverly, Oct. 23, 1862. 
 
 Clarksville, Aug. 19, 1862. 
 
 Clarksville, or Rickett’s Hill, Sept. 7, 
 1862. 
 
 Fort Donelson, Feb. 14, 15 and 16, 1882, 
 and Oct. 11, 1864. 
 
 Fort Donelson and Cumberland Iron 
 Works, Aug. 25 and 26, 1862, and Feb. 
 
 3, 1863. 
 
 Fort Henry and Fort Hieman, Feb. 6, 
 1862. 
 
 Paris, March 11, 1862. 
 
 Union City, Nov. 19, 1863. 
 
 Island No. 10, April 8, 1882. 
 
 Trenton, Aug. 7, 1862, and Dec. 20, 1862. 
 Jackson, July 13, 1863. 
 
 Lexington, Dec. 18, 1862. 
 
 Pittsburg Landing, March 2, 1862. 
 Adamswille, or Crump’s Landing, April 
 
 4, 1862. 
 
 Shiloh, or Pittsburg Landing, April 6 
 and 7. 1862. 
 
 Savannah, April 16, 1862. 
 
 Monterey (near Shiloh), April 28, 1862, 
 May 13, 1862. 
 
 Middleton, May 21. 1883. 
 
 Bolivar, Aug. 30, 1862; Feb. 6, 1864, and 
 March 29, 1864. 
 
 Bolivar and Somerville, Dec. 24 and 25, 
 1863. 
 
 Medon Station, Aug. 31, 1862; Oct. 3, 
 1863. 
 
 Mi scow and Collierville, Nov. 3 and 4, 
 1863. 
 
 Collierville, Oct. 11, 1863. 
 
 Smith’s expedition to Tupelo, Miss., July 
 5 to 18, 1864. 
 
 Somerville, March 29, 1863. 
 
 Brownsville, July 29, 1862. 
 
 Durhamville. Sept. 17, 1862. 
 
 Covington, March 10, 1863. 
 
 Fort Pillow, naval engagement, May 10. 
 1862. Captured by confederates, April 
 13, 1864. • 
 
 Memphis, naval battle, June 6, 1862; 
 
 Aug. 21, 1864, and Dec. 14, 1864. 
 Germantown (east of Memphis), June 25, 
 1862; Dec. 5 to 8, 1864. 
 
The South’s Battle Abbey. 
 
 25 
 
 Smith’s raid in Mississippi, Feb. 10 to 25, 
 1864. 
 
 GEORGIA. 
 
 Chickamauga, Sept. 19 to 21, 1863. 
 Ringgold, Sept. 11, 1863. 
 
 Ringgold and Taylor’s Ridge, Nov. 27, 
 
 1863. 
 
 Lett’s Tan Yard, Sept. 13, 1863. 
 Graysville, Nov. 26, 1863, and Aug. 16, 
 
 1864. 
 
 Nickajack Trace, April 23, 1864. 
 
 Tunnel Hill, Nov. 28, 1863; Jan. 28, 1864. 
 Tunnel Hill and Rocky Face, Feb. 23 to 
 27, 1864. 
 
 Rocky Face Ridge, including Tunnel Hill, 
 May 5 to 9, 1864. 
 
 Mill Creek Gap and Buzzard’s Roost, 
 May 5 to 12, 1864. 
 
 Red Clay, May 3, 1864. 
 
 YarneH’s Station, May 9, 1864. 
 
 Dalton, Aug. 14 to 16, 1864, and Oct. 13, 
 Resaca, May 13 to 16, 1864, and Oct. 12, 
 1864. 
 
 Lay’s or Tanner’s Ferry, May 15, 1864. 
 Adairsville and Calhoun, May 17 and 18, 
 1864. 
 
 Rome and Kingston, May 18, 1864. 
 Casville, May 19 to 22, 1864. 
 
 Dallas, New Hope Ch., Allatoona Hills, 
 May 25 to June 4, 1864. 
 
 Pickett's Mills, May 27, 1864. 
 
 Big Shanty, June 3, 1864. 
 
 Brush Mountain, June 20,’ 1864. 
 
 Culp’s Farm, June 22, 1864. 
 
 Kenresaw Mountain, June 27, 1864. 
 Ruff’s, July 3, 1864. 
 
 Smyrna, July 2 to 5, 1864. 
 
 Allatoona, Oct. 5, 1864. 
 
 Atlanta and Vicinity: 
 
 Chattahoochee River, July 5 to 10, 1864. 
 Peach Tree Creek, July 20, 1864. 
 Atlanta, July 22, 1864. 
 
 Ezra Church, July 28, 1864. 
 
 Siege of Atlanta, July 28 to Sept. 2, 1864. 
 Fall of Atlanta, Sept. 2, 1864. 
 
 Battle of Atlanta, Nov. 9, 1864. 
 
 Decatur, July 22, 1864. 
 
 Jonesboro, Aug. 31 and Sept. 1, 1864. 
 Lovejoy Station, Sept. 2 to 6, 1864. 
 Lovejoy Station and Bear Creek Station, 
 Nov. 16, 1864. 
 
 Macon, Nov. 20, 1864. 
 
 Griswoldville, Nov. 22, 1864. 
 Sandersville, Nov. 26, 1864. 
 
 Eden Station, Dec. 7 to 9, 1864. 
 Savannah and Vicini ty : 
 
 White Marsh, or Wilmington Island, 
 April 16, 1862. 
 
 Fort Pulaski, April 10, 1862. 
 
 Siege of Savannah, Dec. 10 to 21, 1864. 
 
 Irwinville, capture of Jefferson Davis, 
 May 10, I860. 
 
 SOUTH CAROLINA. 
 
 Charleston and Vicinity: 
 
 Fort Sumter — Bombardment, April 12, 
 1861; evacuation, April 15, 1861; bom- 
 bardment, April 7, 1863; attack, Sept. 
 8, 1863. 
 
 Fort Wagner — Morris Island, July 10 to 
 Sept. 6, 1863. 
 
 Legare’s Point, June 3, 1862. 
 
 James Island, June 10, 1862, and Feb. 
 10, 1865. 
 
