1900 UCV Reunion, Louisville Kentucky Page 1

United Confederate Veterans Reunion,

Louisville, Kentucky

May 30 – June 3, 1900

Compiled by

Kraig McNutt, May 2011

The Center for the Study of the American Civil War

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When did the 1900 UCV Reunion take place and where?

May 30 – June 3rd in Louisville, Kentucky. It was the 10th annual UCV

reunion.

How many people were expected to

attend?

100,000 - 150,000 people. It was

the largest UCV reunion to date

then.

What was Louisville’s population in

1900?

204,731. Ranked as the 18th

largest city in America. Cincy had

just about 326,000 people.

What was the aim of the UCV then?

To further literary, social, and

benevolent aims among the survivors of the Confederate Army.

How many living Confederate soldiers were alive in 1900?

40,000

How many Confederate veterans attended the reunion?

3,000 according to the New York Times.

How was the weather?

Opening the reunion it was terrible. Rained in sheets.

How many UCV Camps were there in 1900?

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1,300

Who was the Commander-in-Chief?

General John B. Gordon, ever since 1890, and he was re-elected in 1900.

Was money raised for a Confederate cause during the reunion?

Yes. $223,000.00 for the Confederate Memorial Building at Richmond, VA.

“In the edifice will be gathered the archives and historical treasures of the

South.”

How was the city of Louisville decorated for the event?

Buildings and structures draped in red-n-white bunting.

Portraits of Confederate Generals suspended from buildings.

Court of Honor, in Jefferson Street, opposite the Court House, where

there was an erected viewing stand.

o Great white arch surmounted by eagles.

o In the center, a Confederate shield. Lit up at night by hundreds of

electric lights.

Reunion Hall – situated at 6th and Water Streets, overlooking the Ohio

Falls. 200 x 400 feet. 12 feet above the street.

o Held 8,000 chairs.

o Plus, standing

room for 10,000

people.

o On every

window was the

name of every

battle with at

least 500 men

killed in battle.

o Interspersed too, above windows, were the names of Confederate

leaders.

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o Main window above the stage bearing this inscription:

“Less than 100,000 fighting men surrendered after enduring four

years of suffering. The survivors of these are here today, and

Kentucky is proud and happy.”

Who were some of the important dignitaries and officials attending?

Major General George Moorman, Adjutant General and Chief of Staff

Gen. John B. Gordon, the Commander in Chief, opened the reunion. He

spoke after receiving the keys from Young. Served as Commander 1889-

1904.

Rev. B.M. Palmer of New Orleans, opening-day orator

On the platform were: o Gen. Poyntz

o Gen. S.B. Buckner (30th

Governor of KY < 1887-1891>, died in 1916.)

o Rev. William J.J. Jones

o Hon. J.H. Reagan (only surviving member of Davis’ cabinet)

o Gen. W.T. Cabell (Served as Commander 1908-1909).

o Gen J.H. West

o Col. Thomas W. Bullitt

o Col Bennett H. Young (gave a welcome and handed the keys of the building to Gen Gordon; 1843-

1919. Led the forces in the St. Albans Raid. Later became a prominent attorney in Louisville.

Founded the first orphanage for blacks in Louisville, a school for the blind. Served as a National

Commander for the UCV 1913-1916.)

o Rev. Carter H. Jones

o Dr. B. M. Palmer

o Others

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What was the order of ceremony for opening day, Wednesday, May 30, 1890?

Welcome by Col Bennett, handed keys to

Gordon

Speech by General Gordon

Singing of “Auld Lang Syne”

Oration - Dr. B.M. Palmer of New Orleans

Presentation speech, Gen Gordon . . .

Presentation of flowers to Dr.

Palmer by the Daughters of the

Confederacy and,

The Purple Badge of the Ladies’

Confederate Memorial Association

Adjournment, 3:20 p.m.

