Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-15
GEN. LYNCH WRITES.
LETTER TO MAYOR TAYLOR
RELATIVE TO COL. FRAsIER.
qE DOES NOT REPRESENT BRIGADE
,o, a representative Gathering of
p,,uadcIphin's Celebrated body OF
veternns since Reunion mt Cettys-

o,s o. the most interesting phases OF
81. o.soston which the proposed re-
...i,n OF Blue and Gray has met with,
,.,,b among Grand Army posts and Con-
1.5erate camps. wiz be developed at the
,,eeting OF Pickett Camp tomorrow
r.cht 1t comes in the shape OF a COM
rrsnlcation written and signed by Gene
r., James Canning Lynch, OF the Phila-
eelphia Brigade. which was sent to Mayor
Taylor last week. with the request that
A. would hand &c 20 the commander Of
Pickett Camp. TO be submitted TO the
veterans OF that organization for con-
Liberation OF the statements therein con-
tanned.
The communication purports 10 be an
"open Lottery and General Lynch adds 70
bis signature the address OF his residence
90 Spruce street, Philadelphia, and the
further information that he is az present
visiting Atlantic City.
ONLY ONE REPRESENTATIVE
GATHERING.
General lynch says that not since the
second meeting Of the Philadelphia Bri-
f"Aa at hffAA oAth af ANNtttt "AFNAA sfeAA %
after that famous engagement has there
been q really representative gathering of
the survivors OF tho brigade. At that re-
union appeared General John r. owen,
o. the Sixty-ninth: General Isaac j.
Vista. OF the Scyonty-nrst; Colonel c.
n. Barnes. Of the Seventy and
General J. c. Lynch. OF the one Hundred
and Sixth Regiment. and a host OF other
distinguished officers. and then the writer
adds that there were also present men
who had been conspicuous by their alb
sence when the bugle sounded the ad-
vance in the thickets Of the Wilderness,
the plains OF Fredericksburg. and Antie-
tam.
NOT on THE ROLLS OF THE SEVEN
GY-FIRST.
General Lynch states that the name Of
John w. Frazier does not appear on the
rolls Of the Seventy-hrst. Mr.. Frazier
himself says that be enlisted May. 1851
IN the First California Regiment which
afterwards became the Seyenty-hrst, but
that at the time Of his enlistment he had
smallpox I'm his system, and did not
recover until after the battle of Bull
Run had been fought. and that then he
was granted his discharge. This dis
charge. General Lynch afirms. antedates
The formation of the Philadelphia Bri-
rade Continuing General Lynch writes
thot "Inosmuch as Mr.. John w. Frazier
does not pretend to have been IN action.
be does not possess the right 10 the mill
iarv title Of colonel, nor is he entitled
t0 be considered a veteran OF the Phila-
delphia Brigade
Since the conduct OF the affairs Of the
brigade organization has fallen into the
hands OF men who were not closely iden-
rhed with it during its active career,
General Lynch says that very few Of the
fighting men and none Of its officers have
attended the dedication at Antietam or
the reunion Of Washington.
General Lynch concludes his letter by
saving that there are probably n thou
sand men still alive who fought in the
ranks Of the Philadelphia Brigade in
Guiding many names emblazoned i'm glory
on Fame's tablet and no thinks 81 would
be an insult to invite Pickett Camp 70
meet such non-reprosentative men as
those at present conducting the affairs or
the organization.
ONLY TO WARN THE CAMP.
He does not. he says wish TO throw
cold Swater on the proposed reunion, but
his object I'm writing IS 10 warn Pickett
Camp that Mr.. Frazier does not represent
the veterans Of Philadelphia Brigade
He closes with a suggestion that If the
MAYOR Of philadelphia would appoint such
representative men as Colonel McMichael,
General Vision Major Hancock, or men
OF the same calibre, as n committee 10
invite Pickett Camp the genuine Yete-
rams OF the brigade would rally to his
support and would give the ConfederateS
a very cordial greeting.