The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-06-01

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Standard was remounded and deco,,. :.
and the grave Of Major X. Cha.a.h
Price, and that of Private Smith t;Ii,.laz
Spotsylvania Courthouse, May 10, I:es
ere ornamented with flowers. "'''
At halfpast IL o'clock the n,,oh
prmed, and Shockoc Hill B1,,i SN
6und visited, the battalion arr;yin, ''g.
lHabout an hours time. Here the IL ,'.t'
zers visited the grave Of the beloved ,, -
mandcr of the First company, C,r',a,,.' s'
$. Mccarthy, who was killed at Cn,d H.
bor on the ith Of June, 1854. II, ," 'aI'
character made him very dear - ,t'.
! hearts in his life his death had r
strengthened the chains of that love r..
covered and in silence, with hearts rrN .,
grief, they deposited the mcmoria,, ~
their affection and remembrance. Ana
slowly, sadly turned away.
! 1t was the desire of the Howitzcr p.
TALON to visit the graves Of all their ...
comrades in arms, whether helorgin,
| their corps at the time Of their fan or.
and with this purpose they proceeded io,l.
| grave of Lieutenant Chandler. Of Pp,r,,.,
| Battery, former member 81 Ill. Tfs.s
| IlowitZers, who was killed at the cyl.
| sion of the mine near Petersburg in l.s,
! Upon the arrival Of the battalion =, D.
site Of the grave they found that the .,...
of affection had been before them. and ,,.,
the remains had been removed to q pr,y,,
section in Hollywood Cemctcrv. Ira.
his grave, among many other tr6ntr. NJ
affection, was a beautiful bouquet hrs,..~
the sad inscription: "Your absent ,;,t,,
and only survivor
Leaving the cemetery grounds al p
", they proceeded to the City Hal, w.r,.
each organization was dishaulcd gr H..
commander, and dispersed to their rr
spectivc homes.
Lieutenant Henry c. Carter, Of the T,.l
company, commanded the llGwitAcs LAT.
talon OH this occasion.
THE oTEY BATTERY.
The surviving members Of TIL, hatr.~r
met ut the corner OF Fifth and FrtrEl.,.
streets, forty strong, and were cUmn.s,.F
by Lieutenant J. Langhornc. Thrymarchu,
in procession To the cemetery. and deco.
rated with flowers the graves of Garlar-
McCancc, Charles Green. David Prplur
George Waddy. aud Charles Whartun, 'l,..
comrades who had died in the war. An
visiting the graves Of all the mcmhcr,u.r.
battery who are inferred at Hollywood. 'N.
command dispersed over the grouuds,a.t
in ornamcntiug and honoring the graves
their friends and OF every fallen tnTt.l.
rate soldier. At halt-paSt II o'riocn i..
company Joined in the procession Ia d..
Shockoc Hill Buryimg- Ground, and ...r
ppsf A.
their comrades who are there h4..,
George Lcftwich, William liggou Il,a
Smith, aud Prad Starke after which, n.
command returned Ia their homes.
The members Of the Otcy Battery dts.
to return their heartfelt thanks 10 rm
ladies who so generously furnished g'.n
a profuSion of handsome wrcath">, rro-v,.
anchors, and bouquets, TO toe used in tr.n.
rating the graves of the tontcdrrarr,I.
dcrs, and pledge themselves never O.,
forget the young Virginiaa women whose
zcalously remember our h0norrd lHi tr.
loved dead.
FAYErTE ARTILLERY.
The members of this battery who mut uu
Yesterday morning proceeded t. Holly.
wood, where they visited the grnr ri
Lieutenant Pcyton Johnson and >,rGau'
Newman. They found that the -rtyr,f
the latter. being in 4 rather obscure riun
had been neglected, and, setting in mur-
diatcly 10 work, it was IN few minute,
placed in admirable order. Tie ernr
was then decorated with wrcathc~, crosse,
and punches Of flowers.
HANrDEN ARTILLERY.
TIE surviving member, of this comIU.
with those of Parkcr'S Battery. visited dI
the graves OF their comrades, and decorated
them appropriately.
COMPANY Il, THIRD yEGINt.
This company, thirty-cight >tror-, ,na-
handed by Captain l.. :. Gay, scent "a'a,
part of an escort TO the ladies. They N~'.
ed the grave of Edward Le"cllcn, 81 this
company, and. decorated it with boH.a.'
OF flowers.
THE YorNG GUARD.
This company, twenty-five strong, .olt-
handed by Captain q. \. Charters, Ns>ts.
cd and decorated the graves at all thea
comrades who are Inferred at liuIlt"nwh
The graves of Captain J. Austin and r.
vate \. Dabncy, killed while serving asa
volunteer with the Blues at Petersburg
were handsomely ornamentcd.
FIRST VIRGINIA REGIMENT.
This regiment, numbering about Oh, ln-
drcd and fifty men, under command 81 g.
lionel Langley, visited Hollywood a1d
Shockoc Cemeteries, and decorated ta'
graves OF the old members Of the f.r,t
regiment there Inferred. Each man My"
roscttc Of red. white, and red, upon l'
breast, and instead Of the battle -t!Jg which
they had borne with honor for four long
years, the ensign carried u beautiful cross
OF cvcrgrecnS.
THE CADETS.
The ex-CadetS of the Virginia Military
Institute met in front ot NUndr"oi : dr0g-
store, on the corner of Fourth and Franz.
lin streets, and were commanded 10y CAY
tain Samuel ). Shrivcr. About tortH-H'r
OF the old Cadets were present, ami at
o'clock they marched 10 Shovk"r iIN
Burying- Ground, where they visited dnt
adorned the graves Of Cadet W. II. tthcN,
killed in the battle Of Newmarket In the
Valley Of Virginia; Lieutenant Willie
Mead, formerly 4 law student under judge
Brockenbrongh, who died in Georgia from
Wounds and disease, and Lieutenant IucNrr
Randolph, aid-dc-calnp to General Pegr1'n'
killed in the battle of Bethesda Church.
The Cadets then march to Hollywood.
where they decorated the graves 81 I.i't-
tcndant Pcyton Johnson, ol the Ia!tN'
Artillery, formerly 4 Cadet, Gardner VI.
Canoe, and Leslie Dove. They then as
sisted III adjoining the grave Of Gene"
Stuart, and dispersed throughout u.
grounds to recall vanished hopes A.'
blighted fortunes in regarding silently 'ar
simple mounds under which lie the BONES