The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-25
REUNION OF THE
GALLANT SIXTH
Veterans of Clarke Cavalry Entertain
Old Comrades.
MANY OLD FIGHTERS WERE THERE
Men Whose Names are Household
Words To Nirginians-Thc Reunion
was Held where Mosby Avenged
His Comrades Death.

BERRYVILLE, VA. Aug. 2i-Special.
Beneath the IT en- branches of sturdy OIL
oaks and within a few hundred yards OF
a field uDon which they I'M bloody e"
gagemen, covered thems lives with glory
the survivors Of the Sixth REGIMENT
Virginia Cavalry OF the Army OF Norm
ern Virginia. assembled here Yesterday
I'm their fourth annual reunion The OH
veterans were cnt rtained 10y the Clarke
Cavalry Association, Company ID Of inc
Regiment and the reunion was heid la
the large grove a short distance rom
Berryv.lls on the farm OF a. Noon. IT,
which was the Scene during the war OF
the tragic hanging of Custer s. men hy OF.
der of Col Mosby About two hundred ana
fftv ola soldiers who wore the gray BAT
ue.sclrei and time worn. were DO attend
ancs together with their sons. which was
the LARGEST that has attended any othe-
previous reunion.
OLD FIGHTERS.
Among the prominent figures upon the
spectators platform when the meeting
opened. were Ergadier-G Eppl
Hunt0n. Of Waue1tCn. ~ Plcketts Dl-
vision. who won distinction at Bali s.
Bluff. Drmdler-Gencral VIM H. Payne.
Of Warrenton. II Fitzhlgh Lees Division.
Lieutculnt-Ccl Ecl j. II. LomaX, ~ Var
re-ron. of the sixth virginia cavalry
Hon. Joseph Packard ana Dr. w I'D. a.
Dame, ot baltimore a'l Do.oug t.
Ridly' Eastman. who was AoAi@ed o5
DIS Oh comrades.
The meeting ~ The sixth Nrg MIA cav
airy Ass citation was called % Drlvr at j.
O'Clock Dy Colonel Grimsiey. Us C0mman-
dor. and in the absence of It's chap aiI,
Rev Julian Broaddus pastor of the bao-
fist church here in a ferr.rt PRAYER IN
vokeI the blessing ~ the Ruler Of aA Ipon
the gathering Of old soldiers. whose day
in the world were but few
Hon. A. Moon. Dr., OF berryviIe wa
fhon introduced and Boo am, eloquent adj
dress welcomed their comraies ~ the
Sixth in behalf Of Company ID. Co'one.
Grimsley responded FOO Mr. Moon for me
visiting companions in a speech tuH ot
praise OF tao bravery ald nero ]" OF
Company d. tn.ir Llo.ls. ana s1'I '. a.,
they ln coming I'd Cl.lN- ,o ,.,'.
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tto c,,d M 5,ttis and would never an
tbff occasio,
co,o--f fTrrfo, General PAYNE and
General Touax were called upon to ad-
dro.s Tho GATHERING ana responded f.
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C,.t-o tho cIrfrl, f1 iba +~ro causes
~ ,bo c,,.l war and .ail .hov feared ibis
dutv was being NEGLECTED Blackburn
Smith Of Sons of COME Ior1te veterans
Then an1oarcd and ll behalf Of the
Sons of Veterans said The speakers We're
mistaken that the SONS We're doing ok
celent work in that Dine. that they bad
been instrumental in having the public
school list pureed or Northern paIlal
histories ana D. p.iced win DID l'iir7 "
ne true coh1llioHs anu II ue CAUSES ol .''
war
a. Noon JE, inc" l'I'''Ie' 'Ilu AN,
nounced lhal inc comm ".,l" n'n
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