The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-25
.GR|zzLED WARRIORS
TALK IT ALL over.
Fifteenth Regiment Have Enjoy
able Reunion at West
Point.

The Fifteenth Virginia Regiment AS
ISOLATION celebrated the forty-tifth an
niversary of the regiments departure
a reunion at West Point yesterday.
About n hundred people went down
with the party. including sixty veterans,
which is about two thirds of the num-
bers living, out OF twelve hundred that
left Richmond forty-ilve gears ago.
The day was agreeably spent by the
wa rriors in recalling thrilling war events.
telling anecdotcs-mnn of them on each
! other-bont rides and games until din
ner was announced, which was served In
Guvernater's usual style, consisting of
all the delicacies of the season.
After dinner an interesting paper from
Sergeant Maior James b. Lacy was read
on the battle of Drewrys Bluff. incl
dentally taking in the recall of the reg-
mcnt from Tennessee to Newborn, N.
c., thence to Drewry's Bluff, to take part
in that sanguinary engagement, where
the regiment was savagey attacked al
most before getting into position, ard
where it lost heavily.
After tho reading, Of the paper the cleo
ton of officers took place, with the fol-
President, lieutenant George p. IIaw
(succoeding Lieutenant A. l.. Phillips,
first vice president. William l.. Smith;
second vice-president, Captain Allen
Lyon; secretary, Captain Arthur l.. Lums-
den; treasurer. colonel John Murphy
All tneSe olllcefS were elcctcd Qnanl-
Tho following Executive Committee consists
Ing OF one member from each company In the
regiment; was appointed by President Haw:
]. S. Moore. Company c, Il. i. TllIer; Com
Pany D, 4. L. philips; Company T., Joseph
| G. w, A l'olkes Company II. James B. Lacy;
Company !, II. II, Griffin: Company X. Charles
| Eukcr.
THO selection of the place for the next re-
union was left with the Executive Committee.
The Fifteenth was the first regiment mus
although originally numbered the Third, ana
subsequently, tho Fifteenth. because OF the con-
| fusion accustomed by having resimental num-
hers duplicated.
The following members ana friends OF the
regiment Went down with tho party,
lE;- ' John poyie; ], il. Alien, com,
2Geax 1o1q 4 M9'phy; ,rte Il = J. rs s
Moore, Company 81 J. b. Lacy, sereean, major
NJ y, Tier; u, A Hancock; l., II, TunstnlI
CnmHny II; George r. Wright, Company !
John ~ T 70 COMPANY j ] H. Wo9 ,1 n
. pany 81 W, II. west; ". =, Robinson. Com
Pap4E II Z, NJ EatMn COMPANY II; W, a
r. r. Davis COMPANY 9; /, / II. Brown, Com
: many Q. T. Young Company Il; DR. Georg
/, " II Holmes, Company II; p r. Winston
e Company y; p, r.; CEump, Company |; II, q
Jones company u; Henry Boone, COmpan.
: y; O. G, Smith, Company Ct; j. j. Bendall
o Company II; r. n sprngglns Company Az
Il, SthHshury. Company @; y. q, Paleski
= Twenty thrd virginia Cavalry; Luoien Jack
J. son, Ninth Virginia Cyalry; Leo Loy, Com
pany II ], q, Howell, Company % j, G. Ash
, worth; g B, Wolcouo Eighteth Nnw Yor;
w d Gray, Company y; II, II, Griffin, COM
= pany J. p Thomas Company u; George !
i!as., COMPANY u A. Williams, c9mPan
!. Charles l3nkcr COMPANY Is Pat Grimm a. {
Evans. Eighteenth Virginia; ], z. Allen. Con
: pany b; Charles ~. Ghilirey, Company @
/. NJ Taylor Company G; j. N, Parrish. Con
pany Al l. y Mallory, Company III IN
l. lambert, Company II L. 6, Throckmorto
Company G; Charles NJ Butler, Company 1
n j. H. Dillard, Company g; W. ID, BROW
., Company A; W, b Chapman Company !
I. c T. Lowery, Company ID George W rhoma
W, L. Thgmpson; George " Tnomps9n, Con
), Fortune Company L; Il II, Talley Company
L Juhn Richardson Company 4; A. NJ, lyo
Company IL Arthur Lumsden, Company
y d A. Brown Parker Battery; W. Nick. Eyar
!, Parker BATTERY.