Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-11-27
THE SOLDIERS HOME.
Inc Origin and History Of This Noble
Institution.
THE ROLL OF INMATES
Same of Its Benefactors-Its Several
BuiIdings-The managemcnt-be-
gisIative Appropriations.

IN none Oh utI NiNNHNN 49,
the war. more than in Lee Camp Soldiers
Home, does Virginia teach the reverence
abe bears those who stood by her IN her
hour of sorest triat None Of her monu-
ments speak more eloquently of the cause
for which so many of tho flower OF the
South laid down their lives; none OF them
appeal more powerfully TO the generation
now upon the staget to cherish the memory
of the deeds and sacrifices OF their fathers.
The Home ~ now IN better condltloh
financially and IN respect OF 0ccommO1h-
1ious than IL has been since its establish
ment. and TO-DAY is fulfilling ITS noble mis-
SION more thoroughly than 1t has ever
done. But that u not saying that II is
comprising It's sphere OF possible useiul-
ness. The calculation is that within the
pext quarter of century most OF the
Youngest of those who served IN the Coh.
federate army will have answered the lasI
roll-call and grounded TIER arms III we
citadel OF graves. YET within the next
ten ct twelve wears the numbers whom eX,,
posure and wounds will have incapacltated
Tor work will materially increase, ana II
follows that any further donations 20 OF
anIarpenent of the facilities OF the Home
would be IN tho line OF patriotic duty.
HISTORY or raK HOME
The inception OF the Home and tho. ln-
oontion of ee Camp Confederate Nete-
rams are coeval and Their histories run
paraIlei. In March. 1898, seven gentlemen
met IN this city and inform ally taihea over
the mat or of raising FUNDS 10 support u
few disabled Confederate veterans WHose
condition had been brought 10 thelr
attention They decided 10 put an
advertisement in the city papers calling
moon all Confederate veterans wEo Ieit
an interest in the matter TO assem- Die on
Anil the 18th following. TO this call
tLirty-elght mon responded and then ana
there organized Lee Camp, No. /, CohIede-
rate Veterans. The purpose tor, whlch
the camD was organized was to take care
Of needy ex-Confederate soldiers, and no
time was lost in giving this purpose practl-
cal shape. Captain Charles T.. Williams
WIS elected FIRST commander OF the camp.
In May. 1888. bazaar was held IN me
armory with Mrs. Lewis y. Meob as mana
osr assisted bv about hundred other
ladies' and Colonel II. {. Jones, \. V. Ran
dolph, and Colonel j. Il. Purcell as com
mlttee from the camp. ms enterprise
was kept open for nineteen nights ana
Melted $4,000.
THE HOME OPENED.
On the 18th Of November. 1854, the Home
uroperty. consisting of thlrty-slx acres
aud an Old house. was purchased for Tli,-
OjD. and on January /, 1888, the INSTITUTION
was opened, the hrSt lniha'c oeIhE 'ii'-
sssIppi man.
Soon thereafter Mr.. Robert |. Fleming,
of Washington, at cost OF S25O0, enlarged
inproyed. and remodeled the building on
the grounds, and gradually handsome ana
cOmmOdiOus cottages were 0ullt anu 10
mated TO the Home by Major Lewis Glnter,
Hon. w. W. COrcOran Of Washington, Cap
- d., Nv Marx llnEnnX MIR.
lanes b. Pace. Mr. w. II. Appleton OtNew
York and the children OF eX-Governor
William Smith. In 1885 the board raised
bv Driyate subscription from the people OF
Richmond about - .00J with which they
buiIt and furnished the picturesque and
handsome Home chapel. The additional
buildings erected by the board, including
the mess hall, stable. &c. and the hospital
which last.named was completed TINS year.
cost $4,000.
SITUATION AND SURROUNDINGS.
