Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-06-21
WELCOME FOR THEM.
Reunion Visitors from Maryland 10 Et
Given a Cordial Reception.
ar,porAnTERs OPEN ron THEM,
e,ocions building Nearly Opposite
ne Dispatch once secured Tor
,,.,. pnrposc-Many Organizations
arranging 10 Come

--.-,Yeh tho kindness OF the owner
ere handsome building, 1906 east
" .,~oet nearly opposite the Dispatch
"a. and a most central location mas
w.. eecured as a general headquarters
...r,b,v for all visiting Maryland
rlzations at the reunion. Quite a
80, number Of camps from that state
.'. repor,oi, and they may be expected
.... ,.,fb their usual enthusiasm. Among
... Limitations which have thus far
..ee5 captain Elicit Of their intention
.,.tt.nilnr. are the Fifth Maryland kegi-
...-. veteran Corps, 400. uniformed.
,,...rel George r. Gather commanding,
Zen tbo Fifth Maryland Band Of fifty
...... In the same special train will
I..,. the Society OF the Army and Navy
~, Che Confederate States, in Maryland,
..,b.r,nr 200 men. Colonel Jarles r..
,,....er in command. They VIII arrive
...rIrnt OF the LIST. and are due here at
,.0 colonel Gather and his command,
Saw. kindly rendered the use OF their
,.ehratel band. 1t IS proposed TO sere-
r..e Mrs. Davis on the night Of the ID.
lrI Awe "a grand public concert in Monroe
rs The afternoon Of July 80. The
1.nes A. Herbert Camp United Confcde-
-t Veterans. fifty or sixty, uniformed
lq confederate gray, with a band Of
tr.rtv pieces. Captain j. ". Torsch COM
n.rI.r viii be here on the evening Of
-rr a,h. and the Franklin-Buchanan
Camp. colonel Wngheld Peters IN COM
rr.rf with about one hundred men, will
come ON the same train.
,fARYLAND'S REPRESENTATION.
While the representation Of Maryland
a. fe southern armies has been vari-
o.sly estimated. there is no positive data
% determine the fact. The troops from
that state were found scattered through
c.t The entire army in almost every or
pn.zat0n and cOmamnd. This will be
understood when il Is remembered that
only as individuals could they make their
vev through the lines 10 join the Con-
fsleracy Many I'm this way attached
themselves 10 the first Confederate COM
rauis they met. Others sought out old
ferds or, perhaps, family connections,
and enlisted IN the same command with
their relatives or friends. Ii Is thought,
and the fact ascertained. as far as pos
sbie t1at at least twenty thousand
v1ryaulers were in the service OF the
Confederate States. The organizations
officially recognized as from Maryland
were he First Maryland Infantry; Second
Maryland Infantry; First Maryland Cav
airy. Second Maryland Cavalry; First
Maryland Artillery (Andrewss and De-
r.arJ. Second Maryland Artillery
U Baltimore LghO; Third Maryland Ar
uuery Latrobe); Fourth Maryland Ar
ulary (Chesapeake).
ALL BRAVE SOLDIERS.
They composed the Maryland line. and
were recognized as such by the Confede-
f.ta authorities. Their aggregate was
some four thousand men. The history of
ths Army of Northern Virginia could not
o. written without giving the history
o. the commands OF the Maryland line.
From the early days OF the war, from
Manassas 10 Malvern Hin. from the Va
isy 10 Gettysburg. from the defence Of
Petersburg 10 AppomattOx, was their
N4.or ana efficiency conspicuous. From
tie beginning at Harper's Ferry, In 1861,
90 the end at AppOmattOx, in 1855 they
maintained the same high character and
iearlng. and the records OF their deeds,
tha reputation OF their commanders of
Buchanan and Hollins. of Trimble, Elzer,
Wirler Stuart. Bradley Johnson. Her
BERT Ridgly Brown. Gilmer Andrews,
William Brown, and Breathed-are held
ir veuoraton and affection by all familiar
with the military history Of the Confede-
ucy
The resident Marylanders Of this city.
~ro desire TO take an interest I'm the re-
c.r.lon of the gallant visiting Maryland
era are respectfully and earnestly re-
Quasted 20 meet az the headquarters, No.
lu east Main street, tomorrow night
al $50 o'clock.