The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-26
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"Old Fifteenth Has Delight
full Reunion atWesthamptOn
COL. HERBERT'S FINE TALK
Distinguished-Looking Visitor Makes
Charming Address Which was Heart
lily Enjoyed by Comrades-Ban-
nister's Brunswick Stew.

Sunday was the anniversary Of tho de-
parture of the Fighting Fifteenth" Vir-
GINA regiment Of infantry, Confederate
States army, from this city for the front.
and in this connection 1t may be stated
that this was the first full regiment 10
go out from this city
1t was May GATH 1861. that the regiment
started from this city for Yorktown with
full ranks and high hopes, to begin what
proved to be O. struggle uneQualed IN ms.
tory Yesterday the survivors OF that
command of forty-two years ago gain
cred at Westhampton Park IN annual re-
union, and spent tho day there rehearslne
old experiences, greeting old comraaes
separated for years and listening to one
or two talks" from distinguished mem
bers of this and associated commands.
The peech-maldng was but an incident,
not the feature of the day, and came
lust at the close, while the handful or
old comrades and their wives and daugh-
tiers were gathered In the pavilion at inc
park.
Tho feature Of the day WAS the barbecue
dinner spread for the delectation OF the
old comrades, and Of which all present,
to the number Of seventy-fivo, partook.
Tho day was delightfully."- spent In anec
dotes. "reminiscences and the renewal
of ong-sundered ties Of acquaintance
addresses by Captain Charles U. VIII
liams. Of General Montgomery D. Corse's
brigade staff, to which the regiment was
attached. and by Colonel Arthur a. her
bert, of Fairfax, the modest but gallant
commander of the Seventeenth virginia,
which fought alongside the Fffteenth IN
many engagements Baselers orchestra
was present and furnished music to ada
to the other pleasures of the day.
THE EAST THINNING RANKS
Here is a list of the members of the
old regiment present yesterday, compiled
by Captain Lyon ~
COMPANY A-John w. Parrish W. t.
Robinson. w. l. Baker. w. N. Brown,
". III. Manning P. H. Hall, Jones A.
ot COMPANY B-w. b. whitlock, E. 8.
Gibbs (wife and daughter), A. l.. Lums-
den, A. M. Lyon. ]. G. Roy, g. f. kee-
see, r. A. Williams, ]. 8. Moore, Robert
r. Briggs. 49,,
Company C-B. B. Bumpass, ]. II. Till
er, Elwood Tiller ]. G. Tiller, p. 5.
Snead. w. A. Woodson, p. f. Davis, J.
X. Donohoe, L. s. T1ller.
Company D-A L. Phillips, John T.
Howell, B. A. Hancock.
Company E-Llcutenant II. G. Jones,
Sergeant R. ]. Forloine, r. j. Brooks,
]. B. Buchanan, L. G. Ellis. w. I.
Farmer, ]. T. Francis, c. B. Jones. John
Perry, A B. Snead, c. c. Taylor. Joseph
p. Thomas, J. B. Wood, j. II. Woodson
A. ]. Wray and Henry Boone
Company Ed. Driscoll, John Murphy.
Company &C. Sweeney. James knight,
Jesse Throckmorton, jeff Taylor a. II.
Winfree, w. II. Gay, ]. L. Stansbury.
Company HI. B. Lacy, A. G. Anthony
c. p. Young, w. H. Holmes, Jacob
shnner, p. Bethel. w. c. Chapman.
Company George P. Haw. John Fl
Tomlin, r. r. Griffin, g. G. Talley, =. P
Crump. G. w. Kent, w. Z. Talley, T. r.
Horne.
Besides those named there were pres
ent also p. G.. Woody. Fifty-sixth VIZ
gInia: J. T. Sutley, w. r. Smith, John
Perry and wife, ]. II. Haw. r. ]. Brooks,
wife and son, j. B. Tiller. J. ]. II. Brown
Captain Charles U. Williams. of the bri-
gade staff, and Colonel Arthur A. Her
bert. of the Seventeenth Virginia, and
number Of ladies and younger men.
HOW THE DAY WAS SPENT.
The '.yets' went out to the park about
10 A. NJ. on specially chartered cars and
there en- oyed the day. 1t was about l:5o
when the barbecue dinner was served.
II included a. delicious Brunswick stew,
on which George Bannister did his very
bcst-lamb, beef and everything else In
the substantial edible line ThereWas no
elaborate programme of drinkablas, but
enough of the ardent" to be. handy IN
case any Of the vets became faint or
sick. Tho dinner may be described rs
a dry one, however. The day was pleas
antly spent, and was closed with the
speeches of Captain Williams and Col
onel Herbert.
Captain Williams, after some reminis-
cence, gave his remarks practical turn
by appealing to his comrades to unite
in disabus!ng the minds of the young OF
the false idea that the war was one
fought in the interest Of slavery, as
taught by false historians. Less than ten
per cent. of the officers represented nine
ty per cent. of the shareholders In the
army, he said, and the statement was
corroborated by Captain Lyon. The
speaker urged the veterans to preserve the
facts of history from distortion through
Ignorance or prejudice.
COLONEL Hl1RBERT'S ADDRESS.
Colonel Herbert, distinguished look