Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1900-06-28
Attention, stonewalI confederates.

1ue dppeuueu dIlC4Si NA4SA NC
willingly publish, explains itself May
the work contemplated meet with
prompt, hearty cooperation on the
part of all who can aid it. In con-
nection with Mr.. Fonerden, We trust
all newspapers circulating among
those "who fought with jackson" will
gratuitously publish the article and
give it further publicity. This favor
is asked in furtherance of Confederate
history-which should commend it
self to every true Southerner. 4
further favor will be confere ed, if
each of the newspapers publishing the
article, will send copy Of such pa
pers to c. A. Fonerden, No. 3 South
Charles Street, Baltimore, Nd, who
will make due Acknowledgements, and
file the papers for future reference
and use them at subsequent meetings
Of the committee. We heartily en-
dorse the move and bespeak the friend
ly cooperation of all Interested
Shenandoah VALLEY.
MEssRs. EDITORS For the inlor-
nation of the survivors of the Stone
wall Brigade, so many of whom your
valuable paper reaches, I trust You
will kindly publish the followingbrief
account of the meeting of the Stone
wall Brigade on Friday night, June
Ist at the recent great reunion in
Louisville, Ky. Capt. James Bum
gardner of the 9th Regiment was
chairman, and W. T. Baldwin of the
18th was secretary of that meeting. A
committee of eight, with Gen. Jas. A.
Walker, of Wytheville, Va, the last
commander of the Stonewall Brigade,
as its chairman Capt. J. H. Leathers
% Regt., Louisville, Ky; Capt. J.
Fulton, 4th Regt, Wytheville,
e.; Capt. J. n. Mcfarland, 9th
Regt., Staunton, Va. ; Capt. F. c.
Wilson, 9th Regt, Louisville, Ky;
Major Randolph Barton, 33d Regt,
Baltimore, Nd. I. X. Hitner, Rock
bridge Battery, and c. A. Fonerden,
Carpenters Battery, were appointed
to devise an appropriate medal or
badge with which to designate each
surviving member of the old Stone
wall Brigade, whose services during
the war, in that command, have en-
titled him to such distinction.
Another committee was then APP
pointed to ascertain the present ad-
dress Of each member of the Stone
wall Brigade, composed of J. S. Har-
rison, ID Regt., Louisville, KY; H.
D. Wade, 4th Regt, Christiansburg,
Va; Col. H. J. Williams, 9TH Regt.,
Greenville, Va; Thos. I. West, 9th
Regt., Buchanan, Va. and Capt j.
H. Wilson, 93d Regt. These COM
mittees are to report at the meeting
of the State camp, in the fall, at Staun-
ton, Va.
Mr.. I. X. Hitner of the Rockbridge
Battery put forth the claim that his
company was part Of the Stonewall
Brigade, as was evidenced, in his opin-
ion, by the reports and statements Of
Gen. Jackson himself. Thereupon c.
A. Fonerden of Carpenters Battery
contended that his company was yet
more certainly a part Of the Stone
wall Brigade, its members having
formerly been Co. A Of the 9th Reg
iment Of that famous organization,
and after its passage through the san
culinary first battle Of Manassas the
said Co. A was converted into Car
penters Battery out Of that old brig
ade, and, as thus transposed, it con-
tinued to serve with that old brigade
to the end of the war, and was known
far and near as the Stonewall Artil-
lery. This contention elected speech
es highly eulogistic Of Carpenters
Battery and of the Rockbridge Bat
terry as well, by Gen. Jas. a. Walker
Capt. Jas. Bumgardner, and Major
Randolph Barton. But the status Of
these artillery companies, as to wheth-
er they composed parts Of the old
Stonewall Brigade, was undecided.
However, it is certain that at the dis
tributlon OF the proposed medal oi
honor to the Stonewall Brigade, all
the living members Of Carpenters
Battery who were originally members
of Co. a, 9th Regt., or otherwise
served in that famous brigade, will be
entitled to such distinction, BY virtue
of that heroic record.
To secure this medal it will be nee
essary for every one entitled to it to
report his name and address TO some
member Of the above named commit