 Secessionville, or Fort Johnson, James 
 Island, June 16, 1862. 
 
 John’s Island, July 5, 1864. 
 
 Deveaux’s Neck, Dec. 6 to 9, 1864. 
 
 Edisto Island, April 18, 1862. 
 
 Port Royal, Nov. 7, 1861; Jan. 1, 1862. 
 
 Pocataligo, May 29, 1862. 
 
 Pocataligo, or Yemassee, Oct. 22, 1862. 
 
 Honey Hill, or Grahamsville, Nov. 30, 
 1864. 
 
 Pacataligo, Jan. 14 to 16, 1865. 
 
 Salkehatchie, Combahee R. and River's 
 Bridge, Jan. 25 to Feb. 9, 1865. 
 
 Blackville, 6; Williston, and 7. Aiken, 
 Feb. 8 to 14, 1865. 
 
 Columbia and Congaree River, Feb. 15 to 
 17, 1865. 
 
 NORTH CAROLINA. 
 
 Fort Hatteras, Aug. 28 and 29, 1861. 
 
 Elizabeth City, or Cobb’s Point, Feb. 10, 
 1862. 
 
 Camden, also called South Mills, April 
 19, 1862. 
 
 Plymouth, April 17 to 20, 1864. 
 
 “Ram Albemarle,” May 5, 1864. 
 
 Destruction of “Ram Albemarle,” Oct. 
 28,1864. 
 
 Roanoke Island, Feb. 8, 1862. 
 
 Hamilton, July 9, 1862. 
 
 Potter’s Cav. Raid to Tar River and 
 Rocky Mount, July 18 to 21, 1863. 
 
 Greenville, Dec. 30, 1863. 
 
 Near Washington, May 31, 1862. 
 
 Washington, Sept. 6, 1862. 
 
 Washington and Rodman’s Point, March 
 30 to April 4, 1863. 
 
 Foster’s Expedition to Goldsboro, Dec. 
 12 to 18, 1862. 
 
 Kinston, Dec. 14, 1862. 
 
 Newbern, March 14, 1862. 
 
 Pollocksville, April, 14, 1862. 
 
 Near Newbern, May 22, 1862. 
 
 Bachelor’s Creek, Newport Barracks and 
 Newborn, Feb. 1 to 3, 1864. 
 
26 
 
 The South’s Battue Abbey. 
 
 Bachelor’s Creek, May 26, 1864. 
 
 Fort Macon, April 25, 1862. 
 
 Wilmington, Ft. Anderson and Town 
 Creek, Feb. 18 to 22, 1865. 
 
 Sugar Loaf Battery, Federal Point, Feb. 
 11, 1865. 
 
 Fort Fisher, Nov. 25, 1864; Jan. 13 to 
 
 15, 1865. Explosion of Magazine, Jan. 
 
 16, 1865. 
 
 Clinton, May 19, 1862. 
 
 Wilcox Bridge, March 8 to 10, 1865. 
 Averysboro, March 16, 1865. 
 
 Bentonville, March 19 to 21, 1865. 
 Young’s Cross Roads, July 26, 1862. 
 Qualltown, Feb. 5, 1864. 
 
 Durham Station. Surrender of Johnston, 
 April 26, 1865. 
 
 VIRGINIA. 
 
 Fairfax C. H. (near Alexandria), June 
 1, 1861, and March 8, 1863. 
 
 Vienna, June 17, 1861; Dec. 3, 1861, and 
 Sept. 2, 1862. 
 
 Great Falls, July 7, 1861. 
 
 Balls Cross Roads, Aug. 27, 1861. 
 Drainesville, Nov. 26, 1861; Dec. 20, 1861; 
 
 Feb. 22, 1864. 
 
 Annandale, Dec. 4, 1861. 
 
 Lewinsville, Sept. 11, 1861. 
 
 Camp Advance, Munson’s Hill, Sept. 29, 
 
 1861. 
 
 Burke’s Station, March 10, 1862. 
 Chantilly, Stpt. 1, 1862. 
 
 Coyle Tavern, Aug. 24, 1863. 
 
 Balls Bluff (near Leesburg), Oct. 21, 
 1861. 
 
 Lovettsville, Aug. 8, 1861. 
 
 Aldie, June 17, 1863. 
 
 Berry ville, Dec. 1, 1862; Oct. 18, 1863, 
 and Sept. 3 and 4, 1864. 
 
 Summit Point, Berryville, and Flowing 
 Springs, Aug. 21, 1864. 
 
 White Post, Dec. 6, 1864. 
 
 Berryville Pike, Sulphur Springs Bridge 
 and White Post, Aug. 10, 1864. 
 Snicker’s Gap and Island Ford, July 16 
 and 17, 1864. 
 
 Near Snicker’s Gap, Aug. 13 and 19, 
 1864. 
 
 Bloomfield and Union, Nov. 2 and 3, 
 
 1862. 
 
 Philomont, Nov. 1, 1862. 
 
 Winchester, May 25, 1862; June 13 and 
 15, 1863, and Aug. 17, 1864. 
 
 Winchester and Kearnstown, March 23, 
 1862; July 23 and 24, 1864. 
 
 Winchester and Fisher’s Hill, Sept. 19 
 to 22, 1864. 
 
 Cedar Creek, Sheridan’s Ride, Oct. 19, 
 1864. 
 
 Newton and Cedar Springs, Nov. 12, 
 1864. 
 
 Stevenson’s Depot, Darkville and Win- 
 chester, July 19 and 20, 1864. 
 
 Middletown, June 11, 1863. 
 
 Strasburg, Oct. 13, 1864. 
 
 Front Royal, May 30, 1862, and May 23, 
 1862. 
 
 Stiasburg and Staunton Road, June 1 
 and 2, 1862. 
 
 Tom’s Brook, Fisher’s Hill and Stras- 
 burg, Oct. 9, 1864. 
 
 Buckton Station, May 23, 1862. 
 
 Fisher’s Hill, Aug. 15, 1864. 
 
 Crooked Run, Front Royal, Aug. 16, 
 1864. 
 
 Upperville, June 21, 1863. 
 
 Manassas Gap and Chester Gap, July 21 
 to 23, 1863. 
 
