Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-06-08

THE FIRST UNION VOLUNTEER OF III T.
CIVIL wAR-PRIvATE HOSPITALITY
THE REAL CAPToR OF THE FLAG.
&C. &C., &C.
Living on our desk is memeneo OF the
9Th Virginia Veterans trip. III the shape
of a photograph of fine looking, soldierly
man whose head is white but who still has
the file of youth in his eye. 1t is picture
of Capt. VIM. W. Bush. of the 2Sth New
York Volunteers, who was the first VOL
unteer in the United States that answered
to the first call of Abraham Lincoln for
rs 900 troops. The captain is stout
looking man of fifty years and has been In
Stanton in person. In one of the battles
he was wounded and captured and was
brought here and kept in the d. u. q b.
Institution, which in that day had been
taken by the Confederate government for
hospital. Tue captain told Mr.. Frank
Larew, of the 5tb, to whom he pres
ented tie photograph, that while in the
hospital at Stanton lady brought
him basket of pies and other de-
licacies every day. until she was told by
the hospital authorities, that there were
Confederate soldiers worse off in the
building to whom her delicacies must be
given, if given at all. Capt. Bush recol-
collects the lady as having pretty and
kind face, and wearing a sur bonnet, and
is anxious, if the publication of these facts
will lead to the discovery, to know who his
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Whilethe veterans were in reach of Capt.
Bush during their late trip there was moth
ing that be could do that seemed too much
TODD for their comfort or pleasure. He had
his home crowded With them on several
occasion.
PRIVATE HOSPITALITY.
The visit of number Of veterans to
Rochester, n. Y, was another occasion
for spontaneous outburst of hospitality
which the veterans were not prepared
for. A party of some twenty of them
went from Niagara after the reunion, to
Rochester, and there Gen. Reynolds and
some other ex Union officers heard of their
presence, captured them. carried them
over the city and wound up with ban
quet to them at the Palmer House. 1t
was here that Capt. H. Padelford of the
28th N. Y. and his wife took charge of
this party of belated veterans. Capt. P.
and his wife 1.-THE latter on the committee
to receive the ladies of the excursion)
had first met the veterans on the cars at
Canandaigua on their way to Niagara.
Hearing after the reunion that party of
them were at Rochester, Mr.. and Mrs.
Padelford went over there an captured
the whole party and taking them home
with them kept them at their private house
for two days. The following letter was
prepared by the veterans and their guests
in recognition of the splendid hospitality
offered them by Capt. Padelford and his
wife:
PADELFoRD. NEW YORK;
May 25th, 1888.
To Capt. Pddelford and Lady,
The undersigned,
your happy Virginia guests desiring to give express
sion to the gratitude Of their hearts for your kind
ness and courtesy, and the cordial greeting and
beautiful welcome given them by you and your
genial household, old and young take this method
of manifesfing their joy aid gratefuInrss and by
their autographs hereto appended confirm their
good feeling and favorable acknowled gements of
your philanthropy and splendid hospitality. Hdec
that whatever betideS YOU will ever have the best
wishes and WarmeSt sympathieS of
Yours verv truly and sincerely,
+. E, STICKLEY. oodstock. Va
Jas NEWTON Nal 9TH Va, Staunton.
j. FRANK CLEMMER. Middlebrook, Va.
MRS NJ: P CLENMER. Middlebrook. Va.
VIM c MCKEMY. Middlebrook. Va
LIZZIE Fl. MCKEMY, Mddlebrook, Va.
R. r. LAREW. GreoQVille. Va,