Memorial services for General Gordon mourned in Perry
Perry Ga January 19 Special Gar p No 880 Houston County commander in chief General John Gordon has died. Citizens express sorrow at the loss of their leader described as Chevalier Bayard of the southern confederacy. Resolutions extend sympathy to Mrs Gordon and family and call Georgia camps to attend funeral services. January 19 designated General Longstreet’s birthday memorial.
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Pet
J. ¥. Fair
Walter G. Chariton
John D. Jordan
George T. Cann
C. G. Edwards
Aons
Veterans
Alerman F. M. Oliver
Leasant A. Stovall
Herman Myers
Daughters of the Confederacy
Children of the Confederacy
Perry
Gar
Houston County
Georgia
John Gordon
Lee
Jackson
Toha
Gordon
Homer Journal
Fort Valley
Memorial Services for General Gordon Held in Betonton
In Betonton Georgia on January 1 a memorial service is announced for General John B Gordon to be held at the Presbyterian church at 1 o clock. Local Confederate groups and civic bodies will attend and city businesses will close in respect. Mutual tributes note Gordon as a beloved leader. funeral services for his body in Atlanta are anticipated with attendance by notable figures. Covington Chapter UDC later adopts resolutions praising Gordon’s leadership and statesmanship and his spotless record.
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Batonton
Betonton
Speiedtal
W. F. Jenkins
John
Gordon
Presbyterian Church
RT. Davia
United Confederate Veterans
The
Ladies' Memorial Association
Daughters of the Confederacy
Children of the Confederacy
Oitl
Newwanr
Newnan
Jankary
Osuhshan
Thase
Coweta
Commerces’ Club
Soma
sokHer Orchieftain
A Wyn
R W Freeman
Sudee AL D. Freeman
B. T. Thompson
Kew
P. T. McCutchen
Newnen ‘Garde
Comgt
Parrott
Tonve
Bouth Carolina
Augusta
Heyward
South Carolina
Atlanta
General Gordon
Stai Senntora
J. I. Marabal
Robert Allrich
J. W. Stenlad
J. H. Brooks
Jeremiah Smith
M. P. Tribble
Ernest Gary
Camp Wate Hampton
J. C. Haskell
D. J. Griffith
W. W. Lumpkeens Cardwell
Columbia State
A. Hoyt, Jr
R. W. Hun
Southern Railway
Camp Hampton
Hatery
John B. Gordon
Cloge
Appomattox
Whidernegs
Sharpsburg
Lee
Richmond
Henry of Navarre
Commonwealth
Eamp
Wit' Abda Oglesby
W. D. Tutt
T. Bailey
J. F. Stilwell
J. E. Campbell
John 8. Tate
J. D. James
T. D. Holmes
J. L. Deadwyl
E. B. Tate
John F. Stilwell
Gainesville
Howard Thompson
J. & Allen
W. H. Craig
C. A.mozler
A. S. Hardy
Joh B. Gordon
Georgia
South
Jackson
Connec
Thompson
State Capitol
H. H. Ferry
8. C. Dunlap
OC. C. Sanders
John A. Morrison
Georgia towns honor General Gordon with memorials
A long stream of memorials and tributes pours from Georgia and nearby states as communities in Newnan Gainesville Jacksonville Columbus and others plan memorial services for General John B Gordon. Veterans, civic leaders and Daughters of the Confederacy attend funerals in Atlanta and across the region, with parades, church bells tolling and resolutions mourning his death.
Funeral of General Gordon to be held in church crowd
A large funeral will honor General Gordon with a 1500 capacity church service. Veterans will be allowed inside first as militiamen guard entrances. Clergy from many denominations attend, with Dr Richard Finnn officiating and a music program by a city choir ensemble. Notables including Governor Terrell, judges, and military leaders will be present at the capitol and church services before burial at Oakland in a Confederate memorial vault.
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Pensacola
Fla. Pansacola
Fle
Camp Ward
United Confederate Veterans
General Gordon
McCorkle
Terre Haute
Ind
Grand Army of the Republic
Court House
Daughters of the Confederacy
Boum
Rand
Army of the Republic
Senate
Washington
House
Richard Orme Filnn
North Avenue Presbyterian Church
Theron Rice
Central Presbyterian Church
Charles R. Nisbet
Gordon’s
Qgein
Oakland
Gordon
Ladies’ Memorial Association
Whelh
W. T. Ellis
Terrell
Evang
W. B H. Mickel
D. Franch
Bennett Young
Robert Lowry
A. Cunningham
Taylor Ellison
Thebeaut
Clark Howell
Newton Morris
Thomes G. Jones
George P. Harrison
Barry
Butler D. Prigs
Mickle
Notable Generals Honored At Memorial Meeting
A called meeting of N B Forrest Camp in Samattanooga, Tenn, adopted resolutions on General Gordon and Longstreet, with a large Knoxville delegation set to attend Gordon's funeral in Atlanta. A memorial meeting by the Daughters of the Confederacy honored General John B Gordon.
