The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-19
BULL RUN HEROES
. DON'T MIND rain
Old First Celebrates Anniversary
Despite storln-like
Weather.
TO ERECT MONUMENT HERE
Definitely Decided to Honor Re
cord Of Confederates.
Officers Reelected.
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Meeting yesterday at Forest Hill
Park. with neither their spirits nor
their interest in the least effected by
the downpour, members of the "old"
First Virginia Regiment celebrated
the forty-nifith anniversary Of their
baptism OF fire at the battle of Bull
Run with exercises which, while in
formal. were impressive.
1t was hardly to have been ex-
pected that the men who composed
the Bloody First would have let a
little thing like q deluge Of rain in
terfere with plans they had made. no
matter what those plans might have
been. 1t was day which tended
to dampen the enthusiasm Of the most
courageous, but it did not feaZe the
men who won Bull Run. July Is is
the anniversary, and the day for the
annual celebration. For more than
quarter of a century these celehra-
lions have been held by the men
whose ranks are thinning as the years
roll on. The few who remain would
have met yesterday had it showed.
Despite the unfavorable conditions
the meeting was one of the most sue
cessful ever held by the association.
The attendance was good, and con-
siderable business was transacted. In
addition. the social features of the
day were Just as much enjoyed az If
the weather had been perfect.
Monument to Heroes.
1t was definitely decided at the
! meeting that a handsome monument
will be erected in Richmond to the
name and fame of the First Virginia
Colonel William II. Palmer, president
of the veterans association. will APP
point a committee to see to the ar
rangements within the next week, and
it is expected that the active work
will start at once Certain members
of the association have been consid-
ering the erection of this memorial
for some time, and yesterday their
plans met with unanimous approval
The secretary reported that monu-
ment has been erected in Hollywood
Cemetery by the association to the
memory of Lieutenant w. NJ. Lawson,
who bore the flag OF the regiment at
Gettysburg.
In the course of short informal
speech Colonel Palmer stated the in
teresting historical fact that Patrick
Henry was the first colonel of the
First Virginia and that the regiment
was afterward commanded by WASH
ington, who was, at the time, on the
staff of General Braddock. Colonel
Palmer also related his experience
at Blackburn's Ford in 1851, when the
First delayed the Federals for three
days while General johnson brought
reinforcements from the Valley. This
circumstance decided the fate OF the
fight at Bull Run.
Letters were read from Conrad es
Theodore Martin. New York; j. Han
son Keipler, Baltimore; e. B. Jones,
Powhatan Andrew Pizzini, Atlantic
City, and others.
Same Omccrs Elected.
The old officers were reelected as
follows:
President, Colonel W. H. Palmer:
First Vice President, N. w Bowe;
Dooley; Third Vice-President. Lieu
tenant Logan S. Robbins: Secretary
and Treasurer, Sergeant C. T. Loehr.
Present yesterday We're Colonel w.
H. Palmer, n. w. Bowe, John Allen, ].
3. Angle, n. G. Ashby, DR.. C. w. p.
, Brock, Vernon E. Hodges, George H
Hubans. r. NJ. Jones. r. W. James,
r. NJ. c. Jones, ]. Ryland Eppes
George t. Guy Gus Chapman. DR.. T.
L. Stratton. James T. Via.
The death roll for the year jus,
! passed follows:
Judge William 1. Clopton, captain
Richmond Fayette Artillery; r. G
Morrisette, Company I, served through
/ war: ]. II. James. Company I, wounded
and disabled at Clay House fight Cor
nel!us G. BEDFORD, Company G, wound.
| ed at Gettysburg; B. F. Ashby. Com
pany G, wounded at Gettysburg; Saw.
age Smith, Company G. first year ser
vice. Henry Boltz, Company B, frs
year service; Henry Harvey, Company
D, first year service; Lieutenant VIII
liam Lawson, Company II, color
bearer at Gettysburg
The committee which had charge O.
the arrangements for the celebration
was composed OF James B. Angle ant
r. B. Jones'