The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-28
PRESENTED WITH
HANDSOME MEDAL
Colonel ]. Thompson Brown
Honored by Members OF
Reunion Staff.
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MAJ. EVANS PRESENTS MEDAL
Tells Of Colonel Browns War
Observation-Disclosures and
Speeches Follow. u
MAJ. EVANS PRESENTS MEDAL

A happy occasion. celebrated in one
of the small dinlng-rooms at Rueger'a
last night was the presentation to
Colonel J. Thompson Brown, OF Rich
mond. OF handsome gold medal by
the marshals aud aids OF the great
reunion parade.
Colonel Bspwn was not Informed of
the purpose of tho meeting, and was
under the impression that movement
was to be started locking to perma-
nsnt organization liter some l I,dsry
n na reM Major Y 3 sax iEhs and o,hers
Major w NJ Evans was called on, and
In a graceful speech presented the
the 1narshals and their aids OF the great
ircunion parades.
His Work Wen Done.
Major Evans said IN part:
Your Tarshals and their aids haye
ths ssfnns te sys TIE
work done by you. the loving care
with which you have gone over with
us the most minute mute detaa,s ,e Ies to ner
form to put your orders into execution.
and which from your forethought mas
much to the comfort and happiness OF
our guests While this with YOU was q
work Of love for. your comrades s,ot oI
ia srande sni nTmee Il perafeetion ana
contributed no little to make this, the
seventeenth reunion, the most melii-
ora bic In the history OF me ,t oLgah, SiiI
cluster aIon~ tho path Of many Of our
comrades and brighten their declining
I'VE have deemed 1t but fitting. that
we put our token In something moro
| lasting than words. what couid pc
! more appropriate than the nag under
which you so calamity fought. under
4 x,,i,t ,,I, dpGDeTately
and under which you gained your Wen
merited promotion To this flag we
| have added two guns representing those
| that evening in September. 1862. Well:
| do I remember, after the bloody days
work on the field of Sharpsburg, when
your battery having e., been inn,n cut no 20
chests of what was left with ammunl-
milton when Colonel stephen .. Lee.
your battalion commander rode to the
Section s from this battery Evidently
] the work OF the battery had met his
! approval. for him to single It out for
/ such an honor to hold in check the
Federal army ho% So ohe aha aor inc dn uew
j stepped to the front--every man Of
4 them. The colonel, after giving you
4 his orders, rose to- his fun length IN
'Remember, boys, 1t is soldiers fate
to die. Farewell How you took the
position to which you were ordered
with your two guns. Altheugh n. ,; You
/ who was retiring from the hill With
two batteries, saying that he could no t
hold 1t, to leave the position. you did
4 hold it under fire from every direction
but the rear. until the purpose for
A which you were sent there had been ac-
complished. You were as kind and
constdcrate of your men. as II they
A were of your own blood-this was why
they We're ever ready to follow you.
Il those boys of long ago. And the same
spirit was with your new associates.
with your permission sir. VII PIN
this token Of our love and affection
where we hope you will wear It With
pleasure and pride, and may. God. in
His infinite mercy, spare you for many
years of usefulness. M
J Colonel Brown accepted the medal in
brief speech. which showed that he
was deeply touched by the honor con-
ferred upon him,
A Handsome Medal.
The medal is very handsome
: the the confederate battledag, with gold
stars. The bar is made OF crossed
gram in gold letters beneath; On nth, the
!. reverse OF the shield Is inscribed Pre-
+ sented to Col. j. Thompson Brown by
i |ccnfederate Reunion. Richmond Vir-
X lpinia May 80, 1907
4 |Light refreshments We're served. ana
! over the cigars niaHS wa t''''' $3.50
y dotes were passed,
Among those who par TT ,1 ,sdo = In J
| Ic,olonel G, Percy Halves. CAPTAIN j, III.
{, Redwood. DR.. John n. upshurr CAPTAIN
lanes n, shernardd; Mr. n. .am Wy y y.
sherw,in Mr. T.. w. NIcVeigh, Mr.. John
! r. Gilman Major Charles, Q Savlle.
u Mr. Elmo Redwood and others.
TO Dlscuss Negro Lnwlessness.
..c,o,ored Leaders More Responsible Than
ne I,ewless Element" will be the subject
= | Tor q scussion by several prominent negro