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Samattanooga
Tenn
Chattanooga
N B Forrest
Gorton
Longstreet
Atlanta
Gordon
Boxville
Knoxville
Confederacy
John B. Gordon
Fiero and
Tateumar
Gordon's Rank Not In Doubt
After General Gordon's death his wartime rank has been debated. A 1899 letter from Gordon to Major J B Gordon claims he was told he held lieutenant general status, but the commission never arrived. Also notes a Vienna warning on emigration to the United States due to scarce jobs in 1904.
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Gordon
Homer
Illinois
Breckenridge
Petersburg
J B Gordon
Ajor & A. Cunningham
Nashville
Tenn
United States
Vienna
Ministry of the Interior
Austria
Goodson Given Two Years For Murder in Retor
Chattanooga special report Frank Goodson was sentenced to two years in criminal court for the murder of John Worthan at Retor last February. The evidence showed the fatal blow came during a quarrel with conflicting testimony on the exact cause of death.
Merry Reelected Mayor in Pelham Ga Election
Pelham Georgia voters chose H. W. Merry as mayor by a three to one margin over J F Mansfield. Five councilmen were elected: W. Mize J. J. Mize J. W Everett and J L Hand. The mayoral race was the sole contest, continuing the town leadership of the current game board.
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Merry
Pelham
H. WH. Merry
J F Mansfield
J. J. Mize
J. W Everett
J L. Hand
Game Board
Final Military Orders For Funeral Parade
The funeral procession will feature a large military escort with the Fifth regiment G T the Sixteenth Infantry U S A cadet command cavalry troops and bands plus much of the Second regiment G S T. Colonel Clifford L Anderson will marshal the force with Lt Col W W Barker commanding the advance. Cadet units from Georgia Military Academy Marist College and Gordon Institute will form the cadets contingent under Col J C Woodward. The plan places regiments on Capitol avenues Hunter street and Washington street with cavalry on Butler street. The battalion from the Sixteenth will lead and the cavalry will close the march before a grave salute and dispatch to the post office where the troops will disband.
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G . TT
Sixteenth Infantry
U 8. A
Hine
Tis
Clifford L Anderson
J D Duanwody
W. W Barker
Anderson
E D Huguenin
Macon
Jackson
Barnesville
Griffin
J C Woodward
Georgia Military Academy
College Park
Marist College
Atlanta
Gordon Institute
Military Inne of
Sinteenth Infantry
Fort McPherson
Hunter Street
Capitol
Georgia
Coronel E D. Huguenin
Capitol Avenue
Barker
Georgia Cadets
Washington Street
Governor's Horse Guards
Butler Street
Hanna Reelected Senator Receives Ovation in Ohio Assembly
In a joint session of the Ohio houses and senate Marcus A. Hanna was declared reelected United States senator for a six year term starting March 4, 1905. He received an ovation upon entering the house and praised Ohioans for their intelligence.
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Joint Assembly
Columbus
Houses
Senate
Harding
Marcus A. Hanna
United States
Ohio
Assembly
Hanna
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United Daughters of the Confederacy
Gor
John B.rion
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Boron Forall” Toteser
United Daughters of the
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Eli. T. Winston
G. F. Olimont
Pike County
F J Murphey
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J. J. Metts
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Montgomery
Ala
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H. F. Baker, Jr
W. F. Wells
W. W. Brame
Second Georgia Regiment
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Forsyth
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Hazlehorst
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E. Graves
Wiliam T. Ells
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Fama
Na' Ona
T. BR. Kendall
Pitts
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Confederace
Song of
Lexington
Gordo
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Virginia
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Calvin Collins
Cuthbert
Jefferson
H. W. Bell
Soldiers' Home
Hell
Jackson County
Soldiers’ Home
Martin Institute
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Bella
Joseph B. Custing
J. C. C. Black
Jackson Rifles
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Camp Benning
W. 8. Shepherd
Southern
Lionel CG. Levy
Elberton
William M. Mcintosh
William McIntosh
Hiberton
Moever
Cardui
Joseph
Cardus
South Prior Street
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Teddy
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Justin
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Thas Lane
Whitehall
A. G. Dorsey
H. B. Smith
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J. B. Gaston
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H. A Terrell
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D Alexander
T FP Martin
J. B. M. Winburn
Robert Montomery
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J. H Butt
Hartin
John Carter
M. B. Carter
Nathan Pruitt
Leander Moore
DR. Hathaway
Byite & Papen
Newton Hathaway
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