Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1912-09-10
From An Old Fort Delaware Prison
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My Dear Mr. Editor:
On Saturday last / gratifed long
felt desire to meet with the veterans of
Jefferson in their annual reunion. What
la delightful day had. A beautiful spot,
open hearted hospitality, splendid
speech and the hand grasp Of comrades
of the long ago. What foods of memo
ries of the camp. the march. tie bivouac.
the battle. the roll call after the battle
the names of the dead the wounded, the
missing. "A gray headed mustached gen.
| tiem an Lieut. Foley Whattficks mem
DRY plays Us. Was 81 last Duee III Der that
Companies, II, ID and l. Of the Second
Virginia Infantry with Ashby':, Cavalry
We're at Dam No S, and on the march
through the snow across the mountains
TO Bath, r tlAs the gay, the dsbonair
John Foley? l. must be he. for he wants
TO know If am the father Of Tommie
Gold. No, am Tomm!e Gold Was it
last sprlng these four companies and
Ashby' Cavalry marched up aud down
bbe Valley pike. tfghtIug frcm hill to hill
until the 23id of March, when at Kerns
town ~ the morning they meet and hold
ia check a brigade OF the enemy until
Ashby calls them in. Well were they
named Jackson's foot cavalry. And j.
this large geniel old gentleman Of the
Spirit of Jefferson the Haines of Fort
Delaware. Can it be hs2 Ii So he must
remember Randolph Barton. Bob Bur
well, Ed Bonhan, Nat Sewers and that
creates. of fun makers Geo. Henson and
the handsome, the gallant Selby Ham.
tramck and many others there with us.
If he has forgotten who were with rs,
am sure he remembers the starvation fare
and the dreadful water we had to drink.
Time has told on many of the veterans
as to looks. they are gray and may stoop
some and can't move very fast, but their
hearts are the same. 1t was refreshing
10 meet Lieut.. Cleon Moore and nv old
mess mate Campbell Janney. the, gallant
Col. Chew and my old friend Mai w.
Mcdonald and some Others, bu, | was
disappointed in meeting so few of the
Second Regiment. They may have been
there but did not know them nor thew
me. What fine lot of soldiers they
were-Capt. Rowan. Co. A. steady and
cool; Capt. Bolts, Co. G. the gentleman
company of the regIment-fne fellows
all, from them came Henderson, chosen
the bravest man in the regiment by vote
of the regiment with Mort Lewis of Co.
I, of Clarke close second; and Co. Bl
what gay noisy crowd they were, some
singing songs and some Psalms and
hymns. Aud K smaller than the Others
but equally rave and true and Co. HI
finest fellows IN the world and ALWAYS
ready for the fray. Some sad memories
TOO. AT Second Manassas the writer,
was carried IN the same am
oulance with Bill Mcintyre and rendered
aim the last service in this iife-a drink
If water from the brook over which we
passed. He became quiet and had passed
away when we reTc hed the ie d hospital |
A number of the Jeff .rson boys were my
at Point Lookout and E, mira.
recall lin Myers. Ran Ogden, Frank |
Moler. sam Rlssls, Henson, Clapsad- |
Ne, Overton, Bob Hoffman and Arthur
Why is it that We forget so many who |
we're so closely tied to us ID the long aq o? |
But my old conrad you gave us a good |
lime and the speaker a fne speech in |
which he showed very plainly that the |
private soldiers of the amy of Northern
Virginia did their full duty at Gettys- |
burg. 1t could speak l would talce as |
my subject the men of the line at Gettys |
)urg. Generals failed or made mistakes |
out the men measured fully up to every |
demand. You will say that Tomme is |
getting old and gar II Gus. lie had better |
stop; and will, with my thanks to YOU
and John Colston, (what big hearted |
fellow he is,) for a dehghtful dav.
Your cd comrade,
Tom GOLD.