The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-02
THE rlMEs-R1cHMoND. VA. THURSDAY JULY 1896

Il. Davis. John r. Patterson. j. ~.
Rockwell. Walter N. Jones, ana j. o.
THE CAMPS WORK.
The camp has upon It's roll the iol-
lowing honorary members: Miss Lucy
Lee Hill. Mrs. Russell Hill Gay. daughters
OF General A. i. Hill. and Mrs. X i.
Stone. The camp has an elegantly fur-
nished hall. The magnificent statue OF
Lieutenant-General A. L. Hill. presented
by the Pecram Battalion Association or
Richmond. the reception Of which was "A
notable event I'm the camps history. occu-
pies conspicuous position in the camp
The camp has fine library Of many
valuable volumes. including ninety-seven
volumes of the great government history
OF the war, known az Records OF Union
and Confederate Armies" presented by
the Secretary Of War at the request OF
Adjutant Carter r. Bishop. Resides. these
books, the camp has many other valuable
volumes OF war literature purchased with
the proceeds OF two lectures by comrade
Geo .. Bernard. who Is chairman or
the Library Committee OF the camp.
Since the organization OF the camp
SlJ-H.N has been spent I'm relieving the
necessities OF the sick and burying the
dead. The camp carefully husbands the
funds now on hand. amounting 70 svolol.
Tor Ike purposes In the future. The camp
also has a fund OF SjlS.2j for the purpose
Hill.
ROsEVILLH VETERANS
BY the efforts OF Commander r. NJ.
Jones, this organization was begun In
April. 1906 for the purpose Of gathering
tho Confederate Veterans OF this county.
who had not already enrolled in some
other body in order 10 attend the pa
triotic Reunion of L. c.. VS. at Rich
mond.
These veterans are composed mainly OF
members OF the Ninth Virginia Cavalry,
F0riy-seventh Virginia Infantry. and X.
i. COOper's Battery OF Artillery, repre-
scnting all three branches Of the service;
and were constantly in the front in the
hard fighting OF the Army OF Northern
Virginia, from start TO finish: and may be
classed among those who aided 20 make
the reputation OF that glorious army im-
mortal.
Tho commander. Richard Montgomery
Jones. was born in Stafford county Va,
ON Goth July. 1914. at the home OF his
fnther. Amos Jones. who first settled near
Philadelphia, Pa. His great-grand latner
was Revolutionary soldier, and his
grandfather Thomas Jones, moved to
Stafford county. Va, in liyl, where MS
children were born. This Thomas Jones
was q Lieutenant Of cavalry in the war or
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The present commander OF the Roseville
Veterans. r. NJ. Jones, whose mother
was a direct member Of the well-hnoWh
Bots Idully OF Nlfslhlds tHl'i'A t"' I'm
fedorate service at seventeen years Oiu,
by volunteering in the Stafford cavalry In
February, 1862, while the army was at
Manassas. His command was the Ninth
Virginia Cavalry. whose first colonel was
". IT, T.. Lee: Second Colonel. r. J.. I.
Beale; and Third Colonel Thomas Wal
Ter. who was first Captain Of the stat
ford Cavalry, Company A, Ninth Nir-
ginia Cavalry.
This regiment was holly engaged In the
cavalry battles Of war from early In l~b2
10 the final surrender at AppQmattoN,
and our commander was not sick, or an
sent from duty Tor any length OF time'
but received no wounds and was a
brave. faithful, and gallant soldier.
CAMP GILES. OF $ G.
Camp Giles United Confederate Nete-
rams. No. 7Os. South Carolina Division.
was organized at Union. S. c., October .,
1898. with thirty-two members.
Capt James L. Douglass, Company d,