Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-03
VIRGINIA INVADED
FOURTH IMMUNES MEET AT
FREDERICKSBURG.
To Hold Reunion at Scene of Their
Organization During Spanish
American War.

An invasion of Virginia is taking place
today. and it Is a military invasion. too.
Members of the Fourth United States Vol
unteers, otherwise known the Fourth
Immunes, are focking to historic Fred
ericksburg, where they will have big cele-
bration and reunion tomorrow. This is
the regiment of which the lamented Nc
Kinley spoke so highly. This occurred on
the occasion of the peace jubilee. The i'm
munes were at that time about the last
of the volunteer regiments of the Spanish
war. They had been specially ordered to
this city by the President to take part in
the celebration.
AS the regiment was passing the review
ing stand with the swing and stride of reg
ulars, President Mckinley turned to Colonel
Petit commander of the Immunes and
said:
Il congratulate you, colonel. on the fine
appearance and solderly bearing of your
men. They march like regular troops
Washington feels some pride in the 4th
Regiment of United States Volunteer In
fantry, as four companies of the command
were recruited equipped and mustered
here.
The grim and gray veterans of the civil
war will also honor the survivors of the
Immune regiment tomorrow. The men who
wore the northern blue, well those
who wore the southern gray. will touch
elbows with the younger soldiers of the
Spanish in the big parade in quaint
and historic Fredericksburg tomorrow
Many of the Union soldiers, who stormed
Mary's Height in the face of a merciess
and terrific rifle and cannon fire, Will be
there tomorrow to revisit the ground on
which they placed upon the pages of his
tory the record of one of the most IA
nous charges of modern times.
Change in the Arms.
More than forty years ago, when these
blue-clad soldiers of Uncle Sam entered
Fredericksburg they carried muskets and
mimic balls. Tomorrow they will be armed
only with good wishes for a reunited coun-
try and friendship for their former foemen.
The formation of the 4th Immune Regi-
ment consisted of four companies from
Washington three from Maryland, two
from Virginia and one of hardy West VAR
ginia mountaineerS.
The 4th 1mmuneS represented possibly
more fully union of the sons of men who
fought for the blue and the gray than any
other regiment that served IN the Spanish
American war.
Raised in Virginia. West Virginia. Mary
land and the District of Columbia. it had
for officers sons of such well-known men on
the confederate side as Pickett, Longstreet,
Wise Preston, Peyton, Throckmorton,
Berkeley. Marshall, Johnson, Holmead,
Clinton Woodsde, Monroe Baldwin, Lips
comb. Barbour, Treadwell. Coots. Parker and
Maloney. The union officers were repre-
scented by their sons as follows: Col. James
S. Petit Lieut.. Col. Cole. Major Landon,
Major Henry, Adjutant Phillip, Lieuts Mel
Zach and Stark Capt Broome, Lieuts. Will
son. Bryan, Browning, Jolley and Wright
and Capt. Leary. The enlisted men were
very evenly divided between the blue and
the gray.
So it seems singularly appropriate that
the reunion of this regiment should be an
occasion for the minglng of the Spanish
War Veterans Grand Army of the Repub-
lie, Sons of Veterans, Confederate Veterans
and Sons of confederate Veterans at a
place fredericksburg which was bravely
assaulted by the blue and as valiantly de-
Tended by the gray.