Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-02-29
Our Military.


hiAs-MEMoRIEs cHERIsHED-A PLEASING
oAA-A FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION
MOI since the anniversary of our Confederate
memorial Day, has there been one with SC
many agreeable and blended associations Of
.ne past with inviting CONCENTRATIONS for the
iuture OF stanton as the Twenty. second-the
oirtn-oay OF Washington, of whom 1t was
recently written: His speech was always the
VOICE OF truth. his hands were clean from
eNery stain, and his highest ambition was tc
reCfe from public life with the consciousness
OF having done what he could to establish 8
government of the people that should be q
model to the nations.n
Inc brightness of the day, It's balmy Spring.
IKE mildness, and the partial cessation of the
most active business pursuits of our people
prepared the minds and the hearts of all in its
earlier hours for those entertaining scenes and
enJoyments which, lingering through the
| shades of evening, closed amid social festivi-
ties in honor of that splendid organization &c
which immortal history has bequeathed the
title Of "Stonewall." The band of music which
achieved a renown in association with the
brigade which emblazoned its cognomen upon
their helmets was ours when it went forth to
war 1t was ours, all through the terrible con-
ficts and long marches of the four years o.
ceaseless contention; and it is ours now, and
| it is Our high and most imperative duty to aid
it in all It's aspirations, and to bid it forward
in the fulfllment of its browning achieve
ments in the future.
| The uniforms and equipments OF the foul
commands in the column on the Twenty.
second are all new, and their brightness, united
with soldierly style in fit and trimmings, adj
ded much to the impressiveness of the move
ments, and whenever the line was displayed.
| The column was formed in front of the
Armory on Main. between Water and Lewis
| streets, in the following order:-
| The Stonewall Brigade Band. Professor
Webb, Director; the Jackson Rifles, Lieuten-
ant Kinney the Staunton Male Academy
Cadet Corps. Captain Terry and the S.aunton
Artillery, Captain Shewey. The line of march
was through the principal streets. The dis
| cipline, movements and the execution of the
manual were closely inspected and pronounced
very good. In coming into line, there was
more brisk ness with precision than is usual
with troops having but few opportunities of a
| field parade, and especially as the execution
! in this instance was in narrow streets and on
rough surface.
In parade like this, artillery always shows
| to disadvantage without the battery. More.
over, the detachment 1t has to spare from the
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