Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1866-05-22
sTAUNTON, VA, TUESDAY, MAY 22, 1866.

proach, citizen of the vicinity came galloping
from towards Waynesboro, and had a few words
Of conversation with the soldier as he ran back
to get his horse. When he reached it, he could
not detach the halter the citizen called him to
cut it, he seemed paralyzed by the near ap-
proach of the enemy who shot him down. and
his horse also. The citizen, who was the in
formant of the writer says as the soldier. ran
by the side of his horse, back for the river, he
told him he lived near Lexington, seemed to
know many people there, buthe neither learned
his name or regiment to which he belonged
He was just buried as he fell, on the inside of
the fence. AS there is no mark, may not some
clue be afforded some friend in or around Lex
ington, by which a missing son or husband or
brother may be identified? =. .ss . .is
As may be remembered by some, there was
for several months, a hospital at Augusta
Springs, A number of dead are buried Just
above the Harrisonburg and w. S. Turnpike,
and in what is known in the neighborhood as
Timothy patch hollow. Several, if not the lar
ger part Of them, are Georgians. The individ-
ual who made their cofhns, Geo. J.. Obaugh,
resides near, assisted in the burial of most, if
not all Of them, and can identify most Of the
graves. Will it not be well to remove their re-
mains to the Cemetery near Staunton? e z'
Let me make suggestion, Mr. Editor, that
occurs to me as good one, if acted upon; to
preserve the names of our deceased heroes
There stands near to the Old Capitol Of S. c.,
if the Nandols let any thing sacred to the
memory of South Carolina's departed braves
escape their wide spread destruction, a hand
some monument, erected to the memory of the
officers and men of the Palmetto Regiment
who fell in defence Of its battle-scarred flag, in
Mexico: All their names were beautifully and
distinctly inscribed upon it.. IF our Court
House square was larger, / would like to see
t,co monuments of some similar design, erec, ell
on either side OF the center-walk, and on their
sides carve the names Of officers and men Of
the 5th and SIND Regiments, Of Infantry, and
Of the Cavalry and Artillery, and Reserve
Forces OF this county, and Rockbridge and Bath.
L include the two last counties, because it is
appropriate that the brave men of these two
counties, who constituted part of the Sind Reg
iment, and the gallant and true men and COM
part of the 5th Infantry, and Of the Augusta
company in the 25th Va Infantry, (Gen. Lii
ley S old company and to include the Augusta
boys, members of the old Washington College
company, IN short the names of all our gallant
and noble men, by whomever led, or at what
point soeYer they fell on these several nonu-
ments, Many may prefer to see them placed
in the Cemetery. | do not, because there, they
will only be occasionally seen and then but by
few, here in the Court House square all aoitl
see and remember and drop a tear to Their mem
ories. never passed the Palmetto Monu-
ment, that / did not involuntarily raise my
hat. Those brave men fell away from home,
in defending their country s flag, On a foreign
soil. Yet how much dearer to US, the memo
ries of those of Our own households, who died
in our defence, and of all they hold dear, and
for the securement of that peace and indepen-
dence we now SO heartily and sincerely mourn
the loss OFF - OLD MORTALITY.