Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-08-30
REUNION OF "OLD CONFEDS",
The Gallant 9th Virginia Cavalry
Royalty Entertained by the
Clarke Cavalry.

uisIanCe Vi uelu, upon winch IN
hsrd-fought engagement they cover
ed themselves with glory, the surviv-
ors of the gallant Sixth Regiment of
Va. Cavalry of the Army of Northern
Virginia gathered here last Wednes-
day IN their fourth annual reunion.
The old veterans were entertained by
the Clarke Cavalry Association Go.
ID, of the Regt. }, and the reunion was
held IN the large grove on the farm
of Mr.. A. Moore, Jr., a short distance
from Berryville, which was the scene of
the tragic hanging of several members
of Gen. Clusters command by order
of Col. Mosby.
From the shady banks of the his
tOric Potomac to the muddy waters
of the river Dan the old soldiers.
who wore the gray, battle SCARED aud
tlme-wOrn, came. While the best of
good feeling and abundance of en-
thusiam pervaded the gathering, yet
the affair was not without ats pathet-
ic side. The greeting of several of
the "vets'', who passed through that
severe struggle side by side, shared
with each other their joys and bore
together their sorrows. and who had
not seen each other since the DAYS
of AppOmattox, was touching. One
old veteran from Halifax, upon see
ing his chief, Col. Grimsley, threw
his arms around his neck like "a son
would do "a father and cried "Oh,
my dear Colonel. How are YOU:
ha' en't seen You since the surrender;
God bless you,' No wonder the
achievements of the Confederate SOL
der on the field of battle have no
equal on the pages Of history when
the officers IN the army are held in
such devotion 10y the privates.
About $50 veterans, together with
their sons, were present, which Is
the largest crowd that has turned
out to any previous reunion.
Among the prominent figures upon
the speakers platform, when the
meeting opened were, Gen. Eppa
Hunton, of Pickett's Division; Gen.
Vim. II. Payne. of Fitzhugh Lees
Division; MajOr-Gen ID. L. Lomax.
all of Warrenton; Col Grimsley, of
9th Virginia Cavalry, of Culpeper.
In the crowd was Col. "Bob Ridley
Eastman, who was lionized bv his
old comrades.
The meeting was called to order
by Col. Grimsley, commander of the
the 9th Virginia Cavalry Association,
and in the absence of the chaplain
Rev. Julian Broaddus in fervent
prayer invoked the blessing of the
Ruler of all upon the gathering of old
soldiers, whose days in this world were
but few. Hon. a. Moore, Jr.. was
then introduced and in an eloquent
address welcomed the comrades of
the Sixth in behalf of Company ID.
In his speech Mr.. Moore paid tribute
to the gallantry and bravery of the
Sixth's leaders, saying all, save one
were destitute of military training at
the beginning of the war, but in a
short space of time the Sixth filled
the hearts of the invading armies
from the North with terror by the
skllful manOeuvres of her command
ers and the daring manner in which
they were executed by their followers.
Col. Grimsley responded to Mr..
Moore's address of welcome for the
visiting companies, and said the "bovs
of the 9th, in coming to Clarke
to accept her hospitality, came with
the assurance that they would be
treated to IA royal good time, because
the Clarke "boys" didn't do things
by halves in time of war and would
not do so on this occasion.
a paper was read by Col. Grims-
ley, which was written by Rev. f. H.
James on "Mr. Davis as Chaplain. -
The paper reviews the life of Rev
Richard Davis as chaplain of the
9th Virginia Cavalry. 1t was order
ed to be place on the minutes of the
association and be published.
Gen. Hunton was then called upon
to make a speech, and responding,
said he was glad he was fortunate
enough to be able to be with the "boys'
of the gallant 9th in this reunion
especially when it is held in the far
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