What were some of the events or amusements

associated with the event?

o A reenactment of the “Battle of

Perryville” was planned. One source says

it was rained out (The Owingsville

Outlook), but another says it was

performed at Churchill Downs.

o A barbecue (possibly rained out?)

o A parade (possibly rained out?)

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o A grand reception and ball (June 1); allowing for 4,000 dancers and 6,000

spectators. 20 bands and orchestras played.

Do pictures exist of Confederate veterans who attended the event?

Yes. Members of the John Gould Fletcher Camp, and members of the 22nd

Alabama.

Do souvenirs exist today that were sold at the event?

Yes. Many badges, celluloids, pins, etc.

Who was on the Invitation Committee?

What Louisville published newspapers existed in 1900?

o Courier-Journal

o Louisville Commercial

o Evening Post

o Record

o Louisville Times

o Kentucky Irish American

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Amusing stories or facts?

o A veteran of the 3rd Georgia entered the hall waving the flag and

whooped up the crowd to a near-frenzy as the band struck up “Dixie,”

followed by the Rebel yell “with a fire and vigor that was never surpassed

during the days of the war.”

o After Gen Gordon opened the reunion with his speech, the crowd sang

“Auld Lang Syne”.

o About 50 Cherokee veterans from North Carolina attended. Who served

under Colonel Stringfield. They attracted much attention at the reunion.

o Kentucky State College boys – a forerunner to the ROTC – formed an

honor guard to the reunion, as well as taking part in the reenactment of the

Battle of Perryville at Churchill Downs.

o Colonel J.B. Speed donated the money for the Confederate reunion

headquarters, on 436 W. Jefferson Street, between Fourth and Fifth, as

well as for the Tennessee headquarters. Kentucky Irish American, March

10, 1900.

o Mingo Evans attended the reunion, heralded as a Negro hero from

Alabama. Mingo, a slave of the Evans family, accompanied Joe Evans

to Virginia in 1861 with the 9th Alabama. Joe was killed in the first

battle of Manassas, and Mingo took his place. Mingo was injured and

discharged from the military and sent home, taking with him the skull

of a Yankee soldier. When Union soldiers came for the skull, Mingo

hid in the mountains until the end of the Civil War. He had paid his

own way to the reunion in Louisville, traveling with the veterans of

Camp Horace King.

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The 1900 United Confederate Veterans Reunion

Louisville, Kentucky

Bibliography

The Adair County News, 06/06/1900, p. 2, col. 3.

The Bee. Earlington, Hopkins County Kentucky. May 24, 1900. CONFEDERATE REUNION. Arrangements

are being made on grand scale at Louisville. Front page, column six, top. http://kdl.kyvl.org/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=beenews;cc=beenews;rgn=full%20text;idno=bee1900052401;didno=bee1900052401;view=pdf;seq=1

Confederate Veteran, Nashville, Tennessee, September, 1900, Vol. 8, No. 9. “Fraternal Resolutions at

Louisville”

Confederate Veteran, Vol. 10, No. 9, September, 1902. “The Kentucky Confederate Soldiers’ Home,

Pewee Valley, Near Louisville.”

Confederate Veteran, Vol. 12, No. 12, December, 1904. “Reunion with photograph of Kentucky

Confederate Soldier’s Home, Without Annex, Pewee Valley, Near Louisville.”

Confederated Southern Memorial Association (CSMA). Museum of the Confederacy. Minutes of the

Meeting Held for the Organization of the Confederated Southern Memorial Association Louisville, KY,

May 30th, 31st, and June 1st, 1900 (New Orleans, 1900).

Confederated Southern Memorial Association (CSMA). Charter, constitution and by-laws of the

Confederated southern memorial association; organized at Louisville, Ky. 1900. http://ia600105.us.archive.org/8/items/CharterConstitutionAndBy-lawsOfTheConfederatedSouthernMemorial/CSMAchart.pdf

Crichton, Judy. America 1900: The Sweeping Story of a Pivotal Year in the Life of a Nation. New York:

Henry Holt & Company, 1998.

