inventions, in a magazine of high rank called the Confederate 

 ibly edited and published monthly by our true and enthusiastic 

 n federate soldier. S. A. Cunningham, at Nashville. This noble 

 its career years ago as a patriotic venture upon the field 

 pe m its confidence reposed in those to whom its worthy objects 

 ind we have witnessed its ascent to success with the especial 

 that sucl: - so well deserved. We deplore nothing about it 



if that the benefits it is conferring every month upon thousands of 

 enjoyed by tens of thousands more. It is a medium by 

 which every pi ' mfederate times is intelligently and interestingly 



yed t«» the minds of young and old. It is a glad hand extended 

 II) to shake every Confederate hand, and it goes with a sincere 

 ting to all patriots in our Land. It is a treasury of argu- 

 ment, history, biography, story, and song, continuing to steadily increase 

 from month to month. Its contents make a table around 

 rates, with their sons and daughters and friends sit once 

 a month to enjoy an intellectual, social, affectionate, friendly, country- 

 it never was of more value than it is now. And, con- 

 sidering all that should be said, written, and done through its agency 

 during the next ten years of only one hundred and twenty issues, it is noiv 

 i u ible than ever. 

 In view of all things we know about the Confederate Veteran magazine 

 and it- valuable uses, will you, each and all of you, agree to make an 

 immediate practical working effort to at least double the number of sub- 

 scription-, and thus quadruple the number of its interested readers? 

 Can we afford to do less? Can we do anything of better avail to diffuse 

 the knowledge and increase the appreciation of our Southland and its 

 history? 



We urge that immediate personal effort be made by Confederates and 

 their -on- and daughters. We ask that the ever-generous press of our 

 country help us, and that the Confederate Veteran publish this appeal 

 conspicuously. 



Repeating our expressions of gratitude to all who have honored us as 

 Urate soldiers, and greeting you with our hands and hearts, we 

 have the honor to be your obedient servants: 



hen 1» l.<e. General, Commander in Chief U. C. V.; 

 William ]•:. Mickle, Major General, Chief of Staff, U. C. V.; 

 W. L. Cabell, Lieutenant General, Trans-Miss. Dept, U. C. V. 



tnent V Evans, Lieutenant General, Army Tenn. Dept., U. C. V. 

 C Irvine Walker. Lieutenant General, Army N. V. Dept. U. C. V. 



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