Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-05-16
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The Visit of the 2Sth New York.

The veterans of the 2Sth New York, &C.
Sampanied by their guests. will arrive in
Stanton next Wednesday afternoon, at
about O'Clock. They will stop at Har-
risonburg, where the citizens have insist
ed on their dining, and after dinner will
come right on to Stanton. They will be
met at the depot by the 5th Virginia and
escorted to their headquarters, which will
be at the Virginia Hotel. There will be
no formal reception until the next day,
when one will take place in the Opera
House at II O'Clock. Capt. James Bum
gardner, Jr., will welcome them on behalf
of the veterans, and Col. James H. Skin
ner will deliver an address of welcome on
behalf of the citizens.
The visitors will spend Thursday in
Staunton, and on Friday 90 to Lexington
where they will visit the resting place of
Lee and Jackson, and from there they
will go to the Natural Bridge where they
will remain that night. On Saturday
they will return to Staunton where it is
hoped they can be induced to remain over
until the beginning of the next week.
When they take the homeward route
number will go by Old Point. to which
place an escort of the 5th veterans will at
tend them.
It is hoped that in view of the fact that
all of our hotels are straining their accom-
modations to the utmost and that there
will be many visitors here on the day
named besides our n orthern friends, we
hope our citizens who can accommodate
guests will make the fact known to Maj.
J. W. Newton to-day, if possible, but if
not to-day, as soon as convenient.
AN INTERESTING LETTER FROM THE
2STH NY. COLOR BEARER.
AS these interchange of Inequalities be-
tween the 28th New York and the 9Th
Virginia grew out of the capture of the
colors of the 2Sth by the 5th, at the battle
of Cedar Mountain, the following letter
from the color bearer of the 28th, who was
wounded at the time, will be read with
great interest. 1t is addressed to his
home paper. the Medina IN " Regis
ter, and is furnished us through the kind
ness of Maj. Newton, President of the
5th veterans
ROANOKE, Texas April 2oth' 1884, L
ssAfter we had charged the enemy
through the wheat-feld and those chinck-
apin bushes a second time, the 9Th Va.
flanked us, and swinging around in the
rear, were ready to meet us in the wheat
field that we had just charged through.
1t was here that l was wounded in the
right thigh. Although my leg was some
what painful I did not give up; not be-
cause was so brave, but because the bull
lets were flying thicker than hail stones in
Nebraska cyclone. and l could see no
comfortable place to sit down and take it
cool. "Rebs to the right of me. Rebs to
the left of me, and Rebs behind me, yell
led like thunder; )" so nothing else was
left but to 60 ahead with the boys as long
as could crawl, which 1 did by the help
of the flag staff.
1t was in the wheat-feld about four
O'Clock that gave the colors to corporal
of Co. II.
[ was between two fires; sometimes the
.Kebs and sometimes our boys having pos
session.
lay on the field that night, the next
day, and the next night.
could write whole volume on Incl
dents which occurred on that memorable
occasion, but time and space will not
permit.
1 have lived in the South nearly five
years. and am considerably attached to
the kind, generous people.
am as strong a Union man as ever,
but when the war was over [ was done
with fighting. I was ready to build up
what we had been tearing down. and was
only too willing that our Southern breth-
rem should help. No animosity or hatred
towards a Southern soldier was allowed
to slumber in my breast; on the contrary
I respected him for his bravery. 1t has
been one of the greatest mistakes of our
Nation that any sectional feeling should
have been allowed to exist.
Say to the 9Th Va. boys that [ shall
never forget their kindness while l was
lying wounded on the battle field of Cedar
Mountain. Many a Union soldier found
relief, and had his dry and parched toE-
que moistehed from Confederate can
teen.
/ am exceedingly sorry that cannot be
with you at the reunion.
Remember me to all inquirlng friends,
particularly to the boys OF the Twenty
Eighth II. 7. and Fifth Va.
[ remain as ever, your friend and COM
gade, VIM. LEWIS.
THE RECEPTION AT HARRIsoNBURG.
There will BIZ reception Of the 2Sth, by
the citizens of Harrisonburg, as we have
stated, before they reach Stanton. One
of the 18th will receive an ovation there,
even above his fellows, and that is Capt.
Erwin A. Bowen. Capt Bowen was cap
tain of company in the 20th, when it
came up the Valley with Banks in April.
1862, and after entering Harrisonburg was
the Provost Martial there for twelve days.
He treated the citizens with such consider
alton and kindness that the first opportu-
nifty they got they showed him their re.
membrance of it. The following August
he was captured at Cedar Mountain, and
when he arrived at Libby Prison he was
put in close confinement as hostage, in
reprisal for one of Gen. Pope's orders
against Confederate soldiers. The citizens
of Harrisonburg heard of it and got up q
petition to Gen. Winder to release him
from confinement and put him On the re-
gular exchange list. Gen. Winder read
the petition and at once granted 1t. The
kind feeling between Capt. Bowen and the
Harrisonburgers has remained to this
day. and after the war he wrote there and
got friend to get him copy of the petit
ton sent in his behalf and all the original
signatures, which was done.
ANOTHER RECOLLECTION OF
HARRIsONBURG.
Col. E. +. Brown, s'the jolly old Colo
of the 2StIl oil tho Kirninia vet.