The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-08-08
chatham Reunion Chips.
PIrTsBoRo, August 3rd, 1883.

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ever met in this county. The col
umn was formed in front of the
court house, the Chatham Rifles, the
first company that left Chatham be-
ing at the head of the column AZ
strong. Col. Ihrie being unwell the
command deyolved on Sheriff Taylor,
Next came the North Carolina
Grays, Co. /. 9th N. c., with Maj.
York commanding and Mr.. Hartman
Sears as Orderly Sergeant. They
were the first Captain and Orderly
Sergeant, and 81 years and IL days
ago, they marched side by side in
the battle of First Manassas. Rick
etts battery had been utterly dis
mantled, and the New York Five
Zooaves made quiet, But Fisher
saw his regiment in the hour of
victory completely outfanked by a
large federal regiment, and ordered
a retreat very wisely. Sergt. Sears
had fallen severely wounded by the
n. Y. Zooayes, lying wounded onthe
field the advancing federal line pass
edoyer him, beat him over the head
with dubbed muskets, bayonetted
him through several places, and left
him for dead on the field. He re-
covered, but never did any more duty.
% years and IL days after, Capt.
York and Sergt. Sears again march
in their places at the head of the
old company "A strong in Pittsboro.
While standing in line, young 10
Jenkins, who graduated at Chapel
Hill last year, came up to shake
hands with the comrades Of his faith
er who had fallen so calamity in
our ranks. We had taken in Mills,
of the 2nd Cedar Fork company, and
we needed another man; young
Jenkins was at once mustered in, and
marched in his fathers place.
Next came the Bear Greek Com.
pany under the command of Sheriff
Brewer. / think, 4S strong. Be
yond this, | know nothing Of the
formation of the column, which was
some 600 strong.
The line counted of and faced By
fOurs, as readily as they ever did
when Hardee's tactics were in vogue
When the column moved, the boy:
caught the step, and kept it as readi
o ly as they ever did. Moving in clos
order by fours, the marching was a
good as twenty-five years ago.
The boys cracked their jokes jus
a. they used to do, and our compan,
threatened 10 mutiny if Sergt. q. /
William, the old orderly, did no
issue ratiOns, and send details TO th
court house to fiji the caDteens witt
lemonade. Such handshaking u
and down the line, Is rarely eve
soen; everybody in the best humol
and plenty Of fun. The men gener
ally averaging 30 years, were boy
once more.
There are some lessons to belearn
Cd from this Reunion for the one q
Durham. Everything considered
this Wa a grand success; but we ca
profit in several particulars at III
Durham Reunion which will be I'll
grandest thing Of it. kind ever
this State. A.large part Of the col
umn here will be at Durham, Chat
ham, Wake, Alamance, and par
Of Randolph will put in a big AZ
pearance at Durham at the Tobacco
Fair, and on that day, will be III
largest crowd ever assembled j
Durham. They will be there, an
don't you forget il.
Now the most wonderful, marvel
Gus thing Of the whole is, the splen
did behayior-theextr goo
order. In all that vast audIenc
there was no disturbance, no disor
der. During the entire day, I di
not see one particle Of misbehaviC
Of any kind. On the streets foun
the same good order. The ba
rooms seem to be doing a very pc,
business, andI saw only one wi
had a little too much oyerioyful ii
der his shirt; but be disturbed N
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