The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-22

large and admirstIa drum corp,
and In command of Major e. Kevill
Glennan. The Zouaves, some two score
strong, under Captain Jenkins. owing to
immature age and dimIhutive size of
many of them, had been forwarded to
thelr destination In street. car. The
splensiid display and bearing of the
cadets provoked general favorable COM
ment, and was indeed unusuai in boys
of the age of those constituting the bat
TALON.
The second division of the parade was
under Second Lieutenant-C Commander
b. A. Marsden, and followed in this
order:
Pickett-Buchanan Camp, Confederate
Veterans, 60 strong. Lieut. Todd; Stone
wall Camp, Confederate Veterans, of
Portsmouth; Nelmeyer-Shaw Camp,
Confederate Veterans. of Berkeley:
Pickett buchanan Camp. Sons Confed-
crate Veterans. The Niemeyer-Shaw
Camp, Sons Confederate Veterans, did
not turn out owing TO the fact OF hav-
ing oeen SO receistly organized and be-
ing without uniforms or badges
Chief Martin j. Ryan had charge of
the third division, which was composed
entirely of the Norfolk Fire Depart
ment. An even two score of the laddies
turned out in their neat uniforms. and
the showing they made wss q surprise
TO many, 1t being remarkably fine and
81 6'Sot oCdi vi complimentary
comment. There were eleven pieces OF
apparatus In line every one being pro-
fuSely and tastefully decorated and
all making most handsome display
particularly the new chemical engine
which was loaded down with flowers.
me line of March was as follows:
Main street TO CRANKY, to Freemasonl
10 Duke, to York, to Boush, to Charlotte,
10 Bank, to Academy lot, where the
exercises were opened with prayer by
Rev Dr. w. S. Lacy, of the Second
Presbyterian Church.
pom the stand were gathered the
members of the Daughters of the Com
tederacy and OF Pickett Buchanan
camp. several ministers of tie Gospal
including Hon. Mayor Petit. and finallI.
the speaker ofi.he afternoon. Hon. N, G
But!er. OF South Carolina, Gate Major
General C. S Al
In front and on either side were gath
eneu an immense aud.ence, filing the
entire large square and constituting a
pe-ieci sea OF humanity. Colonel II. S
Garnet; nitro dnced General Bu.ler IN a
rev glowing words, and the latter de!sv
erea the toaow!ns beaucirul and grauaic
aooress, which Is printed In full:
! Comrades of Pickett Buchanan Camn
or Norfolk. Ladies and Gentlemeni
did myself the honor to ACCEPT .he
invitation 10 address you to-day wfth the
unuerstanding, implied If not expressed.
,ita ,l1i would repeat the narrative of
the Battle of Brandy Station had glven
ON former occasion. 1t occurred 10
hne thls would be more profitable. II iess
entertaining. than rhetorical effori
oeahng in gensralit;es. and shall. there.
~ loie crave your Indulgence while / re-
ia;e again :ny recoilections of that mem
oraole cavalry battle. They VIII be
confined almost entirely to what came
Wlthln my personal knowledge, and do
hoi pretend TO be general
IN order that you may comnrehapd
more clearly its Importance and signifi-
cance, hurried Iissume of events To-
some WINE preceding the fight NAV no,
De inappropriate.
= You VIII remember that the battle of
ffedericksburg was fought in Derem-
Der, 1862, iD which Burnside's army was
SnaNered against the heights of that
historic old city. and recoiled after a
crate, bloody struggle across the
or commanders, and Hooker in the early
part OF the following May QS63l decided
10 Try conclusions" with Gen Lee al
Chancellorsville. The result of that bat
,Ie y, us ayso we'll known 10 you G:n.
Hooker retired discounted and also pilt
the Rappahannock between Gen. Lees
and his army.
II must have been about this time that
!Ten Lee determined to carry the war
mo me ehemys country and to make
cavalry under the command of the
knighty cashing soldier. Gen. 7
E B. stuart was guarding the
passes OF the Rappahannock and
It's upper tributaries Early in
June. 1868, about the nth or Sth. Cen
Lee reviewed all the, cavalry in ,lhe
broad, open Yields along The line of ;he
orange and Alexandria railroad he.
tween Brandy Station and Culpeppsr
courthouse. The Brigades present were
Hampion's, composed of the 1st So. Ca.
Coz. John l.. Black: the End So Ca, Col.
NJ. Z. Butler the lst n. &c, Col. L. S.
Baker; tha Cobb Legion, Col P. NJ r
Young the Jeff Davis Legion. 1t. Col.
WIN t. Martin, and the Phillips Legion.
Lieut.. Col. Rick, Hact's, battery:
Fftz Lees Brigade, w. II. r. Lees Ri,
saGe Robertson's and Jones Br,gades
nve In adj, thnte of -four Batteries OF
horse ARTILLERY, musteGing. all told, be-
tween eight and ten thousand men,
Gen. Lee took his position on a slight
eminence, Eisar an avenue of cedars on
the public highway. The cavalry in don
'ble line. with Brigade. Regimental
Stretched out away off towards the John
Minor BoHs house, almost as far as The
eye could reach. Hampton's Brigade
occupying the right and Robertson's or
Jones the extreme left. 1t was q sIrht
for martial commander to contemt,late
There sat the great ohieftain mounty6
with perfect soldierly poise on his evAr
fafthfut twar horse "TNraveler." looking
with pride and composure on the gal
liant, knightly horsemen of his superb
army. and they in turn contemplating
with loyal confiddnce and admiration the
matchless General who directed their