Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-10-30
4 "TRIP TO RICHMOND.
Notes by an Ex-Confedcratc.
"RrcHMoNr, Va, Oct. 81, rs.

A<eS"s Fssessffefsoes'es
Boarding the 6 P. NJ. train east
at Martinsburg, your correspon-
dent, in company with a large num-
Der of ex-Confederate officers and
soldiers, arrived at this place via.
Washington, at 6 A, NJ. yesterday,
somewhat tired and worn by all
night travel in over-crowded cars.
At Harper's Ferry we were joined
by large delegation from Win
chester and Jefferson county The
delay at Washington of some three
hours, was improved by many of
us in doing the city by gas-light,
though it proved not at all profita-
BILE to one or two of our party, who
unluckily lost their pocket-books
at the hands of polite young men
anxious to show them the "sights. >
The ride from Washington to
Richmond was monotonous, enliv.
ened only by the exploits of one,
Sergeant Beam, who performed
one of Jackson's flank movements
on our car, by a pretended sleep
the whole way through without
ticket. The conductor could not
arouse him, but the Sergeant was
wide enough awake after he passed
through. This movement was
performed so successfully that it
afforded much merriment to the
crowd.
Richmond has not had so much
of a hustle and such a crowd since
the war. In fact, such was the
over-crowded condition of her ho-
tells and boarding houses, that ma
ny gentlemen and ladies had to be
turned away, who arrived at mid
night on Monday and yesterday
morning. One gentleman told me
he slept on the floor in room with
fifteen others, lying head to head
and feet to feet. A large number
were compelled to stay on the
street, for lack of accommodation.
1t was difficult to get even cup OF
coffee at any of the restaurants.
At an early hour, the old I'd Vir-
ginia Regiment was formed by CO..
j. @ A. Nadenbousch. and posted
on the right of the line of the fla
nous Stonewall. Brigade, headed
by the old 9Th Virginia Infantry
Band the other regiments to the
left, consisting of the 4th, 5tb, 9th
and sd, the wholeunder command
of Gen. Jas. A. Walker, former
Brigadier of that old organization.
After long and tedious march of
5 miles around the city, we entered
Capital Square from Grace Street,
just in front of the Stoncwall Jack
son Monument, to listen to the or
alton by Rev. DIR. Moses d. Hoge,
of the First Presbyterian Clu,ch,
who was introduced in a neat and
eloquent speech by Gov. Kemper.
breathing a spirit of fraternity and
good will toward all sections of the
country. DIR Hoge is powerful
speaker, and did the character of
Gen. jackson full justice. In con-
clusion, he paid a glowing tribute
and impromptu compliment to the
old. "Stonewall" Brigade, and re-
peated Jackson's own words while
on his dying bed, that, 'they are a
noble body of men, and the day
would come when they would be
proud to have belonged to his old
brigade" which was received with
rounds of deafening applause. The
monument was then unveiled at
signal from Gen. JOS K. johnson,
amid the firing of small arms and
the booming of artillery. which re
minded us of bygone days, when
we followed the fortunes of the old
commander, from Hainesville thro
all its vicissitudes, to the fatal field
of Chancellorville, on that beautiful
moonlight night of the I'd of May,
1868, when he received his death
wound at the hands of Lanes N.
Carolina Brigade, the deafening
volley of which i still wildly re-
member.
/ omitted to mention that the
reception on the line OF march of
the old Stonewall Brigade, was an
almost continued ovation by the
ladies from the doors, windows
and house tops, making MS renem-