Foster, Gaines M. Ghosts of the Confederacy: Defeat, the Lost Cause and the Emergence of the New

South, 1865-1913. Oxford University Press, 1988.

Klotter, James C. Kentucky: Portrait in Paradox. Pp: 8. [see below]

Marshall, Anne E. Creating a Confederate Kentucky: The Lost Cause and Civil War Memory in a Border

State (Civil War America). The University of North Carolina Press, 2010.

Marten, James. Sing Not War: The Lives of Union and Confederate Veterans in Gilded Age America (Civil

War America). The University of North Carolina Press, 2011.

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Museum of the Confederacy. UCV, Tenth Annual Reunion, Louisville, KY, May 30-31, June 1-3, 1900:

* Information Bulletins(2); Souvenir, “Cum A Runnin’.”; official order of exercises; program

* two admission tickets to official reviewing stand [from MC3 H-506 http://www.moc.org/site/DocServer/Veterans_Collection_Inventory_for_website_revised_april_.pdf?docID=2401

New and correct map of the city of Louisville. Louisville, KY : Falls City Lithograph and Job Printing Co.,

1900. The Filson Historical Society. List of Headquarters U.C.V., points of interest, leading hotels,

accommodations, halls. etc.

New York Times. REUNION OF CONFEDERATES. Louisville Prepares to Welcome Veterans of Southern

Army. New York Times, May 28, 1900. [see below]

New York Times. OLD CONFEDERATES MEET.; United Veterans' Reunion at Louisville Begins. New York

Times, May 31, 1900. [see below]

Official souvenir programme : tenth annual reunion of the United Confederate Veterans, Louisville,

May 30 to June 3, 1900. Louisville, Ky.?] : Thos. E. Powell and Co., Publishers, 1900. The Filson Historical

Society.

Osborne, Thomas D. First Kentucky Brigade, C. S. A. : scrapbook, 1882-1925. Kentucky Historical

Society-Library.

This collection consists of a scrapbook of the First Kentucky Brigade, otherwise known as the

Orphan Brigade. The scrapbook is made up of materials relating to the brigade's reunions. This

includes photographs, newsclippings, minutes of the reunions, and obituaries of members who

had passed on before each reunion. the states, 1861-1865.

The Owingsville Outlook, Thursday, June 7th, 1900. No. 46, VOL. XXI. (Front page, column 2, bottom)

[see below]

Register, 1900. Register for the reunion of the United Confederate Veterans, Louisville, Ky., 1900. The

Filson Historical Society.

Shaw, A. "The Confederate Reunion at Louisville," The American Monthly Review of Reviews, 1900,

v.22, Jul-Dec, p. 20-21. [see below]

From May 30 to June 6, 1900, the Confederate Reunion was held in Louisville, KY. It was

estimated that a hundred thousand visitors attended the reunion, one of whom was Mingo

Evans, heralded as a Negro hero from Alabama. Mingo, a slave of the Evans family, accompanied

Joe Evans to Virginia in 1861 with the 9th Alabama. Joe was killed in the first battle of Manassas,

and Mingo took his place. Mingo was injured and discharged from the military and sent home,

taking with him the skull of a Yankee soldier. When Union soldiers came for the skull, Mingo hid

in the mountains until the end of the Civil War. He had paid his own way to the reunion in

Louisville, traveling with the veterans of Camp Horace King.

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State of New York. Fiftieth Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg 1913, Report of the New York State

Commission. “Address by Major John H. Leathers, Former Sergeant-Major, Second Virginia Infantry,

‘Stonewall’ Brigade, C.S.A.” J.B. Lyon Company, Albany, New York. 1916

A picture of Sgt-Major Leathers is found on page 31.

United Confederate Veterans. Headquarters Executive Committee, John A. Broadus Camp, U.S.C.V. ...

