The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-28
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VI iOHS ifSOf
Petersburg, Va. April 81.
Al the meeting on Thursday night
OF this week, of y. P. Hill Camp Of
Confederate Veterans. an interesting
ceremony Is TO take place. II will bc
the presentation TO the camp OF 4
remnant OF the flag-stan Of the
Twelfth Virginia Regiment, Mahone's
brigade, The valued relic is pres
ent TO the camp from Mrs William c.
Smith of Nashville. Tenn. whose hus
band carried the colors OF the Twelfth
Regiment. and bore them in the bau-
tie of the Crater In whose hands the
flag was torn and riddled By bullets,
and the staff shall ever be saved and
preserved. the remnant of the staff.
which has since been sacredly kept
and guarded by Mrs. Smith. Sergeant
Smith was a native OF Petersburg,
and was as brave and gallant Il sol
der as served in the Confederate army.
Subsequently, at the outbreak OF the
Spanish American War, he was chosen
colonel of the same regiment OF Ten
nessee Volunteers. was sent with his
regiment to the Philippines. and there
fell In the battle line. Colonel Smith
moved 10 Nashville after the Confed-
crate War. following his profession
of architect, The SCARED remnant OF
the flaG-staf Is about four and half
Rect long, anu DTasS pidtc 1tlaCneu
10 Il bears the following inscription:
''Remnaut of the nag-stan, carried
by Sergeant william c. Smith acting
ensign, Twelfth Regiment Virginia
Volunteers C S. a., Battle of the
Crater, July 80. 1854"
The address OF presentation VIII he
delivered by Richard Il. Davis. and the
address of acceptance will be delivered
by Commander Putnam Stith. Both OF
these veterans were members of the
Twelfth Virginia Regiment. and par
ticipated in the Battle OF the crater.
On July 80. 1911 handsome granite
marker was erected at the Crater, and
a memorial to Mahones Brigade. IL
marks the spot pf nearest approach OF
the brigade in It's famous charge TO
rctake the captured Confederate sa
lient. and IL stands almos. at the edge
of the Crater: The marker was un-
yelled by a granddaughter OF General
Malone. and the historic address was
delivered by Colonel William IL. Ste
wart. commanding the SiXty-tirst Reg
iment of the brigade. \ large assem-
blage was present at the ceremony,
but only twenty survivors of the bril-
gadc who fought in the crater battle
We're present. two OF whom Colonel
w. H. Stewart and George :. Bc--
nard The other survivors who were
present were: j. IL. Whitchomc L. q
Simmons r. f. Eckles. L. A. Nldridgc.
r. Il. Davis, Putnam Stith, Robert G..
Thompson, George w. Ivey. Thomas
Emmett Richardson and George W
Cardwcll, OF the Twelfth Regiment:
Major John r. Woodhouse. of the S'x
teenth Regiment: Joshda. DENLY. lie
Roy NJ. West. John j.. Foreman ana
Edward GallaEer. OF the SiNtytirst
Regiment: William II. Thayer, $.
Moorman Gregory, OF the Forty first
Regiment.
Was Not Lynched.
The report OF tho lynchinG or Wash
ington Brown, coiored, of this city.
near Blueneld. w. Va, two weeks ago,
proves To have been untrue. The in
formation came by telegram from
Bluefield To the mother OF Brown, who
is employed as cook by the Puddle
dock Club In Prince George, but no par
ticulars were given. A sister of Brown
went up 10 Bluefield To Investigate.
She has returned with the information
that Brown was drowned in creek
near Bluefeld, in nm effort to save
colored youth who had fallen in the
stream.
Elected Secretary.
Williams 7. Davis. OF this city, has
been elected secretary treasurer of the