Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-06-01
THE BLUE AND THE GRAY
THE FIFTH VIRGINIA VETERANS
AT NIAGARA.
OLD AUGUSTA SENDS "A STRONG
DELEGATION.

OLD AUGUSTA SENDS A STRONG
d DELEGATION.
WARM WELCOME TO THE vIRGINIANs-
THE PRESENTATION OF THE FLAG TO
THE 28TH NEW YORK-A COLD DAY
BUT WARM HEARTs-sPEECHEs AND
INCIDENTS.
&C., &C., &C.
The spectacle presented at Niagara
Falls on Tuesday, May 22i, in which the
chief feature was the return. by the vet
Grams of the 5th Va, Confederate v0lun
teers) to the 2Sth New York Union vol
unteers) of the flag captured from the Ia
ter Oh the 9th of May. 1862, At the bait 1t
of Slaughter's Tor CEDAR Mountain wa
one unprecedented in history, AMI
one of which even the minor particular
are interesting. We last week gave som
brief facts concerning the departure from
Stanton of the veterans Of the 5th. who
with very few exceptions, were from this
county, for Niagara. We to-day copy
some interesting extracts OF the events at
tending their arrival at Niagara, COLA
ted from the Buffalo Express" LOCK- port
journal" and Lockport Union -
THE LIST OF THE VETERANS AND TIE
VIRGINIA ExCURsIONIsTs.
Mai. James w. Newton, President, Go.
E.
Sergeant T. NJ. Smiley, Vice. President,
Co. d.
! DR.. z. J. Walker. Surgeon, Co. D.
DR.. s. +. Fl. Miller, Assistant Surgeon,
Co. E.
Rev. F. McCutchan. Chaplain, Go. D.
Col. E. E. Stlckley, Chairman Execu-
tive Committee.
Co. A-E. A. Huffman, Samuel Crlck.
enberger, A. S. Miller.
Co. C-J. M. Houff, P. D. Tutwiler, ].
A. Leeper, A. w. Lytt0n, o. L. LyttOn,
B. F. Houff. H. L. Harrick, Il. M. Chap.
man.
Co. D-Captaln. W. e. Kenny; Lieuten-
ant S. F. Carson; Lieutenant, g. W. Bay
lnr, Charles G. Berry. James W. Berry,
John w. Beard, D. W. Beard, James E.
Beard, Frank Carroll, Jacob F. Clemmer
J. H. Callison, w. H. Fulton, S. P. Hite,
s. N. Helms. j. B. McCutchan, D. F.
Miller. Berry Manley, jacob Runkle, j.
P. Smiley, Christopher Runkle, j. A. Sny.
der. Henry Wright. w. A. Wright.
trout, Taos. A. Brownlee, Newton Brit.
ton, William F. Brand. A. T. Campbell
Geo. Elliott. G. w. Fitch. G.. A. Hutch.
eson, ]. W. Hays, J. P. Hite, J. s. Light.
ner, James Steele. Robert Taylor, james
w. Vines, J. A. Wright, John W. Brand
Co. F-Edward Demasters. r. D. Hoov'
er, Jacob Houseman. H. s. Keller, Thos
S. Splitter. J. D. Trimble.
Co. Civilian Wilson, J. P. Tribbett
I Go. H-Jehn H. Fauver. j. B. Koiner
George K Koiner. James Kennedy, G.. F
Keiser, A. H. Shuey, William II. Sherman
Irenius Koiner.
Co. John H. Whitmore, A. G. Fry.
Go. K-C. W. Fitch, W. H. Foley, j
Co. LCCaptain, James &. Marquis; J
D. Ballew,, J. II. Ermine, 7. L. Dash.
Total-83.
The citizens accompanying the excur
siOn-a!l loyal Virginians-were as fol
lows:
Mesdames j. W. Newton, Alice Whit
more, b. T. Bagby, Jacob Miller, Frank
Clemmer, john z. Gale, Misses Lizzie Nc
Kenny, Cora Hudson, Cornelia Koiner,
Mary Shipley, Mary Smiley, L. K. Martin
Messrs. Frank C.emmer, J. E. Gale, B. T
Bagby. Jacob Miller, H. L. Hoshour, e
B. Bell, W. Il. Turk. j. B. Alexander
William Buckley, W. 81. Hyer, b. r
Smith, W. II. Price, R. H. Bear, Annani
| as Miller. G. n Bear. j. r. Smith, New
man Reed. W. Fl. G.. Shultz, W. H. Beard
er, w. A. Houff. P. E. Houff, w. M. Bru
beck. A. Curry, J. S Dinkle w. Mish, M
F. Fix, J. W. Mish, J. w. Miller, w. E
McGuffin, J. W. Cook. John Waldrop. H
l.. Wilson, DR.. s. H bold. e. D. Reeves
Henry Miller A. q. Beard, Robert Mil
) Ter, George Miller, W. III. Reid, D. Fl
Shp let, A @. Roller, W. L. Martin, VIM
Link, s. G. Slower, J. 5. HOuff, w. Il
| Miller, Frank Larew, N. D. Hite, w. l.
| Grabil. J. W Martin, w. Fl. Bargett. ]
Barkman, William Clark, Sherman Clark
| Jacob Switzer-Totai. 70.
SCENE AT THE INTERNATIONAL HOTEL
In the corridors of the international
Hotel, the assembled veterans me
and canvassed the events which
| made this reunion of Northern and 1
| Southern regiment possibility. The phases
| of battle, the Thousand and one lncident'
| of camp life, "reminiscences of battle field
on which comrades had shed their blood
of charge and counter-charge, of retreat
and sudden halt, of reversal of the chance
of war, plucking the rose OF victory from
the thistle of defeat. alternating with deeI
regrets that all this should have been
! when now, a generation later, the battle
| flags are furletl and the angel of peace fan
the promised harvests of plerttude. Gu
Southern friends hardly expected 80 c 'ol'
reception as our tickle climate gave them
and some of them felt acutely the chang
| from the sunny South TO our Northern
boreas. Tne wide-awake checked straw
hats that were TO be their badge beam
almost crowns of thorns to those who hat
not provided other headgear.
| But they were not the sort of men, borI
of either sunshine or OF rain, to f1lnch
and the exercises of the day were carried
out without a break In organization. meth
cd or sentiment. They had come for
| fraternal good time with their compatrlot
of New York, and neither wind mo-
weather could turn feather OF thel
preat-hearted genialty fed and famed b.
the glowing warmth of the hospitality o
the gallant 18th Regiment, N. Y. V. AM
when the band played the national airs tn
| Vlrginians made the murky clouds RIM
with their cheers, suppIementing then
with the old Rebel yell" And the New
Workers paid instant tribute when the ia
miliar strains of ''Ltxe" were given.
MEETING ON TUESDAY MORNING.
Refreshed by nights rest, the visiting
veterans from the sunny climate OF OF
Virginia awoke to find the rain descend
| ing with even more force than at the com
pletion of their long journey. Thought
! of the weather gave place to anticipation
of the days enjoyment. and breakfast
over, the visitors found themselves onc'
! more in the hands of their quondam enc
mies-the members of the 28th New Yorl
who began to arrive by the early morn
| ing trains. By nine O'Clock the corridor
of the hotel were comfortably filled witt
survivors of the late struggle, and at tel
o'clock. when the Philharmonic Band O
Niagara Falls began a selection of wa
melodies, room was at a premium. Th
scene was one of intense interest and ex
element. The suppressed emotion depic.
ed on the faces of the heroes of many bat
| Ties as they met face to face after the laps