Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-03
ALuEMARLE LIGHT HORSE.
\ HeunIon-Proposed Monument aud
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, october p
(special).-On Saturday afternoon sue
cossful reunion OF the Albemarle Light
Horse. Company *. Second Virginia cav
airy was held at the jefferson Park
Hotel. near this city. The ceremO-
MES were begun by a brief address from
Captain Mlcajah Woods, dealing with the
history Of the company, after which the
roster of the entire company was called.
Fifty survivors responded ar. r. Henry
Carr answered for those who were killed
or who have died since the war. This
was an affecting incident The survivors
who answered TO the roll-call thirty
four years after the war In which they
carried arms We're:
Micajah Woods, James ". Gentry
John ). Hopkins, q. NJ. Brown. John
W. Goss y. G. McGee. r.. Henry Carr,
W. u. Wheeler, John G. Maddox, Frank
McGhee, George n. Minor II. ". Kidd
John T.. Han, Wilson ID. Wood. J. u.
Day. EllwoOd Byers, j. B. Il. Moss. l..
| ~. Dunn, Palmyra, Va, j. T.. Scruggs,
b.. o. Niche. John willis, William II.
Burnley. j. y. Railey. +. c. Mundy. j. ".
GOoch w. A. Garth. j. NJ Woods, \. $.
Taylor n. B. Davis, William Bishop.
W. C. shackelford. b. W. Taylor. J. r..
Wood Barboursyille, Va, John T. Car
ter. Charlottesville, Va; A. j. Taylor.
FIuvanna: W. J. Wyart, v II. Bragg.
Lindsay. Va; Joseph NJ. Bragg, Rich
mond. Va: Mason Gordon, joel Hadcn.
Fred. NJ. Wills. r. i. Thurman, j. -.
Garth. b. +. Greer. O. J.. Williams Kes-
wick. Va; Jesse L. Fry. Robert NJ Har-
ris. II. Clay Niche n. y. Trevlllian, W.
Durrett Wood.
Company X. Second Virginia Cavalry:
List of killed during war-Merriwether
Lewis Anderson. Thornton Baxter, Reu-
ben Boston. James G. Carr, Christopher
Clark, Joseph Crayson, Hugh Garth.
George II. Geiger. lieutenant; Fleming ID.
Goodwin. William Harris, James Jacobs,
John Iasley, third captain; James w. Ma
gruder. Lieutenant; Octavius Niche, VIII
liam Marshall Thomas Henry Newman,
Frank X. Nelson. Polk Norvell, w. VIII
loughby Tibbs. second captain and John
Watson.
An organization was then effected with
the following officers President, Mica
iah Woods: First Vice-President, r. II.
Carr: Second Nice-President, W. ID.
Wheeler: Secretary and Treasurer, ii.
Clay Niche; Executive Committee-tho
president and vice-presdents, and n. C..
MCGEE. Jesse l.. Fry, Mason Gordon,
George Minor; Chaplain, Dr, George l.
petrie.
The company unanimously declared in
favor OF the suggestion Of John Bowie
Strange Camp, that there should be erect
ed on the court square, i'm Charlottesville
suitable monument TO perpetuate the
memory and glorious deeds of those Con
federate soldiers of Albomarle county,
who died in defence of Virginia ana the
South. and that there should be placed
ON the walls of the courthouse of Able
marie county a brass tablet containing
the names Oh all Confederate soldiers ot
this county, whether living or dead, with
the names OF the companies ana regi-
ments to which they belonged. The COM
pany instructed its Executive Committee
10 cooperate with the committee from
the John BOWie-Strange Camp with "a
view 10 the erection of this monument
and this tablet. 1t also appealed 10 the
Board of Supervisors of the county 81
Albemarle, and the Council of the city 81
Charlottesville, 10 make appropriations
for these objects. if they now have the
power 20 do so, and If they have not the
power 10 secure the necessary legislation
from the next General Assembly.
The company adverted i'm IT'S resolutions
10 the desirability OF having its muster
roll recorded as well as the rolls OF other
companies from Albemarle, and instruct
ed its Executive Committee to prepare
and present such rolls 10 the County
Court for recordation, under the proy.s-
ions OF an act passed by the last Legis-
lature.
Another matter ordered was that the
s4fr cal "A "a l.I
Second Virginia Regiment General
Thomas r. Munford, Colonel James w.
Watts. Major Cary Breckenridge, Major
". T.. Graves, and Major Thomas White
head-be enrolled as honorary member
of the company's association.
General Munford. of Lyuchburg. and
Colonel Graves, of Bedford, were present.
and made brief addresses.
At the banquet which followed. there
were present seventy ladies'.
After dinner the social feature came I'm.
The old soldiers fought again their bat
ties. the younger element disposed o..
themselves i'm various ways, and i'm
promptu dances were organized; Deem
Der danced with May. and the Citizens
Band enliyened the occasion with excel
lent music.
Addresses also were made after dinner
by General Munford, Colonel Graves and
General Thomas l.. Rosser. after which
the cold vets" gave the rebel yell"
Among the invited guests present who
entered with zest into the enjoyment of
the occasion were Judge Faligan, of
Georgia; General Muniord. OF Lynchburg;
Colonel Graves, of Bedford: General
Rosser. OF Albemarle; Or w. c. y. Ran
dolph. Colonel Wertenbaker, Hon. j. Il.
Moon, Hon. 5. V. Southall, Hon J. r.
Wingheld. d. W. Burnley. r. w. Duke,
Hon. j. s. McCue. Major Berkeley, OF
Albemarle. and others.
During the whole exercises there was
not q circumstance 10 mar the entire
harmony. good feeling, and joility of the
occasion. Ii was, indeed model gath
ering. which did credit 20 IT'S promoters,
its conductors. and It's participators.
Judge Robert Faligan, OF the United
states District Court OF Georgia, of Sa-
vannah. was here Saturday. Judge Fall
gan was a student al the University when
the war broke out and went with the
Home Guard 10 Harper's Ferry.
Dr. c. Il. Barield of Cuthbert, Ca, who
graduated at the University Of Nir-
gjnia last June, stood first In the recent
competitive examination for house sur
geon IN the New York Woman's Hos
pital