 Rectortown and London Heights, Jan. 
 1 to 10, 1864. 
 
 Bull Run, or Manassas, July 21, 1861; 
 Aug. 30, 1862. 
 
 Bull Run Bridge, Aug. 27, 1862. 
 
 Blackburn’s Ford, July 18, 1861. 
 
 Occoquan, March 5, 1862. 
 
 Occoquan Creek, Nov. 12, 1861. 
 
 Occoquan Bridge, Jan. 29, 1862. 
 
 Mason’s Neck, Occoquan, Feb. 24, 1862. 
 
 Groveton and Gainesville, Aug. 28 and 
 29, 1862. 
 
 Brentsville, Feb. 14, 1863; Feb. 14, 1864. 
 
 Bristoe Station, Oct. 14, 1863, and April 
 15, 1864. 
 
 Buckland Mills, Oct. 19, 1863. 
 
 Haymarket, Oct. 18, 1862. 
 
 Rappahannock Station, Brandy’s Station, 
 and Kelly’s Ford, Aug. 1 to 3, 1863. 
 
 Rappahannock Station, Nov. 7, 1863: 
 
 Somerville Heights, May 7, 1862. 
 
 Brandy Station, Aug. 20, 1862. 
 
 Beverly Ford and Brandy Station, June 
 9, 1863. 
 
 Warrenton Junction, May 3, 1863. 
 
 Jeffersonton, Oct. 12, 1863. 
 
 Auburn, Oct. 14. 1863. 
 
 Beileton, Jan. 14, 1864. 
 
 Culpeper, July 12, 1862, and Sept. 13, 
 
 1863. 
 
 Culpeper and White Sulphur Springs, 
 Oct. 12 and 13, 1863. 
 
 Cedar Mountain, or Mitchell’s Station, 
 Aug. 9, 1862. 
 
 Muddy Run, Nov. 8, 1863. 
 
 Waterloo Bridge, Lee Springs, Freeman’s 
 Ford and Sulphur Springs, skirmishes, 
 Aug. 23 to 2o, 1S62. 
 
The South’s Battle Abbey. 
 
 27 
 
 Orange O. H., Aug. 2, 1862. 
 
 Rapidan Station, Sept. 14, 1863; Sept. 
 
 ID, 1863, and Oct. 10, 1863. 
 
 McLean’s Ford, or Liberty Mills, Oct. 
 15, 1863. 
 
 Mine Run, Raccoon Ford, New Hope, 
 Robertson’s Farm, Bartlett’s Mills and 
 Locust Grove, Nov. 26 to 2 8,1863. 
 Barnett’s Ford, Feb. 7, 1864. 
 Stanardsville and Burton’s Ford, March 
 1, 1864. 
 
 Barboursville, July 12, 1861. 
 Gordonsville, Dec. 28, 1864. 
 
 Trevillian Station, June 11 and 12, 1864. 
 Luray, June 30, 1862. 
 
 New Market, May 15, 1864, and Oct. 7, 
 1864. 
 
 Mount Jackson, Nov. 17, 1863. 
 Harrisonburg, June 6, 1862. 
 
 Cross Keys, or Union Church, June 8, 
 
 1862. 
 
 Port Republic, June 9, 1862. 
 
 Lacey’s Springs, Dec. 20, 1864. 
 Waynesboro, Oct. 2, 1864. 
 
 Sylvan Grove, Waynesboro and Browne's 
 X Roads, Nov. 26 to 29, 1864. 
 
 Panther Gap and Buffalo Gap, June 3 
 to 6, 1864. 
 
 Monterey (N. W. of Waynesboro), April 
 12, 1862. 
 
 McDowell, or Bull Pasture, May 8, 1882. 
 Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, 1862. 
 Fredericksburg and Salem Heights, May 
 1 to 4, 1863. 
 
 Clendenin’s Raid, below Fredericksburg, 
 May 20 to 28, 1863. 
 
 Falmouth, April 18, 1862. 
 
 Matapony, or Thornburg, Aug. 6, 1862. 
 Dumfries, Dec. 27, 1862. 
 
 Kelly’s Ford. March 17, 1863; Nov. 7, 
 
 1863. 
 
 Spottsylvania C. H., April 30, 1863. 
 Chancellorsville, May 1 to 4, 1863. 
 Franklin’s Crossing, Rappahannock river, 
 June 5, 1863. 
 
 Wilderness, May 5 to 7, 1864. 
 
 Todd’s Tavern, May 8, 1864. 
 Spottsylvania, Fredericksburg Road, 
 Laurel Hill and Ny River, May 8 to 
 18, 1864. 
 
 Matthias Point (Potomac river), June 27, 
 1861. 
 
 Beaver Dam Station, South Anna Bridge, 
 Ashland and Yellow Tavern, Sheridan’s 
 cavalry raid in Virginia, May 9 to 13, 
 
 1864. 
 
 North Anna River, Jerico Ford or Tay- 
 lor’s Bridge, and Talopotomy Bridge, 
 
 May 23 to 27, 1864. 
 
 Richmond and vicinity: 
 
 Fort Darling, naval battle, May 15, 1862. 
 
 Seven Pines and Fair Oaks, May 31 to 
 June 1, 1862. 
 
 Hanover C. H., May 27, 1862. . 
 
 Chickahominy, May 24, 1862, and June 
 27, 1862. 
 
 Mechanicsville, or Ellison’s Mills, June 
 26, 1862. 
 
 Gaines’ Mills, or Cold Harbor, June 27, 
 1862. 
 
 Peach Orchard and Savage Station, June 
 29, 1862, 
 
 White Oak Swamp, or Charles City Cross 
 Roads, June 30, 1862. 
 
 Glendale, June 30, 1862. 
 
 Nelson’s Farm, June 30, 1862. 
 
 Frazier’s Farm, June 30, 1862. 
 
 Turkey Bend, June 30, 1862. 
 
 New Market Cross Roads, June 30, 1862. 
 
 Malvern Hill, July 1, 1862. 
 
 Old Church, June 13, 1862. 
 
 Tunstall Station, June 14, 1862. 
 
