Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-09-24
Ex-Confsderates and the Yellow Fever.

Ex-Confederates and the Yellow Fever.
In answer to the call published in the SPEC
TAToR last week, q number of ex-Confederate
soldiers assembled at the courthouse on last
Tuesday evening the 18th inst, to devise meas
ures forthe relief of the survivors of the Louis
lana Division ofthe Army of Northern Virgin
la, now smitten with fever and suffering from
want
Upon motion of Major Hanger, Colonel Skim
ner was called to the chair, and Capt. Chas. S.
Arnall was appointed Secretary.
Upon motion of Captain James Bumgardner,
Jr.. it was resolved by the meeting that CEN
trail committee be appointed for the city OF
Staunton, and a committee to operate in each
neighborhood in the county of Augusta, to So
licit contributions in money and provisions In
aid of the fever sufferers, and that committee
be appointed to prepare an address, represent
| ing the object of the meeting, and the urgent
| necessity for prompt and liberal action.
Committees were appointed as follows
Central Committee City of Staunton-Major
Marshall Hanger, Captain ". L. Balthis, Capt.
mate. Capt. A. II. Fultz. Capt. J. Marquis, J. T.
Long, DR.; r. 8. Hamilton, ]; A. Fauyer, VIM.
| Blackley, Maj. Hart, s. II. Hilb, ]. A. Armen-
trout, ]. A. Cochran, P. E. Wilson, 7. G. Nor
ton, Col. ]. H. Skinner. Capt. James Bumgard-
Greenville and vicinity.-H. ]. Williams. ].
D. Lilley, J. A. Bumgarner, G. G. Merritt, ]. w.
Waynesboro' and vicinity.-J. A. Patterson,
E. g. Fishburn, T. h. Antrim, g. A. Pratt, j.
Middlebrook and vicinty-M. w. D. Hogs
head, L. Dull, j. s. McCorkle, A. A. Sproul, j.
Garrison.
Fishersville and vicinity.--A. Koiner. G. A.
Gully, F. NJ. Bell, C. B. Koiner, ]. E. Hamil-
ton.
Mt. sindey and vicinity.-s. H. McCue, W.
b. Norman. c. s. Roller. J. NJ. P. Crawford, J.
Centerville and vicinity.-H. Huffman, ]. G.
Turk. s. X. Forrer, ]. A. Turk.
Crawford, ". A. Hanger B. N. Bell, B. Ragey.
Mt. Meridian and vicinity.-S. II. Walker, Il.
8. Harnsbarger. DR.. w. Bell, S. Mohler. N. Pat
| Craigsville and vicinity.-R. 8. Craig, w.
| Crawford, A. Dudley, D. Bashaw.
| Desrfield and vicinty.-J. Guy. J. W. Sitting
Swoope's Depot and vicnity.--G. w. swoepe.
A; b. Taylor. W. g. Gilkeson. g. ChIIes;
\, Westaview and Xicinity.-W. s. Walters, ].
Churchvi!le and vicinity.-J. A. Wilson. ].
A. J. Funkheuser, h. H. Hanger. 8. B. Allen,
D. N. Wilson, J. Slower.
Spring Hill and vicinity.-W II. Gamble, ].
A. Mills, F. Bell, ]. NJ. Trevey, G. i. Dunlap.
Parnassus and vicinity.-T. H. Hogshead, J.
/ Sllilugss " fauVeT, n. 6yeFS y. N. Clark0.
Mt Solon and vicinity.-J. n Hanna, s. Saul
Ham McFall. q. Bolen, ]. w. Crist. ]. Phip.
man. E. L. Curtis.
sherando and vicinity-Reuben Padgett. Jno
Stuart w. L. Hunter, B. F. Cochran,
| Folly Mills and vicinity.-A. ID. Tribbett, Jno
W. Gilkeson. T. P. Eskridge, J. c. Cochran
Verona and yicinity.-Jno. N. Opie. C. II
Snapp, Lewis Hartman.
It has also been arranged that each commit
teeman shall send the proceeds of his cash col
lections to Charles s. Arnaii. at the Augusts
National Bank, or to Joseph E. Rollins at thu
National Valley Bank and to forward the pro
visions contributed to the stores either OF J
Addison Cochran, Capt P. Z. Wilson, or Johr
Blackley, in the city of Staunton, to be for
warded as rapidly as received.
las Mr.. Rollins will be absent for severa
days, Mr.. A. F. Kinney Of the National Valley
Bank will act in his plaee.J
1t is earnestly requested that each gentleman
named in the committee will at once go hearth
ly to work and solicit contributions and for
ward them speedily. as indicated above. It'll
hoped that under these arrangements the en-
tire city Of Staunton and the county of Angus
ia will be actively canyassed at once. The ne
cessity is urgent. Our helpless Southern
brethren are starving for want Of provisions
which we have in abundance to spare. Many
action can avail for their relief.
The Committee issue the following
| ADDRESS:
To all aoho aUere In the Confederate seruice and Il
the people of AUGUSTA genaratky:
The Louisiana Division ofthe Army Of North
ern Virginia, have, in this hour of their dire
extremity, called to their Virginia comrades IL
the same army for assistance.
That fearful scourge-YellOw Fever. has f0
| weeks past been raging in their midst, desola
ting their homes, paralyzing business. and car
1t has penetrated. Hundreds on hundreds hav
already fallen victims to it, and lamentati0n
! from thousands of stricken and suffering heart
ties whose lives are spared, are yet in extrsm
distress for want Of the means to procure thei
daily bread, owing to the entire stagnation o
business, resulting from the universal distress
i and the utter uncertainty of life Under thes
| trying an pite0us circumstances, the brave sur
| vlvors of those brave Louisiana regiments ant
| brigades, whose valor was SO splendidly dis
. played on numerous battle-f1elds in Virginia
| and cOnspicuOHsly In our own loved and hap
| py Valley, who tOtled with us, suffered with us
5 fought with us, and bled With us in all the mem
e Orable years of our yet recent struggle, appea
to US for aid. They remember our happy homes
| our fertile fields, our healt h-giving climate
now in such striking contrast with the diseas
l and desolation amid which they dwell; AM
, | they ask us, who are SO highly favored, to re
member them in their grievOus distress, an,
to do what may be In orr power to lesson tn
f want and wretchedness which is their presen
: portion.
Comrades, and fellow-citizens of Augusta
men and women, let not such an appeal as this
from men like these, go unanswered! Let tn
a SO our hands! Northern men-tO their prais
; be it spoken-have already contributed liber
ally. Let us then, who are bound by SO man,
enduring ties to these our sOrely stricken breth
ern, give TO them freely. out of our abundance
and by no means ''grudgingly, or of necessity
for God loveth a cheerful giver."