Extract from the minutes of a meeting ... held May 23, 1900. Louisville, Ky, 1900.

University of Georgia Libraries.

United Confederate Veterans. Minutes of the Ninth Annual Meeting and Reunion of the United

Confederate Veterans. New Orleans, 1900.

United Confederate Veterans. Minutes of the Tenth Annual Meeting and Reunion of the United

Confederate Veterans. New Orleans, 1902.

United Confederate Veterans. United Confederate Veterans Register, 1900. The Filson Historical

Society Special Collections.

Fraternal organization of Confederate veterans. Register for the 1900 reunion of Confederate

Veterans in Louisville (Ky.). Contains a list of people who attended the reunion, where they were

living at the time of the reunion and which Confederate unit in which they served. Card file in

repository.

Walden, Geoffrey R. Remembering Kentucky's Confederates (Images of America: Kentucky). Arcadia

Publishing, 2008.

Western North Carolina: A History. Chapter XXVI. The Cherokee. [see below]

Williams, Rusty. My Old Confederate Home: A Respectable Place for Civil War Veterans. University of

Kentucky Press, 2010.

Wilson, Charles Reagan. Baptized in Blood: The Religion of the Lost Cause, 1865-1920. University of

Georgia Press, 2009.

Wood, Robert C. Confederate hand-book; a compilation of important data and other interesting and

valuable matter relating to the war between the states, 1861-1865.

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Bibliography

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From above:

Shaw, A. "The Confederate Reunion at Louisville," The American Monthly Review of Reviews, 1900,

v.22, Jul-Dec, p. 20-21. [see below] http://books.google.com/books?id=hTIIg_nfB3YC&pg=PA1&dq=%22The+Confederate+Reunion+at+Louisville%22&ei=qfshSLvYIZXEigH0gv3EDQ#v=onepage&q=%22The%20Confederate%20Re

union%20at%20Louisville%22&f=false

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Varina Anne Davis

Varina Anne Davis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jefferson Davis, was born during the last year of the Civil War in the

Confederate White House in 1865. Her father was the President of the Confederate States at the time of her birth.

She was named for her mother and was the youngest of the Davis children. She was called "Winnie" for most of her

life, a pet name Jefferson had first given his wife and then his daughter. According to what she was told as a child,

"Winnie" was an Indian name meaning "bright or sunny". When the Civil War was finally over, President Davis

became a prisoner. Baby Winnie was the only one of the children allowed to accompany Mrs. Davis on her visit to the

prison to see her husband. Soon after this, Winnie was sent to visit relatives in Canada, w she remained until Mr.

Davis was settled in Memphis, Tennessee. Winnie received most of her early education at home from her mother in

the post Civil War years. At the age of twelve, Winnie was taken to Europe, w she was enrolled in a boarding school

in Karlsruhe, Germany. she received a thorough education. Afterwards, she spent some time in Paris, France, to

finish her social education and was then she was ready to take a leading role in the intellectual and social society

among the people of the South. Winnie's beauty and grace and her kind hearted manner made her a distinguished

favorite in both the North and the South. Soon after her return to America, while on a visit to Atlanta, she was

introduced by General John B. Gordon as "The Daughter of the Confederacy" and this title clung to her for all time.

Winnie showed much skill in the arts. She was a fine painter and skilled musician. She had also inherited her

mother's literary interests and published several books under the name of Varina Anne Jefferson Davis. Some of the

titles were "An Irish Knight of the Seventeenth Century", "The Veiled Doctor", and "Foreign Education for American

Girls". Winnie lived with her parents during most of the 1880's and accompanied her father to many public functions.

At one point, Winnie was engaged to Alfred C. Wilkinson, a Syracuse, N...

