Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-30
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4, ofStaunton, Lieutenant David VRourkS
Light Artillery Blues. OF Norfolk (mcuntedb
Captain Keeling: Battery ID. Of Lynch
burg (mcnnted). Captain Dillon, and Com
pany A tRichmond Howitzers. mounted)s
Captain Hutcheson. The battalion BED
about 250 men
aoyEaNog GORDON AND STAFF.
Governor John r. Gordon, Of Georgia, and
staff had the next position. and the Cow
ernors Horse Guard. mounted. followed -
his escort.
Governors Farwell and Richardson. and
A. II. Fleming. OF West Virginia, and stane
were also in tho procession.
VIRGINIA cAyALsr.
There we're Ave companies in the Firss
regiment OF Virginia cavalry. rndor COM
mand of Colssel Thomas n. Marshall,
whose staff embraces Iaeutenant-Colonel
Bidgood. Major Percy G.. Hawes, Surgeon
Lewis Wheat, Assistaut-SIrgeon Edward
McGuire. Adjutsnt Kirk Mathews. Chap.
lain Gates bowman, Commissary captain
Fred. Scott. The commands in the regi-
ment were Surry Cavalry, Captain Gwal-
ley Hanover, Captain Wickham; Chester
field. Cap9in Moore; Prince George, Cap.
tain Hobbs Stuart Horse Guards, Captain
Register. There were about 80 men IN
this division.
coUNTEsMAncHISG.
This embraces the whole ot that part Of
the procession which formed on Broad
street. and the above ia ths order in which
the march was taken up.
The veterans and some other organizs-
tions had formed on Main street totveen
Eighth aud Seventeenth. and when the
head OF the column turned into Main from
Nineteenth the veterans sent up tremen-
dcus yell. which the assembled throns on
4 Lar, fal ny m
stinted applause.
The veterans were formed on the north
side Of Man street and had perfect yiew
of the passing militia. When tho left oe
tho column was brought up the veterans
and different societies fell into line a. they
were reached and an opening presented IT.
self and the column was gradually length
ened. 1t was never in a complete state,
for before all of tie veterans had fallen
in the head of the military division had
reached point wav upon Franklin street.
where they stacked arm. on the north side
and sat IN the shade and waited for tho
veterans 10 pass IN review. The best op-
pOrtunlty. therefore, 90 see the pageant IN
its greatest beauty was on Main street or
Franklin east Of First.
ALONG INTERVAL.
The Chief Marshal and aides and the
guests in carriages reached the monument
grounds few minutes before o'clock.
and a suarter OF an hour later the Wick
ham brigade. heading the long division OF
veteran cavalry, rode up. There were q
large number Of commands represented In
the several hundred old cayalrymen.
among them the Tenth cavalry and the
Ninth, which was to the left, and tho
urvivors from several counties.
Now the people waited, but the remain:
der of tho long procession came not. and
hundreds became tired and made their way
slowly down town 10 ses what was wrong
OF why the troops did not come on
THE yErEEASs CONF
The curvivors OF Mosby's command
came close behind the horseback veterans.
but there was a very long cap before any
other body could bs seen marching west
ward. Mhen those who started down
reached Relviders street the veterans could
be seen comm. in the dim distance.
The South Carolina veterans came FIRST,
and were followed by those from North
Carolina. Next came i. y. Stancll Camp,
then the Rowan County On. C) Veteran
Association of i20 men, carving the nag
which the Thirteenth North Carolina regi-
ment carried from Williamsburg 20 Cham
cellorsville: Second Virginia battalion with
full ranks tho Blues Band. Blues Asso-
citation, and Light Infantry Blues
which acted as escort for Lee Camp; Lee
Camp with three flags and about 400 men,
hers with Commander Smith mounted;
Pecram Battalion Association, Major
Brander commanding, forty men; X. ;,
Cheu Camp Sons OF Veterans, forty strong
from Fredercksburg,p preceded by Bowerys
band. numbering twenty pieces, who were
guestsof Sons of Veterans OF Richmond
Sons of Veterans. Captain Lewis Rawlings,
with il5 IN line; Manry Camp OF frede-
ricksburg, composed of survivors OF the
| Thirtieth infantry, Corse's brigade
/ Pickett-Buchanan Camp of Norfolk. Conn.,
mander samuel Hodge,. $50 raen: Stone
wall Camp OF Portsmouth, f25 men. Gen-
eral W.. Il. Mcdonald commander; X. -.
