I'm back to DC for the week so will be out of touch next week. I'll leave you with this: EX-CONFEDERATES from the Bastrop advertiser 1908 Adjutant Wm. Plummer, of the new J. D. Sayers' Camp, Ex-Confederates, of Bastrop county, No. 825, Smithville, Texas, has kindly furnished the ADVERTISER the following interesting, especially to ex-confederate soldiers, history of the recently organized J. D. Sayers' Camp, with a complete report of the original and present membership, together with the names of those who have died or left the county, since the new organization of the Camp. This issue of teh Advertiser containing the excellent, interesting, instructive report of the Ex-Confederates of Bastrop county, should be carefully preserved, for future reference, especially by the old soldiers and their families, interested in the civil war, and the part their predecessors took in that bloody war, in which, overpowered, by great numbers, forced to surrender, were never conquered, and to the end of their lives, continue in the belief they fought for their just rights. ADJUTANT PLUMMER'S REPORT. Aman, C, Co B 7th Miss, Cav. dead. Brodnax, D. W. co D, 5th Texas mounted volunteers. Left the county Cogdill, W. H., co H, 2nd NC Reg Decherd, A. H., co B Elmore's Regt. Dead Duce, M. G., co G 16th TX Inf. Dead Eagleston, Z. P, co A Parson's Reg. Dead Hill, D. O., co D TX CAV Dead Hill, C. B, co I 16th TX Harrison, O. P., Carter's Regt. Dead Haynes, J. J, 7th TN, Left county Hopkins, M. A., co K 1st TN CAV. Left the county Jannessen, A., Fords CAV. Left county Kesseuls, Wm, co A 3rd TX Inf. Dead King, C. A. ? Left the county. Lee, J. A, co I, 5th TX Mounted Vol. Dead Massey, H, Co I Duff's MS Reft Left the county Mayfield, Dr J. D. Army of VA, Left the county Miller, A F, co C Waul's Legion Inf Nash, J. O. Pierce, J. T, co K, 19th MS, Harris Brgd, Left the county Plummer, Wm, co F 2nd TX Rosses Brig. Priest, R. F. co B 17th TX Renick, J M, co C 1st TX CAV Sawyer, R. T. co J 5th TX Mounted Vol. Shipp, C. S, co A 10th TX CAV dead Smith, E. A., co I 16th TX INF Spears, Z T, co C 46th AL Talley, F H, co B 4th TX CAV Tiffany, L H, co F 17th TX, Scurry's Brig. Dead Tyner, Louis, co C 2nd GA CAV (mygrgrgrandpa) OFFICERS Commander- MA Hopkins 1st Lt Commander- JT Pierce 2nd Lt Commander- R. T. Sawyer Adjutant - Wm Plummer. Quartermaster- F. H. Tally Chaplain- JM Renick Ensign- JO Nash Officer of the Day- DW Brodnax Vidette- MG Duce COMMITTEE ON BYLAWS MA Hopkins CA King AH Decherd The above were the charter members and first officers of the McNeil Camp, UCV, No. 825, of Smithville, TX, which was organized March 28th, 1896. On March 20th, 1897, the name was changed from McNeil Camp to JD Sayers Camp. The following names have been added to the Roster since its reorganization: Anderson, ME, co D 12th TX CAV Arbuckle, ME, Home Guards Avery, N, 5th GA Regt Bradshaw, SK, co A Hawthorne's ARK REg Brawder, MV, co F 1st Al. Left county Buckner, JW, Morgan's CAV Burleson, EB, co D 12th TX CAV Burleson, EW, co B 12th TX CAV Burleson, WH, Left the county Cain, TC, 2nd LT, co H 28th MS CAV Campbell, Lucious, Forage Master, left the county. Claiborne, JD, 59th TN Cav Clemens, J, co A 5th AL Colston, OG, co F 17th TX CAV Connor, J, co D 8th TX Confederate home Cox, RW, co D 8th AL CAV. Dead Duran, JM, co H 4th TN CAV Eastland, Wm, co B 17th TX Inf Foxel, Wm, co C 32nd TX CAV Franklin, WB, co A 6th ARK dead French, BF, co F 17th TX CAV Gallaspie, JJ, Scout, Left the county Gill, Robt, co D 17th CAV Glass, WS, co B 18th TX CAV Grey, FK, co F 24th TX Harold, R, co G 1st AR. Dead Hill, JW, co D 8th TX CAV Hill, TAW, co D 8th TX CAV Hughes, MS, co B 12 TX Kelley, DC co B 8th GA CAV. Left county (brother-in-law to Louis Tyner(Tiner). Kelley, WL, co B 8th GA Cav (brother to DC above) Lentz, GM, co D 12 TX CAV Miller, JW, co K Duff's CAV Moore, Dyer, co H Waller's Battallion Moore, TK, co A Wood's Regt CAV Morgan, Fred, co F 34th MS Inf Moore, WC, co D 8th TX CAV, dead McDonald, Tom, co F 17th TX Inf. dead Owens, Wm, co H 8th TX CAV Powell, GW, co G 16th TX Inf Patty, WH, Left the county Price, John F, co B 12th TX CAV. dead Randel, EO, co