Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1864-03-01
THE sToNEwALL BRIGADE.


The good people Of this county will
be greatly astonished, as we were, to learn
from the communication published in
this issue, Of Brig. Gen'l J. A. Walker,
commanding the ''Stonewall Brigade"
that there are two hundred of the gal
liant soldiers Of that famous Brigade
who are without shoes and socks. With
Gen. Walker, we think it 's8hapao',
that such should be the fact, but we
are sure that the good people of this
county would not have suffered such a
state of things to exist if they had been
appraised of the fact that shoes aud socks
were needed, had it been possible for
them to supply the need. We do not
know whether they could have supplied
shoes, but socks, they could land would
have supplied with pleasure, if they had
been appraised of the need for them
The Government should have supplied
these necessary articles, but if it had
been known in this county that the Gov
eminent could not, or had, by misman-
agement, failed to furnish them, we
know that the citizens of this county
would have done all in their power to
have the gallant soldiers of the
illustrious 'sStonewall Brigade" proper
lvshod. Think of it, the thermometer
standing at zero, and 5uoo hundred sol
dsers of tie stStoaaeaoGU Brigade" qoith-
out shoes and socks This is truly
a @Shanae," but the culpabiiity does moi
attach TO the patriotic and benevolent
citizens OF this county. If the Govern
ment will furnish the yarn, we promise
that the fair ladies of 'tAugusta" will
supply, in a remarkably short time, the
qoIoze Brigade with good socks knit by
their own fair hands. They do not re-
gard working for the soldiers as a la
Dor, but pleasure. For that purpose,
they work con G1aore, it being with them
a labor of love, and we can assure them
twill rot be sLoYe's labor lost" As we
had heard no complaint from the army
this winter OF tho want Ct proper clio
thing we had supposed that the soldiers
had been amply supplied by the Gov
eminent, and consequently we made no
appeals to our citizens to supply their
wants in that respect If we had been
appraised of the fact that our soldiers
were suffering for the want ofshoes and
socks we would have appealed to our
citizens to supply them, and we are sat
isfed, from their promptness in the past,
that the appeal would have been respon,
ded to with promptness and cheerful
ness. Now that our citizens know the
wants of the soldiers in the ''Stonewall
Brigade" we are sure that they will ex-
ert themselves to have their wants sup
piled. The noble example of Mr.. VIM.
b. Gallaher and his mother is worthy
of emulation, and we hope that it will
not be long before the General Com.
manding the Stonewall Brigade will
have the pleasure of acknowledging sim
liar donations from other persons in this
county. 1t is not expected that single
individuals shall make such large DO
nations, as but few have the means to do
so. but even larger can be made by as
ISOLATED action. Large donations are
composed of many small amounts, and
If each will give but little the ag-
gregate will amount to laIge sum-
Even small donations, viii be received
Win gratllude; anu, liAc p"o
mite. will be abudantly blessed. 1t re-
qnires but short argument to establish
that the citizens should contribute lloer-
ally to the support Of the wants OF the
soldiers. flour cause shall be success
ful, it will be due to the efforts and sac.
rifces of the soldiers, and as they will
save cur property and make our money
good, we shonld be willing to pay a
portion for their comfort. If in spite Of
their heroic efforts, our cause be destln
ed to fail, then the money viii be worth
nothing, and the contributor will have
lost asof1tiaag whilst be will have the con
ISOLATION to know that he did good act
and promoted the comfort Of the suffer
ing soldiers who freely split their blood
in defence of his rights and property.