 White Oak Swamp Bridge, Aug. 4, 1862, 
 and June 13, 1864. 
 
 Malvern Hill, Aug. 5, 1862. 
 
 Dutch Gap, Aug. 5, 1863. 
 
 Kilpatrick’s Raid, Stevensburg to Rich- 
 mond, Feb. 28 to March 4, 1864. 
 
 Fort Darling, Drewry’s Bluffs, May 12 
 to 16, 1864. 
 
 Hanover and Ashland, May 30, 1864. 
 
 Hanoverton, Howe’s Shop and Salem 
 Church, May 27 and 28, 1864. 
 
 Cold Harbor. Gaines’ Mill, Salem Church 
 and Howe’s Shops, June 1 to 12, 1864. 
 
 Samaria Church, Malvern Hill, June 15, 
 1864. 
 
 Jones Bridge and Samaria Church, June 
 23 and 24, 1864. 
 
 Dutch Gap, naval engagement, June 21, 
 1864. 
 
 Gravel Hill, Aug. 14, 1864. 
 
 Strawberry Plains, or Deep Bottom. Aug. 
 14 to 18, 1864. 
 
 New Market Heights, or Laurel Hill, 
 Sept. 28 to 30, 1864. 
 
 Fair Oaks, Oct. 27 and 28, 1864. 
 
 Fall of Richmond, April 3, 1865. 
 
 Petersburg and vicinity: 
 
 Chester Station. May 6 and 7, 1864. 
 
 Swift Creek and Arrowfield Church; May 
 9 and 10, 1864. 
 
 Petersburg. June 10, 1864. 
 
 Siege of Petersburg, June 15, 1864, to 
 Anri! 2. 1865. 
 
 Weldon Railroad (now called Petersburg 
 
28 
 
 The South’s Battue Abbey. 
 
 R. R.), June 22 to 30, 1864. 
 
 Lees’ Mills. April 16, ’62, July 12-30, ’64. 
 Six Mile Station, Aug. 18, 19 and 21, 
 Ream’s Station, Aug. 25, 18(54. [ 1864. 
 
 Fort Hell, Sept. 10, 1864. 
 
 Poplar Springs Church, Oct. 1, 1864. 
 Arthur’s Swamp, Oct. 1, 1864. 
 Darbytown Road, Oct. 7 and 13, 1864. * 
 Hatchers Run, Oct. 27, 1864; Dec. 8 and 
 9, 1864. 
 
 Stony Creek Station, Dec. 1, 1864. 
 Weldon Railroad Expedition, Dec. 7 to 
 11, 1864. 
 
 Dalmey’s Mills, Hatcher‘s Run, Feb. 5 
 to 7, 1865. 
 
 Fort Steadman, March 25, 1865. 
 
 Quaker Road, March 23, 1865. 
 
 Dinwiddie C. H., March 31, 1865. 
 
 Five Forks, April 1, 1865. 
 
 Namozine Church and Wlllicomack, April 
 3, 1865. 
 
 City Point, naval battle on James River, 
 May 6, 1864; explosion Aug. 9, 1864. 
 Bermuda Hundred, May 16 to 30, 1864; 
 June 2, 1864; Aug. 24 and 25, 1864, and 
 Nov. 17, 1864. 
 
 Coggins Point, July 31, 1862. 
 
 West Point, May 7, 1862. 
 
 Slatersville or New Kent C. H., May 9, 
 1862. 
 
 Wilson’s Wharf, May 24, 1864. 
 Gloucester, Nov. 17, 1862. 
 
 Williamsburg, May 2, 1862, and July 11, 
 Yorktown, April 11 and 26, 1862. 
 Williamsburg Road, June 18, 1862. 
 Newport News, June 5, 1861. 
 
 Big Bethel, June 10, 1861, and April 4, 
 Hampton, Aug. 7, 1861. [ 1862. 
 
 Newmarket Bridge, Dec. 22, 1861. 
 Hampton Roads, naval battle (Monitor 
 and Merrimac) March 8 and 9, 1862. 
 Suffolk, Siege, from April 12 to May 4. 
 Battle, March 9, 1864. [ 1863. 
 
 Deserted House, or Kelly’s Store, Jan. 
 
 30, 1863. 
 
 Boydton and White Oak Roads, March 
 
 31, 1865. 
 
 Amelia Springs, near Amelia C. H., April 
 3, 1865. 
 
 Sailor’s Creek, April 6, 1865. 
 
 Farmville, April 7, 1865. 
 
 High Bridge, Appomattox River, April 6, 
 1865. 
 
 Appomattox C. H. Lee Surrenders. April 
 9. 1865. 
 
 Lynchburg, June 17 and 18, 1864. 
 
 Otter Creek, (near Liberty), June 16, 1864 
 
 Buford’s Gap, June 21, 1864. 
 
 Salem, June 21, 1864. 
 
 Wytheville, July 17, 1863. 
 
 Saltville, Oct. 2, 1864. 
 
 Abingdon, Glade Springs, Saltville and 
 Marion (Stoneman’s Raid), Dec. 12 to 
 21, 1864. 
 
 Jonesville, Jan. 3, 1864. 
 
 WEST VIRGINIA. 
 
 Charleston, Dec. 1, 1862, and Oct. 18, 
 1863. 
 
 Harper’s Ferry, Sept. 12 to 15, 1862. 
 Leetown, July 3, 1864. 
 
 Halltown, July 15, 1863, and Aug. 24 and 
 
 25, 1 864. 
 
 Martinsburg, June 14, 1863, and Aug. 
 
 Falling Waters, also called Haynesville 
 or Martinsburg, July 2, 1861. 
 
 Falling Waters, July 14, 1863. 
 F^ckfmjcls Ford, Shepherdstown, Sept. 
 
 Shepherdstown, Oct. 1, 1862, and .Julv 
 16, 1863 
 
 Shepherdstown, or Kearneysville and 
 Smithfleld, Aug. 25, 1884. 
 
 Smithfleld, Aug. 29, 1864. 
 
 Bath, Great Cacapon Bridge, Alpine Sta., 
 and Hancock, Jan. 4, 1862. 
 
