The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-15
STUDENT VETERANS
TO HOLD Reunion
Meeting of Survivors Of Hamp-
den-sidney Company to BE a
Feature OF Commencement.
NOTABLE MEN TO GATHEF
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Thirty Out Of the Seventy Who
Enlisted Still Living--l'catures
OF the Celebration.

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HAMPDF;N- SIDNEY COLLIE {; e.
March 1i.---A feature or the coming
commencement In June OF unusual in
tercst, and an event which Will eclipse
everything else, viii be the reunionI
here of the survivors of the Hampden- |
Sidney Company, raised from among
the students by President Atkinson
and captaincd by him. Soon after the
outbreak of the Civil War the patrfo-
tic Atkinson In '6i marched to Tn.
front with his erstwhile pupils at nis
back. Most of the command, including
president Atkinson. We're captured by
General Mcclellan at the 5attle OF Rich
Mountain and sent back to college byi
that magnanimous foe. Many after
wards enlisted in other commands. anu
among them Or. w. w. Page. the ser.
Eeant of the company. who later in lie
war raised cavalry troop. OF which lie
WIS made captain. ana Fought through
the entire war under Mosby. DR.. PAGE
fs much enthused oyer the proposed ra-
union. and signifies his intention to.J,c
present. as well as use his Influence to
get as large number OF the company
together AK possible. The roster If
the company was, OF course. lost when
II was captured and so far all effort
to get list from the War Depart
ment in Washington have proved fruit
less. However. from such information
as has been gathered from the survi.
vors II appears that there were seyen-
~ In the company tthcre were only
one hundred and thirty students ut the
college that year.. and of these. thirty
are living to-day. and have been 10
Gated. Dr. Page * now an Episcopal
clergyman at Cornwall, n. Y.
Every effort viii be made In do
honor to this company OF which Hamp-
den-Sidney Is Justly proud. The Hamp-
dem Sidney boys AT Rich Mountain
should go down in history along WITH
the V. NJ. 1. boys at New Market.
Addressed by Mr.. Davis.
This company went TO Richmond.
where 1t was mustered into service
June. 1861. as Company G., Twentieth
Virginia Regiment Infantry. and went
under command OF Colonel John
Pesrar,. When they were mustered in
President Davis addressed the boys IN
the Capitol Square at Richmond. ard
when they were captured at Rich
Mountain General Mcclellan gave them
a special talk. telling them to go back
and finish their studies and telling
President Atkinson mot to destroy his
seed corn
Upon reaching Richmond all boys
under eighteen were commanded 10
quit the company. at which there was
great distress among the younger boys.
Three OF thcsc--Thornton Il. Curruth-
ers OF Victoria, Texas: Boaz Ford. now
treasurer of Cumberland county. and
:. Y. Watkins. of Prince Gcorge-ap-
peaIed TO the Governor. The Cover
nor asked Them TO assure him tina,
their parents did no; object. and upon
being so assured wrote special per-
init To each of the young soldiers. tell
ing them. al the same time You
boys arc crying TO get into the army
now never want to hear OF your cry
ing TO get out.
The other officers of the company
were First Lieutenant John William
jackson. of Stages junction; Second
Lieutenant Robert Gillian Temple
Third Lieutenant Tazewcll NJ. McCor-
kle. now a Presbyterian minister ri
IyDclburE. DR.. Page, as above men
toned was sergeant.
DIR. Page in letter received few
weeks since by President McAllister
gives most of the above Information
and other very interesting episodes
Among other things. he has this cx.
PLANTATION of the well-known kindl.
feeling which Mcclellan always mani
tested toward the South: That Genera
Mcclellan was greatly struck by ,ht
youth of this company. and the bearing
of their gray-beardcd captain, and
upon finding out that he was n college
president with some of his pupils. h'
sent for Or. Atkinson, with whom bt
had a very long and amicabie inter
view In this interview President Al
kinson put before the general TIL,
causes of the war. and explained Tn.
attitude of the South in way tina
Mcclellan had never before understood,
1t.
1t is worth while TO note that III.
engagement in which this compan,
was captured took place July II. SCI
ten days before the battle Of Bull Run
In which some University of Nfrgiai,
students took part, and three year
before the battle of New Market.
The company was paroled soon az
ter It's capture. disbanded Septembe
TO- 1851. and exchanged 1852. wh.l
nearly the entire company Joined othe
commands.
< 1t is a matter of some interest I:
add that three of this company or
now living In the city OF Richmond
namely, Robert P. Anderson. Richar
W. Flournoy and James G. Tiusley.
CONNIE ncc ment Features.
The leading speakers for commence
ment have also been chosen and hav
accepted. Tho address before the tw
literary societies Will be delivered b
Hon. II. ST. George Tucker for man
years the representative of the Ten.
District in Congress-. professor of la,
at Washington and Lee and Geors