The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-31
lieutenant John Puryear Was
Much in Demand.
JOSEPH BRYAN COMMANDER
Captain Frank Cunningham Was Fav
orite Of the Occasion. and Aroused
Enthusiasm With His Confeder-
ate songs-Rev.sid. Fergu-
son Delivered Address
on MT. Carmel Fight
, n,sn.tcb to The Times.)

.81spc ssp,s VA. July 3o-The nihu'
,,,;on Of Mosby's Men, heid ~
,ees,,,,rs to-day, was at'eh"so
,,I,- ,be largest crowd ever III -.
raunion of veterans. ana 90
,,..,.y rain in The morning ana 49,
l., ,ha afternoon, no incioe'e
,he success Of the day me
,are here from every quai'ei
~, a,,erv walk OF NE. oot'to
-, we're shaking hands win Ats-'N'
,,,or, ,hev had not met AoA - s,,-o,,s
-.,'a,s and ali seemed happy NV s1,,n,e
;n seeing again their com. lieutenant
NC r,ost sought after was ~ +ha
me iiioa. Ios,.,.S.aT. who was captured Ds 'i'e
i, 'o'in ..oors and was twice 81 uiis up
euet t a. .,,,,,1 IN extorr from MIN iiiiot
"a an :" ~ the location OF MospS s coiii-
1I-and. ,N EAGLE
minutes later Mosoy 80
49,, mon the astonished Aailhess, ~.
,par was released, ana lut -, II.I of;c.r
i.t, 1nrmentors, shot the
VITO had ordered him hahaeu
n.afn az Ioseph Nelson, OF Cofnl'a'ts "a
nIso the center OF d group ol DUN.
80 ,yhor, he was regaling WIN n's
,,aetihIa store OF yarns ana 49,. ISIpa,-Ie
100 orldouu county can ieeo mo- 49, -,
.ra feed them we'll than any o'iiei -, ~,
,,nrity on earth. The captain nd
his body the marks OF sever. m'sDa,, a,,a,,,y
no braver man ever i'iSe" ,a;.,.e, Home
frank Zeschky. of the Soiuie, tto
J., p;chmond. better known as 500. .,ie
~ IIra},er,, was also on hand with .iie
,,-rar Of the battalion, and feee!teu ~ a
Ill. ovation Among other "sti 80
,,,e,,,nars of the command present W. .,,
C,.:o,,el William Chapman SaP,a'i ., So. :.
FOSTER. J. h Alexander ana Sia. -
sor the big Methodisl -, his horse
l5nocked old Captain Blazer OH ms ~ ,ha
III, the butt of his pistol ana looA ''te
r.,ioubtable fighter prisoner:
RICHMOND CONTINGENT.
80. marty from Richmond, lnciudilis
,csanh Bryan. Frank Cunningham anu w
a., palmer. were also on haiio aiiu 80,
.,,,a5.to the success OF the feuiiioii'
u 'lp,'e ~, roI,tine business session In the
,.,e,sa presided over by SomInalloel
II alexander, of Leesbnrg, olhceis
.,.5.ra elected for the ensuing year
,lr,,,r Rryan. of Richmond. IN splt.
,,; modest attempt TO saddle the oL'
Tr., On Sid. Ferguson, was eiect.u eu,.,' ,,la
,r.nder for the ensuing year pS :.
~. J2ryan upon taking ttle siia.'
uS2. 1i t,,a hattalion and paid splendie
at ~ the deeds of the baltaio'' 10
ut's 'an ba5 been acclaimed around 'hs
world. . +.,,i,iarly l5nowr
.,l,iog the war as ''Lige White, Io,,, ,:a,
,,nnder of Whites independent oa,.apu,' p,,'
lext introduced by Commahasr y. !;
- The only rival that MospE ila".
a! 40 A STIRRING SPEECH. -,
waite in a stirring speech vel
ay The veterans to Leesbufs. aits. @
.,,h.ch speeches We're also heaIo ii0'i
t.,,,, @iiit.t N. Foster and Mr. Bryan.
,rbs camp lien adjourned for the poun' ~
.,.,I dinner which had been pfepateo ", Wy
tho local chapter Of the Daughters % 80.
Crnfederacy, G which all the old ',si,ani ys.e5aI5
.,'.anornced the best and most apuhoaii
a;,ner they had ever enjoyed.
o' the afternoon session Rev SD, So, tish, fe1,
., delivered an address on the lsii
M, carmel. and was folloWeo pS
rec;iation by Miss Mae Clements .a,,S In
IVAN Frank Cunningham OF ls1eniho',u @ ~,
a1sn highly entertained the cromo ~
.,,rinr old war songs. in when tiie Net
e,.a5s ioined in the chorus.
NJ cunningham was one OF tlle ia>oi
,,es of the day, and never 1aiieo 70 s'i
~ enthusiasm OF the crowd.
A, a late hour in the afternoon tne 20 ).
talon adjourned to meet next
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