The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-02

H. vos taken prisonor at Manassas Gap
| July u, 1863, was sent 10 Johnson . -
and where he was desperately III Wiz Wiz
| dlphtheria. and his life was saved only
| by 10 devoted attendance or lello~
| prisoner. Or. w. $. Christian, Coroner
| of the Fifty-nfth Virginia infantry; as
sisted by Captain W. i. DuIaNay, L nnd
tenants Peyton Moncure, Powers anu
Si"pPsTRIR; soN COUNTY VETERANS.
The veterans OF Person County, North
| Carolina. will be under the commanu Vi
| M T. a. Long OF Roxboro. .,,,
| MI. Long enlisted I'm 1sG2, wnen very
vounc. and remained In the service uhll
| the surrender IA T.,
This county was 1883, Of which MI Long
was the promoter, contributing largely OF
his funds TO make 1t success. ,,-o,.
They had large barbecue. ana anitard,
ance OF about five thousand persons. IL
was about the largest crowd ever assem-
| bled In the county. , A.. ,..,o-
| In 1890. Mr.. Long organlzen inc tne oc.
rams OF the county on three dlileIsht ~
caslons. he carried them TO Klchlny3nu,
about one hundred strong 70 pay NE iaS'
| trihufc 10 the heroes OF the LOST 'au9D'
WILLIAM T.. JONES CAMP. -co
Tho William u Jones Camp, No 7O9'
| named for that gallant general, was ~,
| ganized AT Abingdon Va. last Seplei,u ~
| but that organization was ihlorl l,snr foil
| incomplete. on the 2oth or No ,dn ard a
|
| mi list OF officers elected. as lolioMss'
| a + Cook. commander: +. >. hUue.
! son. first Lieutenant commanue. ~
Clapp second lieutenant ~ n,,ar-
/ tormaster: DIR. r.. ]. Preston SUI
". T Baldwin paymaster, ,hte e, was
/ Put. chaplain. and an appn.a,Iun o IN
made for a charter, which was iss s'l,'lrai
dro form from tho commanding geheIai
! of the Grand Camp. The cam, was and
eanized for the purpose OF "aii"s 80 is
abctting the Grand camp ~ IA a. IN the
eeeoIns.ifution Of that body and n ne "a, ad-
dress OF the commanding eencral. III . 80
short time the camp has gt ,.,Tir i1 nnd
about eighteen members 70 ,,Nrshin
several applications for mernpe'SN
COMMANDER COOK.
co,o,ot T Cook. commander. was
horn I'm buchanan. Va. In $50. IN an
unfortunate fit Of dependency oEet ,bc
ness troubles in 1856, ne ems - or
regular army I'm Richmond, s.,.N,,ntoJ nj
dored 10 the First Regiment Mouno'u 49,
Gc,nr~ in New Mexico. Ihcre he So 10
cd honorably for three years Ia
vas discharged by order or ile 80 ~
~ Of War General lIoyu, anu IN the
ferod a lieutenant comm -7ipl - T5a
,.,.,,ier army I'm lieu Of the dHCnai 90 ~
declined 10 accept. and when Nlislil'S -,
cedcd he came 10 ms hnuNc '1.f,es 10
Kansas City. and oneT 'e,a.. dlS Nav rs.
1Sc lie ioinod the "Smyth DIas4qo, Us
= company already orshni.csI' 'rarancv.
elected second Lieutenant 10 M - ,,ieearv
IIc was on detached duty as Cviinniii-n MS
80, ,,ostor etc until the batlalVn -
or~anized as the Eighth heSil,,d Ueii-
yinIa cavalry. when he was ...,',,,-h the
tenant-coloucl. lie was shnl 'ula,,rfv ~.
thigh at Buchanan lh ~. u Sn..,s left I'm the
Va I'm September. lob-. WIS "a Comp
- ~ fhe enemy: was sthl, 10 et',,rg
chase thence around down W ovchanged
a., Novcmher. when he Wa IL .Drved
lil turned 20 his regiment. nc lin
ana Itsuii.. eo.,thwost Virginia, ana win
1....,,',,i Earlv I'm his Valley cai"P.iSi
was promoted 10 be coiour5 Us wound
,nent An February lsoi. anu ", January.
cd and lost a leg at be'el'''
lS''' ARMY AND NAVY sOSl,LIIa H. n
r-hc Sociefv of the Army ana 49, -
..a Confedeirate states in me 80 ..,ro .oi-
,.e Ina was organized in 1871, 10 Con.
