The Southern Democrat, 11 Aug 1904 The Reunion A Success. The Men Who Wore The Gray Spend A Pleasant Day in Oneonta With Their Friends. Perhaps the largest crowd ever assembled in the little town of Oneonta met here last Thursday to greet the old soldier in the their annual reunion. The day bid fair to be a beautiful one and the crowds began to gather early and long before the time set for the opening exercises the town was alive with people. At about 9 o'clock the brave men who fought under the old Confederate flag met at the Masonic Hall and marched down third street to first Avenue and up first Avenue to second street where they halted until their names were enrolled while the band played Dixie. This being completed the march was resumed up where Mayor J.B. Sloan delivered the welcome address on behalf of the city. Following this Col. J.H. Savage of Birmingham made a splendid address which was listened to very attentively by all who could get close enough to hear. Following the address of Col. Savage, Mr. John B. Armstrong favored the audience with an interesting address. Just before the noon hour, Prof. H.P. Burruss of Altoona, in his characteristic style had the crowd "spell bound" while he related the incidents and causes leading up to the bloody conflict in which so many of the South's brave men lost their lives, when a shower of rain came up and he was forced to leave his speech unfinished. In the afternoon, part of the crowd was entertained in the Court House with an address by Mr. M.M. Davidson. The following is a list of the old Soldiers who were present: S.C. Allgood H.G. Gibbs A.J. Ketchum W.B. Clowdus H.L. Martin S.W. Guthrie W.G. McAbee W.L. Wilder A.J. Simms J.C. Burgner N.L. Yarborough E.G. Robbins G.W. Arnold T.Scruggs H.C. Hill G.B. Phillips Robert S. Green J.S. DeLache J.L. Copeland S.W. Burnett R.W. Nail Wm. A. Harris Toliver Bynum David Brown John McBushard T.E. Sharp T.B. Armstrong T.B. Deaver J.H. Dickerson Alfred Russell R.A. Cain J.C. Hyatt W.I Epperson W.R. Dodds G.M.D. Tidwell William Tidwell Marion Nation B.B. Williams Alfred Johnson P.W. Hitt Alfred Iverson G.D. Clowdus B.H. Milligan D.M. Miller Elias Latham D.W. Ward A.S. Jones H. Jordan B.W. Bushard O. Snell J.B. Allgood S.S. Thomas H.K. Wikle W.J. Hughes Nick Hatley James Clowdus L.D. Stephens G.B. Stephens W.B. Allgood J.E. Bynum G.B. Nobles G.M. Bledsoe B.B. Cornelius Henry Whitley L.D. Brown J.B. Goddard W.W. Brown William Tally J.C. Buckelew A.L. Glasscock G.W. Harris J.H. Savage M.C. Murphree Elijah Bynum J.J. Hobbs A.D. Bynum W.B. Armstrong John Brown H.C. Waid T.J. Payne T.H. Hopper J.T. Green J.H. Berrier H.C. Calvert W.W. Osborn J.B. French By the presence of these gray heads we are reminded of the fact that but few more of these reunions can be held. Men who were youths when the struggle for States Rights ended thirty-nine years ago are now old men. Of those who were present, one was 55 years of age, one 56, one 57, three 58, three 59, six 60, three 61, six 62, six 63, ten 64, ten 65, four 66, seven 67, four 68, two 70, three 71, four 72, two 73, one 74, five 75, two 76.

