Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-15
IN HANDS OF COMRADES
BODY OF DENNIS LONG TO RE-
CEIvE CHRISTIAN BURIAL.

The remains of Dennis Long, an ex-con-
federate soldier, will be given Christian
burial with military honors in Mount Olivet
cemetery tomorrow forenoon, instead of be-
ing consigned to potter's field. AS told in
The Star of Saturday, Long served in the
famous "Stonewall Brigade" in the civil
war. OF late years he has been in desti-
tute circumstances and his death occurred
in the Washington Asylum Hospital, where
he had been sent at his own request.
The account OF his death and the fact
that he was to be consigned to a paupers
grave. as given in The Star. attracted the
attention Of Mr.. J. T. Petty of 1881 o street,
a member of Camp No. I'll, United Con-
federate Veterans, who had the remains re-
moved to the undertaking establishment
OF j. William Lee, 3S2 Pennsylvania ave-
nue., whence the funeral will take place at
1890 o'clock tomorrow. Mrs. George S. Cow
ington Of the Southern Relief Association
and other ladies and veterans Joined with
Mr.. Petty in honoring the last of earth of
son, with the result stated
Dennis Long was a native of Ireland and
devout Catholic, and his remains will
therefore be laid away in picturesque Mount
Rev. Father Joseph I. MCGUIRE of the
Church of the Holy Comforter. The men,
bers OF the Confederate Veterans Associa-
ton Of this city and Of Alexandria will, it
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His Military Record.
The Virginia company of which Dennis
Long was a member was composed Of
Irishmen. and it participated in many of
the hardest fought battles of the civil war
The company was a part Of Gen. Stone
WALL Jackson's army, and at the second
battle Of Bull Run when the ammunition Of
the men in gray became exhausted they re-
PEELED charge Of the Union forces by using
rocks in lieu of musket balls. Dennis Long
and his company were among the stone
throwers, and it is related he dashed from
his line of battle and, feeling the color
bearer Of a union regiment with a rock.
seized the colors and returned to the ranks
OF his company, receiving two wounds as
he did so.
When he first came to this city few
months after the war, he still wore his
tattered gray uniform. Finally securing
employment at his trade of horseshoer he
a long time in the show window Of Penn
sylvania avenue business house.
Last to Surrender.
1t was Dennis Longs. proud boast that
he was the last confederate to surrender
at Appomattox, and when asked about the
surrender he was wont to declare:
1--WE was not whipped. begorra. we jist
got tired Of batin' thin fellers in blue an
stopped fitin''
Capt. James T. Callaghan. president Of
the Confederate Veterans Association of
this city, In a communication to The Star,
says:
please announce that through the ac-
tivity of the Confederate Veterans Asso-
citation the remains of Dennis Long were
cared for at Lees undertaking establish
ment, Mr.. Lee donating all the necessary
things for the purpose. Kindly express
thanks on behalf Of the confederate vete-
rams to the charitable for the interest and
generosity manifested in preventing the in
terment in paupers grave Of good con-
federate soldier, and request all confeder-
ate veterans to be present at the funeral
service at Lees tomorrow