The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-03

CANNON PRESENTED TO THE CHAT
HAM ARTILLERY BY GENERAL
GEORGE WASHINGTON IN 1871.
FRENCH PIECE.
stirring scenes are passing gradually
away and before long none Will remain to
Ten OF the hare ships they endured and
mo Dangers they faced.
The Oglethcrpc Light Infantry, named IN
honor Of Gen. James Oglethorpe. The
founder Of the colony OF Georgia, was
organized IN savannah, January :. 1855.
ana mo following officers duly elected.
captain. Jn0. NJ Lewis: First Lieuten-
ant VIM y. jackson. Second Lieutenant
Way.
Some months after the organization OF
Tho corps. Captain Lewis resigned. and
Francis >. Barlow, prominent and dis
unsushed lawyer OF that city. was elect
cd 90 iill the vacancy. After Georgia bad
severed her connection with the Union
and cast her lot with her sister states Of
the South. Car tain Barlow was elected
one ~ hcr ,rprost ttative4 IN the lisl
Confederate Congress, which assembled
az Montgomery, ana became chairman
ol the Committee on Military Affairs. In
order TO expedite the formation ANA OF
saulz1tiOn of an army bill was nitro
ducol into Congress by this committee,
authorizing tho President 10 accept the
services OF such individual commands as
might tender themselves. and VINO wete
wiling 10 enlist for the period OF the
war
As soon as this bin passed, Captain Bar
tow telegraThcd this Information 20 the
officer lu command OF the ogethoipe
Lillt lCfartry at SAVANNAH The mes
sax. was received about 4 o clock In the
afternoon of May 10Th. 1851 A meeting
OF the corps vas Immediately called, ana
they assembled that evening ana reroiN
ed 20 tender their services TO the fle~4-
e.. f..Hsl EFuf a.
wa. and this action wls wired TO cap
tain Barlow, who took the dispatcn 10
President Davis in person ana IN gay
or two the corps was notified that th'iI
offer had been accepted. ana 10 hoiu
themselves in readiness TO move AT
moments notice.
,arrain BARROW returned from Mont
gOmery q few days later ana on may
3D. l>hl. the company, nine y-scNth i.,"'
rank aud file. mustered INTO Ine I'm
ftlerato service for the war. on the
arrival of the corps IN Richmond tnty
We're tucampcd OF the otushlils OF the
city to await the arrival OF other culu-
mauls that were TO constitute tHgf i'sl-
melt and in few days the tlbhln 'eoi
ei. L.-.fae.t was organized. As lhr1 %
tlat regiment the Oslethorpe Light III
fantrv participated IA numerous engage
m.rts during a. entire war. It's present
Onlc,rs are the following. captain, W M.
S Rockwell. First Lieutenant. y. II. Ac-
FORSYTH KlFLEMbN.
The FORSYTH Eihtmen, Company A. OF
tho Thrl Hecimeut y. c., state Guard
vas cr1aui2el by Colonel Benjamin For
svth lwhO.e nome 81 hears). February ID,
f,tt and participated in the war ot thai
vr1r along tho northern boundary OF New
York state Colonel Forsyth, VINO had
been promoted 10 the command or . Dat
talon was M. 'cd m "a skiruisn with the
British near tle Canadian border tne
company was dialandcd az the close or
tllt vaf. - ..,. -
n was rc0r-auizod January II. 1916. ny
CAPTAIN l.. a. Henry. a. Company O..
Flr.r North Carolina Volunteers, ana
served through thr Mexican war; ana
was again dis0anlod 1T the close or that
In was reoreanized May 90 1s6l by COL
0nol A. d. Belo The present enllor OF
the Galveston CIeNas) News, ald seiF-
cd through tho late civil war from the
Din BuI Run 90 AppomattoN' as COM
uanv -. TWcnfv-tlrst North tafoiiiA
Troops Their, are only sixteen or us
then members living today, ana -"No
served I'm ms ranks from lNjl 70 iSn''
The company was reorganized Narcn
On ISIS hy Colonel A. b. Gorrell, as
company 4. Third Regiment ~ 9. > O.,
and since this last reorganization, mas
r4rticipated in every encampment or
fh. state card and on other OCCASIONS
Viz. Yorktown Centennial. 1881, Cle'e-