Robin - I see my g-Grandpa W. A. Harris was present at that gathering ---it is always interesting to read these tidbits and helps to bring the past to life. Thank you so much. Billie ----- Original Message ----- From: <bobwonda@hiwaay.net> To: <ALBLOUNT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 24, 2006 2:49 PM Subject: [ALBLOUNT] Blount County Confederate Reunion, 1904 > The Southern Democrat, 11 Aug 1904 > > The Reunion A Success. The Men Who Wore The Gray Spend A Pleasant Day in > Oneonta With Their Friends. > > Perhaps the largest crowd ever assembled in the little town of Oneonta met > here last Thursday to greet the old soldier in the their annual reunion. > > The day bid fair to be a beautiful one and the crowds began to gather > early > and long before the time set for the opening exercises the town was alive > with people. > > At about 9 o'clock the brave men who fought under the old Confederate flag > met at the Masonic Hall and marched down third street to first Avenue and > up first Avenue to second street where they halted until their names were > enrolled while the band played Dixie. This being completed the march was > resumed up where Mayor J.B. Sloan delivered the welcome address on behalf > of the city. Following this Col. J.H. Savage of Birmingham made a > splendid > address which was listened to very attentively by all who could get close > enough to hear. > > Following the address of Col. Savage, Mr. John B. Armstrong favored the > audience with an interesting address. > Just before the noon hour, Prof. H.P. Burruss of Altoona, in his > characteristic style had the crowd "spell bound" while he related the > incidents and causes leading up to the bloody conflict in which so many of > the South's brave men lost their lives, when a shower of rain came up and > he was forced to leave his speech unfinished. > > In the afternoon, part of the crowd was entertained in the Court House > with > an address by Mr. M.M. Davidson. > > The following is a list of the old Soldiers who were present: > > S.C. Allgood > H.G. Gibbs > A.J. Ketchum > W.B. Clowdus > H.L. Martin > S.W. Guthrie > W.G. McAbee > W.L. Wilder > A.J. Simms > J.C. Burgner > N.L. Yarborough > E.G. Robbins > G.W. Arnold > T.Scruggs > H.C. Hill > G.B. Phillips > Robert S. Green > J.S. DeLache > J.L. Copeland > S.W. Burnett > R.W. Nail > Wm. A. Harris > Toliver Bynum > David Brown > John McBushard > T.E. Sharp > T.B. Armstrong > T.B. Deaver > J.H. Dickerson > Alfred Russell > R.A. Cain > J.C. Hyatt > W.I Epperson > W.R. Dodds > G.M.D. Tidwell > William Tidwell > Marion Nation > B.B. Williams > Alfred Johnson > P.W. Hitt > Alfred Iverson > G.D. Clowdus > B.H. Milligan > D.M. Miller > Elias Latham > D.W. Ward > A.S. Jones > H. Jordan > B.W. Bushard > O. Snell > J.B. Allgood > S.S. Thomas > H.K. Wikle > W.J. Hughes > Nick Hatley > James Clowdus > L.D. Stephens > G.B. Stephens > W.B. Allgood > J.E. Bynum > G.B. Nobles > G.M. Bledsoe > B.B. Cornelius > Henry Whitley > L.D. Brown > J.B. Goddard > W.W. Brown > William Tally > J.C. Buckelew > A.L. Glasscock > G.W. Harris > J.H. Savage > M.C. Murphree > Elijah Bynum > J.J. Hobbs > A.D. Bynum > W.B. Armstrong > John Brown > H.C. Waid > T.J. Payne > T.H. Hopper > J.T. Green > J.H. Berrier > H.C. Calvert > W.W. Osborn > J.B. French > > By the presence of these gray heads we are reminded of the fact that but > few more of these reunions can be held. Men who were youths when the > struggle for States Rights ended thirty-nine years ago are now old men. > Of > those who were present, one was 55 years of age, one 56, one 57, three 58, > three 59, six 60, three 61, six 62, six 63, ten 64, ten 65, four 66, seven > 67, four 68, two 70, three 71, four 72, two 73, one 74, five 75, two 76. