Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-06-30

rams. upon its organization. and was |
elected one Of the lieutenant commanders.
and In April 1856. he was elected COM
manccr. Since his connection with the
camp his work IN its behalf has been
notable. and he, with the assistance OF
the other members. has been endeavoring
to keep w It's various good works.
GENERAL SHOOTS AIDS.
General Smoot viii have as his aids the
following gentlemen representing the
various camps throughout the state:
c. II. Leache. James \. Walker Camp,
Pulaski city. Va; l. VI. Love. Mari
Camp. Fairfax COURTEOUS; Hon. W. II.
May. Lee Camp. 10. 3 Alexandria, Va;
Major y. Dawson. Theological Seminary,
Virginia; Colonel ". X. Stewart, Ssone-
wall Camp Portsmouth. Va; Colonel
Henry G. Hudgins. Stonewall Camp,
Portsmouth; Colonel r. ID. Randsom
Stonewall Jackson Camp. stanton; Hon
". A. Ronehart, stonewall Jackson
Camp, Coyington. Va: Hon. w +.
Dupuy. William Watts Camp. Roanoke
Va; Rosiale Stlckley. Slower camp
strasburg Va; Il. T. Barton, General
Turner Ashby Camp. Winchester, va;
Rev. c. c. Randolph, Peachy-Oiilmer-
Breckenridge Camp, Fincastle' Va; {.
T. Price Peachy- ilmer-Breckenridge
l.. Farenholt. Lawson-Ball Camp. Monas-
kin. Va: Colonel +. II. Field, \. z. Hil
Camp. Petersburg, Va; Captain John X
Pattieson. a. p Hill Camp. Petersburg
Va: Colonel f.. V. White, Clinton Hatcn-
er Camp. Leesburg Va; Townsend II.
Vandeveuter Clinton Hatcher camp
Leesburg. Va. Colonel L. T. Reeve
]. =. Sullivan, r. l.. Maury, r. q. crouch,
and J. r. Hughes, Of George =. IlchetI
Camp. Richmond, Va; Joseph W. Inomas'
G. Percy Halves, George T. Deahe' ~
L. Crouch, and Henry Kraeke, OF X. E'
Lee Camp, Richmond. Va.
COLONEL JOHN CUsSONs.
Colonel John Cussons, who will COM
rnand the First BRIGADE OF the OLD Do /
rninion Veterans. i8 First-Lieuttnant
Grand Commander OF the Grand camp
Of Virginia. lie came 20 virginia IN
April. 1851 as lieutenant In the Governor
Guard. Fourth Alabama Regiment lie
secuted for General Bernard Bee unul
the death Of that officer. at First Ma
nossas. He was then assigned 10 scouting
service by General Whiting, until ap-
pointod on the stan OF General Law
at the battle of Seven Pines Thenceior-
ward he was frequently assigned TO out
post flank. rcar-guard, and detached ser
vice During Lcngstrcets Suffolk cam
paicn he surprised and recaptured Fort
Strbling. by a night attack. with haho-
full Of picked men. suffering scarcely any
loss. In the campaign against Pope When
the Federal General Ricketts, biocheu
Lone street's march. 20 rcunite with jack
son. he took a hundred rifemcn over the
mountain. driving the enemy's outposts
and skirmish-ine. and creating sudden
stampede which led Ricketts, TO relax MS
hold on ThorouPhfare Gap, and make a
hasty retreat toW ard Centreville. THIS
opened Longstrcets path 10 Jackson.
At Q o'clock next morning, August y
1862. CAPTAIN Cussons found Jackson, ana
I'm reply 10 swift and eager questioning
Informed him that LOngstrcet was through
the gan. and the head Of his column fast
approaching along the Warrenton turn
pike.
At dawn on the thiEd-day's fight at
Gettysburg. he was captured on the slope
Of Round Top. and from the crest OF the
mountain, as a prisoner, witnessed the
splendid charge OF Pickett on the AFTER
noon Of that fdteful day.
Returning from prison he was sent 70
the West. and finally fell with portion
Of Forests command, some ten days after
the Appomattox surrender.
COLONEL JAMES y. STUBBS.
Colonel James y. Stubbs Of Gloucester.
who will have charge of the Second Bfl-
gade Of the Virginia veterans, enlisted IN
the Confederate army I'm May. 1861, as
private In the Gloucester Artillery, then
stationed az Gloucester Point ana re-
NAMED in Virginia until November, 49,
when he was commissioned as hrst Ieu-
tenant in the Confederate states army
and sent to the Army OF the West. lie
remained at Vicksburg with General, penn
horton q short while. then ordered 20 the
s-Mississippi Department. to General
= - Nfagruder. He was with General j.
T. Nagruder at the battle OF Galveston
and other engagements on the gulf coast;
was assigned TO duty as staff officer, ana
was I'm the campaigns OF the Trans MIS-
sissippi Department under General T..
Kirby Smith. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. com
mandiue. in 1864 he was commissioned as
captain. end January, 1855, commissioned
as ma ior. When the war closed he was
the truce officer at Galveston, and bore
the flag of truce, surrcnderng the city
on June q. 1855. the last fort that sur
rendered. He was then taken prisoner
Z and his life threatened, and required 10
point out where the tOrpedoes were To-
Gated nj the entrance OF Galveston mar
Dor Finally ne was released ana taken
10 prison in New Orleans. thence TO Key
West. and thence 10 Old Point. reaching
home about the 10Th Of July, 1850.
GENERAL JAMES NJ GARRETT.
Brlgadier-General James ~ Garnett, OF
the University Of Virginia. who VIII COM
mand the Third Brigade IN the virginia
line. was a fine soldier during the war, as
ne has been a most excellent citizen since
The outbreak of the war found Captain
/ Garnett completing his studies al the
University Of Virginia and member
of the student company known as the
Southern Guard" wiki which he went
70 Harpers Ferry on the secession or
Virginia. April H. 1851. In July ljl. ne
enlisted IN the "ROckbridge ArLllcry
and served with that company In the
frat battle Of Manassas. ami until No
vemher. 1861. when he was commissioned
as second lieutenant OF infantry. in
June. 1862 h was promoted TO hrst heu-
tenant Of artillery, and served throughout
| that campaign as ordnance officer OF me
'.StouewalT' Brigade. and Of Jackson
Old division. In December lt2. he was
appointed captain and was assigned 70
the charge Of the general reserve ord
nance train. Army of Northern Virginia,
/ in wh'ch ceracl-y he arvei frcm January,
1863. TO February 1854, when n was trans
/ ferred 10 Role's Oatcr. Crimes 81 Division,
/ Second Corps. \. >. v, serving as ord
nance officer Of that division until April
/ o 100. He was actively engaged In all the
/ battles OF 1862. and some IN 1874, as aid
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