Military: Cobb County, James Lile Lemon 

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Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Johnny Jones 
johnnyj@planttel.net of Marietta, Georgia, great-great grandson of 
Captain James L. Lemon, Company A (Acworth Infantry), 18th 
Regiment, Army of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.

Article taken from _The Constitution_ (The Atlanta Constitution), 
Page 15, August 9, 1891. 

VETERANS MEET AGAIN. 
The Reunion of the Eighteenth and Twenty-Third Regiments, C.S.A. 


Acworth, Ga., August 8_[special.]_The reunion of the Eighteenth 
and Twenty-Third Georgia regiments, August 5th and 6th, was a 
complete success. One hundred and ten survivors of the two 
regiments were present. This occasion brought together in our town 
the largest gathering of people that ever met here. 

The Lemon grove, situated on a high elevation in the southwest 
part of town, was literally filled with men, women and children. 
The men were all smiling, the ladies all were looking their 
prettiest, and no community in north Georgia can equal ours in 
beautiful women, and the children were all happy. 

The soldiers formed in town near the depot, the survivors of the 
Eighteenth under command of Colonel M.M. Phillips, the Twenty-
third under Captian [sic] W.L. Selman, of Rome, and the old 
veterans under Major M.M. Abbott. Captain James L. Lemon was 
marshal of the day and conducted the march to the stand in Lemon 
grove. 

At 10 o'clock sharp, Hon. J. J. Northcutt introduced Captain R.M. 
Mitchell, who delivered the welcome address in a style hat that 
made our visitors at home. 

Mr. Northcutt then introduced Hon. Dr. Stewart, of Conyers, who 
made the response in his usually stirring manner. 

At the conclusion of Dr. Stewart's speech Senator A.H. Colquitt 
was introduced and made a rousing speech to the old soldiers, 
after which dinner was announced, and more than five thousand 
people were filled from toe to crown and enough gathered up to 
have fed as many more. I never saw so much grub at one place 
before as was spread on this occasion. 

At 2 o'clock the people reassembled at the stand and were 
addressed by Colonel Brooker, a prominent lawyer of San Antonio, 
Texas, Dr. Stewart, and others- An entertainment had been prepared 
by Mrs. D.V. Stokely and the literary club, for the benefit of our 
visiting friends, which came off at the academy, commencing at 7 
o'clock, and it gave such universal satisfaction that a general 
request was made for repeating last night, which was done to a 
crowded house. 

The old soldiers and everybody else return their grateful thanks 
for a treat offered our visitors, which was done at great cost of 
those engaged in the plays, songs, etc.