Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-10-12
JNO. A. ANDREW POST.
A CORDIAL RECEPTION GIVEN THE
VETERANS FROM BOSTON.
Met BY the Military-salute Fired by the
Howitzers-Banquet Last Night
Concert Tonight.

sisting Of General Edgar Allan, Junior
VicC.COmmander.in- Chief. Grand Army OF
the Republic (chairman). aud General
Cbarl,s J. Anderson, Colonel John MUIR
ply, and General j. x. Cooke, from Lee
Camp; Comrades W. r. Crawford, Major
Charles Pickett "a brother OF the late Gen
eral George Pickett), George W. Iyey, and
J. J. II. Brewer, on the part OF the United
Veterans. and Commander W. J. Manning,
Senior-Yice p. A. Morton, and Junior
Wee y. j. Smith, OF Phil Kearney Post,
No. 10. Grand Army OF the Republic,
left this city on the 4 O'Clock train
ria the Chesapeake and Ohio road for
Hanover Junction to meet a special train
which had on board John A. Andrew Post,
Grand Army Of Republic, Of Boston, who
aye on grand trip which takes In this
city, Washington, Baltimore, Petersburg,
Old Point Comfort, Natural Bridge, Luray
CaytTu., Gettysburg, and other points.
Hundreds Of citizens collected at the depot
to welcome the visitors long before the
hour for the train 10 arrive. A battalion OF
the First Virginia regiment was there. The
Richmond Light Infantry Blues, Stuart
Horse Guard, r. l.. Lee Camp Of COnfede-
rate Veterans. United Veterans, and the
Phil Kearney Post. Grand Army OF the
Republic, marched from their headquarters
to meet them.
SALUTE FIRED.
At Sis. aS the train slowly pulled in 10
the dcr0t. q salute was heard, fred by de-
tachment OF the Richmond llOwitZers (un-
der the command OF Lieutenant Lorraine,
who were stationed on Navy Hill watching
It's approach, and when il pulled up and
the visitors began to alight many were the
happy greetings they received and loud
were The cheers that rent the air. Hastily
the line. consisting OF soldiers in gay uni
forms and battl,-scdrrcd veterans with
badges pinned uron the lapel OF their coat>,
was formed in the following order, under
the command oi Major j. V. BidsoOd aS
ciief marshal, with captain W. NJ. Evans
rs assistant:
The stuart Horse Gusrds, Captain Deane.
Richmond Light Infantry Blues, Captain
Sol. CutChins.
4 battalion Of three companies OF the
First Virginia Regiment, under the COM
mand Of Captain IL. VI. Boykim, Lieutenant
Il. 4. Jacob acting adiutant. These COM
uaUicS were: "F,' Lieutenant Randolph
Peyton: :" f." Captain a. l.. Phillips:
&C" CaTtain Cunningham Hall.
Il. l.. Lee Camp. Licutenant-COlonel J.
W. White commander. Captain Arthur A.
>pitzcr gdjutlnt with drum corp, at their
head.
The Veterans looked well in their net
uniform OF gray, and upon the lapcIS OF
their coats were pinned hhndsoine rtu
badges with the letters =" Ii. h' Ice ana 4
picture ci That great General.
tDit,d Veterans. captain W tiS } >nei-
ling. They wore lovely ttSo oi gray
and blue, hrimlucd WITH gold.
Phil kcarncy pcsf, llI.s.Gcncral WI
co. commanding. IheI were followed 10y
l'rg' delei'llnn ~ AT .u.' oi LIDor o'
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burDiuy. and the visitors were received
with a most dlttcring ovation. our mill
tsry were aI-o much complimcnted for their
-oidicrly bearing m dong the part Of host.
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11'lr.,r mi. post was orranized in the
summon ~, l,G-. II. charter being dated
Ann. ftl Tue namp, q, the charter.
member. we're Cornelius G.. Atwood. or.
,ru Vor,,sp. J. II. Fowler. James Tucker.
\ ~grr.rr Ioui. Y Tucker. + Waldo
n,-rv ID e. p.Itom. G. Wood Thomnson.
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