The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-15
col. MOSBY'S MEN
| TAKE MANASSAS
Town Surrcnders to Famous
Command Without Firing
of Gun.
OFFICERS ARE REFLECTED
Next Year the Annual Reunion
Will Be Held at
Grovcton.
OFFICERS ARE REELECTED
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| Manassas, Va, October 14.-Colonel
john S. Mosby's men of the Forty
| third Virginia Battalion, ninety five
strong. captured Manassas to-day
without firing a gun.
| Tho authorities and citizens OF the
! town capitulated in the most graceful
manner. doing everything within their
power to render the visit of the sur
vivors Of this daring and intrepid
/ leaders band one OF the most enjoy
| able days OF Keir life The occasion
was the seventeenth annual reunion
of Mosby's men, and as an evidence of
the royal entertainment offered them
| here to-day, the camp accepted an in
vitation to hold its next reunion at
| Groveton. six miles from Manassas. on
tho field of tho battle of second Buil
Run. The camp will he tho guests of
the Bull Run Chapter. United Daugn-
ters Of the Confederaoy. by which the
! invitation was extended.
At IL o'clock to-day Commander
| the camp to order and Gods blessing
upon Une assembled men was invoked
by Chaplain Strother. After a brief
address of welcome had been deliv-
sas by Hon. Thomas II. Lion, the camp
took up its regular order of business
All OF the present officers were re-
elected
| liam Chapman; Lieutenant Command
or, Lieutenant Benjamin Palmber, OF
Richmond; Sergeant-atArms. Lieu
tenant J. Boyd smith, Of Louisa; Ad-
I jutant, Comrade Shacklett, Delaplaine
Chaplain. Rev. MIR. Strother. OF the
| Valley Of Virginia.
DR.. Wilson, of Washington. a mem
Der Of the Grand Army OF the Repub-
| lie, was present at the Mosby reunion
and was elected an honorary mem Der
of the organization.
Mrs. stuart Mosby Coleman, a
Josephine Brookins. granddaug inter-
! of Colonel Chapman, were elected re-
! sspectively daughter" and grand
daughter" Of the battalion, Lieutenant
them and responding in a few happy
remarks. Mr.. Round is a survivor of
the Union Army. and brought himself
into considerable prominence by pro-
noting the great reunion of the Union
and Confederate soldiers here in July
last.
The one great object OF Mr.. Rounds
gress of the United States TO purchase
, the Henry Pouse farm for the purpose
of transforming it into national
park. and he is bending his every eff
After the business session OF the
camp had been concluded the members
repaired to Connor's Hall, where tho
members OF the Manassas Cha pier, U.
D. c.. had spread q bounteous luncheon.
When the inner man had been salts
! fed Toastmaster Lieutenant Boyd
Smith raped for order and toasts were
responded TO, five minute talks being
made by DR.. Wilson, Chaplain Stroth-
err and Comrades Tom Lake, A. F.
Rose, Rupert Powell. George c. Round
and Charlie Deer. Resolutions of re-
greet that Colonel Mosby was not
present were passed, and the adjutant
was directed to send him a pressing
Invitation to meet with the camp next
year at Groveton.
Commander Chapman appointed
Lieutenant Boyd Smith and Comrades
s. Mason. H. c. Gibson and Robert
Narrower delegates to the Grand Camp
OF Virginia, which meets at Newport
News from October II to 10 Inclusive.