. Minutes . Confederacy, whether officers orprivates. One feature was the absence of the venerable past com-mander-in-chief, Clement A. Evans, detained because of illnessand infirmity. But, while he was absent, he was not name lives and will live in the hearts of Southern men,women and children through time unto eternity, as will those ofthe venerable and beloved commanders-in-chief; who have gonebefore. Past Commander-in-Chief Cabell, of Texas, rode in a car-riage and the grizzled and gray warrior was given greeting-wher-ever he passed in review. Mobile is proud; all Alaba
. Minutes . Confederacy, whether officers orprivates. One feature was the absence of the venerable past com-mander-in-chief, Clement A. Evans, detained because of illnessand infirmity. But, while he was absent, he was not name lives and will live in the hearts of Southern men,women and children through time unto eternity, as will those ofthe venerable and beloved commanders-in-chief; who have gonebefore. Past Commander-in-Chief Cabell, of Texas, rode in a car-riage and the grizzled and gray warrior was given greeting-wher-ever he passed in review. Mobile is proud; all Alabama is proud, of this grand finaleof the greatest reunion of the United Confederate Veterans. INSPIRING SCENE. Where on the face of Gods green earth was there ever suchan inspiring scene as that of this morning, when the gray-headedveterans of the Confederacy marched through the streets ofMobile to the strains of the music which made their hearts tobeat on the bloody field of battle, some still whole, while others. G3O 38 Twentieth Reunion, Mobile, Ala., April26, 27and28, 1910. carried empty sleeves, others hobbled on crutches and still othersstumped along on wooden pegs. The scarred and torn battle-flags which they followed up many heights were there wavingin the breeze wafted in from the gulf. The beautiful sponsorsand maids and their stately chaperones were also in the line andthese reflected back the beauty of the heroism of the men whomthey were representing. Every one of the Confederate States of America was repre-sented in the long line of heroes and each of the marching menstepped proudly, bowing here and there to the cheering thousandswho greeted them. X es, it was an inspiring picture. It told of the bravery andheroism of these old soldiers of fortune who believed and knewthey were right when they marched forth from their homes,many, alas, never to return, others returning wounded nigh untodeath and still others maimed and crippled for life. Where on the face of the ea
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