The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-06-04
4 VETERAN REUNION.
Old Company of the Third Virginia
Cavalry Meet Again.

cavalry meet AGAIN.
HOUSTON, VA, June 3.-Special.-On
Tuesday last a reunion Of Company c,
Third Virginia Cavalry, was held at Black
Walnut, in Halifax county.
Soon after the insuTection Of John
Brown at Harper's Ferry, when volunteer
companies were being organized through
out the State, the Black Walnut Cavalry,
Of Halifax, was formed. with W. II.
Easley as captain, and as soon as Nir-
glnia seeded from the Union Captain
| Easley offered the services Of his COM
pany 10 the Governor Of Virginia. The
services Of the company were accepted by
|. the Governor, and they at once went
into camp Of instruction at Cluster
Springs, near Black Walnut where the
men were daily drilled in the sabre eX-
| ercises and other drills. until they could
be assigned a position in the Confederate
army. Soon the order came, and Captain
Easley marched as fine looking body Of
men to the seat of war as was In any
company in the Confederate army. The
company was assigned 10 duty under
General Magruder on the Peninsula, and
took part in the battle Of Bethel the
first one Of the war; and after~ irds was
known as Company G, Third Virginia
Cavalry, Fitz Lees, afterwards Wick
hams brigade. This regiment followed
the plume Of the gallant and beloved
j. Z. =. Stuart on all Of his famous
raids. and did hard fighting throughout
the war. Its last colonel was Thomas
II. Owen, Of this county who won
name for gallantry second 10 no man who
ever rode at the head of this splendid
regiment He was present at the re-
union.
At 10 o'clock the orderly sergeant,
r. A. Singleton, cried out, Attention,
survivors Of Company c, Third Virginia
Cavalry, and fall in line. The old vets
had often heard the command before,
and right quick did they get into line.
1t was then announced that call Of the
roll of the company would be made, and
opposite each name would be noted what
| had become Of each individual. Mr.
Il. II. Vaughan was requested TO act as
| secretary. Sergeant Singleton then pro
ceeded to call the roll, including Colonel
| Il. II. Owen who was once captain Of
! the company. Forty-one men answered
TO their names Ghe company mustered
| into service, rank and file from first 20
| last, 1913 mem. Opposite many names
the secretary noted died on the field of
battle, died Of wounds received, or in
the hospital.
Roll call being over, the men were Or
| dered to mount their horses and proceed
to the grave Of Captain Easley. for the
| purpose OF decorating it, each man car
rying in his hand a bouquet of flowers
| prepared by the ladies Of the neighbor-
hood. Arriving at the grave in the old
burying ground Of the Easley family.
the men dismounted and were formed
in a hollow square around the grave.
The Rev T. 5. Wilson led in an appro-
pirate and feeling prayer. Each survi-
| Vor placed his flowers on the grave of
! their once beloved commander and i'm
| sadness returned 10 their horses, remou1t-
ed and proceeded TO the grave Of Captain
| Chappell, in the yard Of Spring Hill
| church, one mile east. Arriving at the
| spot, the men again dismOunted and
formed in hollow square around the
grave, which is enclosed with nice iron
| railing. with a marble tomb stone and
suitable inscription. The railing had been
| nicely painted and the grave turfed and
| completely covered over with the love
Hest OF flowers Of this beautiful May
season, placed there by the hands OF her
| whose heart has been as true TO the
memory Of this brave soldier as she was
| loyal TO him In life Here at the head OF
| the grave a stand had been erected for
| the speaker OF the occasion, Captain J.
| W. Han, Of Richmond. who delivered an
able and eloquent address.
| The ceremony at the grave being over
the crowd Of five or six hundred people
repaired to Cluster Spring. a short dis
lance from Spring Hill church. Here
the Rev. r. $. Wilson. one OF the pro-
prietors OF the spring, welcomed the vete-
rams 10 their old camping ground. Then
Mr.. Joseph Stebbins. Of South Boston.
| spoke briefly. When he concluded din
| ner was announced, and brayely did the
| crowd charge upon the long line OF tables
arranged In a beautiful grove near a
| cluster of springs of various mineral
| waters.
| The ladies had attended to the commits
sary department, and the tables were
well supplied. The old veterans could
but compare this splendid dinner to the
hard tack and fat meat OF years ago
This day is one to be remembered by all
who were present as one of the saddsst
as well as one OF the gladest. since the
day when we forever furled our tattered
| banner.