Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1911-07-28

Nrgiaia esN airy army Of Northern Vir.
g'nia, held a very pleasant picnic at
the ny Park, Patterson's Spring. on
'as' sas rday, the fitch anniversary
OF The hrst great battle OF the creates,
war Manassas, July n, 1861.
company Was fiue body of troons
ana ne@nged TO the regiment which
wa me pride Of the chiva'rous Glen.
$50 stuart, from start TO finish. The
efapH was composed of the BOYS of
tue best families of The county of Rerk.
Ell s auo was Differed ty men from
their owl rseks.
tiis.s hoys, for they were just box s
a lie "a brake Of the war, were the
$ u tte farmers sud land owners of
th- Sec ION, furnished their own horses
ne psy If The average Confederate
20 'i'eF very little they saw bard ser.
ce i'oa beginning 10 the finish, from
r'lHng Waters to Appomattox, for at
the lirst engagement of The war, that
OF Falling Waters they captured a
company Of fedesa's uader the direct
command of Jeb Stuart 70 the surrend-
er they were with Stuart to the finish
aud we're among the asl.to lay down
their arms.
They followed Stuart twice IN his
famous circles around the army of Nc
Clellan in the Virginia field, with him
on his famous raid drought Maryland
and were among the troops which
reached the fartherest point in Penn
sylvania at the time of the battle of
Gettysburg.
Atthe first Manassas fight Company
b. with Company H. of Loudon coun.
ty, commaded by Captain Carter, and
Company l.. of Jefferson county, con.
inanded byat that time by Captain
afterward Col. Morgan, counter charged
the Goth Loave, Infantry brigade, ll00
strong and checked the advance of the
federals which was the turning point
of The great battle. This charge was
led b. Company IL. which bore the
brunt of the shock. Ii lost 81 killed
and but nine escaped uuhurt. This
charge was at the Henry house where
the hardest lighting was done, the very
pivotal point of the battle.
Ofthis famous company there are
still surviving "A members ana at the
roll call on last Saturday they were Is
answered. Four were reported sick
and six were out Of the state and too
far away TO be present. The sick were
Il p. Bryarly, May Mckee, w.
H. Myers aud w. l. Cunningham aud
those who were away were Wendell
Mong, living in Kansas, Otha Lee, in
Maryland, John stump, in Waynes-
boro, Va. and o. f. Pa, ne, Phila-
delphia.
Seven were kille don the battle field,
six were discharged, four were trans
ferred aud one died in camp. The
killed were David Thatcher, at Buck
len A ills October 10, 1868; Captain
New kirk Hammond at Yellow Tavern,
May II, 1864; George v ever at Skaters
vile, May 8, 1862; James kearfott,
Wolftown, March 2, 1864; Archibald
Armstrong in the public square in
MartinsbJg, July /, 1864; Charles
Cunningham, at " inchester, Septem-
Der 10, 1864 and James Murphy, at
Foods Mills Nov. %, 1864
OF the the original enrolment as it
was called August 81, 1861 there are
II living, They aie: A. Janney. John
b. Boyd, Thomas Aud, Il. P. Bryarly
Daniel Cushws, Thomas House, w.
M. Jefferson, Wen Mong, NJ. il Payne,
Charles Roush, J. NJ. Stump, and D..
H. Small.
After reorganization on the above
date there were a great number Of
additions TO the roll and the survivors
who answered roll call March l, 1865
in addition TO those named above are
r. G. Burkhart, w. Il. Cunningham,
w. II. Janney, }. P. Kearfott, Otha
Lee, w. H. Myers, Nayberry McKee,
o. f. Payne, j. w. Roberts, Eli
Selbert, George E. Showers, John
Stewart and Meverel VanDorn.
At roll call March 1865 there were 40
privates aud II officers. After the sur
render they all came home and not a
man of them have ever sullied the
glorious record inade during those
days Of war. All have been useful
citizens and honorable men.
Each year'the ranksare growing thin
ner but ike the true soldiers that they
were in war, they close up the cape
nd march straight forward with eyes
to the front.