Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-04

Brigade, ioke's Corps, Army of Ten
nessee. Explaining his deafness. he
says: The Yankees tried in vain to
rob me of my life, but they did get
away with a good part of my hearing"
The explosion of Il shell was what i'm
paired Colonel Towards hearing.
Acknowledgement William f. Mickle
OF the United Confederate Veterans.
yesterday in the parade lost a valuable
gold badge. 1t was given to him when
the reunion was held In Birmingham
In 1905, and besides its intrinsic value,
General Mickle valued it highly be-
cause of its association. 1t was given
10 him by tho finance committee of
the L. {. V. and other admiring friends
as an appreciation of his faithful ser
Vice as adjutant-Ccncral. Its actual
value Is in the neighborhood of slO0.
but TO General Mickle its value is
hardly to be calculated in dollars and
cents.
Mrs. b. +. RaGsdale, OF College Park
Ea., has In her possession a relic of
the days of the War Between the States
which she is DESTROYS OF restoring In
It's owner or to his or her descendants
II is n small rosewood writing case.
and the only clcw which might lead
original owner is contained In an in
scription written in ink on the inside
of the cover, as follows: This desk
was taken out Of the Harrison house
on the James River. seven miles from,
Richmond, by George w. Barney Com
pany y. Twcnty-scventh New York and
is confiscated by act of Congress-" Mr.
harncy was relative Of Mrs. Ragsdalc
and the writing case has been i'm nos
nf
family since the war Its Intrinsic
value is practically nothing, but il is
believed that the relic would he prized
mighty by Its original owner or de-
scendants. by reason Of its sentimental
ana historical associations
General appreciation has been ex-
pressed in Richmond. by both the citi-
Zens and the veterans. of the Gnycr-
nors Foot Guards Of Connecticut talk
ing part in the parade yesterday. which
demonstrates the fact that all feeling
between the two sections is forever
killed. This is the first time on record
Of Northern military organization
taking part In Confederate reunion
Probably the fac, may have been
overlooked. but In hotel Hobbies COM
mcnts have been heard from both
Northern and Southern people on the
fact that the annual reunions OF tho
Confederate veterans arc the most
largely attended and enthusiastic Of
any held by any similar organization
in the world. There is also no record
IN history Of similar gatherings being
held by tho losing side In great war.
1T only shows conclusivcly that our
side was right, and we knew it," said
veteran.
iG., tiga Il
un.bus. Miss. the attractive maid of
honor for Forrest Cavalry. has been
one Of the most extensively entertain
cd % the large number of beautiful
girls here in connection with tho re-
union Miss Morgan. who Is accom-
panied 10y her mother, is a guest at
the jefferson Hotel
officers Of the Confederate Reunion
OF 1913 speak In complimentary terms
OF the foresight and kindly considcra-
ton shown toward the multitude OF
Visiting veterans by the Southern Rail
way in sending To Richmond thirty
picked men Of the special service dc :
partmcni Of the railroad to serve as
guides for the old soldiers at the sta
tons. and TO protect them from crooks
In the city and at Camp Stuart.
a, the railroad stations eighteen of
these special men have been on duty
since last Monday in uniform Twelve
special agents In plain clothes were
detailed for detective service to CO.
operate with the Richmond police In
protecting the old soldiers Tn. BODY
Of special men operated under The per-
sonal supervision Of j. w. Connolly,
chief Of the special service depart :
mcnt OF the road.