The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-06-10
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ts"' WINCHESTER, VA, June I. 1879.
IT. ,,,ecram Yesterday was necessarily
y: sna omitted some interesting oeVa'is'
t5lr.;, will now supply.
N'"'' The PROCESSION
.,.n, TIC fBcst ever witnessed, being
go ~ haf m,'c locS.
s ~ .', compelled to omit the order OF
b pro- 49,, marched With the precision OF
i:'v "'' and were everywhere along the
vI'<ia,'r ,,,srrh ERECTED with cheers and the
lW" o. ''' - hgndkcrchicts by the ladies.
~, iva. .,o;n lcd one OF thc stirring days
W-'' .hn ha.:le RACED back and forth
Nat" :, thrsr streets and The heroic women
..@rcd the l'nys in gray, 80, -, ,,.,,,
fugS especially struck WIN t.e ol.s -!".
IN with which Governor hoil,ua! was
.[+Sca nv his old ncighbors ana irienos,
"a crnwGcG around his carriage NJ eVe's
WV, rscrr to;shakc him by the hant--no'
'', ,'r. - his old comrades calling him by the
','r,;l;ar uame Of "Frcd.'
TIE RAIN
,..~o . large part Of the vast crowd from
~, ,,-nnnGs, but number OF OLD soldiers
80 - o,I,prs Guclnding many ladies' deter
- ~ sick il out, and il was amusing TO
..nsn standing in the drenclnD@ rain,
%S ssrrrlnr General Morgan all through
~ .n,codj1 Grafton. When he gave
n stopping they would yell
,..t:c, ~ $50 on" aud one enthusiastic
l' .,,Ierafc, seeing the orator turning over
80, lp1y.s Of his manuscript at time,
,,i,% ont. "Don't skip any Of it, General.
-. war, Il all. and do not wish 10 lose 4
ND. Thus encouraged. the distinguish
"a GATOR spoke for about an hour and q
= mes, az the time in a drcnching rain,
~ most Of his auditors being wet 10 the
r.7 have not witnessed such scene
49,. the DAYS when the soldiers would sit
h, no rain. or stand some OF thcSi bare
4 s.a.rII in The snow, To listen 10 sermon
>-4 ag-t!cipI'r in the services.
THE HOSPITALITY OF WINCHESTER
~.-. a. ,mhouudrd aS when the people used
.>.. ,qrr their last crust with orr famishing
..y. EyrrT private house was thrown
,,rn and fcd with guests. and long tables
4 carr Surrad in the markPt-houSc ana in
.hcr halls where the military and others
,-.r,. AoGnliti!,lv led. Your correspondent
,,,,aG elegant entertainment in the home or
farmer member OF the old Thirteenth
Virginia regiment.
TIE DECORATIONS.
saw tic ce.acicry yesterday ut a great
Disadvantage in the rain. but / went out
/. II. morning with Gencral Marry, Profcs.
i ~ j. ". Garnet. and Captain iluck, and
4 bed the most ample opportunity OF seeing
\ s,a what Ja'ient care and skilfuI hands
4 nh, 3GicS tIud decorated the graves ana
4 continents of Stoncwall Cemetery
I.p wooden >.!aiiS HhiciI mark the section
4 each State were appropriately Wreathcd
,al dccked wiki flowers. while no single
,r,yr was without beautiful floral offering
IN Tie loving hands oi these devoted wO-
nan. Gar;andS. shields bearing the coat
farms OF each State, notices, pictures CT
Ice. Jack.on. A>hhy, &C., all showed the
Y finn, and labor bestowed; on the decorations,
sad combined 10 produce most pleasing
.nt,. Indeed. tie women OF Winchester
.!.,riyc 10 bc cH>nrined in The hearts OF all
Il :ra4 Cnnfctieratcs. From April, 1861. to
~ close al The war sAcy were always ready
nd eager. ut whatever personal prlTatlon
gr danger. 10 minister to the wants Of the
moderate soldier Or serve the cause they
hyrd 50 well: and when Our hopes were
i L h@btcd, they first began the pious task
q Gathering and caring for the neglected
}ydie, Of our noble dead.
TUE STATE SECTIONS
Sc beautifully laid out, and it is a pleasing
ig1Gc@p!iou that each State be appealed 10
L. Ia h.s- 80,
sg~n section. In the Virginia section there
are JOS graves: North Carolina. 44T; Texas,
j. Maryland, 10; Florida, IS; Alabama,
q: Mississippi, G6: Louisiana, CO; Ken
lucky. ,: Tennessee. -: Arkansas, 20
4 TAi!c South Carolina, Georgia, and Nils
\ q mi arc represented by numbers which
BED 10 note.
i General Morgan told me that he hat
I md here the graves OF five Alabamlan%
2.1>" auria!-i!AccS were unknown 70 thcll
ends. IT w::S TO me Il sad pleasure 10 re
3 .aZc the names OF large number OF my
81 icomradcS on the neat hcad-boards: anC
Il toubt not that all over tie South there are
d redng hearts which would be. made 2'at
81 Know that loved ones whose last resting
n aces have been unknown to them sleel
j I beneath these green SodS, and in care
a these noble women.
tod bless the women OF Winchester
j i PRAYER that will find hearty amen al
4 ser The Conird cracy.
might write many pages more Of Win
ester, its Surroundings, its historic asSo
& tons. its people. its progress, and il:
1 aspects FOR the fulure: but have no
4 at, and YOU have moi space now. and so
q Isl wait until can so again to the "lori
y b, old tCwn. NIAToR.