The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-17

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appointment subsequent q sho 1rst shall .i bs
Commander % tho Grand Camp Of Confederate
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~ The SIN, OF three thousand dollnr9 GA, oool
IS hereby nppropraed put q any funds y, t 1
such part THEREOF as may be neesssary1 e pny
the salary OF sud and the exp p.
pensesi ho Of Tho state librarian may inci'r II
carrying this act Into cifect The expenses
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Cured except upon the approval or the Gov
erior I. Il, g H. NJ. y III. 7, 4. X,
preamble Of this act, 4 there Is m emergency
that demands is immediate operation. and tho
sa Robe II fofse fdunte
ter, was appointed some ten days ~ a go
| BY Governor Montague TO be the first sec
rotary Of Virginia NJ tnry Records. 3tiil-i
der the law above printed. Tho appoint.
ment was made upon the Recommended
ton 81 Judge George T.. Christian, COM
fnandersofl the Grand Camp, Confederate
veterans OF Virginia. The recomrnenda ton
and appointment OF Major Hunter was
urged BY Generals W.. H. Il Payne. Eppa
I1unton Theo{ s, Garnett. Titz Lee, Mar
Gus j. Wright, Colonel Archer Anderson
and ~. Z. Cutslaw, Major dimes Con-
rad md many others, all of whom re-
cognized In Major. Hunter the best man IN
| In Virginia for the place. General WITCH
urged the appointment because Of To g
experience the major has had In the soy,
liernment records department and S MS
papers. N 81 4. hi 8 M 5$ \. III
|i,4 Major Robert w Hunter was born in
l8Berklcy county, va. (now West VIZ
,,ginis), and was. the son Of Edmund Pen
lfdleton Hunter, who IN his day wa s re-.
gurded us 4 the leading lawyer n OF the
lower Valley. Major Hunters uncle. ~ y, n
l}drcw Hunter, was a famous criminal 10 W
Yer and was appointed by Governor.
Wise as a special, attorney of the state
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Brown j Of Haipers Ferry Insure ction
Iafame.rst AZ n .ig III 81 5
1.-The subject OF this sketch was educated
LAT the University Of Virginia, graduating
lSfrom that institution In 1856. ANON M
Eclassmatcs were Colonel Archcr# Ander-
son. Professor Thomas r /, Price, Captain
Gordon Mccabe and others. whose names
are household words In Virgi Ma
EARLY TO THE FIR n. l 1,
| Major Hunter entered the Confederate
service or the 10th OF April, 1861, as q
lieutenantli In Company D, Twenty secon q
Virginia Regiment. OF the old tsonewall
BrIgalc. In juno Of the same year. while
General j ames IA. Wa kcrs was com r11and-
ing tho brigade, Lieutenant Hunter ,f''s'
made n stat officer. becoming ad jn tant-
general Of the brigade. On the battic-
field IT. Gettysburg he was promote o. pc
lfirg made nd itant-gencral o. s! General :, \
Edward (Alleghanyl Joanson's DIVISION NJ
This was Sto gcwall clsso'l ssolu Y' ~
lBiOn.8 Nj y. p
GoRpoN's CHIEF or STAFF
III Ma Tor Hunter served on General John
son,s staff until the battle Of sPotylva-
MIA \ the 18th OF May, 1864. when hs
was made adj,itant-gcneral Of John =.
|sGordon,s division and became General 4
I Gordon's chief Of sta r. lie Z. served J. "a as
such and fought side by side Win me
II asctiY1 Npf3 Me-
Con rederacy vert ;l1wn at APPROPRIATION.
Tbis simple story Of his sc:'rics AMI his
~ MD promotion tets what manner OF
! soldier Major Hunter was. and It is un-
necessary to go into further details IN
| General Gortion's book, recently pub
l3lished, Major Hunters name appears
l5many times. and General Gordon. pays
Inherited tribute to tho bravery. lnts.li.l
Eence a.d energy of his devoted chief
1 OF staff.
81 AT the close OF the war. Major 1iunters
| moved to Winchester, which has since
l5Leen his home He entered upon the
/ practice OF Law, building up$a lucrative
/! business While still practicnE law he
/. took d. taste ofiournalism, becoming the
4 editor Of the winchester Times. and he
Land his associates, the late Henry y.
1 Beall Of tho Baltimore Sun. and Cap
Tain Edward Hollis, made 1t spark
i3ling and successful paper. I
In the .7O's Major Hunter represented
! Frederick county In the lower house OF
1.-The Legislature, serving two terms con-
5&sccutively. 81 As s.. tl s
Early in Mr. clcveInnds first torn,
Ma torft Hunter received the appointment
to the office Of Inspector Of the public
1 land service. During MI. Cleveland g
4 second administration he filled the oflice
4 or assistant United states attorney for
i tho Interior Department. subsequently,
4 Major Hunter opened law office IN
washington and praeticed also IN the
!, nearby Virginia courts In washington
4 lie confined his practice almost entirely
i to the Court Of Claims
A Major Hunter is hale, hearty aud
4 vigorous, and he enters nnon the dis
h charge OF the nrduons duties 4 his new,
4 Office imposes upon him witt, enthusiasm
4 and with a, real patriots love for ~ no
\ good work. 4 II Isl s. l 4 q. ~
Y u his Richmond office Is In the State LIS
Il hrn,.y For n, Will q he Will necessarily