Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1882-10-18
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| all, the recipient OF very pleasing anu
hearty welcome, aud by way OF intro
duclion of the morer, and in his name
hereafter given, proclaim to you all, q
Happy Greeting.
am now in correspondence with
Col. E. +. Bro,cn, Inspector General in
the United States Service, most esli-
mable gentleman, a mar with big and
generous heart. kind and genial, gallant
and amiable, in truth from The Tenor Of
his writings, it manlfcstly appears that
he is QUE Of NATURES noblemen, who
was and now he is the colonel Of the
2Sth New York Volunteers which was
eng aged in our late war on many blood
stained battle fields, and il will be re-
membered that this rsgl M ent under this
commander stood, hos ii lely opposed to
our own 5th Va. Regiment IN the well
known battle of Cedar Run or Slaughter
Mountain, and fought Us valiantly and
indeed sparately, until by the valorous
old 5th. 1t was almost annihllaLed, as
indicated by the infor nation furnished
by Co. Browns letters, recently ad-
dressed to me (the circumstances that
led to this correspOn lence. while inter
esting need not now here be deiained)
| in September 1882 from Hartford Con-
necticu., wherein he says, II learn
YOU are a member Of the 9Th Va. In
fantry which Regiment captured the
| fac OF the 23ih New York Volunteers
and might add, most Of The Regiment
which you did not wound or kill. BY
accident found the old flag again last
sprins af er the lapse of twenty years,
and am now very DESTROYS OF making
The ACQUAINTANCE of, and establishing
friendly relations with, all who took
part 10 the capture. Il high time we
Ebegan to forgive and forget, at least
Iforgive, we can't well forget nor do |
think it necessary to forget ST. which
are golden words in pictures OF silver,
aud show the true man, the genuine
soldier-brave and big hearted, and
that he is one who has in him. the clear
and certain ring of the true metal; and
that. as is herein after shown he and
his men, want to meet US, TO bury the
bitterness ofthc pasl, the angry tide OF
/ war with its terrors, in oblivion, shake
hands across the "bloOdy Chasm' and
undertake 10 establish with Us iraternal
feelings and amicable relations.
He then informs us that the 2Sth
n. Y. Is now in Regimental organizl-
lion; has its Annual Reunions and Will
hold its next Reunion at Niagara
Falls on the cad day Of May 1888,
when he proposes TO preselt the old
flag TO the Regiment again.
And now desires through me, (but
will hereafter carefully formulate the
Invitations and send them to the officers
Of our Reg. whose names | have given
him) TO extend a cordial invitation 10
the surviving members Of the SUI va.
Vol. 10 be their guests on that occasion
saving 1T would be pleasing feature
if we could induce some or all If posi-
able of the 5th Va. Infantry then to be
our guests" Saying further "We shall
be glad to shake hands, aud in the light
of reason aud twenty-one years sober
reflection, talk over those fearful days
with those who so brayely and success
fully did us battle" And saying further
Niagara Falls is an attraction, the Oc-
casion one of interest, and / shall be
happy to hear you sag yeu UiH try to
come.'
l therefore now call the special at
tention of our Regiment TO the kindness
and proffered hospitality OF those brave
men. who, once, on the battle field ia
deadly conflict, amid the din Of ar Ms,
and How of blood. were our enemies,
yet our brothers, and nov indeed our
friends. who speak to us now from the
great North in gentle tones, ulterlng
the kindest words Of warmest friend
ship, bidding us hearty welcome to
their feast.
And l now ask tie question, and hope
it may reach the heart Of every menu
Der now living, shall aoe go? and be-
come the guests of the gallant 2oln n.
Y. Volunteers at their next reunion
and bespeak this response, which | fear
not to say will be the hearty reply OF
nineteen-tweniieths of the valiant old
5th Va. proclaimed in the bold allirma'
tvt-yes yes!! ycs!!!
For the purpose Of advanclng the OBJ
iect of the notice herein above given,
will be pleased to hear from any Of the
5lh Va. rank or file who read this arIl-
Gle giving their views of the propriety
and feasibility of the plan, and will
hereafter put the officers Of our r 81
ment 10 communication with those of
the 28lh n. Y. whose committee is
now abou; to make The arrangements
necessary, and formulate The invitations
which 10 due season wlll be forwarded
to the officers Of our Regiment, who may
for the present, If they please, com
municate with me.
expect Col. Brown, as promised,
to pay me visit in shor! time, hav-
ing for its object IN part the more per
feet arrangement for the proposed re-
union aud entertainment.
In order that this invitation may
reach the greatest possible number o
the survivors of The Regiment, on behal
of the gallant old defenders | desire tC
make this demand, on the kindness ant
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