Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-01-19
The Late Lisa,,nrn, eue:


Z Again We are eaiiaff iifnn u, abr,,,t
4 Gle the death of ya,lant Nsr,lan,,
7 Confederate sal Her w,o f,,l,u,a, ~
pIumes of the inmortst p - rao,
| thedasainC /. r II St,,.rt ,o,,,
/ Der of a battery thar ~ bad - So,
supported TBreatbed,. p.,t.r,l :
wish as a REPRESENTATIVE If fhat hs,
terry ana great admirer Of tha ,3cnart.
ell soldier. 10 place unon I,;.. ,,a,,..,,s,,,
grave a wrpatb of Ia,rat. a,.,,,.,,.,.,
with loving memories az bis many
I brave ana heroic .lsa.Ys a. s,,.4i,. =,
+ .ae Coafe }eracv. vonts thot othars
( mora e.psule tbsn ln,..,,f s.,.i ,,dar
taken this labor of. live hn,os no.,
have not done 81 ean,ot ,ara,it
7 the earth to be l,lseed an "a. hrilliart
4 record and his inanin.te i,cl,. ,,.i,t,
cut telling the peonIe of The State no
( loved so well how a soldier os ~, 80,
! faderacy Ind died In tbeir midst .,bos,
modestv and humilitv has Lsnt fro,,
1 them the brillisnc,, az his 5000,
Lieut.. Edward II u pue died an bis
! farm. near Be,air. Harford co,ntv Nh
I SATURDAY. D.c y ay,l ~ ue was
the son of the late Nirhaal y p,o =
most respecte,l citiyen of tbat oonn,,
Al tho commencement 80 -, no.
Young Edward Pine fired with ,beont.
RIGGS that had heen nernetrated unop
the south. buckled ON his arnor and
started for Virylni, In ioin tho co,fsd.
crate States forces lie crossad tho Pc.
tomac at Edwards Ferry ro,no -
Leesburg Va. where he ioined n com.
pany that wa. be,nq oygapizea the r.
by Geo. r. Gather later cantain
This was ON Nav IA 1891 Tbi. cam.
pany was comnosed of n vo,ng mon
from MARYLAND. II wonld he innossi.
BILE to give in this sketch tbe history ot
this very celebrated command I, w,a
known throughout the ON ira Army .,
Northern Virginia A. being one of tho
most brilliant and disttpen;sbea IN
the cavalry arm Of lie service lis
history would fill the nayea of a ycry
large volume. I will saw hoyev.r Tho,
this com many fig,rea in eya,, ..a,,o.a F,
engagement in which the Arny 81
Northern VIRGINIA nartie;natad and T.,
numerous smaller actions I,;eut Ed.
ward Pue was in them ali atw.vs a,
the front. This comnany gainad oreot
distinction. commanded nv tho feari.s.
soldier and born leader Col q w
| Dorsey. who after Aucust 1894 ,as
lieutenant colonel of the First Mary
land Cavalry. After the oroaniz.tio,
of this company nv Cant,in Gaitbe,
il acted independentIy on the po,o-
mae river and in the val1av of Wiz
ginia. When General Joeenb Il Tohns
ton moved from the Valley of vraip ia
July Is. 1861. to reinforce Cenera,
Beauregard. who was nrenaring IN
fight the first battle of Manassas Gan.
! tain Gathers connanv went there re-.
porting TO Col. l. II. T. Stua,, ~ tho
First Virginia Cavalry ioinino that
command at Piedmont Va and ha;po
then known as Companv NJ
How Colonel Stuart. with his reyi-
ment, behaved at the first battle Of
Manassas 1 refer the reader to the of.
ciaI records. During the Peninsula
campaion ('omnauv NJ heca,. CON,
Dany X and retained that letter mt +,
! the close of the war In Augnat ,ees
the comnanv with their gaIt.n, .o,,
mander was transferred IN tho E,r.t
MARYLAND Cavalry. Cant G W Nov
sev becomino lieutenant coIoneI Of tho
REGIMENT vice Tiapt-roI p;doo,,
Brown. killed limo 1894 near tho
Soutb Anna river
Lieutenant Pine remained with, hi.
command until tho close of the are.,
war drama Al rho cIoso tho strnn
ole he was first Iienta,apt commend