I 29th TX CAV Reid, JT, Dewitt's TX Bat Reinhardt, GL, co C 4th Al Inf Renolds, YA, Waddell's AL Arty Rutherford, WB, co B 8th TX CAV Scalons, FM, co D 2nd TX Bat Scarbrough, WJ, co A 3rd AR Scott, Abner, co F 31st TX CAV Sims, SP, co D Waul's Inf Legion Simpson, H, co A, 49th TN Inf Smith, Joe N, co K 18th GA Inf Smith, WJ, co D 12th TX CAV Sowell, CB, co B 17th TX CAV Stone, FA, co D 27th TX. In confederate home Sanford, SD, co C 13th GA Inf. dead Shultz, Welson, co I 16th TX. dead Shearn, V, Kirby's TX Bat. Dead Sharrell, SP, co D 29th MS Reg. Left the county Walker, D, co A McCord's Reg Watson, WH, co B 17th TX CAV Wells, JC, co E 3rd TX Inf Wilborn, GW, co H 9th TX Inf Wilson, JS, co F 17th TX Inf Wilson, WT, co G 11th TX Inf Wilkins, WB, co D 17th Regmt. Left the county. Wilkins, RT, co F 17th Reg. Wolfenbarger, Guy, co D 12th TX CAV Wroe, FM Young, WH, co K 4th TN CAV Young, JP. Scout. Dead The first Reunion of the JD Sayer's Camp, No. 825, (under present organization, and different number from the first Bastrop organization) was held at teh Fair Grounds, 1 1-2 miles on the South East of Bastrop, July 10th and 11th, 1900. The Sixth Reunion was held on the same Bastrop Fair Grounds, July 17th, 1907. The Seventh Annual Reunion will be held at Elgin, in 1908, the exact date of which will be given in due time. The Camp holds its regular monthly meetings on the first Sunday in each month, convening at 2 o'clock, pm. Wm. Plummer, Adj't J. D. Sayers' Camp, UCV No 825, Smithville, Texas. The records of the original JD Sayers' Camp, together with the roll of membership has been lost, possibly burned in the fire that destroyed, after his death, the residence of Adjutant J C Buchanan. It is known, by members still living, that he was diligent in keeping the records and preserving the roll of the Camp, and while there is no certainty of the records and roll destroyed in the fire referred to, a careful search of his many years business books, carefully preserved in his store building, failed to find the Camp record or roll. Mr. Buchanan was Adjutant of the Camp from its organization, taking interest in the discharge of his every duty as such, and could this record and roll be found, would be correct and complete. Headquarters have been written to and we may get a list of the members of the original JD Sayer's Camp, and if received the ADVERTISER will publish it. Since 1900, eight years, the members of the new camp who have answered last roll call, and we hope, are now enjoying the happy fields beyond the skies, number twenty, are as follows: C. Aman, OH Decherd, MG Duce, ZP Eagleston, OP Harrison, Wm Kesselus, JA Lee, CS Shipp, LH Tiffney, WB Franklin, R Harold, DO Hill, WC Moore, Tom McDonald, John F Price, SD Sanford, Welson Shultz, V Shearn, JP Young and RW Cox. In the Confederate Home, are two old members of the JD Sayers Camp, Comrades JC Connor, and FA Stone, they express themselves well satisfied with the Home treatment of the old soldiers. Big, kind hearted Jim Connor says, "They are certainly making the closing days of us old Confederate boys as pleasant and enjoyable as it is possible to make them. The officers look after the health and happiness of the inmates of the Home to a certainty, and I am contented and happy." The sixteen members who have left county since organization of our camp, are DW Brodnax, JJ Haynes, MA Hopkins, CA King, H ?lassey, Dr. J. D. Mayfield, J. Pierce, WH Burleson, Lucious Campbell, JJ Gillaspie, A Zannessen, MV Brawner, DC Kelley, WH Patty, SP Sherrell, and WB Wilkins. Sixteen in number. There are a number of old members of the first JD Sayers Camp, organized many years ago at Bastrop, ar not, but should be, enrolled on the new list of the JD Sayers Camp at Smithville. This is probably from an unintentional neglect. How true it is, "The young MAY die; the old MUST die. It has been nearly fourty-five years since the close of the civil war, hence the average ex-confederate, even the youngest, are not near three-score-and-ten, hence all should lose no time in placing their names on Camp Sayers rolls....... 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