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November 13, 1870
The Daily Phoenix
Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina
What is this article about?
During Fair week, the Survivors' Association held a meeting to preserve Confederate records and honor the living. Gen. Preston's eloquent speech vindicated the defenders of the Confederacy, stirring deep emotions. An evening reunion of veterans revived memories and emphasized duties as inheritors.
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The Survivors' Meeting.
One of the most interesting incidents of Fair week, just passed, was the survivors' meeting. The association is addressing itself in a practical way to its great historical duty—to preserve the records of its dead and do justice to the living. The address of Gen. Preston was delivered before a brilliant audience of the assembled intelligence of this city and of the State. It was an eloquent vindication of the defenders of the late Confederacy, and stirred the deepest feelings and the tenderest instincts of the Southern heart. Repeated applause showed the electric communication established between the speaker and the audience.
The re-union which took place in the evening, brought together a number of the old "wearers of the grey," and sentiment after sentiment followed, and revived past memories. The occasion was indeed suggestive alike of the past and the future—the past and its memories; the future and its duties. NOT SURVIVORS ONLY, BUT INHERITORS.
One of the most interesting incidents of Fair week, just passed, was the survivors' meeting. The association is addressing itself in a practical way to its great historical duty—to preserve the records of its dead and do justice to the living. The address of Gen. Preston was delivered before a brilliant audience of the assembled intelligence of this city and of the State. It was an eloquent vindication of the defenders of the late Confederacy, and stirred the deepest feelings and the tenderest instincts of the Southern heart. Repeated applause showed the electric communication established between the speaker and the audience.
The re-union which took place in the evening, brought together a number of the old "wearers of the grey," and sentiment after sentiment followed, and revived past memories. The occasion was indeed suggestive alike of the past and the future—the past and its memories; the future and its duties. NOT SURVIVORS ONLY, BUT INHERITORS.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Justice
Bravery Heroism
What keywords are associated?
Survivors Meeting
Confederate Veterans
Gen Preston Speech
Vindication
Reunion
What entities or persons were involved?
Gen. Preston
Where did it happen?
This City And Of The State
Story Details
Key Persons
Gen. Preston
Location
This City And Of The State
Event Date
Fair Week, Just Passed
Story Details
The Survivors' Association meeting featured Gen. Preston's speech vindicating Confederate defenders, followed by a veterans' reunion reviving memories and highlighting duties as inheritors.