Number 01141 |
Scan Date 7/31/02 |
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Time Period June 18, 1922 |
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Subject Matter Camp Walkup U. V. C. |
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Location Monroe, North Carolina |
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Notes From The Monroe Journal, p 1, Tuesday, June 20, 1922: "Thirty Confederate Veterans Go to Richmond for Reunion" "Thirty old Confederate veterans of the county and ten from South Carolina boarded the special car at Monroe yesterday morning for Richmond to attend the annual reunion which convenes in that city today. A few weeks ago Major W. C. Heath...made arrangements for the county to pay the railroad fare of these old soldiers to the reunion this year. He then invited all the members of Camp Walkup to Monroe and had uniforms made for them, regardless of whether they were in financial condition to pay for them or not...the money to be raised through private subscriptions. Clad in the old Confederate gray, they presented a more soldierly appearance than ever before. Sunday afternoon...the old veterans gathered...railway tickets were issued them and they were all assigned homes in Monroe where they were entertained for the night, after which they were placed in front of the Confederate monument on the west side of the court house and a group picture taken." List of veterans attending: W. M. Perry, W. G. Long, J. C. Huggins, A. Plyler, J. P. Broom, W. T. Rorie, P. R. Belk, P. P. Plyler, W. P. Plyler, Philip Whitley, R. P. Keziah, J. W. Byrum, W. C. Cohen, J. R. Lathan, Jas. A. Griffin, J. L. Yontz, T. M. Winchester, T. E. Williams, John E. Haigler, Britton Belk, Daniel Starnes, A. W. McManus, T. F. Willeford, B. H. Benton, Thos. Shrink, Wm. McWhorter, R. M. Dry, J. S. Smith and S. E. Belk Monroe Journal excerpts added (revised 9/6/2012) by Patricia Poland, Union County Public Library |
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Measurements of original photograph |
Height 10 1/2" |
Width 13 1/2" |
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Type of photograph Black and White |