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Kentucky: Portrait in Paradox, 1900-1950 by James C. Klotter Page 8

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Western North Carolina: A History

CHAPTER XXVI

The Cherokees

CHEROKEE SCOUTS AND HOME GUARDS. "In accordance with Thomas's plan the Indians were employed chiefly as scouts and home guards in the mountain region along the Tennessee- Carolina border, where, according to the testimony of Colonel Stringfield, they did good work and service for the South. The most important engagement in which they were concerned occurred at Baptist gap, Tennessee, September 15, 1862, where Lieutenant Astugataga, a splendid specimen of Indian manhood, was killed in a charge. The Indians were furious at his death, and before they could be restrained they scalped one or two of the Federal dead. For this action ample apologies were afterwards given by their superior officers. The war, in fact, brought out all the latent Indian in their nature. Before starting to the front every man consulted an oracle stone to learn whether or not he might hope to return in safety. The start was celebrated with a grand old-time war-dance at the townhouse on Soco, . . . the Indians being painted and feathered in good old style, Thomas himself frequently assisting as master of ceremonies. The ball-play, too, was not forgotten, and on one occasion a detachment of Cherokees, left to guard a bridge, became so engrossed in the excitement of the game as to narrowly escape capture by a sudden dash of the Federals. Owing to Thomas's care for their welfare, they suffered but slightly in actual battle, although a number died of hardship and disease. When the Confederates evacuated eastern Tennessee, in the winter of 1863-64, some of the white troops of the legion, with one or two of the Cherokee companies, were shifted to western Virginia, and by assignment to other regiments a few of the Cherokee were present at the final siege and surrender of Richmond. The main body of the Indians, with the rest of the Thomas Legion, crossed over into North Carolina and did service protecting the western border until the close of the war, when they surrendered on parole at Waynesville, North Carolina, in May 1865, all those of the command being allowed to keep their gun,. It is claimed by their officers that they were the last of the Confederate forces to surrender. About fifty of the Cherokee veterans still survive (in 1899), nearly half of whom, under conduct of Colonel Stringfield, attended the Confederate reunion at Louisville, Kentucky, in 1900, where they attracted much attention.

http://www.newrivernotes.com/nc/wnc26.htm

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A Proud History-A Bright Future The University of Kentucky ROTC Battalion has been proud to help develop the leaders of tomorrow.

The Wildcat Battalion

A HISTORY OF ROTC AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY

[excerpt]

Early Years: 1865-1916 The cadets even managed to have some legitimate fun. By 1889, there were 330 students at Kentucky State College, of whom 160 were in the Military Department (seniors at this time were exempt from drill and training). In 1900, the "KSC boys" formed an honor guard at a Confederate veterans' reunion in Louisville, took part in a reenactment of the battle of Perryville at Churchill Downs, and participated in their first annual summer training encampment, which was held at Chattanooga. The encampment was designed for training in the form of sham battles, but, from the report in the 1901 Kentuckian, a lot of attention was also paid to striking up relationships with the local Tennessee belles.

http://www.armyrotc.com/edu/univky/history.htm

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1900 UCV Louisville Reunion

Artifacts - Badges, Celluloids, Ephemera

1900 Louisville UCV General Lee Celluloid Badge

SOLD!!!

Here is a great celluloid from the 1900 Louisville UCV reunion. This celluloid has Robert E. Lee

with a Confederate shield, sword, and wood canteen. On the celluloid is written "Reunion

U.C.V. - Louisville. May, 1900". The celluloid was made by Whitehead and Hoag. I have added

a photograph of Confederate veteran Robert S. Shreve wearing one of these badges. This photo

was copied from the "Confederate Veteran" and is not original. It will be included with the sale.

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1900 UCV Louisville Badge with Sponsor Ball Ribbon

A great badge from the hard to find 1900 Louisville UCV Reunion. This great piece has a

celluloid pinback with Winnie Davis, the Confederate battle flag, the U.S. flag, and "Souvenir -

Maid of Honor- The Daughter of the Confederacy - U.C.V. - Louisville 1900" written on the pin.

