The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-08-24
Confederate Reunion at Flow
ing Spring, West Virginia.

took place at Flowing Springs,
near CharlestOwn, West Nir
ginia, which was one of the en-
campments Of AshbJ's Brigade
in 1861, on Saturday, August
llth, was great success in every
way. The crowd was estimated
at over 5000, and it was a gala
day sure enough. There was
found the true Virginia hos
pitality, the spirit of true South
ern chivalry and everything con-
ducive to good fellowship aud en-
joyment. Col. Il. E Lee, grand
son of the great Confederate
commander, made a touching ad.
dress, as we'll as Captain w. B.
CoIstOn, a former popular officer
of the Stonewall Brigade; Major
Darlington, of Virginia, who as
commander of Carrington's Bat
terry, with the Stonewall Brigade
held the FederalS in check in the
hottest of the fight in the battle
of Port Republic; Rev. James
Battle Avirett, the old chaplain
of the Ashby Brigade; Major b.
Il. Mcdonald, OF ffersO II
County, West Virginia; Captain
K. S. Parks. Of Luray, Virginia,
and Major Il. w. Hunter, OF
Richmond.
Veterans of the war were pres
ent from Maryland, Virginia,
West Virginia aud Kentucky.
General l.. Victor Baughman, of
this county, who was unable to
be present, sent the following
letter to Colonel Chew to be read
to his old comrades. and which was
published in last weeks issue of
the Spirit of Jefferson:
FREDERICK, Md, Aug. 10, 'O6.
Col. Il. Preston Chew, Charles
TOrn, West Virginia.
My DEAR COLONEL:-I am
greatly disappointed at not being
able to be with my old comrades,
the fair daughters and gallant
men OF old JttferOon, at your
meeting at Flowing Spring.
Full we'll you know my appreci-
alton Of the people of Charles
Town for their kindness aud gen
erous hospitality extended to my
exlled family, when cruelty and
ruthles>ly baniShed from their
homes by the arbitrary power of
the Federal government at the
hands OF General Hunter in 1861.
For this reason bright spot in
my heart has always been re-
served Tor your people.
though forty Years and over
Slice the termination of the great
struggle tor Constitutional lib
ertt auu he rights of the South,
II / we'll that the heroes of that
great contest should assemble
year by Year TO talk over the
stories OF their hardships, the
terrible prWstiOns that they en-
daied' tie outrages that were
Iu1Icted upon their people, and
why, 10 View of oyerwh lining
numbers aud the paid sub
>lilutes from every country under
lie lace OF Gods sunlight. we
" r. compelled finally to Weld
aud accept the terms of the mag
uauimous Grant at the ever to
DC lemembered Appomattox.
1t should be CRAFTY lug to every
Southern soldier to realize that
hot a single act Of the Congress
OF the United States. nor de.
cI>lon OF the Supreme Court of
the Union has marred the posi-
ton taken by the Southern States
III their claim OF the power of the
individual States as against the
consolidation and compact of the
States as Union.
Future history will record the
daring acts OF the men who par
tlclpated in this great Struggle.
lie military genius of our gen.
erals will go down to fame as
among the greatest in the line
OF warfare. The heroism of the
private soldier who wore the tat.
tered grey, who suffered the priva
tons OF hunger and cold, who filled
the hospitals, who endured life in
the pestllential swamps around
Richmond and who went through
the terrorS ofthe Northern prisons.
Will he recorded in blaZin lines
OF honor In the songs and his.
tories that are yet to be Written.
HE part taken by the noble
women of the South, who were
mlnlstering angels to the sick
and dying in the poorly impro-
yised hospitals, on the battle.
fields and IN the cities of the
South, will ever stand out as a
monument of noble sacrifice to
the cause that they did so much
10 uphold and for which tbav
Will ever be rememb ercd by the