The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-14

The day is here for the first ~reunion
of the survivors Of the veterans OF the
memorable battle of Fort Fisher, which,
was fought near this city January Is.
1865. Today the heroic defenders from
various sections of this state and a few
from South Carolina will meet together
and carry out the programme which,
The Messenger has already published.
Every train that arrived in Wilming-
ton Yesterday and last night brought ia
the old soldiers. Colonel William Lamb,
of Norfolk, who was in command att
Fort Fisher when it fell, and who was
desperately wounded in the hip in the
battle of January 18th, arrived in thel
city on the 6 o'clock train last evening"
on the Atlantic Coast Line. Last night
at s o'clock Governor Charles 3. Ay-I
Geek, of Raleigh, arrived on the Atlan-l
tic and Yadkin branch of the Atlantic
Coast Line. Colonel Lamb and "
ernor Aycock were met by members of
the reunion committee and were escort
ed to The orion where they will be en-
tertained during their stay IL the city.
We have already mentioned the ar
rival on Monday of Captain James Par
ker, of Perth Amboy, y. j., who fought
on the Federal side at this battle. Last
night another Federal veteran arrived,
Mr.. E. n. Croft, of the 2O2nd Pennsyl-
wanna. He came in on the 6 p. m. train,
and was cordially received by the old
CCnfederates who have met him. He
says had it been known about the re-
union in the north. many of the FEEDER
al veterans would have come to the
reunion. Mr.. Croft gives a graphic dis
criptiOn of the battle and is greatly in
terested in the reunion.
VETERANS REGISTERED
AS the veterans came in yesterday
they reported at the Wilmington Light
Infantry armOry where, in accordance
with the arrangements. their names
were enrolled in Il book. Up to last
night besides the Wilmington veterans
the following visitors had been enroll
ed: G.. y. Herring. Of Burgaw. Co.
Mac RAGS Battalion. u. w. Wells
HdrreI's Store. Co. l. 18th North Caro-
lima. J.. y. White. of Rocky Mount, Co
F, 3rd regiment; William Gay, Rocky
Mount, Go. /. 11th regiment; y. }
Woodwork. of Fayetteville. Senior Re
serves; Geo. W. Woodward. OF Durham
Co. F, 51st regiment; w. I. Cobb, %
B&ybOrO, Co. c, 6Sth regiment; T. &
Davis. of MOrehead City. %. @, 10th.
Is. F. McCOtter. of Alliance Co. D. 10th,
A. G.. Crimson, of RedsborO, Co.
10th; Noe Rice. Alliance. Co. d. 10Th,
Il H. Murray, of Duplin, Co. B., 3rd.
P. r. Pigford. OF Bland, Ca. B. Junior
INLrrry-a-- - I-a1r - T1lCl-rnn 20
b. Seth: r. ]. McEwen, of AbbOttsburg
Co. X. 10th; \. L Mccormick. o.
I~aurinburg. Co. E, 10th; Louis Black
well, OF ClarktOn. Co. 3. 18th: j. H
Priest, of ROsinGale. CO. b. Both: NJ
Nj. MckinnOn. of Laurinburg, Co. E
, 10th; Haynes Edwards, of BladenbOrO
Co &, 18th: j. y. Johnson, of ClarktOn
Co. H, 36th: +. H. Farmer, of REQ
Springs, Co. II. 36th; A. STAFFORD, OF
Jerome Bladeu county, Co. |, Seth; W
N. Campbell. of ClarktOn. Co. 3, Seth;
A. Mckay, of MaXton. Co. &, 36th: c
K. Baldwin. OF Clarkton, Co. z. Mac
Rae's Battalion: W. :. Clark. OF Clark,
ten. Co. X. 10th: Charles Lennon, OF
CIarkton. Co. 3, Junior Reserves: 3
s. BlOckmore. of Warsaw. Co. a. 36th;
+. E. BlackmOre, of Warsaw. Co. A
Seth: ]. E. Buchan. of Manly. Co. q
1NAA4s L. = - vi - - L.
4Gth: W. F. Adams. OF Purvis. Co. F
21st South Carolfna: {. ]. Caps. OF
Sneed's Ferry. Co. Z. 3rd: DR.. Z. Por-
ter, Of Rocky Point. Co.. E. Srd: c. c.
Patterson. OF Stewart. 20. D. 1st Battal-
ion North Carolina artillery: DOugalG
Mccormick. Of Pembroke. Co. 4. LIST
Battalion artillery: \. Shaw. OF Max
ton. Co. D. 1St Battalion North Carroll
ma artillery: r.. Curry. of Red Springs
C. d. 1st Battalion artillery: Mckay
Mckinnon, Of Red Springs, Co. E, 10th:
l. Mcneil. of FOntoCoI. Co. u. 1St Bat
TALON artillery: J. q. Brown. of Red
Springs. Starts battalion: ". H. Nc
CaIIum. of Rowland. Co. Z. 40th: q. H
Hall. OF Red Springs. 18th Battalion
Junior Reserves: ". +. NcEachin. OF
L~auriubUrg. CO.. Z. 10th; J.. w Gaddy
Nf Bingham. :. g. Co. &. 2fth SOutt
Carolina: J. F. Gilbert. of Bingham
{ & Co L. 10Th South Carolina: DR.
j. d Groom. Of MdXton. Co. s. 1St Bat
talon artillery: Is. F. McLear. of Max
ton Co D. lSJ Battalion artillery: )
w Cobb. OF Rowland. Co. d. LIST Bat
TALON artillery. ]. \. McGirr. OF Row,
land, G.. z, 10: Andrew Moore. OF Bur.
ton Co. Is. Ist Battalion artillery: W
X Flynn. of Burton. Captain Brice'!
Company: John BridgerS. OF Elrod. Co
x. 10th: D.. ]. Daniel. Councils Station
CO. s. SOth: J. s. Nicholson. of Council!
Station. Co. c, 1st Battalion artillery
Z J.. Gordon. of EIizabethtown. Co. /
Both: Ira Lennon OF WhiteviIIe. Co. E
Sd; W. H. McLaurin, of Laurinburg
adjutant 18th regiment; q. W. Weeks
of Dalton, Co. B, 18th; D. II. Ray o
Fayetteville, Co. - 5th; c. :. Kerr, o
Kerr, Co. a, S0th; j.. r. Paddison, o
Mt. Airy, G. 8. Signal eryice. : !
Stanley, Of Ivanhoe, &C. c., 1st; DIR. E