Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-06-10
VETERANS TO DRILL.
A Company Of One Hundred Is Being
Formed TO Give Exhibitions.
CHEAP RATES TO pATTLE-FIELDs.
II Has Bccn Decided TO Allow the
Faithful Coiorcd Cooks of the Con-
fedcratc Army to March In the Pa
rade-Many Camps Are Coming.

for the purpose OF presenting 10 the pun
lie during the reunion scenes from the
camp and field by those who know from
experience what the life Of a man In the
southern army was. The organization Is
10 be called the ex-Confederatc veteran
Association OF the South, and Colonel
T. Is. waring. Of King William. who was
member of Company Il, Third Virginia
Cavalry. Is at the head Of the under
taking.
Already about twenty old soldiers have
Joined the organization, and Colonel War
ing hopes by tonight, when meeting
will be held at 1903 east Main street, that
the desired number will have handed in
their names. The company will march
as an Independent organization In the
parade, and will wear the regulation
fatigue uniform Of a Confederate soldier.
After the reunion 1t is Colonel Waring's
purpose to let the company take the
road" Tor a short tour, and give exhibit
tions OF soldier life in the Confederate
army. lie says Norfolk will probably be
first visited, and If the undertaking Is
success. the veterans may make a jump
10 Washington and from there to Balti-
more, Philadelphia, and New York.
1t is probable that Armory Hall will be
secured for a drill hall, in which the OLD
vets may renew their acquaintance with
the tactics of 1S6l-OJ
1t has not been decided for what object
the exhibition in this city will be given.
TO THE BATTLE-FIELDs.
Every veteran who can will visit some
of the battlc-helds in this State after the
reunion Is over. Some Of them will travel
hun dc Of igg - aah ha
the Confederacy, and once in Virginia
they viii have longing 10 revisit the
ground upon which they fought in some
OF the greatest battles Of the war.
The railroads have determined to give
the old soldiers a chance to again tread
the fields on which they faced their foes
during those memorable days, and the
following letter has been sent TO General
Wise from the Office Of the Associated
Railways:
Assoc lated Railways Of Virginia and the |
Carolnas,
Richmond Va. June 8, 1896.
General Peyton Wise, Chairman. etc. |
Richmond, Va:
Dear -kcIerrng to the questions of |
rates from itichmOnd TO the battle-helds |
in Virginia fol' the Confederate veterans: !
The lines entering at Richmond-to wit. |
Atlantic-Coast Line. Chesapeake and |
Ohio. Richmond Fl fredericksburg, and Po- |
loDldCs ana NpllOlk anu western, anu |
Southern railway. have agreed to sell to |
Confederate veterans, July 30 and 4th, |
with final limit, July 7th. round-trip |
tickets at a rate Of / cent per mile tray |
ellcd TO the battlefield stations in Virginia |
upon the presentation by the veterans |
60 the ticket agent of the return portion |
of his ticket from other points. for the |
purpose of identification For the Rich |
mond veterans such tickets will also be |
sold upon proper Identification of the |
applicant. Yours truly,
w. H. FITZGERALD. Commissioner.
OLD COOKS TO MARCH.
No true Nirginian or Southerner can for |
get the faithful slaves who, though of |
fered their freedom refused 10 leave old |
marster' and 'missus" at a time when |
gloom seemed to be settling over the fair |
land of the South. and the plantation was |
left TO the women and children. while the |
men left the old homestead and went off |
10 the war. None of these darkles were |
more faithful than the cooks in the Con- |
federate camps. And so II has been de-
termined TO give such of them as wish 10 |
once more follow the brave soldiers of the |
South place In the great column on the |
occasion of the parade of July ID
OUR RATES ARE NOT HIGH.
letter from Captain W. w. Carnes. OF
Memphis. Tenn, states that the impress |
sion I'm that city IS that very high hotel |
rates will prevail in Richmond during the |
reunion. Captain Elicit. in reply 10 this !
Informed Captain Carnes that IT was all |
mistake, and that not hotel or board |
ing-house had advanced its rates one
cent. The regular rate. which was a
moderate one, was being charged in all
cases.
MANY ARE COMING.
Up to this time thirty-two veteran or
Limitations have sent official notice
that they will attend the reunion. They
Will begin TO arrive on June 18th. and
will stay here from one TO six days. Many
other organizations are coming.
General Stephen ID. Lee who Is to be
the orator at the laying Of the corner
stone Of the Davis monument. will
reach Richmond about the 26th. He will
stop at the Jefferson. The General is
chairman OF the History Committee of
the United Confederate Veterans, which
meets at the Jefferson on the 9th.
Captain Elicit received a letter from
Winchester yesterday making inquiries as
10 whether or not Turner Ashby Camp
Guard, an organization similar to the
Sons OF Confederate Veterans, can march
with the camp in the parade. AS il has
been arranged to have a brigade Of Sons
of Veterans in line the Guard VIII proba
bly, have TO march in that division if it
parades at all
Captain Andrew r. Hardee. Of Hamer
S. c., writes that Confederate camp has
been formed near that place, and that
probably forty or fifty will attend the re-
union
II. +. Lee Camp. No. 8. Of Hampton,
Va. will be here with about forty men.
Commander J. w. Richardson also writes
that the organization will send contribu-
ton TO the reunion fund.
Wrenn Camp. No. IL, OF Isle OF Wight
Courthouse, writes that they will be in
Richmond June SOth with about forty
members.
REUNION NOTES.
Many letters are coming In to Cap
tain Loehr. He has one from Adjutant
Il. G.. Williams of Howard Camp, Mis-
souri,. Mr.. Williams asked about quar-
tiers. lie was formerly of Company t.
Eleventh Virginia Infantry.
J. IL. Policy OF Floresville. Wilson
county. Tex. wants information about
board and lodging. as does John S. Scott
of Mars Bluff. S. c.
Henry G. Myers, quartermaster-gene-
raj on the stan OF General S. ID. Lee
wants TO secure a room In a private
boarding house near the jefferson
where General Lee will have his head
quarters.
J. A. Younts. OF Pinevlle. y. c.. and
W. 4. Blizzard. OF Darlington. S. c.. de-
sire information as TO board and lodging