Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-10-03

the honor Of riding with these daugh-
tiers of Greenbrier. The decorations
OF the horses of many of these ladies
and gentlemen were striking and
unique, and added greatly to the gen.
eral effect. The "old Vets" were Of
tentimes unsuccessful, but this fair
brigade captiyated at once the hearts of
both the soldier and the civilian.
The procession was closed by Co. II.
OF the End w. Va. Volunteers, Capt.
Stmms,) a company from Ronceverte,
who presented fine appearance and
marched well.
L wish 1t were possible TO mention
the names Of all the heroes in the ranks
OF the old Confederates, that is, all who
paraded, for good many comrades for
various reasons although present did
not take their places in the ranks. In
the remnant Of Edgar's Battalion
that command which defeated Paxton
in the ambush at Tuckwiller hill-were
many well-known faces amongst them.
Capt. Saunders, Of Anderson, Capt. L.
9. Morton, of Staunton, and X. D.
White, who was shot through the body
at the Winchester fight in September.
'64. There also is Capt. A. NJ. Buster,
of the Blue Sulphur, who fought under
"Tiger" John McCausland who has
disappointed us all by not being here
to-day. There is ID. II. Thomas, of the
N ~
an s Battery, busy as a man can we'll
be and yet courteous as ever to all who
bother him (as L do.) There is Ander-
son Amick, from Fayette, a veteran of
the 22nd Virginia, whose cousin Ma
rion who with DR.. VIM. H. McClung
swan New river at Kanawha Falls in
the face Of the enemy to seize a boat
needed to ferry over the command
There too is DR.. VIM. H. McClung
smiling as if well pleased, re-
served and dignified. Lieut.. Thos. II.
Kirkpatrick, who is on l don't know
how many committees, as busy as pos
Sible, chiefly it seems to me in dispens-
ing old Greenbrier hospitality. Also
Major Ocheltree, wounded at Sinking
Creek, talking to j. Hickman Jarrett
about the new county Of Mingo, which
he rejoices to hear is safely Democratic.
There also is Major Eakle in full uni
form, once shot through the body at the
Frederick City fight but not apparently
the worse for that now, as far as one
can see. Also Jas. w. Johnston, a gal
liant captain in the immortal 6Oth Va.
Also L. q. Myles, Of Fayette. who en-
listed at Is, whose brother John Aquilla |
was killed at Droop mountain by the
side OF Sinclair Nicely. Tom Feam-
ster, p. NJ. by the grace of Cleveland,
who was wounded at the fight near the |
Block Houses outside of Washington |
on Early's raid-that raid when Early |
could haye taken Washington but |
dreaded the Capuan delights of victory
for his men and let it alone. Here is |
John w. Legg with his empty sleeve.
who is full of good war stories. wish |
had the space to tell one of Mr.. L. g |
now =" 77-7S-79-d don't shoot, Reb :;
Pm not a-goin'!" Il will tell it some
time.) Lieut.. S. w. N. Feamster,
wounded at the Forest
Vile Stampede" near Harrisonburg,
where the bravery of John II. Caraway
was so conspicuously shown. John Il.
Campbell Bennett, Jack Barr,
David Thompson, Hezekiah Sheppard,
w. Il. Hull with his empty sleeve, Jim
Duncan. Tom Campbell, and &. l..
Sevy whom the Yankees had in Camp |
Chase for awhile where by the by he
amused himself carving canes and |
trinkets, Chas. L. Davis. Michael Reli- |
han Of the old 9th, John Hosey Nc |
Chung, Charles Easter, &c. There |
also is the Hon. G. Il. Smith, the clever
orator and the inventor of that great
expression Tree knocker and gully
washer" late of the old Greenbrier
and j. Clint Bright, of Alder
son, who once helped burn Chambers
burg but doesn't like to hear of it now.
We noticed too ID. Ii. Bell of the 9th
Va. Infantry, who was wounded in the
mouth Andy Miller and Abe H.
Strealy, of the same regiment, both
now crippled up with rheumatism
Chas. A. Creigh, now of Missouri, son
of David S., member of the !4th Va.
Cavalry, also with an empty sleeve
Joe Morgan with his one leg: JAS
f. Clark, who walked twenty miles to
get here Jos. A. Creigh, Robt. Wood
ward and A. Dudley Pulliam, all of
VIII ON received wounds in the war
and Tom Lewis, of the Meadows, a gal
liant soldier Of the old 6Oth and last
but not least the redoubtable "Col."
Flintlock Perry of the Kanawha Demo-
crat, who, though old and infirm, took
his place in the parade in full Rebel
uniform and marched with his old COM
rades of thirty years ago. And finally
1 see DR.. Chas. w. Miller, of Anderson,
who was too young to be in the war,
but failing in this means of keeping
down the human race accepted the
other alternative and went into the
profession. There are lots of
doctors in town to-day, all of them
good-natured and obliging, and the
general health of the crowd seemed
well looked after.
[ shall Ieaye to others more capable
the task of reporting the speeches of
Capts. Woods and Bumgardner, but
must be allowed to say that If it had
not been for Mr.. NJ. NJ. Lancaster
these gentlemen would not have re-