 Romney, or Hanging Rock, Sept. 23, 1861 
 Romney, or Mill Creek Mills, Oct. 28, ’61 
 Patterson Creek, or Kelley’s Island, June 
 
 26, 1861. 
 
 Blue Gap (near Romney), Jan. 7, 1862. 
 Hammock’s Mills, July 3, 1864. 
 
 Green Springs, Aug. 2, 1864. 
 
 Piedmont. June 5, 1864. 
 
 Moorefield. Aug. 7, 1864. 
 
 Wardensville, May 28, 1862. 
 
 Medley, Jan. 29, 1864. 
 
 Beverly. July 12, 1861, Oct. 29,. 1864 and 
 Jan. 11, 1865. 
 
 Rich Mountain, July 11, 1864. 
 
 Garrick’s Ford, July 14. 1861. 
 
 Cheat Mountain, Sept. 12 and 13, 1861. 
 Dry Forks, Cheat River, Jan. 8, 1862. 
 Philippi, June 3, 1861. 
 
 Greenbrier, Oct. 3, 1861. 
 
 Buckhannon, or Middle Creek Fork. July 
 Fairmont, April 29, 1863. \ 6, 1861. 
 
 Elizabeth, or Wirt C. II., Nov. 19, 1861. 
 Point Pleasant, March 30, 1863. 
 
 Grass Lick. April 23, JS62. 
 
 Barboursville, Sept. 18, 1861. 
 
 Guyandotte, Nov. 10, 1861. 
 
 Madison, or Boone C. II., Sept. 1, 1861. 
 Laurel Hill, or Dealington, July 8, 1861. 
 
The South’s Battue Abbey, 
 
 29 
 
 Chapmansville, Sept. 25, 1861. 
 Scarrytown, July 17, 1861. 
 
 Fayetteville, Sept. 10, 1862. 
 
 Hawk's Nest, Aug. 20, 1861. 
 
 Gauley Bridge, Nov. 10, 1861. 
 
 Oceana, or Wyoming C. H., Aug. 11, 1862 
 Princeton, May 15, 16 and 18, 1862. 
 Lewisburg, May 25, 1862. 
 
 Rocky Gap, Aug. 26, 1863. 
 
 Huntersville, Jan. 4, 1862. 
 
 Summerville, or Cross Banes. Aug. 26, ’61 
 Carnifex Ferry, Sept. 10, 1861. 
 
 Holly River (near Braxton G. H.,) April 
 17. 1862. 
 
 MARYLAND. 
 
 Baltimore, Riots, Arril 19, 1861. 
 Westminster, June 29, 1863. 
 
 Edwards Ferry, June 17, 1861. 
 Pritchard’s Mills, or Darnestown, Sept. 
 15. 1861 
 
 Poolesville, Sept. '7*. 1862. 
 
 Rockville, Sept. 22, 1863. 
 
 Monocacy. (near Frederick), July 9, 1864. 
 Point of Rocks, Aug. 5. 1861, and June 
 Hagerstown, July 5, 1864. [ 9, 1864, 
 
 Hagerstown and Williamsport, July 6, 
 1863. 
 
 Turner’s ana Crampton’s Gap, South 
 Mountain, Sept. 14, 1862. 
 
 Antietam or Sharpsburg, Sept. 17, 1862. 
 Monterey Gap and Smithsburg, July 4 
 and 5, 1863. 
 
 Boonsborough, July 7 to 9, 1863. 
 
 Bolivar and Maryland Heights, July 4 to 
 7, 1864. 
 
 Middletown and Solomon’s Gap, July 7, 
 Clear Springs, July 29, 1864. [1864. 
 
 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 
 Washington, Fort Stevens, July 12, 1864. 
 
 PENNSYLVANIA. 
 
 Hanover, June 30, 1863. 
 
 Gettysburg, July 1 to 3, 1863. 
 
 FLORIDA. 
 
 Near Pensacola, naval engagement, Sept. 
 
 14, 1861. 
 
 Santa Rosa, Oct. 9, 1861. 
 
 Fort Pickens, Nov. 23, 1861. 
 
 Mitchell’s Creek and Pine Barren Creek, 
 Dec. 17 to 19, 1864. 
 
 Natural Bridge, March 6. 1865. 
 Marianna, Sept. 27, 1864. 
 
 Tallahassee, surrender of Sam Jones, 
 May 10, 1865. 
 
 Lake City, Feb. 12, 1864. 
 
 Olustee, or Silver Lake, Feb. 20, 1864. 
 Barber’s Place, St. Mary’s River, Feb. 
 9. 1864. 
 
 Gainesville, Feb. 14, 1864, and Aug. 17, 
 Jacksonville, May 1, 1864. [1864. 
 
 St. Augustine, Dec. 30, 1863. 
 
 Mosquito Inlet, naval engagements, 
 March 21, 1862. 
 
 Tampa Bay, naval battle, Oct. 17, 1863. 
 
 ALABAMA. 
 
 Bridgeport, April 29, 1862. 
 
 Huntsville, April 11, 1862. 
 
 Athens, Sept. 23, 1864. 
 
 Elkton Station, near Athens, May 9, 1862. 
 Decatur, March 7, 1864; April 17, 1864; 
 Oct. 26 to 29, 1864. 
 
 Decatur and Moulton, May 26 to 29, 1864. 
 Courtland Bridge, July 25, 1862. 
 Tuscumbia, April 24, 1863. 
 
 Straight’s Raid, Tuscumbia to Rome, 
 Ga., April 27 to May 3, 1863, with 
 skirmishes at Day’s Gap, April 30; 
 Black Warrior Creek, May 1, and 
 Blount’s Farm, May 2. 
 
 Cherokee Station, Oct. 21, 1863; Oct. 29, 
 
 1863. 
 
 Wilson’s Raid, from Chickasaw, Ala., 
 to Macon, Ga., March 22 to April 24, 
 1865. 
 
 Nauvoo and Thornhill, Jan. 2 and 3, 1865. 
 Cane Creek, Oct. 26, 1863. 
 
 Fort Gaines and Fort Morgan, Aug. 5 
 to 23, 1864. 
 
 Siege of Mobile, March 26 to April 11, 
 1865. 
 
