Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1879-06-10

Northern Virginia, dashed against our line
with the fury and force of a tornado, ana DurSG
it asunder; and through the breacn Poureu
line after line and column after column DIS
wave follows wave in ocean storm.
In that moment hung suspended the fate of the
army of Northern Virginia. IN Inc lisoa yusu
the spot, that rushing, solid ever.inGreaslng
mass, must be met, stopped hurled back or an. al
| is lost Nearly in rear OF the breach were two
brigades, lying along the line of their staeken
| in y thew were ready for action. and Gen. Lee
rode to their front. And the picture ne hi,u se
as the grand OLD man sat mere ere On Iaol1ed from
right to left, as if to meet each eye Ina. man
along the line can never be forgotten oS HAL
| And every soldier along that line knew What
that look meant; that it meant-"SololeIs. n ,o
low your General :" knew that work SO uespsa
| ate was to be done, and that interests 50 ~
| mendous hung upon its successful oolns' h ia
eyerythlng even the Ire ire 1 Oh od hazard If
necessary to secure the result. But those naen
needed no such order and no suS WarshaI dis
monnted in their front to stimulate them 10 40 .
and dare all in mortal power. ,oo hnrst the |
w mre on lee 10 he rear'-and not a loot |
would stir until he was led BACK ;an ssnf
in the line; and then the w0r itb"St nause or
Wayer or break right on up to the very lace %
the solid opposing mass OH Xii III the first line was
| drivem hack in confusion upon the second, ana
frst and second upon the third on, mo sns
. |
7 | On right and massed on left poured IN storm
Of Of shot and shell upon either flank, and still
On pressing back the stubborn heavy mass,
cnt,,erne the earth in piles with the slain. till
the enemy, his organization lost IN conlusioh
! retired from the dreadful carnage, yleideG pac1
| the captured works, and the Crisis passeu' anu
, | the field was saved. >,,oo
OF the French engaged in what Napoleon
calls the terrible passage of the Bridge OF Lodl.
the loss was one in four The proportion of loss
| in the force engaged in that charge on Inc llth
Of Nav do not Know; but in one regiment,
! n
| if more exposed than others know IL not anu
know not why-the loss was one IN Two. ,,
| The time has come, or is soon coming, Wnen
| personal sorrow for the loss of these men Will
; be copsoled The time will soon come when
) | these dsAd men, and those who mourned tneih'
will belong alike to the past.
| Their record is made up, and IN IL IS Wrltlen
the verdict that they were worthy OF sne
| for which they died-wefe worthy ol any cause
/, | in which men ever died o.u,
# Some pages are yet to be added to our record.
" | and let US endeavor so to fill them as to secure
h | for ourselves the verdict that we were worthy
). the Offering OF such lives.
!. At the conclusion of Capt. Bumgardner's ad-
J. dress the Band played again. and a section OF
the staunton Artillery made the welkln ring
l. ! with discharges of their guns.
Ell In the meantime those who had wreaths
l. and bouquets of flowers deposited them upon
s. the graves of the soldiers encalhpeu III 'h"'
it "bfvs9ac of the dead"
h Their asodies sleep in the bosom Oh mother
If .ortb t,,, choir snirIts are risen and dwell in
at realms of eternal glory.
"wnen the faith fnl had fallen, and the combat
II was ended.
d. A chariot of fire thfaugh the dark cloud de-
e, seended;
of It's riders were Angels on horses of wlhteness
And its burning wheels turned on axels OF
ID brightness.
or A saranb unfolded its doors bright and shining
ic All dazzling like gold of the seventh refining
| 7, at 10
at uiation.
Have mounted the chariots and steeds of saliva
! On the arch the rainbow the charlot Is gnu
ing.
| Through the path of the thunder the horsehlen
lie are riding.
Glide swiftly bright spirits, the prize Is oeior'
! you,
le A crown never fading, Kingdom OF glory.
