The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1905-02-16
Old Soldiers of the Past.

The following clipping Staken from
| the San Francisco Bulletin of .Janu-
ary 10Th:
The Albert Sidney Johnson Chapter OF
the United Daughters of the Confederacy
met at the home of Mrs. A. H. VOORHEES,
on California street this afternoon and
held memorial service in honor of that
gallant Confederate soldier, General Rob-
ert e. Lee. To-day was the anniversary
OF his birth. and following their annual
custom the loyal Southern women OF this
society paid tribute to his memory.
In honor OF the day crosses were pre-
sented to about fifteen good old Co; fed
crate soldiers who had been CONSPICUOUS
Tor their deeds Of bravery in the day g long
past. II was an interesting ceremony
when Mrs. VOORHEES,, with appropriate
remarks and il the name of the COnfed-
crate Daughters, bestowed the medals on
the old soldiers. The crosses are made
OF the old Confederate cannon that have
been melted and they are highly prized
Tor the many associations they recall to
the SOutherner.
"A review Of the life and deeds of Gen.
eral Lee was read, several musical selec-
tiOns and short addresses were given by
members OF the Albert Sidney johnson
chapter; and then the medals were pre-
sented. The following men whose brav-
cry has been testified to by members of u
Confederate camp were honored: Leon
ard Franklin Rozier. Thomas A. Parker,
James +. Tucker, George ID. White, Her.
bert Smith, E Curtis, Lewis Booker,
George w. Cretter, &. W. Ashburn. Henry
Brown. W. L. Franklin, }. NJ. Mullin, W.
Randolph Old. b. II. ThOmasson and w.
H. DOzier"
Among the fifteen old ex-COnfe,ler-
ate veterans mentioned above the ed
itt,r of the News has 4, personal ar-
quaintance of thirty years with Cap
tain George ID. White, who has h,r,,
and is connected with the great whole
sale dry goods house of Murphy,
Grant 4 Co., in that city. for some
thing over Il quarter of Il century.
And the writer can in all sincerity and
truthfulness say he is one who is
worthy and honorable i'm all that :r,es
| to constitute one of God : noblrm.n;
and no honor that could b. b-stow
on Captiin White would be nmlisS
He has a war record, even one item
Ut which will aStouni the public of
this day. While holdinga ~ captains
/ commission around Petersburg. Va.
/ in 1868. he was recolinoiteriny with
an orderly. some di<tnncr from his
] headquarters, and was astonish..d TO
/ run into afully equipped company of
the Union army. Realizing his sure
! capture unless strsltayem wers. used.
and that immediately, Captain White.
| announced to the head offiser OF the
company TINT hn demanded their un-
rOnditiOnal surrender, aud that un-
less they did SO at onch he would sig
nal his regiment Just b..yond n little
mound who wouldfush down aud an
nihilate the last one of the enemy
His nerve and bravery worked lik. ii
charm and the whole company was
captured and marched into the Con
tederate lines by two ''Joiinnv R-lss''
without the shedding of blood. The
company was sally hun,iliated when
they realized that n shrewd trick of
war had been played upon them. but
they took their medi.ine like true sol
diers that they were
| The above is taken from the Duns-
muir, California, News. of Jan. 26th.
Of which Mr. w. T. Manning, formerly
one of the owners and editors of the
BOan0ke News, Weldon, n C. Capt.
George D. White is personally and
well known to the writer and the GOLD
LEAF endorses all that is said of him
by its California contemporary. He
was q brave and gallant soldier in
time OF war and in peace one OF the
most aifable, genial and companion
able Of men. Capt. White is a Virgin
ian by birth, removing to Weldon
somr years after the war where in
Company with his younger brother.
Thomas C., he was successfully en-
gagged in the mercantile business for
q long while. He il we'll and favora-
bly, known and kindly remembered
BY many ofour readers in and around
Weldon who will be ple,,sed tn learn
0f his whereabouts and his well doing.
1t was the writer's pleasure to spend
an evening very pleasantly in Capt.
Whites home in Oakland (across the
hay from San Francisco) in May,
1902, ON the os,cason nf the meeting
Of the National Editorial Association
IN thu G016e108t city.