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ALBLOUNT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I see that A. J. Ketchum was at the Reunion. AQUILLA KETCHUM was born Sept 4, 1842, Blountsville, Al. He married Feb (Jan?) 11, 1872, Miss Mary A. Yielding and married May 2, 1916, Mrs. Nettie Green. He says: "No children of my own, but adopted 5 stepchildren: John H. Yielding Ketchum, Hannah Yielding Ketchum, Kimbrel Kinlock Ketchum, Martha Ann Kinlock Ketchum, George Yielding (who would not take the Ketchum name). I adopted the son of George Yielding: Lawrence Rosseau Yielding. Mrs. Green had four girls and one boy. Flesh wound in leg at Chicamauga. Was in battle Franklin, Tn, Shiloh, Received wounds to leg and stomach at Chicamauga. First entered the service as a private April 1861 at Blountsville, Alabama in Captain James H. Skinner's Company K of the 19th Alabama Infantry Regiment; continued service until 26 Apr 1865 at Greensboro, North Carolina. After the war returned to Blountsville and was Chief Clerk under Judge Moore from 1872-1880, Circuit Clerk 1880-1886, Chief Clerk under Judge Davidson 1842-1904, was register in chancery court, except about two years, from 1886 to 1921. Also was Justice of the Peace 1886-1921.Aquilla died Feb 20, 1921, Oneonta, Al. From "Records of Confederate Veterans Alive 1924-26" Compiled by the Oneonta Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, by Vallie Walton Miles. Berry Spradley http://www.hal-pc.org/~berrys At 01:49 PM 9/24/2006 -0600, bobwonda@hiwaay.net wrote: >The Southern Democrat, 11 Aug 1904 > >The Reunion A Success. The Men Who Wore The Gray Spend A Pleasant Day in >Oneonta With Their Friends. > >Perhaps the largest crowd ever assembled in the little town of Oneonta met >here last Thursday to greet the old soldier in the their annual reunion. > >The day bid fair to be a beautiful one and the crowds began to gather early >and long before the time set for the opening exercises the town was alive >with people. > >At about 9 o'clock the brave men who fought under the old Confederate flag >met at the Masonic Hall and marched down third street to first Avenue and >up first Avenue to second street where they halted until their names were >enrolled while the band played Dixie. This being completed the march was >resumed up where Mayor J.B. Sloan delivered the welcome address on behalf >of the city. Following this Col. J.H. Savage of Birmingham made a splendid >address which was listened to very attentively by all who could get close >enough to hear. > >Following the address of Col. Savage, Mr. John B. Armstrong favored the >audience with an interesting address. >Just before the noon hour, Prof. H.P. Burruss of Altoona, in his >characteristic style had the crowd "spell bound" while he related the >incidents and causes leading up to the bloody conflict in which so many of >the South's brave men lost their lives, when a shower of rain came up and >he was forced to leave his speech unfinished. > >In the afternoon, part of the crowd was entertained in the Court House with >an address by Mr. M.M. Davidson. > >The following is a list of the old Soldiers who were present: > >S.C. Allgood >H.G. Gibbs >A.J. Ketchum >W.B. Clowdus >H.L. Martin >S.W. Guthrie >W.G. McAbee >W.L. Wilder >A.J. Simms >J.C. Burgner >N.L. Yarborough >E.G. Robbins >G.W. Arnold >T.Scruggs >H.C. Hill >G.B. Phillips >Robert S. Green >J.S. DeLache >J.L. Copeland >S.W. Burnett >R.W. Nail >Wm. A. Harris >Toliver Bynum >David Brown >John McBushard >T.E. Sharp >T.B. Armstrong >T.B. Deaver >J.H. Dickerson >Alfred Russell >R.A. Cain >J.C. Hyatt >W.I Epperson >W.R. Dodds >G.M.D. Tidwell >William Tidwell >Marion Nation >B.B. Williams >Alfred Johnson >P.W. Hitt >Alfred Iverson >G.D. Clowdus >B.H. Milligan >D.M. Miller >Elias Latham >D.W. Ward >A.S. Jones >H. Jordan >B.W. Bushard >O. Snell >J.B. Allgood >S.S. Thomas >H.K. Wikle >W.J. Hughes >Nick Hatley >James Clowdus >L.D. Stephens >G.B. Stephens >W.B. Allgood >J.E. Bynum >G.B. Nobles >G.M. Bledsoe >B.B. Cornelius >Henry Whitley >L.D. Brown >J.B. Goddard >W.W. Brown >William Tally >J.C. Buckelew >A.L. Glasscock >G.W. Harris >J.H. Savage >M.C. Murphree >Elijah Bynum >J.J. Hobbs >A.D. Bynum >W.B. Armstrong >John Brown >H.C. Waid >T.J. Payne >T.H. Hopper >J.T. Green >J.H. Berrier >H.C. Calvert >W.W. Osborn >J.B. French > >By the presence of these gray heads we are reminded of the fact that but >few more of these reunions can be held. Men who were youths when the >struggle for States Rights ended thirty-nine years ago are now old men. Of >those who were present, one was 55 years of age, one 56, one 57, three 58, >three 59, six 60, three 61, six 62, six 63, ten 64, ten 65, four 66, seven >67, four 68, two 70, three 71, four 72, two 73, one 74, five 75, two 76. > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >ALBLOUNT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message