The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-09-20
HURRAH FOR HANOVER.
RCUsING RECEPTION OF wICKHAM
AND TUCKER YESTERDAY.
A Meeting OF Numbers and Fnthusi.
asm Almost Unprecedented
I'm the County.

! Yesterday was Hanover County-Cour
day. Owing 10 the long-drawn-out shap,
OF the county, and the consequent inacces
sibility OF the courthouse to many, th,
people do not Usually gather in great mum
bers. 1t is not convenient for them to dc
so. But yesterday the crowd was extraor.
dinary. 1t would have been large for any
court. For Hanover II was almost unpre
cedcnted. Mr.. Josiah Leake said that in
his time-that Is. for fifteen years-he bad
not seen It's equal, nor half the number
Major boswell was sure that II was larger
than any similar gathering since tire close
OF the war. Mr.. Tavlor. County-COuri
clerk, doubted IL its numbers had been ex.
ceeded since the days OF general mus
ters." Mr.. John Mosby, OF Richmond,
searching his memory for a parallel to this
great oufpouriug OF the people, said that
forty years ago at horse-race near the
courthouse he had seen more people. An
actual count would probably have revealed
about $50 present, but the popular estimate
was from 200 to 400 higher. Probably
three out OF five were whites, and nearly
all OF them DemocratS-haters OF Malone
rule and ardent supporters Of Wickham.
THEY CONE.
About 10t O'Clock General Wickham and
Hon. j. Ran. Tucker appeared in a car
riage, having driven down from General
Wickham's house The sight Of them set
the men to cheering, and an enthusiastic
Democrat who mounted n gate-post and
proposed three cheers for them had truly
electrifying response, so hearty and cor
dial were the cheers. They were all
mighty glad to see Ran. Tucker; but to-
wards Wickham they exhibited a hearth
ness that bodies excellent results at the
polls November 9th.
REUNION OF THE HANOVER TROOP.
About 12A O'Clock Captain ID. A. Timber
lake assembled the surviving members Of
the Hanover Troop. They gathered near
the County-COurt clerks oflice-about
thirty-ive men Including General Wick
ham) in line. Thence they marched to the
residence Of Mr.. John Voolfolk, in whose
ample dining-rOom they were seated, and
proceeded 10 business. Sergeant Walter
L. Wingfield was elected temporary chair
man and Private j. II. TimberIake tempo
rary secretary. and on motion OF Lleuten-
ant Thomas W. Sydnor plan Of organiza-
ton was adopted providing for IN assocla-
tiOn OF the war members Of the company
and their sons for the purpose OF preserv-
ing the history and friendships OF the gal
liant old command and with the view OF
aiding those whose condition may require
it, Every year there is TO be retnion and
dinner.
The following officers were elected:
General Williams C.. WiCkham, first cap
tain. president.
Presidents-Captail y. \. Timber
lake, Lieutenants L. W. Sydnor, 7. X.
Taylor.
Secretary Private y. y. Brown.
Other members OF the company present
were: Sergeants w. l.. Wingfield, J. c.
Cooke, John X. Starke, G.. \. Thompson
Corporals G. G.. Brown. ID. Anderson, j.
j. Terry; Privates II. s. Anderson, j. 5.
Blanton. Richard F. Blanton, William j.
BinfOrd, James 5. Benson, \. W. Brock,
j. Alexander Brown, +. 4. Catlin, Will
liam +. Carter, George W. Cosby, j. \.
Chisholm, DR.. G. Il. Cullen. c. II. Day. j.
L. Deitrick. T. b. Dunn, Charles L. Dyson,
A.. r. Ellerson, John l.. Green, NJ. NJ.
Green, J. C.. Gilman, 7. L. Gilman, Charles
II. jenkins, p. II. Leadbetter, j. r. Lead.
better. w. +. Nash, A. S. Nash, +. &.
NuckOls, j. X. NuckolS, II. j. Nuckols, ii.
Is. Nuckols, j. 4. PoindeXter, w. POin-
dexter, j. Il. Stanley. George B. Sydnor,
John l.. Sydnor, John II. Timberlake, 7.
j. Taliaferro. G. A. Taylor, l.. b. Vaughan,
+. Edgar Wright, ID. +. Waldrop, Martin
4. Waldrop.
A committee was sent out after General
Wickham, and the General came in and
accented the Office OF president in a brief
speech. lie said that his comrades could
not have paid him more grateful compli-
wi
most pleasant "reminiscences OF this COM
pany. He remembered the organization Of
the company "tO play soldier; remember
ed their choosing himself as captain; re-
membered their first camp-llfe at the Fair
Grounds: remembered the approach OF the
enemy at Fairfax Courthouse, and scene
after scene Of bloody combat, and energy
and true courage everywhere exhibited by
the Hanover Troop; remembered all the
dangers and hardshipS through which they
had passed, and remembered not only the
names OF his comrades, but OF many OF
their horses. And il was with infinite
pride that he remembered that he COM
manded the best company, the best regi-
ment, and the best brigade in the Confede-
rate army [cheersl, and whatever reputa-
ton he made was chiefly due to his old
company. The General remembered, too,
the comrades who fell in the field; brave,
noble men, whose names should be
emblaZoned on the pinnacle OF honor
forever. He endorsed the philanthropic
feature Of the plan OF organization
and the appointment OF historical COM
mittee, and he hoped that before a year
rolled by that they should have history
CT the command and brief biography OF
each man who served in it. The Generals
ewes filed with tears rs he expressed the
delight this occasion gave him, and recall
ed the names Of Newton and other gallant
spirits who fell in battle, but whose names
and deeds suryiye-a precious heritage TO
their friends and relatives.
On motion OF Lieutenant Sydnor the fol-
lowing was adopted:
Resolved, That in the surviving men,
bers OF the Hanover Dragons, while re-
newing the glorious recolections OF our
old company. and recalling with pride its
untarnished record, desire even among the
festivities Of this hour to honor with espe-
cial remembrance the names OF our noble
dead-of Captain w. b. Newton, who,
acting as colonel OF the regiment, laid
down his gallant life at Raccoon Ford; Of
Lieutenant Isaac Wingfield, who fell at
Spotsylyania Courthouse; OF Lieutenant
Bowes, who met a soldiers fate at the first
Manassas of Surgeon John Fountaine,
who fell on the field while hurrying TO at
tend Wade Hampton when wounded be-
fore Petersburg; Of Saunders, Spindle,
Fountaine, Nash, Nuckos, Anderson,
Priddy. Martenstein, Kimbrough, Nelson,
Pollard, Harris, and others perhaps less
distinguished but not less meritorious,
VINO. in humber stations, did each
soldiers duty and met soldiers doom.
And while Jealous Of the reputation and
proud of the career OF all our officers. liy-
ing or dead, we honor to-day with pecu-
liar satisfaction the name and deeds OF that
true Virginian, accomplished soldier. and
,,otIort ,,entleman our first captain. whose