There are two ribbons attached to the pin. The white ribbon has "Sponsor's Ball-U.C.V. -

Louisville 1900." written in red on the ribbon. There is no writing on the red ribbon.

Item #: 9207

$385

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1900 LOUISVILLE KY CELLULOID CANTEEN~ WINNIE DAVIS Item #: CWB7195

Click image to enlarge

STANDS APPROX. 2 1/4" IN HEIGHT

BEAUTIFUL CELLULOID CANTEEN FROM THE 1900 LOUISVILLE REUNION ~

WINNIE DAVIS PICTURED ON OBVERSE ~ REVERSE READS "REUNION LOUISVILLE

1900 - WINNIE DAVIS ROSE" ~ MISSING RED RIBBON ~ MADE BY WHITEHEAD AND

HOAG

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$495

1900 UCV GRAND BALL ~ LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY ~ GUEST OF HONOR

~ STAGE SEAT PASS ~ J.A. CHALARON (LA soldier) $150.00 Item #: CWB6634

2" diameter CivilWarBadges.com

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Sold for $569.00 at auction

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RARE! 1900 LOUISVILLE KY R.E.LEE UCV BADGE http://www.civilwarbadges.com/cgi-bin/display_Items.asp?Cat=173&Sub=187&page=23 Item #: CWB2955

4 1/4" height

$495

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Antiques Roadshow

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/archive/200801A41.html

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UCV Souvenir Badge, 1900 Louisville

Worthpoint site

eBay sold for $77.88 in May 2011

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CivilWarBadges.com

1900 LOUSIVILLE, KY.~LAST NATIONAL FLAG~CELLULOID STICKPIN Item #: CWB3209

Click image to enlarge

13/16" diameter

Shipping Weight: 0.75 lb

$225.00

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CivilWarBadges.com

LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY ~ UCV REUNION ~ ALUMINUM MEDAL ~

JACKSON Item #: CWB5519 $285.00

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1900 LOUISVILLE,KY.~WINNIE DAVIS ROSES~CELLULOID CANTEEN Item #: CWB4672 CivilWarBadges.com

2 3/8" diameter

$450.00 One just like it sold for $657.00 on HA.com in 2007

Daughter of the Confederacy 1900 Reunion Celluloid Canteen. Diameter: 2 3/8", with a red & white thread for

hanging. The front of this attractive celluloid reads "Official" on the stopper and "Daughter of the Confederacy" arced

over a beautiful profile of the lovely Winnie Davis, the original "Daughter of the Confederacy." The reverse side reads

"Reunion Louisville 1900" in an arc at the top, and "Winnie Davis Rose" at the bottom, below a depiction of a vase full

of pink roses. Winnie Davis was the daughter of Jefferson Davis and his wife, Varina, and she was often introduced

by Gen. John B. Gordon as "Daughter of the Confederacy." The celluloid presented here is in very fine condition. A

scarce D. O. C. collectible.

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1900 LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY ~ UCV REUNION INVITATION Item #: CWB6436 CivilWarBadges.com

5 1/2" x 7 3/4"

opens up but inside is blank

Invitation belonged to Brig. General W.R. Boggs of N.C.

William Robertson Boggs (1829 - 1911)

Born: 03/18/1829 in Augusta, GA

Died: 09/11/1911 in Winston-Salem, NC

USMA: 1853, class rank: 04/52

Promotions

Date To Rank Full/Brevet Army/Vol Comments

Captain Full Vol Captain & Chief Engineer

Colonel Full Vol

11/04/62 Brig-Gen Full Vol

Shipping Weight: 0.75 lb

Price: $375.00 USD

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VeteransAttic.com

1904 UCV Nashville, Tennessee Celluloid Canteen Item #: RX12400

I can promise you, you will not see this one very often! This is a celluloid canteen made for the

1900 United Confederate Reunion held in Louisville, Kentucky. They must have had several left

over because they put "Nashville 1904" on the bottom and sold them at the Nashville, Tennessee

UCV national reunion held in 1904. I have seen pennants and a few other items recycled this

way but never one of the celluloid canteens. One side of the canteen has a third national

Confederate flag and the other side has Winnie Davis on it. Very few collections will be able to

have one of these. If you are a Nashville, Tennessee collector another one of these canteens

marked like this might never come around!!

