Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-01-28
To the Ex-Confederats Soldiers of Augusta
County

At the last County Fair, meeting was
held of ex-Confederate soldiers who or
ganized Camp, and were pleased to elect
me its President. | shall cheerfully dc
what can. with your assistance, to accom-
plish the ends of the organization.
The main purpose in the formation Of
this Camp, as understand it, is to pro-
cure reliable muster-rolls of all those who
served in mpanes or regiments from Au-
gusta county.ln the armies of the Confed-
crate States.
An Act was passed at the last session OF
the Legislature, which sufficiently indicates
the object now in view. l will quote sc
much as is necessary. 1t provides:
/. That it shall be the duty Of the Adju
tant General to collect the names of all
persons in the State who have served in the
army or navy of the Confederate States, Oh
| in the militia Of the State in active servi
ces, during the war between the Confeder-
ate and the United States, and to prepare
rolls of the same, & stating, as fal
as can now be ascertained, the name, age,
| place of enrolment, and residence at the
time, the company, regiment or battalion,
battery or squadron, to which each such
person belonged, or position held by same,
with s: atement also as to wound OF
w
of present disability, imprisonment, death
and where buried, discharge or surrender
of such person at the end of the war, and
any other particulars which in his judg-
ment should be recorded.
2. The Adintant General shall cause to
be prepared brief history or sketch OF
such, and every regiment, battalion, bat
terry or squadron Of said troops, X
and of the militia of the State in active SER
lszice during the said war, giving the names
md dates Of tho battles, sieges, or affairs
in which each srch body was engaged.
/ A. That said rolls shall be transcribed or
printed into permanent book form, and
kept in the office of the Adjutsnt General.
and such rolls shall be filed in the office of
the Secretary of the Commonwealth and
be preserved with the records of said office
To effectuate these provisi ons of the law,
L respectfully urge the surviving members
of each Company from Augusta county,
and of the Companies from other countie S
which served With Augusta regiments to
take active cps in the preparation of rolls
of their respective companies. | particu-
larly invite the senior surviving officer or
lnon-commissioned officer, of each such
company, to make the preparation Of such
roll his especill care, and, in order to rem
der it as correct as possible, to associate
with him in The work such members of his
company as did he most service with their
companies in the field.
The pcce ssary rolls can be had on appl-
cation to Lieut. J. N. Mcfarland at his
office in Stauhtou, being the Treasurer's
office of Augusta county. And the rolls,
when properly filed up, can be returned to
him for transmission to the Adjutant Gen
eral
Any further Information desired can be
had by addressing Capt. G. Julian Pratt,
Secretary of tic Camp, at Waynesboro'.
| need not impress on ex-Confederate
soldiers of Angus a. or their comrades
from other equities, the Importance of pre-
serving in enduring form a record of the
honorable service which they rendered at
the call Of their State, nor remind them
that it is sacred duty which they owe to
their fellows who fell in the cause that
their names which Virginia "would not
willingly let die. :" shall be treasured in her
archives. JAMES II. SKINNER,
Pr sident of Augusta Camp.
Stauntcn. January 1885