Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-06-09
FIFTY YEARS AGO.
4 REMIN1s CENcE.

June 9Th, 1911.
Fifty years ago today there was
more than usual excitement in Wood
stock. The Muhlenberg Rifles hav-
ing gone to Harper's Ferry in April,
the second company known then as
ssThe Tenth Legion Minute men COM
panied by Capt. John Gatewood,
started that day for the same place.
At an early hour, the street was
thronged with soldiers, their parents
wives, sisters. brothers and sweet
hearts. About O'Clock the wagons
which were to convey the company to
Winchester we're announced to be
ready. Then there we're hasty good
byes. All seemed lively and hearty,
cheers were given to the boys that
were going to the war. Behind the
smiling and laughing faces of sweet
hearts there were many sad hearts.
Mothers cheerfully parted with their
boys, but the unbidden tears were
scarcely repressed. The parting over,
the order to march was given. The
new flag futtered in the breeze, the
crowds on the sidewalks cheered and
the soldiers sent up a hearty shout.
Cheered from every village and
from nearly every house along the
way they moved on to Winchester,
where at evening thsy arrived and
took up their quarters in the old mar
ket house. Cooked rations which to
them seem rough, in comparison with
what they were accustomed to get at
home, were issued. How often after
wards would they have received with
grateful hearts those rations and con-
sidered them royal feast! The next
day they were taken to Harper's
Ferry on the cars and quartered in one
of the old armory buildings. Raw
camp kettles sc. We're issued
to them. Large pans about three and
and half by five feel we're found on
the grounds. These were placed upon
some large pieces of cast iron and
formed convenient cooking stoves.
The men prepared the bacon and
the coffee very we'll, but they had no
skilled bakers. The bread which they
made was appropriately named FLOAT
ing battery" The company was as
signed to the 10th Va. Regt. and
was known as Company "M."
AT er one weeks drilling, Harper's
Ferry was abandoned and the brigade
to which this company was attached
fell back to Winchester. After two
days, the brigade commanded by Col.
a. P. Hill marched to Romney. After
three days in Romney, the brigade re-
turned to Winchester. The company
was detached from the 10th Va. and
became part of Col. Cummings regi-
ment and was thereafter known as
Co. c. SD Va. Regt.
Before the organization was COM
pleted the regiment became part of
Jackson's Brigade, now known as
The Stonewall Brigade.
On the 18th of July, the army com
by Gen, Jos E. Johnston was
ordered to Manassas, and on the q st
engaged in the first battle of Manassas.
Company c. with seven other COM
panies of Col. Cummings regiment
were in the hottest of-the engagement.
Its loss was heavy. Nine were killed
and mortally wounded and Is others
we're wounded. The loss in other
vas about the same.
The killed in Company c. we're
William Bowers, Thomas Snuff,
Marcus McInturff, Aaron Shipe, Ser
geant San'l P. Hickman, Isaac
Wymer, Jacob Mcdaniel, Joseph Lay
man and joseph Boley.
The wounded were Liet. Ed. Miller,
Dan'l Miller, Jno. Funk, VIM Burner,
Ed. Rodeffer, Vim. E. Hilton, Noah
Weaver, Philip Weaver, John Lima
weaver, j. M. Hotel, Sergeant S. Ii.
Bowman, David George, Jno. George
and Geo. Copp.
In other engagements, at Kernstown,
Charlottesville, Sharps-
burg, Bethel Church, Spottsylvania,
Getty sburg, Cedar Mountain, End
Monocacy, the Wilder
ness. Shepherdstown, Cedar Creek,
&c Co. C's members were listed
among the killed and wounded.
How many of the 80 men who left
fifty years ago to-day are
now living During the war they fell
rapidly, since the war they have been
passing one by one till now only four
.een are known to be living.
There names are Capt. S. 81. Bow
man, Capt. John H. Grabill, Lieut..
Hotel, Philip Sewer, Philip
D. Rodeffer, Edward Rodeffer, Calvin
L. Hausenfuck, VIM. Hoover,
Keller, William Funk. Geo.
McClanahan, John George, Geo F.
Marston and Daniel 81. Bowers.