Jefferson-Washington County GaArchives News.....Re-Union of Old Soldiers August 5 1976
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News & Farmer Newspaper
News & Farmer (newspaper)
Louisville, Jefferson County, Georgia
August 5, 1876

Abstracted by Beverly Walden Black
2003


Re-Union of Old Soldiers

Subsequent to a call made through these columns some weeks ago, a re-union of 
the surviving members of the old “Jefferson Grays” was had at WALDENS CHURCH on 
yesterday.  The surviving members of the “Jefferson Guards,” “Jefferson 
Volunteers” and “Battey Guards” were invited to participate-together with 
themselves and families.  We were honored with and invitation to attend and 
acted accordingly.

If we were to say that the crowd assembled, numbered not less than TWELVE 
HUNDRED we believe that our assertion would be sustained by numbers who were on 
the ground.  The dinner prepared was sufficient to feed all in attendance the 
writer hearing no complaint from any except a few female members who professed 
to belong to Company I.  The managers who were few in number, exerted 
themselves to see that all were well entertained and received all the attention 
necessary, and those who went away dissatisfied need blame no one but 
themselves.

The fair sex had a pretty full representation, among whom we might mention a 
party from Washington county, who rendered themselves quite agreeable and very 
entertaining to those who had the good fortune to make their acquaintance.  The 
usual flirtations were carried on, and, we dare say, Cupid was quite successful 
in the performance of his work, But we have not space nor time to give a 
detailed account of the proceedings of the day, and will cut short with this 
feeble notice.

RESEARCHER NOTES:  Ebenezer "Ebin" Mitchell Walden, son of Mitchell Walden was 
most likely in attendance of this reunion at Walden's Church as this was his 
family property.  E. M. Walden enlisted September 1861 28th Georgia Infantry, 
Company I, Army of Northern Virginia as 3rd Corporal.  He was promoted through 
ranks to 2nd Lieutenant.  He surrendered in May 1865 with the Army of 
Tennessee.  Ebin's brother M.F. (Mitchell F.) Walden was also most likely in 
attendance at this reunion of soldiers.  He enlisted in neighbor Washington 
County with the 62nd Georgia Regiment in 1862, later the 8th Georgia Calvary, 
Company F.  Both Ebin and M.F. Walden were living on the date of this reunion.  
Their father, Mitchell Walden donated the property to establish Walden's Church 
in 1854 and donated more land in 1873.  

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