! Lee Camp, No. 2, Of Alexandra, 81 strong:
! A. p. Hill Camp Of Petersburg 200 strong,
I Colonel II. Il. Smith: Clinton Hatcher
Camp Of Loudoun. First-Lieatenant Stcr-
ling; Murray Association. 60 strong Man
chester veterans, including Elliott Grays
and artillery.
PIcKETr's MEN.
There were several genuine old Confed-
erate uniforms worn, but not as many any
where else as among Picketts men, who
came next and made long procession OF
themselves, Colonel langley commanding.
They carried tho First regiment flag which
was first used at Blackburnsford; then
Corse's brigade survivors marked on
by companies, with Colonel Morri-
son IN command and carrying tho
flag Of the old Caroline Grsys; the Cabeli
Grays. of Denyhle, Colonel Cabeli N
charge, i25 stroug; j. II. Stuart Camp, OF
Albemarle; Ewell Camp, Prince William
county; New York Confederate Veterans,
who inado rod extending across the strcot
! by tapping their walking sticks and pre-
sented splendid appearance, There were
lis in the limo.
Next came the Iouisisns Division Army
of Northern Virginia, under President II.
Ii. Marks: representatives, from the Be-
nevoient Association of ths Army OF Ton
nessee. under Colonel Frederick Washing
ton, the president; Survivors of the
( Twenty-third Virginia cayslry, under Colo
nsl j. p. Fitzserald, Of FsrmvIlls, thirty.
I five men Stuart Hairston Camp. Of Henry
/ county, Colonel Hairston, seventy strong;
/ Simpson Camp. Confederate Veteransi
! Winchester veterans. Captain John Will
| lams Scott Legion veterans OF ths
Mexican war; SURVIVORS 1wenty-third Vir-
ginia; Company !, Sixth Virginia cavalry;
Louisa veterans, tIowitzer Veteran Associ-
alton. under Captain Frank ID; blll,
had $50 men IN line, and presented nno
battery, Major ID. N. Walker IN CON-
mand. with 100 men in line; Sturdi-
wants battery, Captain William ". Max
we'll Cobb Legion. Of Georgia; Parkers
battery Jordans. Iaylors, and Mundya
batteries; Wises brigade 1hirty-tourth
Virginia A. Z. Hill veterans; Great South
ern's Band and veterans OF the Fifth Mary
land regiment; I'd. Murray Camp, OF Pine
Bun, Arkansas, commanded by j. B. lru-
| lock Confederate veterans OF Alexandra,
| with flag OF Alexandra Light lnfantry
Carpenter battery. and Stonewau brigade
MARYLAND yTTEkANs.
The MARYLAND sx-Confoderates. who
came IN near the end OF the line. received
q full share Of praise and plsudlts. General
Bradley r.. johnson and stan on horse.
back headed this section. and the United
States Naval Band led the veterans Who
numbered about 100. The Marylanders
are g fne-looking body Of men and thor
magnificent bearing was compiimented on
| all hands. -.
The veterans arrived hers early yester.
day msrnins on two special trains and
were met by the First regiment.
This body. tho largest IN the procession,
embraces the following: Tho Society OF
the Army aud Navy OF the Confederate
States in the State OF Maryland; the Asso-
c.a,ion OF the Maryland Line: beneficial
Association of the Maryland Line; tho Muf.
ray Confederate Association. composed OF
survivors Of Company III. first Maryland.
| Company A Second MARYLAND infsntry,