Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-21

Nlcuiipnu lilrS- DlSliltcn, WAS WIFI
ten by Il citizen of South Carolina. MIR
w. +. Clayton. of Florence. MIR Clay
ton thus tells the story of The mon
who served the South as bravoly ON
the water rs did any of their brethren
Oh the land.
Twas the Confederate States nav,
that saved Richmond on May 10
1862, nj Drewry's Bluff, ana few
words as to the Survivors, Associa
ton OF that branch of the service Is
appropriate.
AT the Reunion at Charleston s
c.. in 1899, eleven naval officers met
in the rooms OF the Carolina Yacht
Club. and formed the Survivors AS
ISOLATION of the Confederate States
Navy-no rules or bylaws. no fuss
just brotherhood that should hold
each other in touch until that time
when we would cross over the river
and anchor in the beyond Several
of the mentors who met there have
anchored and we now give a list OF
the living. with their services to the
country and flag they loved.
Those Enrolled.
At the first meeting Lieut.. Dabncy
n. Scales was elected commander
anu W. II q. liiN ibl sNftlttUi Utg'
constitute all The officers t'pon
two years. Lieut. Hardin II. Little.
page succeeded for two years and
Mr.. Clayton was reelected at every
reunion. The present officers are.
n. o. Wright and w r Clayton.
Record Of the Survivors.
The officers and enlisted men and
their postoffices are MS follows:
Richard r. Armstrong, Halifax. y.
c., NJ. Byncs. Corinth Miss, Morti-
mer NJ Benton. Louisville, Ky. +. l..
Blume, Nashville, Tenn r. Ii. Ba.
cot, Clarkesdale. Mo, George ID. Dry.
an, Charleston. S. c., G. r. Brcckin.
bridge, Pine Bluff Ark. f.. II. Brown,
Baltimore. Md. Otey Bradford san
Francisco. CAL Frank d. Brown.
Philipsbnrg, Mon. ]. p. Clayhrook
Louisville, Ky. William w Carnes.
Tampa, Fla. w. II Collins. y ining-
ham. Ala. w. F. Clayton. Florence.
S. G., Clarence Corey. New York city
H. S. Cook ST Louis. Mo. Francis
o. s. Curtis, Dillon. s. c., Pote~ y
Carthy, New Orleans. La. Join \.
Curtis. Richmond Va, G.. w. Fisher.
Louisville, Ky, b. +. D. Fitch.
Louisville. Ky. Robert c. Fon,a. San
Francisco. Cal. Arthur c. Freeman.
New York city. Marion c Elltcrt
Charleston. w. B. Fact, Pik,sville.
n. c.. Robert ". Fleming. Lylcnhurg.
Va, L. F. Gill, Radford, Va. John
Grimball. Charleston. S. o.. Bennett
w. Green, Richmond Va. i. +.
Game Florence, S. c., Thomas S.
Garrett. Washington, d. c. Robert
Hunt, Louisville, Ky. John Il. Humil-
ton, Benj, S. Herring. Tallihass 40.
Fla, Wilbur b. Hall, Charlsaton. S 4.
c., l.. w. Hodges, Florence. S. c..
j. w. Hollywood. Louisville. Ia ---
Haywood, Atlanta. Ga, George T. IIa-
zelhurst. Charleston. S. C.. George
II. Ingraham. Charleston. s. C.. d.
S. Johnson. Baltimore Nj. John NJ L.
Jolly. Marlin, Tex, George A .Inincr.
Talladega, Ala. l., c. Ion.s Saynn-
nah, GA, j T.. V. Jervoy. ChaI les
ton, S. c., f. A. Jack Baltimore.
Md, Hardin b. LiitcpaYc. Washing.
ton. ID. c., James c Long. Tislilva.
III, Daniel NJ. Lee Fredericksburg,
Va, NJ. w. Mccr., Evansville. Ind
A. +. Marin q m Savannah. Ga I.
Windc Iii II. Mayo, Norfolk Va. James
~. McCarrich. .>L"f liz, v. .I,r.as
M. Mo.eal. WA ihlnHton ID. c.. Thorn.
as l.. NJ ,)ie. New YUIk city. II. III
Marn,aLile, Washlnet, d C.. IL.
j. Edward Moylcr, Petersburg, Va,
j. G. Minnigerode, Louisville. Ky.
William Pinckney Mason. Rockville.
Md, S. Marco. Darlington. S. c., w.
ID. oliver. Goodall. Fla. Roger pinck-
ney, Mcphcrsonville. S. c.. Thomas
c. Plnckncy. san Francisco. Cal, X.
l.. Pakc. Norfolk, Va. Samuel Rcy-
nolds. Savannah, Ga. Francis NJ.
Roby. Bakerfield, Cal. Dabney NJ.
Scales, Memphis, Tenn, Clarence l..
Stanton. Cincinnati. o., Benz II.
Sheriff. Baltimore, Md, Julien NJ.
Spencer. Noble Station. Savage
Smith, Richmond, Va. A. H. Smith.
Charlotte, n. c., Daniel Trigg. Abirs-
ton, Va, James II. Tombs. st. Louis,
Mo, George w. Tenneth City of Mex
aco Dan NJ. Warden, Sparks, Va, w.
ii. Wall. Sardis. Miss. James X
Wood, Oxford, ~ c., Augustus O.
Wright. Jacksonville. Fla. Elsbiry
V. White. Norfolk. Va, W. IL. NJ
Washington. North postofficc. Mat
thews County, Va, w. f. Wilson.
Hillsboro. Tex. Mike Wade. Flor.
ence. s. c., George S. Waterman,
Chicago. ILL.,, n. C. White, Norfolk.
Va, Edwin p. Weaver. New Orleans.
La, John II. Walker, New York city
Many of our most brilliant officers
were sent abroad TO got vessels built
for the Confederate States navy. but
failed, and returned to the States and
did efficient service
This list comprises all the living
members of the Naval Association
there are other officers and men OF
the Confederate States navy living,
but ] have failed TO reach them.
The Confederate Navy.
To many of our younger genera
ton 1t will come as snrpr Sc that
the Confederate States had navy.
History is silent and tradition uncom-