Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-08

Veterans)
remained with this command until Apo
mattox Courthouse was reached, and with
the battery went through Sherldan's lines,
and with a few of his comrades went TO
Join Johnston, but heard of the surrender
of that general before he reached his
army. After the war he represented Giles
county in the Legislature, and later prac-
ticed law in West Virginia. Although
thorough Democrat, he was Stationery
Clerk in the House of Representatives
under several Republican Congresses, and
died in Washington an unreconstruc'ed
Confederate.
The subject of this sketch has lived In
Richmond for the past fifteen years, and
at present Is In the leaf-tobacco busl-
ness.
He has always been an enthusiastic
member of the Sons or Veterans,
upbuilding of the organization and per-
petuating the memory OF the Confederacy
and the Confederates.
ORGANIZED THE MANCHESTER
CAMP.
Under the auspices of Lieutenant =.
Leslie Spence. Jr. and Secretary r. w.
Mah9Ud of this ,S SsmR cs sohs
Camp. Sons Of Veterans. of Manchester,
was organized on the 14th Of last Feb
ruary. These Richmond representatives
were untring In their efforts TO organi as
efforts succeeded In accomplishing their
PURPOSE. The young camp was gotten to-
gether by the old Joseph II. johnston
Camp. in Manchester, many of whose
sons are represented in the new organi-
cation The Sons adopted the name or
General Johnston, which had been chosen
by their fathers. and are, SO 70 speak
under the Wings OF ,he V Wate Sonleu started
with forty members, and though not quite
a month old, have added some few names
They adopted for their constitution one
practically the same as that used by the
Richmond camp. II was thought best
that for the first six months a member
OF the old Joseph f. Johnston camp be
chosen to act as commander, AFTER whlcn
the camp though remaining under the
father camp. will choose its leader from
its own ranks.
COMMANDER BLANTON.
Mr.. Joseph ]. Blanton. an old Confede-
rate. was picked from the ranks or me
old j. f. Johnston Camp. TO serve for me
six months as the commander or the
young camp, and right well did they
choose Under his careful guidance tne
camp will undoubtedly be left IN pros.
porous condition at the close Of his short
administration.
AS first-lieutenant and the highest office
TO be held at present by a Confederate
son in the new camp. Mr.. Henry CARING
ton Perrow makes a most acceptable oili-
Ger. acknowledgements Perrow was
born in Nelson county on February is,
1877, and is the son of DIR. w. r. Perrow'
OF Manchester. who Is lieutenant-com,
mander in the old camp. and who served
in the recent four years OF strife. The
following are the other officers: Secona-
Lieutenant Commander John \. GersIey;
Third-Lieutenant-C Commander. j. w. Tin
gle; Secretary. A. W.. Farley; Treasurer;
John French; First-Sergeant, Edward
Gallagher; Color-Sergeant c; Il. trith:
ouartermaster- Sergeant. w. F. Smith:
Commissary- Sergeant, r. F.. owen, and
Sergeants James A. Baber. ]. A. Har-
rison. and Joseph Perdue; As Corporals,
Messrs a. l.. Holiday; +. "A, Galiaghrr'
G. C. Inorr and c. Il. Jones were chosen.
The camp now meets every friday
night. and has nearly fifty members
stems are being taken 10 uniform the
cemp. and they expect to make their first
apnearance in the Confedera.e reunion
parade. next June.