The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-30
THE VALLEY VETERANS.
,x~xrxsTIsa MEETING or STONE
WALL JAcKAOx CAMP.
IN. work of Preparing . Roster OF Each
Company Represented In tho Camps
Membership.

Sr.rfxT>oN. VA, Aug z9.-Speciai'-ihe
...,.hlv meeting OF Stoncwaii Jackson
ra,,n. Confederate Veterans. on MONDAY
night. was quite interesting. ana inc nan
was well filed with veterans ana ''S''o's
Commander r. u. Ransom preslueu' anu
tomrade Mcflhany acted as adJu'ah"
After the opening prayer by Chaplain
yyancr d HuIiihan. roll-cail and readihs
of minutes, a number OF cOmmnnieau'"'
wore laid before the camp AMONG tneIn
was general orders from heaut -,
Of the Grand Camp. announcli'e 'he III
c.rs 81 ibe department of virginia cievteu
-, no Alexandria meeting, ana aibihs
ssnan these organizations the duty OF c"t
~, for the needy and helpless VINO wore
me gray. and OF Nindicauhs uieI 1870
80 authentic history. clreul1,n "a so,,,
from Grand Commander Lewis polh'eu GUY
The value OF these camp ORGANIZATIONS
10 every Confederate soldier IN ule lanu,,
recommended strongly the iOTnri'tiO,nt VI
ladies auxiliary or memorial Sa,,,,, 20
a. co-operate IN their work Of cnailty ana
relief. and associate camps OF SONS
~ Veterans" on a proper ana stiCt
basis subject TO the supeTFlsIvh u ga"
CAMP. Every camp - lt1ueS'eo W ~
marc "A full record Of each company repre-
scented Ia It's membership. In order 70
complete and preserve full ehroIh'it
of IN. Confederate troops furnished ny
The state of Virginia. "ork Vaui'y a.,
tempted by more than one Aojna s,.t,oted
these suggestions and gone to WORN upon
the lines Indicated. , ,ho fot.
lowing committees 10 carry ii on,,vu,,ry-
Ijpon Organization Of Ladies AuNiiidry
Comrades 1t. W. Henry, II. NJ. Mciihaii$'
C. Benton Conner, +. c. Morton ana u "
fTnon organization Of an Associate camp
- N.f
ESnIsv g Julian Pra.t. T. Il. Berhele)'
IT, q. fishburne and James BumST,1d il ia
ON Preparation OF Company hoIs an
acknowledgements Charles GIatIah' ~
Wiibams John y. Siey, J. n. Nc
Tariand and ID. w. Drake.
PROM TIE WAR DEPARTMENT.
Some correspondence was read WIN ,nd , U'nr
eials 81 the War Department I'm the war
records Office relative 10 SUPPLYING SV"ly
forty serial numbers OF the "KecOTds Oi
The Rebellion" missing from me camp
library, as also certain patti ntcbtiss was
annointed a committee to enlist the lflSr"-
~ offices OF Major Davis, OF the " ar De-
partment. In that behalf ..,,,,,,,,,.
The commander mentioned so,,' I'm
cation he had recently received ron I, non
/ f. Fustis an Ambas Sador 10 fidiIJe
relating to the Stonewall Jackson menus,
struck by MassOnet. Of Paris. dutihs tne
Hrar and which are believed by the sur
yiyors OF the First brigade TO nave beeH
intended for distribution amonS the"A
TIL. CAVE INCIDENT.
lie also commented upon some occur
rarcos since the camp was last assem-
Md I'm connection with the cOmmunlca+
tion which had been addressed 10 H. r.
Lee Camp but was meant Tor the COR
f.sderate camps in general, by Columbia
post No 7OG c. A. r., Department OF
Illinois. whose loyalty was stirred WIN
apprehension lest the issues DECIDED thiI
~ years ago had stu LETT treason III our
souls The inquiry had III hHSW'i ilotn
onr RICHMOND comrades. But. by spe-
cial Providence, about the umc the thi-
cago Grand Army men got their ulseeis
set for a nrst-class runpus 10 IRE tIc
northern heart over our opinion ol ~
Caves plain talk, "General peps .uun1
along and gave them something 10 attehd
10 nj home. II so happened that all the
strikes and rioting ana incend1arism anu
insurrectiOn eliminated ana centred III
their city Of Chicago. ana IN an the tui
rnoil and disorder that followed ana maue
the Mace a pandemonium nobody ever
heard a chirp from Columbia Post, at the
seat of trouble. . ,t
ness ASPECT, too, appears from the views
e.xfresl ed and acted uIon by leaulhS
bankers and hn5nCiers In the NCrth, VINO
are loud in their praise of the quiet and
dignihed and patriotic attitude OF the
South during the labor tfcuties. .i. IVY
TO-
rrctudi ,cs ana break down sectional par
riers than has been dcne In twentY-1Vf
years and that coupled with the way
In Vhlch she has Wcdthtfed ana Is rally
ing from the season of comm, rcial de-
preston. II puts the South I'm the front
as the field FOR safe investment.
The routine of the camp was varied
by the recitation of a war time lyric.
'dThe Prince" by Miss CoiLeia May,
daughter of Comrade c. W. May. who
and whore brothers. Ola ghllant service
in the Twelfth Virginia Refiment of
MahOne's Brigade Miss May. who Is in
structor In elocuticn In the Virginia Col
lege Tor Young Ladies az RoeLoke, rem
dered the piece with taste and skill. and
with much al platse from the Veieraha
who accepted 1t as pleasing augury of
gtea,er Interest on the part Of their lady
friends
INFORMAL TALKS.
Informal talks from comrades followed
Major A. Hart. who for time command
ed Hays Louisiana brigade and was long
an hOnOred citizen OF Staunton, gave an
Interesting account OF the old COnfedS in
Norfolk. COmrade j. G. Shields OF Rock
bridge. who was commander of the Hewitt
itZer battalion (and whose modesty fore
goes his tide by commission OF briga-
dier-generaD briefly addressed the camp.
Capt Robert ). Walker, OF Mosby's com
mand, and Comrades Hugh Brent Of Ash
by's old company. and Moran, OF Lee Camp,
were also called upon.
lnspector-Tenerdl =, &. Morton, refer
ring 60 the new camps recently chartered
In Virginia, making sc TO the LIST Of August
spoke OF others just being organized. one
In Bath county, where of $50 Confederate
survivors 100 had joined another i'm High
land with a like proportion and another
In Allegheny. He recommended news
paper publications TO induce all ex-Con-
federates To report themselves. The
f con a,sa 6 added That this camp
organizing two others in West Virginia
the "Stonewall Jackson" at Charleston. and
the Mike Foster" at Union. The last
we'll named after the gallant private of
the Monroe Guards, Twenty regi-
ment who was presented with a laurel
wreath by the hand OF General Lee and
for whom General Gordon ordered nfty
Federal prisoners to be ordered, If neces-
sary, In exchange
Major Hotchkiss expressed on behalf OF
Colonel Henderson and Captains Ryng
and Fortescue. of the English Army Stan
College, their regrets that they could not
remain To the meeting, and gave very
interesting account OF the historical WORK
Colonel Henderson has on hand Ohe cam
paigns Of lSt9, ana OF their visit to the
battle fields Of Cross Keys ana Port Re
public. lie entertained the Camp wifi
some striking incidents of these ba.Ses
and with the Sirategems afterwards en-.
pioyed by Jackson TO deceive Fremont.
Hereafter some cOmrade Will be de
tailed To read Il paper at each meetinl
upon some event of interest ia his oWr
war experience. me first viii be from
Comrade Morton upon The Confederat,
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