Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-05-22
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FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF BArrLf
| OF New MARKET, IN WHICH
CORPS Took PART, OBSERVED
The fftieth anniversary of the bat
tie OF New Market, in which the cadets
OF the Virginia Military Institute o.
Lexington took part. was celebrated
Friday on the battlefield at New Mar
ket, Shenandoah county. Among the
Icrowds were q number of the men who
participated in the battle with Gen.
Franz Slgel.
| The entire corps of cadets, headed
lby Col. Jennings S. Wise, United
States Army commandant. of the
institute. marched from Lexington
over the Shenandoah Valley pike,
traversing the same route taken by
the boys of '64. They left the ':West
Point of the South Friday and
marched about Is miles day, camp
ing each Right in the suburbs OF towns
! along the route.
A portion of Wednesday was spent
at Harrisonburg, where, in Wood
bine Cemetery, appropriate memorial
exercises were held at the graves of
| three of the cadets of SO years ago,
Joseph W. Latimer, the boy major;
i Col. S. B Gibbons, the first
commander OF the Tenth Virginia In
fantrg, and Col. o. B. Roller, of
the Second Virginia Volunteers, in
the Spanish-American War. Col.
Wise read a memorial, and three
volleys were fired by the cadets.
The corps of 1927 cadets were allowed
days rest upon reaching New Mar
ket, and the boys we're in good shape
for their part in the celebration.
Members of the veteran corps came
from many parts of the country for
the exercises.
Before the parade took Place the
cadets were lined up on the south
side of Shirley's Hill, the first posi-
ton of the corps that took part in the
battle so years ago, and from that
point they marched over the same
route taken by the lads who are now
grizzled veterans.
After the charge up the Bushong
Hill, the corps was marched back to
Bushong House, where the formal
cadet celebration took place. Gen.
E. W. Nichols, superintendent of the
Institute presided. The principal
speakers we're all members of the
famous New Market corps.
The principal speakers were Col. Az
B. Colonna. of Washington, and
former Acknowledgement Samuel W.
Williams, of Virginia.
Records show that the battle of
New Market was fought by Federal
forces numbering from 10, 900 to II, 900
under Gen. Franz Sigel, and 1000
Confederates, commanded by Gen.
John c. Breckenridge. The Federal
losses were PAT killed, 500 wounded
and 240 missing, while the Confed-
crate losses we're 81 killed and 337
wounded.
In the afternoon, procession coz.
sisting of Neff-Rice camp and visiting
Veterans, the Woman's Memorial
Society, Ladies and little girls bear
ing wreaths a nd flowers and Y. M. Ct
A. Scouts marched to the cemetery,
where the graves of the dead soldiers
were decorated.
The exercises at the grand stand
were continued.
Master of ceremonies Mr.. Elon o
Henkel.
Music.
PRAYER by Rev. W. J. FIX.
Introduction of speaker by Rev. E.
A Repass.
Address by Hon. S. Williams, of
W ytheville.
Judge Williams, as he always doee
On such an occasion delivered an ex-
cellent address, which was highly ap-
preclated not only by the veterans
but by the immense audience which
has been variously estimated form
5000 to 5000.
The New Market people kept open
houses and their generous hospitality
will be most gratefully remembered.