Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-11
IN FRATERNAL MOOD.
VETERANS or THE blue AND GRAY
Al LEE CAMP.
NO TRACES OF ANlMoslTY.
IF the North md south Unite in
r.rre.stons of Mutual Good Will
as, The Day WINS Spcnt-LooiSins
cor Libby Prison.

cor libby Prison
NC evident TO The onfooker at Lee
t1au last night that all traces of
Mostly between the men in blue and
non in gray who once hatued to-
have been buried. Renewing old
.,;,,tancos and making new friends.
,rs6s Of tnion and Confederate vete-
shook each other by the hand yes
So and united in the hear;1est ex-
tins Of fellowship and goodwill a,
~, hall last night
ar., visitors made Lee Camp Hall their
;,.,srters The regular meeting of the
was held last night and about d
s~n8 of the visiting Grand Army of
49,. J}snublic and their families were IN
''.. Commander Geryas Storrs,
- the chair welcomed the men of
North to the city. Commander
s,gtcbcr. OF Webster Post Brockton,
49, followed with a prayer. Then, in
.-,+io, members of Lee Camp and the
,-,sftors, made short. but stirring ad-
srosses. amid much applause Among
1850 who spoke were Past Commander
r-snt. of Brocktop, Mass; Commander
4,-~arthv. of Providence, r. l.: Captain
Tsrso- Of SewaiI Post; Captain Jones.
- rochester, \. y; Captain John A Cur
ia. Or. Wade DR.. J. w. Southall, and
I.f,ateuant- Commander Scott, of Lee
camp.
Yesterday was spent in sightseeing.
Seven Pines. Libby Fiill. Belle Isle, and
many other points OF interest in and
shout the city were visited All seemed to
e,sh to see the spots that they had
fried hard n oh thirty
odd years ago.
LOOKED FOR LIBBY.
Many asked the site OF Libby Prison.
II was there for four months in the
fau Of 1862" said one sray-haired New
Yorker and then was sent on to Ander-
.ssnvillc. We thought it was pretty bad
~ LIBBY, but il was paradise compared
90 mat bare enclosure within the Ander-
sonviIle stockade. I'VE were on the fourth
floor here, and 1 tell you it was hot, but
II wasn't broiling SUM-"
Many. registered at Lee Camp yesterday.
Among them were: Jacob Woodride,
Camden, n. J.; Thomas and Elizabeth
Poland. Anderson, Ind w. a. Street
CORY Pa: Henry S. Orr and wife, Ken
lucky: A NJ. Scudder Fairborne, Ohio;
c. Becker, Foxburg, Pa; Enoch Fry,
DAYTON, o.: John W. JaTvie, Buffalo.
: y: John Mccarthy. New Haven.
Conn: Y. r. Franklin, Brooklyn, n. Y;
James B. Niley, Joel Jepson, Perry Nor
gan, .. B. Reamer. Savannah, N Y;
George NJ Dallas, James Haner, Tren-
ION. y. J.: S. G.. L. b, and L. E. Bald
win. ". W. and B. B. Paddock. Prophets
town, ILL.,; c. E. RoeIner. Lansingburs,
Y =: l.. N Aarons. New York; Hiram
bean. Clean, y. y; Charles Walker
md wife. Trenton, n. J.; George E.
Hunter, Nashua, n. H; W a. Bartlett,
81 &. Baldwin, Massachusetts; T. NJ.
Tracy and wife, Mrs "A S. Van Wrinkle,
sorueIlsville, N Y.:-Johu Macarthur,
Boston; James r. Eowes, Holyohc, Mass;
Frederick Cosson. Auburn. n. Y; r. r.
Sulwen. Port Byron. n. Y; ". +. Young,
Cambridge, O.: E. NJ. Moulton. George
Hall. Lima, O.; DR.. e. p. Jones. Roch-
ester. y. y; James ". Wood, Horatio
Jones. J. a. Lathrop. S. e and e. O.
Welch, Henry Scully, New York: John S.
Champion, L. H HernaclS, Henry Sittner,
J. Z. Could, Hiram McQuinton, w. North
Elm. A. Wales, Mrs bI3asenstal, Mrs
Krausse, C. Reese and family, John e.
Manship. John s. Knight, Edmund
Wright, John D. Myers, Charles Mount,
John Mcclure. George Stengle, Phiiadel-
mia. William LIE Baron, S. Harris, w. II.
Davis. Chicago; *. Shaw and wife, M II.
MarQuitt and wife, Ohio.
in TALkATIVE MOOD.
Most of the visitors will return to-day.
although some will remain here over Sun
day.
A few OF the veterans were fighting
Il all over at Murphy's last night
Speaking OF fear said a staiwart
Pennsylvania, Il don't believe that any
man born of woman ever went into bat
tie without experiencing some tremor, no
matter how well he concealed It But
the excitement and the smell of sunpow-
der soon made US get all over that. Why,
when We
our first colonel didn't broke in an
other Pennsylvania man. He was one OF
the richest and most prominent men in
the county before the war and he had no
difficulty in getting a regiment. He was
3 fine figure OF d man, six feet tall, with
great mustacheS, and astride Of his beau
uful sorrel mare. with his spurs, and his
holsters and saddle cloths, and epaulets,
and his uniform loaded with as much
gold lace as the regulations allowed, he
appeared another Alexander. Strict he
was on discipline, too, and cranky as an
old maid. Well we belonged to the re-
serve, and didn't get into a real battle
till Malvern Hill. We'll, sir. when that
colonel saw you Johnny Rebs" sweeping
down on US he turned his horse and broke
into a gallop He may be galioping yet,
for he never did come back.
TALE OF A TALL LIAR.
Reminds me OF a man IN my company,
said the man in blue from Massachusetts.
This fellow was one of the tallest
Hars ! ever came across. Used to work
overtime telling us how many "Rebs'' he
could whip. His capacity used to vary
from four 10 twelve. according to his
mood and the amount of liquid inspira-
lion that nc could find loose. After our
arst skirmish in Virginia. one of the boys