 Fort Blakely, Mobile, April 11, 1865. 
 Mobile Bay, naval battle, Aug. 5 to 20, 
 
 1864. 
 
 Surrender of the Confederate Navy, in 
 Tombigbee River, May 4, 1865. 
 Surrender of Taylor, May 4, 1865. 
 MISSISSIPPI. 
 
 Corinth, April 8, 1862; May 17, 1862, and 
 Oct. 3 and 4, 1862. . 
 
 Farmington. May 3, 1862. 
 
 Glendale, May 8, 1862. 
 
 Metamora, Oct. 5, 1862. 
 
 Rienzi and Kossuth, Aug. 26, 1862. 
 Iuka, Sept. 19 and 20, 1862, and Julv 7 
 and 9, 1868. 
 
 Booneville, May 30, 1862, and Julv 1, 
 Blackland, June 4, 1862. [ 1862. 
 
 Ripley and Moscow Station, Dec. 1 to 4, 
 
 -TO£>q 
 
 Holly Springs, Dec. 20, 1862: May 24. 
 
 1864, and Aug. 27 and 28, 1864. 
 Hudsonville, Nov. 8, 1862. 
 
 Davis Mills, Dec. 21, 1862. 
 
 Hernando and Cold water, April 18 and 
 19, 1863. 
 
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 The Sooth’s Battle Abbey. 
 
 Cold water, Sept. 10, 1862, and Aug. 21, 
 1863 
 
 Coahoma Co., Aug. 2, 1862. 
 
 Abbeville, Oxford and Hurricane Creek, 
 Aug. 7 to 14, 1864. 
 
 College, or Oxford Hill, Aug. 21 and 22, 
 1864. 
 
 Abbeville, Aug. 23, 1864. 
 
 Wyatt’s and Ingram’s Mills, Oct. 12 and 
 18, 1868. 
 
 Brice’s Cross Roads (near Guntown), 
 June 10, 1864. 
 
 Bay Springs, or Vincent’s Cross Roads, 
 Oct. 26, 1863. 
 
 Egypt Station, Dec. 28, 1864. 
 
 Prairie Station, Feb. 21, 1863. 
 
 Coffeeville, Dec. 5, 1862. 
 
 Grenada, Aug. 13, 1863. 
 
 Port Pemberton (near Greenwood), Mar. 
 13 to April 5. 1863. 
 
 Vicksburg and Vicinity: 
 
 Vicksburg United States fleet, June 26 
 to 29, 1862; Siege, May 18 to July 4, 
 1863; Battle, July 4, 1864. 
 
 Chickasaw Bayou, Dec. 28 and 29, 1862. 
 
 Mississippi River, below Vicksburg, 'Feb. 
 24, 1863. 
 
 Champion Hills, May 16, 1863. 
 
 Big Black River, May 17, 1863. 
 
 Port Gibson, May 1, 1863. 
 
 Rodney and Port Gibson, Dec. 17 to 26, 
 1863. 
 
 Coleman’s Plantation. July 4 and 5. 1864. 
 
 Grand Gulf, April 29, 1863, July 16 and 
 17, 1864. 
 
 Natchez. Mav 13, 1862; July 8, 1863, and 
 Nov. 11, 1863. 
 
 Raymond. May 12, 1863. 
 
 Boltin and Birdsong Ferry, July 4 and 5, 
 1863. 
 
 Canton, July 17, 1863. 
 
 Canton, Brownsville and Clinton, Oct. 
 15 to 18, 1863. 
 
 Near Canton. Feb. 27 and 28, 1864. 
 
 Yazoo City, July 13, 1863. 
 
 Yazoo City exp., including Benton and 
 Vaughan, May 4 to 13. 1864. 
 
 Yazoo River expedition, Feb. 1 to March 
 8, 1864. 
 
 Franklin, Jan. 2. 1865. 
 
 Jackson, May 14. 1863. 
 
 Jackson. Bolton Der>ot. Canton and Clin- 
 ton, July 9 to 16. 1863. 
 
 Expedition from Vicksburg to Meridian, 
 with engagements at Champion Hills 
 (16), Raymond (19). Clinton .20), Jack- 
 son (23). Decatur (24). Chunkey Sta- 
 tion (24), and occupation of Meridian 
 
 (25), Lauderdale (26), and Marion (26), 
 Feb. 3 to March 5, 1864. 
 
 Summerville, Nov. 26, 1862. 
 
 Hurricane Creek, Oct. 23, 1864. 
 
 LOUISIANA. 
 
 Lake Providence, May 27, 1863. 
 Milliken’s Bend, Aug. 18, 1862, and June 
 6 to 8, 1863. 
 
 Calhoun Station, or Bayou de Glaize, 
 May 18, 1864. 
 
 Campti, April 4, 1864. 
 
 Pleasant Hill Landing, April 12, 1864. 
 Sabine Cross Roads and Pleasant Hills, 
 also called Mansfield, April 8 and 9, 
 
 1864. 
 
 Cloutiersville, Moneti’s Bluff and Cane 
 River, April 23 and 24, 1864. 
 
 Fort de Russy (near Alexandria), March 
 14, 1864. 
 
 Dunn’s Bayou, May 5, 1864. 
 
 Near Alexandria, May 1 to 8, 1864. 
 Bayou Lamourie, May 7, 1864. 
 Harrisonburg, March 2, 1864. 
 
 Water Proof, Feb. 14 and 15, 1864. 
 Vidalia, Sept. 14, 1863, and Feb. 7, 1864. 
 Grand Coteau, Nov. 3, 1863. 
 
 Port Hudson, March 14, 1863; May 27 to 
 July 9, 1863. 
 
 Near Port Hudson, April 7, 1864. 
 Jackson, Aug. 3, 1863, and Oct. 5, 1864. 
 Near Morganza, Sept. 29, 1863. 
 
 Olive Branch, March 6, 1865. 
 
 Baton Rouge, Aug. 5, 1862. 
 
 Williams Bridge, Amite River, June 27, 
 1862. 
 
 Grosse Tete Bayou, Feb. 19, 1864. 
 Plaquemine, Aug. 6, 1864. 
 Donaldsonville, June 28, 1863; July 13, 
 1863, and Aug. 5, 1864. 
 