At The tributes paid by the Band and the W est
Augusta Guard to their deceased members bu-
Is ried in Thornrose Cemetery were solemn and
ae affecting Whilst their graves were surrounded
:. | by the military and fire companies the Bant
r, played dirges over them. This solemn ceremo
ny took place at the graves of the following, IN
~ the order mentioned:-
toI At the grave of H NJ. Stoddard, deceased
n member of the Band, the Band played
70 "Safe in the arms OF Jesus"
e At the grave of VIM. E. Woodward anotnei
r deceased member OF the Band, was played
Nearer, my God, to thee"
Ie At the grave of Thos. Barkman, deceased
Of member of the West Augusea Guard, was play
- | ed
loI "Sweet by-and-by.''
u At that of R. Peyton SUNNI erson, deceased
"a officer of the West Augusta Guard, and nempe
re of the Band, was played
re "Peyton Summerson's Funeral March"
n | This march was composed by Prof a. j.
= | Turner and played for the first time at Pe,yton
re Summerson's funeral and named in his h on
ID or.
e, At that OF Capt. S. drawers Phillips. a de.
ir ceased Captain of the West Augusta Guard
y was played
Adelaide Andante; -
al and also. by request
70 | 'oweet by-and-by.'
The procession then returned to the city in
u fine marching order, presenting handsome
rs and imposing appearance, and, in front OF the
ce City Hall, were dismissed when each company
'e. returned to its respective place of rendezvous
ed and then disbanded and repaired to their res
Iy pective homes, after having, faithfully and
h, well discharged their duty in again paying {
e. loving tribute to the soldiers who fell in thu
hi defence their rights their country, and theil
e. homes.
ei MEETING OF THE AUGUSTA MEMORIAL ASSO
CITATION.
After the memorial ceremonies at the GENE
terry meeting of the Association was held a
the Y. NJ. C. A. room, when Col. ]. H. Skinner
President of the Association, made the follow
80 ing
e REPORT.
W Conference.-The Cemetery grounds, "oeauti
D full" as you are aware, "for sItuation,' are in
,e good condition. A rich green sward now re-
re wards our labols, and the trees and evergreens
81 are generally very Hour1shlng. L much doubt
whether, in all the South, there is loveliei
N spot devoted to the burial or the Confederate
ut dead. 1t is susceptible of still further improve
a ment and ornamentation, and 1T is hoped
j. that the means of the Association will yet be
re enlarged for this purpose.
e, Recently the remains of sixteen soldiers of the
O. 18th Georgia Regiment were removed from
IN OF Mcdowell and were inferred among the
In unknown Dead in our Cemetery, all trace o.
e their names having been oblterated.
40 Since my last report, purchase has been
d, made for the Association, oftwo shares of stock
oy of the Stanton Gas Company, at par and &C
Is, cruing dividend. The Association now holds a
al five hundred dollar per cent Bond of the City
n, Of StauntOn, and these two shares Of Gas Stock
The yearly income OF the Association from
~ these sources is $50, sum insufficient for the
40 proper care and preservation of the cemetery
ne grounds. A committee appointed at your
at meeting in 1877, and was renewed and continu.
81 ed at your last !neetlnS charged Win Inc COL
ST. lection of additional funds from our citizens to
be used as a reserve fund, from the income OF
re which our grounds were to be kept in order and
D. improved. am not aware, however, that any
u steps have been taken by the Committee in
49, making collections TOR this purpose: 1t will be
for you to say whether any other effort shall be
ne made in this direction.
Ian itemized Report Of the Treasurer OF the
us Association shows a balance in his hands at this
TO- date of $780, per contra, there several out
IN standing small accounts against the associa-
'r ton, amounting probably TO forty-t1ve dollars
OF which however, the association will be able tC
TO satisfy ON before the LIST of July.
e. During the late session of the General Assem-.
q blv vorr President procured the massage of an
IL, Act-through the agency of Major Marshall
10 Hanger, and of our other mbers-empower.
n ing the Board of supervisors OF Augusta coun-
tie ty should they fit, to eprovsion for the
er removal of the remains OF such OF the Confed-
h. rate dead as lie in Augusta county outside OF
of repuIar cemeteries to the Cemetery OF this AS
nd ISOLATION and to make a small annual provi-
Is, sion not exceeding $500, for the care and i'm
Mt movement of our cemetery. Under this Act
ey your President applied day two since to the
or Board the grant of the sum of 500 for this
of voar The Sinner yisOrS not having vet been fur
" nished with a CODY of the Act cOnferring thii