49, 'ar1 Drosorve the maleIii iI. 49,,
.-,tbful history Of the late Wal "1S"ite5
tba Confederate states anu t"o r,o,rory
- ~ America, to honor inc 80
S..al'9 Va ..,,rades who have fallen; to
ot.,5.b the lies Of friendship amour su' 80
t Guy ,,r,i,e and to fulfil tho nrtlts
WI VIZ charity towards those WHO mag
stand IN n ,e,ith Oh The aid Of an appropriation
III 80 state ~ Maryland. uc "1ul.'
~ tho Marylaudcrs VINO ltH l ,ro,, ain
f.arrate service were Adtl 49, g., cot
~ tat,le-0olds from Petersburg 20 a.
tuc 10 Courades were employed ~.
tysuuI E,.'~,oeo and brave soldiers wee
Len from fence corners ana n,'-t, ,i-f,.e
,,,bcrs they had been iald '"e"''
year. a5 bo5icq wero reinterred in the Con
| f.drr,fc lot I'm Loudoun Ialk y',,,,,,enf'
where are erected the ccnHa Voirk and
..'rhe Confederate Soldier. ny II and A of
.1-. monuments 10 Comuamr7 ~ T,fortr,
| AZ, r,tre4 and Second Maryland i't".'-' -
I 'ns .Tot flashing Cavalryman Ll,u,,,
mt Colonel Harry Hlim9'. soo bodies.
| ful burial plot contains ~ society. and
| ~ H. The property or inH .y,,,otttai
j. son, has been made for IT'S peru. ''.
/ ld~, h,, ravmonts to the Cemetery 0o''
| panr. $1,000 ,.o. hoo, cxnended upon
,c-k The bodies of all lNr 'v"'-
r,s+o prisoners who died ln hdl ..,,,., is
] ,fso buried I'm our LOT, ana ea.~ Nth
/ marked with a marble i'h.s ,,'t.re,or
/ M. name. regiment ann Icons beneath
/ i,novn OF the soldier Who slee ,.a,'s mr.
/ eei,. 49, the society has alMHsS,
| rar,cd for the obserlancg o nf ladies
/ nav Tunc 9th when hNhil guy 90 7 an
/ and our comrades arc 'o.m~,,,g fovers on
| DOM park cemetery 10 slIrH ,i,o caves
/ vv"- ,,.or ~ our dead. ana Tue ri"'
/ We - soldiers and sailors 100 oihtr Oeu''
/ .rioe also receive Ike all'h. ,en-1 -
| ",S-9 about 1000 was reailN.H' rNf
! means Of mu~lcai 'S'l'"''
/ monument az Richmoh4. - o. MARYLAND
/ tn $50 n life-siZo statue OF va" r'.,,',teJ
/ Confederate Infantry. soieier W%n1 iot I'm
/ lax the society lN tii' 49, tfrfroIa1for
/ tbe Stonewall cemetery AT
ANOTHER GOOD WORK.
Sc, a donation Of above SOuo was
III 49, tbe southern Historical Soclely'
ptrbnonf Va. which enapiru VIZ ''
~, continue its work at mat tliile.
/ CiT,' ~ a. ba2ar held under the an~Plc'S
/ ..tronare ~ the society. ltsli~.r
/ nnN sot oG, which was inNcsten lh "n
Unity fund. terminating IN l"enlA IN
! years producing pIc1e- t 5ie4rib-
cone a., c"sh 10 needy and worthy COM
/ u'tI j" M 49, also used for the hurlW OF
/ la No Confederate soiultI ~
/ tno oseieforca while living. nor per
t+r1 i'm death 10 Tie Do Fluptl
n,'.'' 10 natter how unioituIate ~
circumstances i'm life, resp.cll1I III
| with proper attenltIi' l' THO Rene
Ir"sog, is,Ssociation Of the Maryland I.ne
/ n,iIi lt,.nsoa among fits needy memnei7'
a.9o tofr families about SLOW Per "I-
/ - MATING total Disbursements ea'"
| vaa.. nearly SWo. .,.oe erected on
! tn 1854 monument WA9 ~ c.,oo,,i
! cirlp's Hill. Gettysburg 10 int e,r,r-
/ Sf.r,.iond Infantry. IL IS MASSIVE p az" t.
,. '1' iioor COSTLY and imposing. ana us
ivsorinti0ns testify the valor Oh tne ii'e"
Who fought where II stands. e.a..- A.
~, 1eee Tho former United states A ~
| ..,,ai bri1diucs ut Pikesville. were stcuI'u
from tho Legislature OF Mary anu a. - =
/ Confederate Home. Win an app.' tho,-e
! ,"u F~niebod ne memorial offerings, ana
| 40 Home now shelters inmates Iivliii
| 3ffferout states. but clizehs OF MAJ HAMA
az the time OF entry .,,-o-sos have
From time 10 time many addresses nave
| been delivered by distinguishes Oh 49,