Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-05-30
OFF TO RICHM0ND
THE VETERANS FROM STAUNT0N AND
AUGUSTA.


THE VETERANS FROM STANTON ANI
AUGUSTA.
NEARLY 600 WENT FROM TOWN AMI
COUNTY-THE NAMES OF A FEW OF
THEM-THE SCENES AT THE DEPOT-A
COLORED VETERAN"
&C., &C., &C.
From midnight Tuesday night till noon
Wednesday, the platform at the Chesapeake
& Ohio Ry. presented a busy scene, and
there was no time when there was not q
large crowd there. The first Son to Rich.
mond" was made at l :35 O'Clock A. M. by
the Anderson Guards, Capt. j. G. Baker, OF
Woodstock, who had come up the Valley at
6 o'clock in the evening. Onthe train carry
ing them were Col J. ?. A. Mutton Of Win
chester, commander of the I'd Va. regiment
Capt. John L. Harris of Stanardsville;
Rev. j. P. Hyde of Winchester, Chaplain
of the I'd regiment, and Maj. j. w. Newton
of Staunton.
THE DAYLIGHT TRAINS WEDNESDAY.
When the sun rose, the depot platform
was again full, most Of them being vete-
| rams from Augusta county and the adjoin-
| ing counties. Among those who took the
first daylight train were Rev. w. @. Hull
hen rector Of Trinity church, who was on
Gen. J. E. B. Stuart s staff, Hon. John
Randolph Tucker Of Lexington, Col Robt.
Catlett of Lexington, an officer of the
Governor S staff, Capt. w. G. Kinney the
Adjutant of the Cd regiment, Jno. W. Todd
a veteran Of the old I'd company of Rich
mond Howitzers, Capt. J. P. Moore of
Lexington, the Stonewall Brigade Band
with 32pieces, the Staunton Artillery com
manded by 1t. David O'Rork, and the
Lowmoor, Va, Cornet band.
Superintendent of Education John E.
Massey, who, after attending the Southern
Baptist Convention at Fort Worth, Texas,
had gone to the city of Mexico, had arrived
here on Monday night, and On Wednesday
morning was one of the passengers for
Richmond.
Three hundred persons boarded the two
morning trains Wednesday, going East,
among whom were the following Vet.
Grams from Augusta and Staunton-
Capt. 7. D. Ransom, Capt. J. N.
Mcfarland, John c. Scott, W. N.
Wilson, I. W. Harlow, Gardner
Paxton, H. d. Hite, w. J. Thorn
asson, w. T. Bailey, S. F. Pilson, j. 7.
Pearson, J. F. McClung, G. 7. McGilvray,
D. M. Bailey, Geo. A. Bailey, Capt. J. c.
Marquis, Mat. r. Coalter, S. +. Carson,
H. L. Hamrick, Capt. T. Butcher, Milton
Butcher, Cornelius Butcher, Jno. A. Wright,
NJ. Campbell, w. 7. Wright, A. II. Hawpe,
G. W. Argenbright, VIM. Hulvey, L. P.
Daingerfeld, w. S. Fuller, VIM. Byers,
John Brown, E. Fielding, Nelson Andrews,
J. L. Dunlap, John Crawford, A. G. Full
ton, B. F. Shaver, B. Z. Patterson, John
FL. Sheets, G.. w. Adams, G. w. ShoWalter,
P. Lloyd, 7. w. Cook, J. w. Southers,
VIM. Newman. From Rockingham were
J. G.. Cootes, Granville Eastman, and
from Winchester w. H. Herbert.
This company went from Waynesboro
and vicinity-Geo. K. Koiner, M. L. Leon
ard, J. B. Roden, E. G. Fishburn, J. D.
Booker, Capt. Schoppert, VIM. T. Harner,
Geo. w. Freed, Elijah Koiner. T. B.
Woodward, J. w. Ellison, A. G. Fry, G..
w. Layman, S. I'll. Kerr, J. H. Fauber,
DR.. W. A. Jones, S. II. Hurt, w. G.
Smith, Dr. J. s. Myers, Chas. Brooks,
Mr.. Loving, Henry Bear, G.. W. Bailey,
Jas. Way, r. G. Wright, VIM. T. Swisher,
John G. Koiner, r. III. Mcclure, J. F.
Templeton, VIM. F. Koiner.
THE DAYLIGHT TRAINS THURSDAY.
About one hundred Veterans were on the
special train that left yesterday at 3:35 A.
NJ, among whom were Capt. John n. Opie,
Capt. E. A. Fulcher, J. E. Phillito, Jno.
7. Brown, w. D. Ewing, H. M. Pulling.
J. w. Crist, W. H. Blakemore and ID. L.
Smith. On the same train was a large del
egation of Veterans who came up from
Rockingham Wednesday evening on the
Valley Ry., among whom was Capt. j. W.
BasOre.
1t is safe to say that Augusta county and
Staunton together, contributed six hun.
bred men to the crowd at Richmond yes
terday.
Among the names of guests at private
residences at Richmond, published, we see
those of the following from Staunton-
Capt. A. Fl. Fultz and wife with VIM. H.
Peasants, No. 2710 E. Grace street, and
Erskine and w. P. Gay with Mrs. E. B.
Bentley, No. 101 E. Main street.
Capt. o. r, Funston of the D., D. & B..
who was Adjutant of the 18th Va. cavalry
is in Richmond.
On Wednesday morning a special train
went through with Gov. Fleming and the
State officers of West Virginia. On the
company from Charleston, and Col Flint
lock Perry, an old Confederate Veteran in
his war uniform Of grey, a cooked hat and
plume. and with him was Capt. Traub 9
Union soldier in his Grand Army uniform
Both were on their way to the uilveiling
On another section of the same train were
the Ronceverte Guard, Capt. M. A. Rowan
A CoLoRED WAR VETERAN.
Tarleton Alexander, colored, who lives
with Col. James G. Cochran at "Folly'
farm, was the observed of all observers Tues
day morning as he stood Oh the G. Il O
platform, with his Confederate badges on.
waiting for the train which was to take
him to the Lee monument unwilling a.
Richmond. He had a good army record
He went into the war with the 18th Va. regi
ment of infantry, going with Capt. R. 7. w
Duke, afterwards Colonel, and Judge JOIN
Cochran, afterwards Marshal of the militia
ny court of the Army of Northern Virginia
both from Charlottesville. HesaW many