Funeral Observances for General Gordon Across Georgia
Across Atlanta and cities like Americus Macon Albany Barnesville and Valdosta ceremonies close businesses and honor General John B Gordon. Delegations Confederate veterans and military units travel by special trains and attend memorials with mass meetings and floral tributes. city officials issue proclamations and churches and cemeteries host services in his memory.
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Atlanta
Americus Americus
Americus
Gordon
Charlies Wheatley
Western Division
Georgia United Confederate Vetrans
Valdosta
Vaddosta
Z. O. Vernaice
W. B. Fender
Jacksonville
Gonfen
Remding
Valiosta
Deughtera
Confederacy
8. T. Kingstory
Macon
Atlante
Board of Aldermen
Southern Railway
State House
Presbyterian Church
Oakland Cemetery
R. A. Smith
Southland
Memorial services honor General Gordon across Georgia
News notes memorial observances and funeral plans for General John B Gordon across Hawkinsville Anniston Griffin Athens Columbus Cartersville Covington Augusta Elberton and other Georgia locales. Confederate veterans camps Sons of Veterans and Daughters of the Confederacy organize tributes, resolutions, and processions, with merchants closing and city officials attending in Atlanta.
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Hawkinsville
Court House
FP. H Lovejoy
the Daughters of the Confederacy
Gordon
Buchholz
JO. Cook
H. Woodward
H. Buchholz
Saussy
Taylor
Warren Grice
Pope Brown
The
Daughters of the Confederacy
Atlanta prepares for Gordon funeral as offices close
Atlanta will close principal offices and many businesses for General John B Gordon's funeral. Courts and city departments halt as thousands pay tribute in the rotunda and a petition from merchants urges mutual closure for the day.
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Atlanta
John B Gordon
Lumpkin
Superior Court
Lowry Arnold
Juge Roan
Gordon
Reid
City Criminal Court
Cab ‘Hhoun
Board of County Commissioners
Palmer
Court House
Recorder's Court
Recorder’s Court
Atlanta Camp 189 Adopts Resolutions on General Gordon
The Atlanta camp No 189 United Confederates Veterans adopts resolutions praising General John B Gordon. The executive committee of the Woman's Baptist Missionary Union of Georgia also passes similar tributes. The statements honor Gordon as soldier statesman and peacemaker linking the north and south.
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Atlanta
United Confederate Veterans
John B. Gordon
Woman’s Bapiat Missionary Union of Georgia
Atunta
Hattle
Alexander R. Lawton
Stonewall
Lee
Leutenant
Virginia
Senate
United States
Naza- Tene
South
Georgia
John B Gordon
Chris Han
WM M Crumley
Clevent A Evans
W. D Eulis James M. Cooper
Joseph T Derry
General Gordon
Woman's Baptist Missionary Union of Georgia
Headquarters for Sons Call to Meet in Piedmont Hotel
Commander Parkhurst calls all Sons of Veterans in the city to register at the Piedmont hotel convention hall. The John B Gordon Camp No 46 will organize for funeral duties of General Gordon with a guard of honor and other memorial tasks.
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Albany
Lippitt
Chautauqua Auditorium
John B. Gordon
R. Hobbs
Camp Blaughter
United Confederate Veterans
General Gordon
Barrnesville
Barnesville
Gordon
Gordon Institute
John T. Hunt
J. N Snow
J. W. Stafford
Georgia
Union
BE. W. Rose
Talbotton
Alice Beall Matthews
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Levi B. Smith
Parkhurst
Piedmont
John
Henry D. Green
Arthur E Robinson
Gordon Mitchell
Walter P Andrews
P. W. Ryan
Frank West
E .B. Dallas
A. J. McBride, Jr
John Temple Graves
Daughters of the Confederacy and Ladies’ Memorial Association
Capitol
Wheeler Orders Wreath for Gordon Funeral
Telegrams from General Wheeler and Colonel Graybillt request wreaths for General Gordon's bier. Major Irvin arranged flowers and will use them per the donor's instruction. Messages from J B Graybillt and J Montague accompany requests to Governor Terrell and Georgia officials.
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Wheeler O Rders
Joseph Wheeler
J H. Grayblrtt
J. 8. Prather
Frankling Publishing Company
Gordon
Wheeler Cavalry Association
J B. Greybill
Georgia Society of New York
William Dmmett Irvin
David Robinson
Grayhill
Irvin
Wheeler
Cleevland
Ohio
Prather
Franklin Publishing Company
Atlanta
General Gordon
New York
Major Irvin
Terrell
Georgia Society
J. B. Qraybill
March from the Sea to Atlanta Honories Gordon Legacy
The long procession from the sea to Atlanta honors General John B Gordon as mournful crowds across Georgia, Florida, and towns pay tribute to a Confederate hero. The piece speaks of reunion, sacrifice, and the enduring Spirit guiding veterans who followed Gordon through battles, defense of Georgia, and the fading era of his leadership.
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General Gordon
THE
Atlanta
John B. Gordon
Southland
Georgia
Lee
Jackson
Johnson
Hampton
Longstreet
Gordon
Army of the West
Department of the South
Army of Northern Virginia
Union
Gordon—Georgie
Lhasa
Iike Gordon
John
Stonewall
Dixie
Manaesas
Rhenandoah
Gettysburg
Palmettos
Florida
Red Hills
John B Gordon
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