Spalding-Floyd County GaArchives News.....Cavalry Reunion September 23 1888
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Lynn Cunningham lcunnin1@bellsouth.net December 27, 2002, 7:34 pm

The Griffin Daily News. Griffin, Georgia

Cavalry Reunion
Six Regiments to Meet at Rome on the Third of October

At the annual meeting of the Sixth Georgia regiment
at Sardis church, Floyd county, it was decided to
call a reunion of the First, Second, Third, Fourth,
Fifth and Sixth Georgia cavalry regiments.
Accordingly the following notice was inserted in the
Tribune of Rome:

At a reunion of the sixth Georgia Cavalry brigade at
Rome, Ga. on Wednesday the third day of October,
1888. All members of the First, Second, Third,
Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Georgia Cavalry will please
write to me at once that I may know their addresses.
Low rates will be given on all railroads.

Your old commissary, J.A. Bale, President

Our attention being called to this announcement,
S.H. Deane, the last orderly sergeant of Company E,
of the Second Georgia regiment, was interviewed and
kindly furnished us the names of the survivors, as
well as he could remember, of

his company. The following officers left in command
of the company: F.M. Ison, Captain; T.J. Brooks, 1st
Lieut.; R.A. Thompson, 2nd Lieut.; Chas. King,
Ensign;

Privates, H.C. Burr, T.J. Ison, E.J. Ison, J.M.
Jones, S.H. Deane, W.J. Bridges,

H.A. Jones, Jeff Cariker, Chas. Bailey, Drew Bailey,
E. Findlay, Bud Finlay, Chas. Travis, Tom Travis,
M.J. Patrick, Shade Heflin. Jeff Ellis, Davis Aiken,
John A. Wilson, W.A. Ellis, H.E. Ellis, Calloway
Franklin, W.W. Johnson, James Allen, Jack Swan.

The Second Georgia Cavalry brigade opened the battle
of Chicamauga and were relieved by Longstreet's
division. They were very highly complimented by Gen.
Longstreet after the battle. The most noted event in
their battles in this State

was the capture of Gen Stoneman near Macon by a
detachment of the brigade under Col. Crews. They
took part in a great many important engagements
during the war and were always noted for their
bravery. A great many of the old veterans will
attend this reunion.

(Transcribed 12/27/02 Lynn Cunningham)
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