Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-14
AT FREDERICKSBURG
T. r. Buckley Tells Cloutman Post
of Visit to Field.
C. a. R. OFFICERS INSTALLED
important Meeting of Post Held Last
ie' Evenins-comrade Buckley Tells of
! Recent Visit to Former Scene of
Battle-A Confederate Star. Do,
r[From Fridays Daily.]

7tFrom Fridays Daily.] aaJa
Cloutman post, G. A. R., held a very
interesting session last evening at the
hall in the Summers building. Off
GERS for the year were installed and
the members of the post, together with
some of the members of futile post of
the South Side and also of Donelson
camp, Sons of Veterans, listened to an
address by 7. R. Bickley,who is in the
city on visit, and who last summer
paid a visit to the old battlefield at
Fredericksburg, Va. The meeting was
one of the most successful ones that
has been held for some time, and was
enjoyed by all present. The officers
installed are as follows:
Commanded. G. Nosler.
Senior vice commander-W. E. Con-
ner.
Junior vice commander-W. H. c.
Jaques.
Adjutant-W. R. Warren.
Quartermasrer-E. M. B. Scott.
Officer of the day-T. ]. Hail.
Officer Of the guard. M. VIM.
Chaplain-A. H. Hamilton.
| Surgeon-D. A. LaForce.
Sergeant Major-David Throne.
@. NJ. Sergeant-W. II. H. Asbury.
Star With History.
Mr. Buckley has a memento which he
prizes very highly, and to which he
referred in his address made last ev-
ening. 1t is the form of white star
/ f,,< I'D
sented to Mr., Buckley last summer by
the sister of the Conferedate color
bearer who fell while carrying the flag
of which the star was part. Mr..
Buckley treasures the memento very
highly and has it mounted and franz
ed, with the following inscription be-
low it:
This star, part of the battle flag
of the Thirteenth Confederate Virginia
infantry, was presented to T. r. Blck-
ley of the One Hundred and Twenty
ninth Pennsylvania volunteer infantry,
on the battlefield of Fredericksburg,
Va, June 1, 1901, within fifteen feet
of the spot where General Gregg OF
Georgia fell, mortally wounded, Deem
Der 10, 1852. The donor was T. F..
Proctor, commander of Maury Camp,
No. 2, Conferedate Veterans, at the re-
quest of his wife, Bette Proctor, whose
brother, William F. Jones, was color
sergeant of said regiment, and fell
mortally wounded while charging our
lines at Drury's Bluff, May Is, 1864,
carrying this flag
i Fighting the Battle Over.
!. Mr.. Buckley read the following adj
dress, which is published at the re-
quest OF the post, at last evenings
meeting:
Commander Comrades and Sons o.
Veterans: You have asked me tc
write something to be read to Clout-
man Post. | would gladly evade the
task, for to me it is new experience
but my relations with Cloutman Pos
have been so pleasant, and the Ole
Boys have been so kind that | cam
find it in my heart to say Nay
What l submit should pertain tc
the time that tried mems souls Ono
of the hopes | had entertained fol
years was that some day | might have
the pleasure Of again seeing few OF
the places made historic by the valol
of the men of the north and the men
of the south. 1t was my fortune to
have received my first baptism OF
: fire on the sacred soil of Virginia.
, had intended going to Fredericksburg
on last Decoration Day to witness the
unveiling of monument commemora
: tive of the Fifth corps, erected by the
| order of, and paid for by Major Gener
al Butterfeld, who commanded SAT-
, corps in the battle at that place, bu
, missed connection
: Meets Old Enemy.
But on the first day of June | tool
: advantage of excursion rates from
Washington and arrived at Fredericks
burg at 4:30 p. m, a distance OF sey
: enty miles. l Immediately went t.
the field, following the course Of N
! regiment after entering the town OF
/. the 18th day of December, 1862.
will not attempt at this time descriI
ton of the battle, or of the battlefield
!, only to say how surprised | was t
find how close we got to the sunke
' road and stone wall. Quite a numbe
of residences have been erected o
the field, the city improving in that d
rection. was cordially accorded pc
). mission to pass through cultivate
8 gardens. When on the field one 'ol
: timer asked if l had been there i
j. 49, Yes What part of the line.
K pointed it out. Why you were in til
r hottest of it, we made it warm for yo
J. that day. Yes, hot as --, but
/ think we demonstrated to you that tn
Yankee knew how to die, but | am GO
ing today where you Johnnies wouldn
y let me go on that day
a A Noble Sentiment.
about $50 yards from the poir
! where the momentum of our charg
" was shattered. arrived at the sunke
$. road, on the edge of which is stor
it and half house Tin the yard befor
z. which General Gregg of Georgia wa
killed; small granite slab is erecte
near the spot where he felD. Th
h house is occupied by T. F. Procto
al who was a member of Company
n, Thirtieth Virginia Confederate infal
try The company was raised
Fredericksburg. Said Proctor is en-
h. Moved during the summer months