. Sponsor souvenir album : history & reunion (1895) . eSouth. The noble address made by General Gordon upon assuming com-mand September 3, 1889, and which is universally pronounced as oneof the most perfect and beautiful pieces of English composition extant,had not been disseminated. He conceived the idea that this magic appealwould stir up the old veterans if they could only read it, and make hiswork a success, so he sent a copy to about two thousand newspapers, withan appeal that they would all publish it simultaneously on the 6th dayof September, 1891; the patriotic editors did so; it was p
. Sponsor souvenir album : history & reunion (1895) . eSouth. The noble address made by General Gordon upon assuming com-mand September 3, 1889, and which is universally pronounced as oneof the most perfect and beautiful pieces of English composition extant,had not been disseminated. He conceived the idea that this magic appealwould stir up the old veterans if they could only read it, and make hiswork a success, so he sent a copy to about two thousand newspapers, withan appeal that they would all publish it simultaneously on the 6th dayof September, 1891; the patriotic editors did so; it was placed in thehands and in the homes of every veteran in the South, and from thatmoment the success of the United Confederate Veterans was an assuredfact. General Moorman was twice voted thanks for his great work by theveterans at the New Orleans reunion, and at Houston received an ova-tion upon motion of Lieutenant General S. 1). Lee, and seconded byGeneral Gordon, the veterans rising and shouting, the like of which liasbeen accorded to verv few First Caimtoi, of the Confederacymontgomery,
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