Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-10
IT'S ANNUAL REUNION.
otTING OF OTEY BATTERY Asso-
CITATION TAKES PLACE TODAY.
WILL FEAST AT OLD HOUSE
something OF the Orgnnizaiion-List
of the Survivors OF the Historic
Commnnl-Nany Members from II
Distance VIII BE Here.

The annual reunion Of the Otey Battery
Association will be held at the old pump
house to-day. 1t wiz be an all-day
outing. and every veteran Of that his
toric command will be assured good
time. The day will be devoted to renew
ing old friendships talking over war
times. and indulsing in quiet amusements.
under the shade of the big trees which
surround the old pump-house. Light re-
frcshments will be dispensed throughout
the day. and at 3 o'clock an excellent
dinner Will be served.
only about forty members OF Otey Bat
terry are stln alive. and about twenty-five
Of this number reside in Richmond. 1t
IS expected that al these will attend the
reunion and many who live a distance
from here have written that they would
De- here for the occasion.
The Otey Battery Association was or
canized over twenty years ago. and is
the only individual company association
10 erect in this city monument to its
own dead. without outside assistance. This
monument is the splendid shaft which
stands opposite General Picketts memo
rial u Hollywood Cemetery.
The entertainment at the Old pump
house to-day will be one which the old
'vets" wiz enjoy.
The committee who are in charge Of
the arrangements consists Of Mr.. Mont
gomery West chairman and Messrs.
George Watt Taylor. ". II. Stratton, II.
X. Thompson G.. c. Baughman, Il. I.
Briggs. and Julian Binford.
LIST or THE SURVIVORS.
These are the survivors of the Otey
Battery: Colonel j. Floyd King, of New
York. last commandaut OF the battery
j. II. Binford, Rocky Mount. Va; Robert
II. Briggs. A. W. Bah. Julian Binford
ii. q. Burnett. G.. &. Baughman, G. G..
Bridges r. c. Burton. OF Richmond; X
b.. Buttes. OF Drowry's Bluff Va. Rev. 5
G Clopton. r. :. Denny Kcnard W. Flour
roy. James r. Flournoy, Of Richmond
julius g. Frederick. Parkersburg W. Va.
s. l.. FlOurnOy of ROmney. ". Va; A. A.
harley, Of New y Ork. 4. Grant. r. H.
Gum John y. Gordon Of Richmond
r. w GWathmey of New York; b. w
Hooper. of EllersOns. Va; :. NJ. Harvey
Of Columbia. Va; George W. Libby, OF
Richmond; w j.. Leake. Of Albemarle
Richard w. Maury, W. @. Miller j. g.
McKenny. X. ID. Mccoy, Of Richmond
III. T.. Guy. of Staunton; Daniel Ii. Ma
honey, of Philadelphia; william Muniord
off salisbury. Md. John NJ. Noting. j.
il. Page. James r. Perdue, Of Richmond
John $. Pollard, Of Petersburg; j. G
Painter Of Rapidan. Va; j. G. Roberts
off Richmond; James II. Reid of Prince
Wnhm county; Howard Saunders, oil
New York: George Savage. Of Baltimore
John u. sharp, OF Wilmington y. c..
Claiming NJ. Smith, of Parkersburg, w
w.: s. W. Smith. of Americas, Ga.
Charles a. Spence, w. II. spence, w. n
s.rtt0n. Thomas r.. Thompson, r. w
Thompson. q. W. Taylor, of Richmond
49, f. Tabb. of Louisville KY W. j
Thompson OF Jetersyille, Va; Dr. Jud
3D. Wood j. j. Webster ID. y. Walker
Charles r. Watkins. of Richmond; Robert
Wood of New York; John II. Weymouth
OF New York.
Anniversary of Zig Bethel.
To-day is the anniversary Of the battle
o. Bethel. the first general engagement
OF land forces OF the war.
How many Of the old First North Caro-
Ina. Fifteenth Virginia, and Richmond
HOwitzers can now recall the events
The early breakfast; the march 10 th'
field. the getting ready; the masked bat
ry, The listening for the approach o.
tae enemy. their first drum-beat; th'
sound as it approached nearer and nearer
tle euemy's firing into each other at Lit
a. Bethel by mistake as they met al
that point approaching, by different
roads; the driving in of the pickets; how
the Yanks looked when they emerged
from the road into the field in full view
and The Cup guards and at EN- shout
OF The COnfcderates as they raised an1
delivered a volley, followed by th'
fcreschns OF shell from the Howitzers
And tho battle was on.
How many can now recall their feel
Ing of thirty-six years ago to-day.