The Soldiers Home is one OF the most
attractive places about Richmond. and III
the summer il IS favOrlte drive. Located
in n grove of original growth 1t Is, from
~. road the picture of restfulneSS and
npece. The cottages and chapel are 10 the
left of the main binding as one
oDDrOaches. and the new hospital 10
the right. and everything IS as neat
ee pin. On "A nearer inspection,
however. the frOwning guns upon the lawn
and the manned and battle-scarred yeie-
rams carry one back to anVthlng but
scene OF peace. Many OF the inmates HI9
totally disabled for WORK of any sort, and
olI thew can do Is TO fight their battles over.
They staked all on the SOuth's great issue
end lo,t AL save life. Those VINO are able
70 nerform physical labor police the
grounds and wait upon the sick III the hos
pital The entire premises are regularly
inspected twce a week.
Since the establishment OF the home II
has cared tor 4Sl veterans. IN addition 10
Nirginians there have been on the rolls
From New Jersey, l: South Carolina. ;
Goo,gia , Nest Virginia, 3; District of
Columbia, 2: Maryland, 3; North Carolina,
3; Florida. !; Alabama. l; tennessee, !;
Texas. |. and Mississippi, /. As may well
he imagined, the number OF deaths IN pro-
norton TO the inmates has been very large.
THE PRESENT ROLL.
The Drpsont roll embraces 166 men, and
The dates of their admission, their names,
en1 thefr commands are az follows:
Eoveuber y. 1887, William Aldridge, +,
Thirteenth Virginia Cavalry.
March ". 1880, William j. Atkinson, Sc
cOnd Houston. ,,.
October .. 1890, Luther r. Ashby, A,
Seventh Virginia Cavalry.
Nav lS. 1886, Charles W. Bingley, X,
Sixth South Carolina Infantry.
AUGUST 3, 1886, George Berry, Courtney
November 10, 1887. Adam Bodell, q,
Thirtv-third Virginia Infantry.
June 10, 1883, j. q. Baker, /, Sixth Viz
cinia Infantry.
August II, 1888, Ignatz Brecheisin, john
Aucust Is. 1888, Quinfree Bradley, f,
Eleventh Virginia Infantry.
August 90, 1888, John Nj. Brumheld,
August 10, 1859, r. S. Baldwin, hospital
service. c.,
Virginia Infantry.
August ID. 1892. Robert Banks, ID, Sixth
Virginia Infantry.
June q, 1888, John II. COnley, q, Eleventh
Virginia Infantry.
August 8. 1888, Thomas V. Carr, c, First
Virginia Infantry.
Nav %. 1856. Frank Carr, Confederate
States steamer Patrick Henry.
March 3. 1887. T. r. Cunningham, IL,
Fifty. eighth Virginia Infantry.
November "a, 1887, Robert u. Darlington,
A. Fourth Virginia Infantry.
October %, 1888. Charles w. Cooper, 5,
Fifth Virginia Infantry.
January 3. 1899, Il. L. Curlew, b, Sixty
first Virginia Infantry.
August 7, 1882 !. q. Crews, /, Eleventh
Virginia Infantry.
March Il. 1880, John Carhoni, A, EiGh-
teenth Virginia Infantry:
April 20. 1890, w. w. Caldwell, c, Twelfth
Virginia Infantry.
August 10, 1892, George B. Darlington, d.,
Nineteenth Virginia Infantry.
May 2j 1886 Andrew j. Dobbs, H.,
Twelfth Virginia Infantry.
March l6. 1887, Charles G. Benn, G, Sc
oond Virginia Infantry.
February II. 1888. Andrew Donnally,
Greenbrier Cavalry.
December 1, 1891, Thomas Dunn, d,
First Virginia Battalion of Infantry.
July B. 1891. Nat. q. Dickinson. ID, Four
teenth Virginia Infantry.
August q, 1891, q. A. Dupriest, Lunen-
burg Artillery.
July 10. 1888, W. F.. Eads. q, Forty-ninth
Virginia Infantry.
July 6, 1883, Joseph Edelin,, II. Seventh
Virginia Infantry
August IS. 1889, b. L. Eckles, A. Twelfth
Virginia Infantry.
March 30. 1872, Luc. W. Edloe, Selden's
Battery.
November 3, 1899, W. S. Forester, X,
T.