 Pattersonville, March 28, 1863. 
 
 Irish Bend and Bisland, April 12 to 14, 
 1863. 
 
 Brasher City, June 23, 1863. 
 
 Raceland, June 22, 1862. 
 
 Des Allemand’s, Sept. 9, 1862. 
 
 La Fourche Crossing, June 20 and 21, 
 1863 
 
 Ponchatoula, March 24, 1863. 
 
 Port Jackson, Fort St. Phillip, and cap- 
 ture of New Orleans, April 18 to 28, 
 1862. 
 
 TEXAS. 
 
 Galveston, Harbor, Nov. 7, 1861. 
 Galveston, Jan. 1, 1863. 
 
 Nueces River, Aug. 10, 1862. 
 
 Brazos de Santiago, or Palmetto Ranch, 
 last battle of the Civil War, May 13, 
 
 1865. 
 
The South’s Battle Abbey. 
 
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 INDIAN TERRITORY. 
 
 Fort Gibson, Sept. 16 and 18, 1864. 
 Honey Springs, July 17, 1863. 
 
 ARKANSAS. 
 
 Bentonville, Pea Ridge, Leetown, and 
 Elkhorn Tavern, March 6 to 8, 1862. 
 Fayetteville, Jan. 15, 1862. 
 Boonsborough, Cane Hill, and Boston 
 Mountain, Nov. 28, 1862. 
 
 Prairie Grove or Fayetteville, Dec. 7, 
 1862. 
 
 Talbot’s Ferry, April 19, 1862. 
 
 Salem or Spring River, March 18, 1862. 
 Martin’s Creek, Jan. 7, 1864. 
 
 Chalk Bluff, Surrender of Jeff Thomp- 
 son, May 11, 1865. 
 
 Jonesboro, Aug. 17, 1862. 
 
 Smithville, June 17, 1862. 
 
 Batesville, July 14, 1862, and Feb. 19, 
 1864. 
 
 Searcy Landing, May 19, 1862. 
 
 Searcy, Sept. 6, 1864. 
 
 Big Indian Creek, May 27, 1862. 
 
 Little Red Rher, June 25, 1862. 
 
 West Point, White River, Aug. 14, 1863. 
 Near Augusta, April 1, 1864. 
 
 Little Rock, Sept. 10, 1863. 
 
 Austin, Bayou Meto, and Brownsville, 
 Aug. 25 to 31, 1863. 
 
 Jones Hay Station and Ashley Station, 
 Aug. 24, 1864. 
 
 Clarksville, Nov. 8, 1863. 
 
 Roseville and Stone’s Farm, April 5, 1864. 
 Fort Smith, Aug. 24, 1864. 
 
 Massard Prairie, July 27, 1864. 
 
 Waldron, Dec. 30, 1863. 
 
 Baker Springs, Jan. 24, 1864. 
 
 Farr’s Mills, July 14, 1864. 
 
 Spoon vdlle, April 2, 1864. 
 
 Okolona, April 3, 1864. 
 
 Moscow, April 13, 1864. 
 
 Camden and Liberty, April 15 and 16, 
 
 1864. 
 
 Poisons Springs, April 18, 1864. 
 Richland, May 3, 1864. 
 
 Princeton, April 29, 1864. 
 
 Jenkins’ Ferry, April 30, 1864. 
 
 Pine Bluff, Oct. 25, 1863; July 2, 1864. 
 Douglass Landing, Pine Bluff, Feb. 22, 
 
 1865. 
 
 Clarendon, Aug. 13, 1862; March 15, 
 1864, and June 25 to 29, 1864. 
 Aberdeen, July 9, 1862. 
 
 Grand Prairie, July 6, 1862. 
 
 Cotton Plant, April 21, 18*64. 
 
 Bayou Cache, also called Cotton Plant, 
 July 7, 1862. 
 
 Marianna, Nov. 7, 1862. 
 
 La Grange, Oct. 11, 1862, and May 1, 
 1863. 
 
 Wallace’s Ferry, July 26, 1864. 
 
 Helena, Aug. 11, 1862; Dec. 5, 1862, and 
 July 4, 1863. 
 
 Near Helena, May 25, 1863. 
 
 St. Charles, on the White River, June 
 17, 1862. 
 
 Fort Hindman, Arkansas Post, Jan. 11, 
 1863. 
 
 Lake Chicot, June 6, 1864. 
 
 Long View and Mount Elba, March 26 
 to 30, 1864. 
 
 MISSOURI. 
 
 Rickport, Sept. 23, 1864. 
 
 Cameron, Oct. 12, 1861. 
 
 Plattsburg, Oct. 27, 1861. 
 
 Spring Hill, Oct. 27, 1861. 
 
 Ivirksville, Aug. 6, 1862. 
 
 Memphis, July 18, 1862. 
 
 Athens, Aug. 5, 1861. 
 
 Lancaster, Nov. 24, 1861. 
 
 Newark, Aug. 1, 1862. 
 
 Palmyra, Nov. 18, 1861. 
 
 Monroe, July 10, 1861. 
 
 Walkersville, April 14, 1862. 
 
 Florida, May 22; July 23 and 24, 1862. 
 
 Santa Fe, July 24 and 25, 1862. 
 
 Centralia, September 27. 1864. 
 
 Renick, November 1, 1861. 
 
 Brunswick, August 17, 1861. 
 
 Keytesville, February 26, 1862. 
 
 Grand River, Lees Ford, Chariton River, 
 Walnut Creek, Compton Ferry, Swita- 
 ler’s Mills and Yellow Creek, August 
 10 to 13, 1862. 
 
 Lexington, Aug. 29 and Sept. 12 to 20, 
 1861; March 12, 1862; June 14 and Oct. 
 19, 1864. 
 
 West Glaze, also called Shanghai or 
 Hemrytown or Monday’s Hollow, Oct. 
 
 Vicinity of Kansas City. 
 
 Blue Mills, .July 24 and Sept. 17, 1861. 
 
 Dallas, Sept. 2, 1861, and Aug. 24, 1862. 
 
 Little Blue, Nov. 11 and 26, 1861; July 
 6, 1864. 
 
