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Camp 231. Commerce, Texas ; G. G. Lindsey, com.

Camp 232. Flemmingsburg, Ky.; Wm. Stanley, com.

Camp 233. Augusta, Ky.; Jno. S. Bradley, com.; members, 6.

Camp 234. Cooper, Texas ; Geo. W. Jones, com.

Camp 235. Brookhaven, Miss.; J. A. Haskins, com.

Camp 236. Auburn, Ala.; O. D. Smith, com.; med. offi., J. H. Drake; private ; members, 40.

Camp 237. Shelbyville, Ky.; Dr. W. F. Beard, com.; med offi., Dr. W. F. Beard, Nov. 21, 1862, surgeon ; members, 12.

Camp 238. Greenville, Miss.; Gen. S. W. Ferguson, com.; med. offi., D. C. Montgomery, M. D., 1862, surgeon; members, 70.

Camp 239. Benham, Texas ; D. C. Giddings, com.

Camp 240. Winchester, Va.; W. McVicar, com.

Camp 241. Hopkinsville, Ky.; Nat. Gartner, com.

Camp 242. Cuero, Texas; V. Weldon, com.; med. offi., Dr. Alex- ander Irvin ; surgeon ; members, 89.

Camp 243. Brazonie, Texas; Wm. Fort Smith, com.; med. offi., R. R. Porter ; private ; members, 36.

Camp 244. Dodelo, Fla.; J. F. Highsmith, com.

Camp 245. Memphis, Texas; F. M. Murray, com.

Camp 246. Talladega, Ala.

Camp 247. Hope Villa P. O., La.; Joseph Gonzales, com.

Camp 248. Hallettsburg, Texas; Volney Ellis, com.

Camp 251. Emminence, Ky. ; W. L. Crabb, com.; members, 7.

Circular No. 3, with the necessary carefully-directed envelopes for their return to the Surgeon General's office in New Orleans, were directed to 251 registered Camps of United Confederate Veterans on the 8th of April, 1893, an d subsequently, and in many cases a second circular was sent to the Camps from which no reply had been re- ceived.

Up to the loth of June, 1893, on ly IO had replied, and returned Circular No. 3 duly filled with the required data. These 100 Camps represented a little less than 10,000; or more accurately, 9,822 Con- federate veterans. Each Camp contained on an average about 100; or more accurately, 98 Confederate veterans.

If each of the 251 Camps now registered and to whom Circular No. 3 was addressed contained on an average 100 veterans, then the total strength of the United Confederate Veterans would be about 25,000. We have reason to believe that a much larger army of sur-