Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-25
MEET.
REUNION OF THE OLD SIXTH AT
pERRyvILLE YESTERDAY.
CRSAT ENTHUSIASM PREVAILED.
Some Excellent speeches Were m""e
by WcII-Known Mcn-An Elaborate
Ma, To- IN. oId soIdicrs-The Roll
CnIIcd-Prominent Men Present.


BERRYVIII.E VA. August N'~'Sie-
al)-Bcreath the green branches VI
sturdy old oaks and within few hundred
wards of field upon which they IN Il
bloody engagement covered themselves
With glory. the survivors Of the Sixth
Regiment. Virginia Cavalry, Of the Army
of Northern virginia. assembled here
Yesterday In their fourth annual re-
union. The old veterans were entertainer
by the Clarke Cavalry Association Conn
pany d. Of the regiment. and the re-
union was held in the large grove
short distance from Berryville, on ths
farm OF A. Moore Jr.. which was the
scene during the war Of the tragic hang
ing Of Clusters men by order Of Colonel
Mosby. About go old soldiers who wore
the gray. battle-scaIred and time-wora'
were In attendance. together with their
sons This was a larger crowd than mas
attended any previous reunion.
SOME PROMINENT MEN.
Among the prominent figures upon the
speakers platform when the NEE ing
opened were Brigadier-General Eppa
Eunton, Of WarrentOn. OF Picketts ID
vision, who won distinction at Pals
Bluff; Brigadicr-General William ii.
Payne. of Warrenton. OF General Fitz-
hugh Lees Division; Lieutenant-Colon
j.. r. Lomax. Of Warrenton. OF the Sixth
Virginia Cavalry; Hon. Joseph Packard
and Dr. William NJ Dame. Of Baltimore.
and Colonel Bob" Rd.y. who was lion
ICED by his OLD comrades.
The meeting of ,he Sixth Virginia
Cavalry Association was called to order
at ~ O'Clock by Colonel Grlmsey, ITS
commander. and in he absence Of its
chaplain. Rev. Julian Broaddus, pastor
OF the Baptist church here, in fervent
prayer, invoked the blessing Oh the Ruler
Of All upon the gathering Of old soldiers,
whose days in the world were but few.
hon. A. Noon. Jr. Of BerryVllc, was
then introduced. and in an elegant ad-
dress welcomed the comrades OF the
sixth in behalf Of Company ID.
Colonel Grimsley responded to Mr..
Moon for the visiting companies In
speech full OF praise Of the bravery and
leroism Of Company -. tneir host. and
said that they. in coming to Clarke 20 ac-
cept the hospitality Of the war-iamcd
Clarke Cavalry. came with the assurance
that the treatment they would receive
could not be excelled. because the old
line of the regiment never did things
by halves in the field u battle. and would
never on this occasion.
OTHER SPEAKERS.
General Hunton, General Payne, and
General Lomax were called upon to adj
DRESS the gathering and responded IN
speeches full Of anecdotes and inf0rma-
ton. Generals Hunton and Payne laid
particular stress upon the importance Of
educating the children in the tue causes
OF the civil war, and said they feared
this duty was being neglected.
Blackburn Smith. OF the Sons Of Con-
federate Veterans. then appeared, and in
behalf Of the Sons" said the speakers
were mstaken-that the Sons had done
excellent work in that line, That they had
been instrumental in having the pubic
school list purged of northern partial
histories, and replaced by histories giving
true conditions and true causes OF the
war.
THE BANQUET.
A. Moon. Jr.. then appeared and an
nOunced that the cOmmissary train and
rations would be issued to old warriors,
as they seated themselves at the large
tables made In shape of Maltese cross,
the insignia of the Clarke Cavalry. Every
thing that the veterans called for was
served. and the visitors declared that
they had never been treated 10 such
repast before. The Clarke Cavalry Asso-
citation spared no efforts to provide every
thing wanted by their guests.
Nothing occurred 10 mar the pleasure in
any way, and every "old vet pre-
sent made his way home feeling in better
spirits than ever before.
At the conclusion of the dinner the
members of the regiment formed line
and each company reported the number
Of members present as follows: Com
pany A, Fauquier and Loudoun, l9; Com
pany b. RappahannOck, Is; Company G
Rockingham. 4; Company ID. OF Clarke
80: Company +, of Pittsylvania, 2; Com
pany +. OF Alexandra and Fairfax, o;
Company G. OF Halifax, /; Company III,
Of Fauquier. S; Company !. of Orange,
[. and Company X, of Loudoun, II. Total
H. The regiment contained at the be-
ginning Of the war over 200 men, and
only 200 now survive. Thus time and
bullets have played havoc in the ranks
If the gallant old Sixth.
THOSE IN ATTENDANCE.
Among those in attendance was Mr..
Anderson. of Company h, of Rappahan-
hook. whose blood was the first shed IN
hat awful struggle of lSGO-oi. lie was
IN picket near Alexandria on the 23d day
IT MAY. in 1861 when company
ushed oat from Alexandria shot Ander-
son In the arm, and captured his com
,anion. a man by the name OF Biller
rhe crowd made frequent cries for MT
Anderson to get on the platform, ana
when he did do so he was greeted with
tremendous cheers, and his hands
yrung by his old comrades The
programme was completed by an address
delivered by DR.. William Nj. Dame, OF
Baltimore. in the courthouse at night
OR. Dame selected as his subject, THE
Confederate as an Individual in Any
Branch OF the Service" He illustrated
the heroism, ana bravery, and devotion
10 duty by Confederate soldiers by re-
citing events that came under his per-
sonal observations. His address. from
beginning 10 end. was very interesting,
ana received close attention from his
bearers. from whom he ELECTED frequent
y much pleasure.