 Little Blue River, April 12, 1862. 
 
 Little Blue and Independence, Oct. 21 
 and 22, 1864. 
 
 Little Santa Fe, Nov. 6, 1861. 
 
 Independence. Feb. 18, 1862, and Aug. 
 11, 1862. 
 
 Independence or Little Santa Fe, March 
 22, 1862. 
 
 Raytown, June 23, 1862. 
 
 Lone Jack, Aug. 16, 1862. 
 
 Union Mills, Aug. 20, 1862. 
 
 Westport, June 17, 1863. 
 
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 The South’s Battle Abbey. 
 
 Harrison ville, Nov. 3, 1862. 
 
 Pleasant Hill, July 11, 1862. 
 Warrensburg or Briar, March 26, 1802. 
 Warrensburg, March 28, 1882, and June 
 17, 1862. 
 
 Dunksburg, Dec. 4, 1861. 
 
 Wadesburg, Dec. 24, 1861. 
 
 Columbus, Jan. 9, 1862, and July 23, 
 1862, 
 
 Knobnoster, Jan. 22, 1862. 
 
 Black Walnut Creek, Nov. 29, 1861. 
 Milford, or Shawnee Mound and Black- 
 water Dec. 13, 1861. 
 
 Boonville, June 17 and Sept. 13, 1861. 
 Fayette, Sept. 24, 1864. 
 
 Glasgow, Oct. 15, 1864. 
 
 Warsaw, Oct. 16, 1861. 
 
 Mt. Zion, Dec. 28, 1884. 
 
 Calhoun, Jan. 4, 1862. 
 
 Jefferson City, California and Boonville, 
 Oct. 7 to 11, 1864. 
 
 Fulton, July 17. 1861. 
 
 Moores Mills, July 28, 1862. 
 Martinsburg, July 17, 1861. 
 
 Mills ville or Wentz ville, July 16, 1861. 
 St. Louis Riots, May 9, 1861. - 
 Fox Creek, March 7, 1862. 
 
 Lane’s Prairie, July 26, 1861. 
 
 Wilson’s Creek or Oak Hill, Aug. 10, 
 
 1861. 
 
 Leasburg and Harrisburg, Sept. 29 and 
 30, 1864. 
 
 Lebannon, March 12, 1862, 
 
 Mountain Store and Big Piney, July 
 25 and 26, 1862. 
 
 Osceola or Papinsville, Sept. 21 and 22, 
 
 1861. 
 
 Osceola, May 27, 1862. 
 
 Clear Creek or Taberville, Aug. 2, 1862. 
 Humansville, March 26, 1862. 
 Montevallo, April 14 and Aug. 6, 1862. 
 Stockton, Aug. 9, 1862. 
 
 Cross Timbers, Oct. 16, 1863. 
 
 Butler, May 15, 1862. 
 
 Hudson, Dec. 21, 1862. 
 
 Dry Wood, Mo., or Fort Scott, Ivan., 
 Sept, 2, 1861. 
 
 Lamar or Coon Creek, Aug. 24, 1862. 
 Carthage or Dry Forks, July 5, 1861; 
 
 Carthage, March 23, 1862. 
 
 Diamond Grove, April 14, 1862. 
 
 Neosho, April 26, 1862; May 31, 1862, 
 and Oct. 4. 1863. 
 
 Newtonia, Sept. 30, 1862, and Oct. 28 
 and 30, 1864. 
 
 Sugar Creek, Feb. 17, 1862. 
 
 Springfield, Zagonyi’s Charge, Oct. 25, 
 1861; Jan. 7 and 8, 1863. 
 
 Dug Springs, Aug. 2, 1861. 
 
 Turnback Creek, April 26, 1862. 
 
 Panther Creek, Aug. 8, 1862. 
 
 Ozark, July 14 and 15, 1864. Ozark and 
 Forsyth, Aug. 2, 1862. 
 
 Forsyth, July 22, 1861. 
 
 Hartville or Wood’s Fork, Jan. 11, 1863. 
 Mountain Grove, March 9, 1862. 
 
 Salem, Dec. 3, 1861. 
 
 Licking, May 4, 1862. 
 
 Potosi, Aug. 10, 1861. 
 
 Big River Bridge, Oct. 15, 1861. 
 
 Black River (near Ironton), Sept. 12, 
 
 1861, and July 8, 1862. 
 
 Clarkson, Oct. 28, 1862. 
 
 Pilot Knob or Ironton, Sept. 26 and 27, 
 1864. 
 
 Fredencktown and Ironton. Oct. 17 to 
 21, 1861. 
 
 Cape Girardeau, April 26, 1863, and Feb. 
 5, 1864. 
 
 Greenville, July 26, 1862. 
 
 Bollingers Mills, July 29, 1862. 
 Patterson, April 20, 1863. 
 
 White Water, April 24, 1863. 
 
 Putnam’s Ferry (near Doniphan), April 
 2, 1862. 
 
 Chalk Bluffs, May 15, 1862. 
 
 Chalk Bluffs and St. Francois River, 
 April 30 and May 1, 1863. 
 
 Bloomfield, May 11, 1862, and Aug. 25, 
 
 1862. 
 
 Charleston or Bird’s Point, Aug. 19, 
 1861. 
 
 Charleston, January 8, 1862. 
 
 Beckwith Farm, Oct. 13, 1861. 
 
 Bertrand, Dec. 11. 1861. 
 
 Belmont, Nov. 7, 1861. 
 
 New Madrid, March 3 and March 13, 
 
 1862, and Aug. 7, 1863. 
 
 ILLINOIS. 
 
 Charleston, March 28, 1864. 
 
 INDIANA. 
 
 Corydon, Morgan’s Raid, July, 1863. 
 Vernon, Morgan’s Raid, July, 1863. 
 OHIO. 
 
 Buffington Island, Morgan’s Raid, July, 
 
 1863. 
 
 New Lisbon, Morgan captured, July 26, 
 
 1863. 
 
 KANSAS. 
 
 Lawrence, Plunder and Massacre, Aug. 
 21, 1863. 
 
 Baxter Springs, Oct. 6, 1863.