The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-29
CONFEDERATE REUNION.
Thrilling Incidents Told at One OF These
Gatherings.

HrGHESNILiIE, VA, Aug. N.-Spe-
cial.--The Confederate reunion at Purcell
vile, Loudoun county. was attended by
over two thousand people. Addresses
were delivered by Colonel II. II. Lee. J.
Mortimer Kilgour. and Colonel T.. V.
White. An abundance OF good things for
| the Inner man were provided by the
| local committee, not only for the yete-
rams. but for all others present.
ON Thursday. the 22i instont your cor
| respondent attended the reunion OF the
Sixth Virginia cavalry at Fauquier
| Springs. There were happy greetings and
hearty hand-shakings between old com
rades who had not seen each other since
the war closed. thirty years ago.
Speeches We're made by Judge Grims-
ley. General William ~. Payne. Mr..
Moore. OF Clarke county, and Gilbert Glib
son, Of Upperville. The speeches con-
sisted principally OF "reminiscences Of the
| war.
As an example of GOODNESS. discipline.
| and courage. Judge Grimsley related the
! following incident OF the fight at Reams'
| Station: The enemy had been driven from
| the field and were supposed TO be in
fun retreat but news soon came That
| they had formed new line of battle and
were prepared to resist further attack.
| The Sixth Virginia started I'm pursuit,
| and as the regiment charged out of the
| woods I'm front OF the enemy. the latter
opened upon them with two pieces OF
| artillery and heavy fire OF small arms,
| and. In the language OF Judge Grimsley,
| the head OF the column. men and horses,
went down as though the earth had
| opened beneath them" OF course this
| broke the force OF the charge, az II was
impossible for the men 10 charge over the
| dead and wounded men and horses in
| fropt OF them. and the circumstances
were well calculated 10 dismay any body
of men. but the men of the sixth VII
| ginia dsmounted and formed under the
| heavy fire of artillery and small arms
| to which they were subjected. charged
| and captured the artillery and routed the
! force supporting IT,
As a fact In history Judge Grimsley
| stated that the Second and sixth virginia
regiments of cavalry fired the last shots
| fired on the field Of AppomattoX.
In the course OF his remarks, General
| Payne said that in all his observation
! Of and association with different com
| mands. he never knew a Drawer or more
| gallant body of men than the sixth VIZ
| einia cavalry, and that Company Is. from
| Loudoun. had a record unparalleled by
any other company In the army, II nav
| ing had three captains and two heu-
| tenants killed and two lieutenants wound
| ed. that no other company had suffered
| so great loss in officers.
| General Payne commanded the brigade
| TO which the Sixth Virginia cavalry De-
| longed. General Early. 81 his official re-
| port of the disaster at Cedar Kun, says
| was the only organized command In his
army.
Those present at the reunion organized
| themselves into the Association of the
SURVIVORS of the sixth Virginia Cavalry,
with Judge Grimsley as president.
| In this section of Virginia we are SUI
! f.rine from a terrible drought. no rain
| TO Law the dust having fallen I'm Loudoun
| Valley since the 9th Of July, though
| there have been rains in other portions
Of tho. county. Until the drought com
| menccd we had a prospect for splendid
| crop of corn. but now the corn blades are
| yellow and dry literally burnt up.
There will be reunion of the Eighth
| Virginia infantry at Leesburg on Octo-
| her Nst. the anniversary of the battle OF
! Rails Bluff. near that town. where the
! gallant Eighth. under the command oil
| then Colonel Eppa HuntOn, won us hrs'
| laurels. ..
| Colonel John H. Alexander prominent
! i'm Pvthian circles and one of the leadlns
! LAWYERS Of this county. started on FRIDAY
| last with his family for san Diego, 'al''
| where he viii reside.