The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-22
Heard and Seen
in Public Places

Hero Is a little story of h,iman in,
! tereEt. A little over a month ago the
| following letter was printed in the Times
|. Dispatch:
IL have in my possession consider
ably battered silver shield, about one
Itinch long. OIL which liz engraved George
i'd Cooper, CompanyA, 121th Regiment.
N. Y. s. What Is. New York State
Volunteers Tho shield was found by
one. OF my daughters near the Womnn'B
College in tho suburbs ofLynchburg,. Va.
Mr.. Cooper or any OF his jdescen "a It's or
relatives will please nddress
lI1LroN w. IIUAtPIIREYs.S
University OF Virginia, charlottesville,
Virginia.
The letter was copied in several North
| crn, papers. The adjntant-gcncral OF
New York saw, 1t in, the New York Sun.
| and sent 1t on to the man who lost the
sbadtsh-but let the Englewood. n. ].
| Press. tell the balance OF the story.
That paper says:
Taylor livery stables. and one OF tho
| Civil War veterans. has Ind little iden-
LITIGATION badge restored to him this
week which lie lost while on march
through Iynchburg, Va. with his hri-
gade during the war. AS nearly ns can
be recalled. this was In 1863.
T. He enlisted In Company A. l27th New
York State Volunteers. and soon after
enrolment of Jno Frayser, a young silver
smith, one OF his company recruits. sng-
gested that badge of identification
would be helpful in case OF death in any
engagement so that friends might be
notified and tho uncertainty of suspense
| relieved. Consequently every member of.
1.-the command had the badges made Tho.
badges were simply little pins, one inch
wide. one and a quarter inches deep, and
engraved with tile namo of the wearcr,
curved on the top, Co. A. In scroll,
and the name of thu regiment below.
Mr.. Cooper lost his on tho marcel, and
It lay on the field until a few years;
IA co. when 1t was found by Miss Mamie
Humphreys, student OF the Randolph
Macon Woman,s College, who. with
patriotic instinct. was going over the
ground on which her father, NJ. W..
Humphreys had fought under the Com
federate colors as sergeant of artillery.
She took the little badge to her father,
who is now professor OF Greek in the
University OF Virginia, and he commune
.nlcated with the War Department and
With Governor Odcll, without being able
to trace the owner.
"A story, OF; the relic appeared in tile
Richmond Times Dispatch, and was
copied In sthes New York Sun. Several of
the old comrades sent clipptngs OF tho;
article to Mr.. Cooper. and lie commune
Gated with Professor Humphreys. who
forwarded the little silver shield with
a cordial letter, aylng: u hope 1t gives
as much pleasure as IT affords mo to.
ibe able to restore 1t to you" Mr.. Hum
sphreys would like to find that he had
extended this Kindness to one OF his
Opponents, who fought in the battle or;
+ Lynchburg. under General Hunter, in
1854, nut this was the 12sth New YORK
regiment. and not the command (Which;
Mr.. Cooper belonged. II had traversed
Ntfe ground In stragics movements the
year previous
There are some In taccuraces iii the
above, but the only one q any impor-3
Z tanceSis the statement that the 12th N. ",
marched through Lyncsibur9 IN 1883. The
nearest it ever was to Lynchburg. was
!slyarrcnton Junction. The 127tl sailed.
of thn southfin August, 1867. and re-.
manned there till the close OF the war.3
The badge was lost In Virginia. In 1858 &
so It must IS have been found and lost
again, or thrown wa &
Mr.. George 81 Crensllaw, the city ac-
fcountant has handed to the ngineer
#of tito Heard and Seem, Column. the
part OF a copy Of tho original Richmond
Times. a paper 4 hat was published hore
before the old Dispatch was born. This
copy lis dated November 90, $40. and
the paperSwas then edited and published
by William G, Darlington and w liam
I IL. Davis. a M item Of interest in this
Issue gives what was the origin Of the
old Dominion Steamship Company. Tho
article Isl headed steam, Line to- New
York. and reads MS follows: NJ y
The Lynchburg papers lately PUBLISH
ed "a letter from Mr.. Henry I4udl lam. q
New York, Recommending tho establish
En,entA of "a line of steal1l-p cke Is between
Richmond and New Y ork.s The last sRtr-
Egininn publishes also tho following lets
" Or opA tho, Same suffice from, a prom
Snent Bnlerchant of our q
Richmond, Noy. SAD.
no II. b. Dane. r., u sq.: 5ss y, s
# sr,--I have just seen NJ Henry & nd
lam, ofSs New II ork and had \ some con7
Syersation with him as to steam nck ats
to thatsscity He Informs mo I hat an act
fofSincorporation there is sunncc essui ms
people in low Y Qrk are no ma kin q u
rangeihhets to start q line M g M
puckets to James River; hat among ne
party arc Boornlan, Johns ton and Conl-
&nn nv. and houses of high st andins, WHO
do mot want&nny incorporat lion. and q hat
i may rest assured the thing WI 80 into
OPERATION. gs 5s n .ss.s
This Is indeed good news, and rs am
sure you VIII be pleased 70 hear q IL
il shall, tarefo no trou Die about
4 nafition 10 tile. 4 eneral Assembly, and
Trust our hest wishes for surcess In tile
sihntto win sbe realized \ by the New
Workers. Mr.. Ludlam says the present
stand taken by Virginia to build sup no
I state Is railroads. etc, ts duly a ppre-
| 8ciated ny thee New Yorkers, and hey
begin to entertain tho eSpectatl Inn pt q
MA torla chang in our aifatrs. I'll The