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


The following IS the report OF the com
,niftee apuointed TO select name LOT the
camp. which was unanimously adopted
ON consideration of his line soldlery
Qualities during the late war ana ne
IN connection with Colonel Tom. August
and others Captain Jarvis peuuoned Gov
uutiring zeal and devotion TO those pIlh5
clples Tor which he struggled manifesto
ly him since the war, ana Mnvoo ~
aud affection for his dead and llNlhf CONF
rades, prompted him al ms own ~ >.
pousr 10 erect "a granite shdIti lh 'tual
I'm cemetery. that viii slahh as Il lil"..
ument that future generations may MY"
That we wore the gray ana wore ll wen.
Wa the Committee. take great pleasure
in recommending that this camp ue idul-
ed Tom Smith Camp 'onlcutldle Nt'J
rams. after and i'm honor or our conilai'u-
ar. col Thos W. Smith 49,, 49,,
An organization of "a camp In TINS town
had h.cu talked OF for some time, ana
on Memorial day. lSl' WiIch NaS ",'"
IN tile month of May, NUMBER on Wr
ran. under command OF Col, mos W;
Smith, visited the cemetery. met diouIIu
The monument where "a few remarks were
made urgiug up0u the Ola boys, inc l'
cessity Of keeping tos' ilcr ll lo1v @ ai.r
friendship. and 10 Keep ln memory oDI
dead comrades: unnn iuI. occa son WIS
The organization of This camp begun.
The object of the camp is 90 preserve
and maintain good feeling ana liat' IiitN
horn az hardslips and dangers, anu 10
minister 10 the wants OF our UNION '"i'''
brothers =,
DDnarfrornt of Va. dates July -. $500,
lieutenant 4. Smoot Commander mos
hlie'' SC!0oNiAiANDER SMITH
Colonel Thos. W. Smith. Commander
of from smith Camp. q. v, was no.I
I'm Nansemond county Va June L. Is ~.
Was raised or q farm ana alleLWa rs
rlacel iu tho mercantile hurIN'9 ~ "'n
guardian having lost his parents "hen
rn ,S1 with others. raised a body Of
men 10 look after the interest OF oAr
courtv from men who were s'"l'yl
words ard locks detrimental 10 cur l"9'''
FINDING that war was coming on. he
turned .his body of young men i.'p
military company known as tne M"tion
Rangers afterwards assigned 10 Nc NlN-
fcenth NirliHla Regiment as company
"a II. q Whitehead. captain and was
n rart OF Mahonos Brigade.
Ito served I'm curhout the warr"as III
nearly am the battles in when the Army
OF Northern Nirc.nla was en2att1' N"3
wounded slightly at Malvern tili "ny
badly no SICttsylvania court houNo anu
Uatcher's Run Served ms iesiheht 4S
ounrferroaetcr ard commissary ON ihtF
move from Failing Creek-Wds oUcfcd
quarter master Of regiment hut asheu 10
be allowed To- remain Win ms COMPANY
Since the war Dee has followed the mcI-
cantifo hl siucss up 90 few years a-o.
ON the 14th day or November. $50 he
unveiled q monument. creclel "' .i9 CIV"
cxucre, 10 the memory Of tht 'oni &c
rate dead ON his occasion Gen. fiZ
Ice then Governor OF Virginia. General
\ Naurv Hon. IT, :. Gofncft inc otl',i v'
>the occasion and other distinguished eN-
ccnfolorafes were pro-ont. rms ga.
car. he truly called one Of the proudest OF
M To commanded two companics at the
eurrcnder and ont Of HS guns Whlch
we've marched through SUFFOLK on ihe
eyacration Of Norfolk by his company
surrenderod only fourteen.
Vo raised a company after inc w3r,
ard was commissioned captain Of The
same bv Gov Holiday afterwards rose
10 thc rank Of Licutcnant- Colonel or me
Fourth Virginia Regiment Whlch posi-
- no resigned several years ago.
49, MORRILL, EET CAMP OF \. O.
Tho Norncct Camp. No. 4'6 United
Confederate Veterans. with HEADQUARTERS
~ Winston. y c.. was orcanized May
October y. 1895. The camp was named
On honor Of popular clifton of Winston,
ana "A gallant soldier. Lieutenant NJ w.
Nnrfcet. Of CO. A. Forty-sevcnth y. c.
''rS9 officers ~ the camp are.
commandor. H. I. Brown: Second Com
rnqndc. r. g. Cox. TlId Commandc,,,.
smith. Onartermaster. "a. y. Mclver.
cnmms,sr-y. ". II. shepherd. Chaplain.
- IA a Brown, ID. d. surgeon, Or.
y chafYner Assistant Surgeon. Or.
A N webb. Oficer OF the Day. George
"a Nissen one hundred and six names
are now on tho roll Noriltet camp -
Composed largely Of veterans from the
,rwanty -frst North Carolina Regiment,
xSich was organized In May. 1861. under