Shipping Weight: 1 lb

Price: $650.00 USD

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Cowan’s Auction (2002)

A gilt medal from the May 30th, 1900 reunion of the UCV in Louisville, Kentucky,

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Historical Auctions

This lot sold for $358 in 2007.

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HA.com

1900 Louisville, Kentucky U.C.V. Celluloid Reunion Badge. A celluloid shield measuring 2.25" x 3", suspended by red ribbons,.. sold for $388 in 2007. 1900 Louisville, Kentucky U.C.V. Celluloid Reunion Badge. A celluloid shield measuring 2.25" x 3", suspended

by red ribbons, with a central theme of a color image of General Robert E. Lee, Louisville, May, 1900, manufactured by Whitehead & Hoag, in fine condition. This is an attractive and unusual Confederate veterans souvenir badge that doesn't conform to the usual button or ribbon style of U.C.V. memorabilia.

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1900 UCV Louisville Reunion

Images, Miscellaneous

Isaac A. Clarke, C. R. Hanna, Will George Mr. McFarland

William P. George, Rufus G. Salyer, James K. Polk Fancher

Members of the John Gould Fletcher Camp, after attending the UCV National Reunion in Louisville, Kentucky, May 1900

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Members of the 22nd Alabama gather at the 1900 Confederate Reunion in Louisville, KY.

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~drakerobinson/images/Photos/Military/22ndAL/2

2ndAL1.jpg

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Levy Bros.

Levy Bros. - A long lived department store carrying a full line of men's and women's wear including hats,

caps, shoes, furnishings, and even a men's and children's barber shop. Henry and Moses Levy started as

immigrant German peddlers before the Civil War. The brothers opened their store in 1861 at the NE

corner of 3rd St. and Market in a corner room of a 4 story building. They prospered during the Civil War

as suppliers and after that war Levy’s was nation's largest supplier of Confederate uniforms for reunions

and encampments.

http://pastperfectvintage.com/louisvillestores.htm

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The Confederate Monument, ca 1900

Louisville, KY

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http://www.archive.org/stream/CharterConstitutionAndBy-

lawsOfTheConfederatedSouthernMemorial/CSMAchart#page/n3/mode/2up

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May 16, 1900 | The Breckinridge News, page 6| Cloverport, KY

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May 19, 1900, front page, Kentucky Irish American,

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May 22, 1900 | The Bourbon News

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May 26, 1900, front page, Kentucky Irish American

http://kdl.kyvl.org/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-

idx?c=kecnews;cc=kecnews;g=news;xc=1;xg=0;q1=confederate%20reunion;rgn=full%20text;idno=kec1900052601;didno=kec1900052601;view=pdf;seq=1;passterms=1

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May 28, 1900, New York Times. REUNION OF CONFEDERATES. Louisville Prepares to Welcome Veterans

of Southern Army. New York Times, May 28, 1900. [see above]

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May 29, 1900 | The Bourbon News

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May 31, 1900 – Central Record | page 3 | Lancaster. KY

Capt Henrdon’s Remarks

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May 31, 1900, New York Times. OLD CONFEDERATES MEET.; United Veterans' Reunion at Louisville

Begins. New York Times, May 31, 1900. [see above]

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June 6, 1900 | The Breckinridge News | Cloverport, KY

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June 6, 1900, page 2 | The Adair County News

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The Owingsville Outlook, Thursday, June 7th, 1900. Np. 46, VOL. XXI. (Front page, column 2, bottom) [see above]

http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86069620/1900-06-07/ed-1/seq-1.pdf

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