This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Confederate Veterans Reunion Details and Camp Ben McCulloch Minutiae
The article recounts a Confederate veterans reunion with a two mile parade led by bands, speeches by James L. Slayden urging historical accuracy, and a large Memorial Day tribute. It details Camp Ben McCulloch No. 946's formation in 1896, officers, and early reunions at Rogers Spring, plus later sites and local figures from Hays County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James L. Slayden
Daughters of the Confederacy
James A. McWilliams
Bessie Jenkins
Confederacy
United States
Fredericksburg
Blanco
Hays
Comal
Kendall
Gillespie
Llano
Burnet
Lampasas
San Saba
Mills
Brown
Mason
Kimble
Kerr
Hays Countian
J.M. Pound
Driping Springs
Pound
John Hamilton
M.L. Reed
Henly
JM. Pound
Ben McCulloch
United Confederate Veterans
Hays County
San Jacinto
Jack Hays
Mexico
Henry Eustace McCulloch
Elk HO
Elk Horn
Arkansas
Austin
Texas
Rogers Spring
Onion Creek
Driftwood
John N. Whisenant
Santa Anna Cruze
Joe Rogers
J.W. McClintock
Tom Eckols
Randolph Meeks
J.T. Howard
D.L. Dorrah
C.C. Crumley
W.W. Davis
P. McClendon
W.T. Chapman
Jacob Quick
D.M. Reagan
Henry
Jacob C. Quick
Mt. Gainor
South
Captain Reed
Speed Crossing
Roger’s Spring