Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1861-06-07
Meeting 0fsEse Officers offfse Late
EifsEs Regiment Of Wa. Bofssss-
HARpER's FERRY, May 81, 1861.

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HARpER's FERRY. May 81, 1861
At a meeting of the Officers OF tie late
Fifth Regiment of Va. Volunteers on mo-
ton. Capt. j w. Newton was called tothe
Chair aud Capt st. Francis G. Roberts
was appointed Secretary. After duo de-
liberation the following resolutions we're a.
unanimously adopted by the Officers aud
men composing the said Fifth Regiment:
Resotued, That we. the Volunteer Com
panies of Augusta county, composing the
late Fifth Regiment of Va. Volunteers. bv
companies, in meeting assembled, do here
by tender to our late commandant Col w.
). IL. Baylor, our grateful and sincere
thanks for the kind, courteous, impartial
aud soldierly manner in which he dis
charged the duties of his Office while Col
onel of said Regiment.
Resoloed. That through the patriotic and
praiseworthy exertions of Col w. g. FL.
Baylor, the military spirit of our citizen
soldiery has been fostered and kept alive in
our county for the past three years and
supported as he has been by liberal and
generous public, he has succeeded in rails
ing the Volunteer organization to the pres-
cnt state of superior efficiency.
Resolued, That to Col Baylor more than
any other individual belongs and should be
awarded the honor of creating and foster
ing the volunteer spirit among The Young
meh OF Augusta county, and 10 bis patriot
ic efforts to serve his State and country be
has spared neither time, trouble or expense,
and to him is due the largest share of
credit for the proud position now occupied
by our county in this fearful crisis of our
State and eounty-that of being the banner
volunteer county of the State,
Resoloed, That we deeply regret the &C.
ton of ruling powers at Richmond, which
deprived us of our rights to retain ono
whom we bad selected as our first choice a.
bove all others to command us, and that
since this action on the part of the Military
Board at Richmond, we view with especial
regret and surprise the Reinstatement of
every Regimental Commandant at this place
heretofore elected by the volunteer rcgl-
ments in exercise of the privilege theu
granted them by law. except the Command
ant of our regiment, Col. Baylor.
Eesozeed. That il is our unanimous G.
plnlon that but for the efforts and influence
of Col. W. S. Fl. Baylor after he was dis
placed from the command of our regiment
by the ordinance of the Convention, the-ais
affection would have been so serious as to
have caused it to have marched home: that
without pay or place. he alone of all the
General and Field Officers from the county
of Augusta remained with us, and BIZ his
ing the dissatisfaction and producing har-
mony in our ranks.
Rcsotced, That in the capacity and COM
potency Of Col. Baylor as a military leader,
We exercise the most implicit confidence;
that as friend and high toned,
noble and generous-we admire and love
him; that as brave, prudent and gallant
soldier, we respect, honor, and confae in
him.
Resolued. That there being now great
many more volunteer companies in the field
from Augusta and adjoining counties, than
at the time of Col. Baylor's election, and
knowing that it will add greatly to the sat
isfacton and fiji iency of the volunteer
corps from Augusta county, we do there
fore most respectfully and earnestly pray
that those companies which were organized
at the time of his election, be now orgaui-
zed into separate Regiment, and that W
S. Fl Baylor be appointed our Colonel
ResolIed, That the foregoing resolutions
be published in the Staunton papers, and
copies thereof sent to Col Baylor, the Gov
ernor and Council, at Richmond, and to In-
spec,or General Baldwin.
After fhe above resolutions were passed.
it was understood that Col Harper and LIT.
Col. llnrman construed them as casting un-
just reflections upon them aud at a subse-
quent meeting Of the Officers of the Rcgi-
ment, the following explanatory resolutions
were passed:
ReSolued, That the above resolutions pass
ed by our commands, and signed by our.
selves as Officers of the several companies
as therein stated do hereby declare that in
the said resolutions we did not, AMI had no
intention to reflect in any manner upon eth
ct Col Harper or Lieut. Col Hartman.
ReSoloed, That Col w s. II Baylor il
IN no manner OF IN any way responsible for
the same, and that he has used no influence
or exertion, to our knowledge, to have thu
same acted upon by tie men composing our
several commands.
JAS. II WATERS. Capt. W. a. Guard.
JAS. G. MARQUIS. 1st Lieut. DO
WM. BLACKBURN, 81 do do.
ITuOS. HURKE. "a do. do.
S. NJ CRAWFORD. Captain Southern
Grays.
II. J. WILLIAMS, Capt Southern Guard,
w G. MCKINNEY. 1st Lieut. do
SAML. NJ HELMS. "a do.
w. IT, RANDOLPH, Sd do.
NJ A. McCOMB, 1st 1t r. NJ a. Rif $,
j, w. GIBSON, "a do. do. do.
j. II. KElSER. Sd do. do. do.
@. f. GRlNNAN, Capt. Ready Rifles.
C. W GRILLS, lst 1t. Augusta Grays
HENRY ROSS, ID do do. do.
j. W. WILSON, 81 60 do. do.
W. G. GILKERSON, 1st. 1t ". V. In
fantrV.
%. II. RAMSEY, q do. do.
&C. H. CALHOUN, Sd do do.
W. P. JOHNSON, list 1t. Southern Grays.
We deem it proper to state that the above
resolutions we're signed by the officers iii ac-
eordance with the unanimous instructions
of the men composing their several COM
nands.
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