The Washington times., 1917-10-19
SURVIVING MEN Of
MOSBY'S RANGERS
STAGE REUNION

The golden autumn fields OF Vtr
ginia, the very ones which more than
fifty years ago saw the formation Of
the famous "Forty-third Battalion"
yesterday witnessed a gathering of
its surviving men.
On a sloping lawn OF the home of
Mr.. Brittle in the little town Of Rem
ington there laughed and talked with
tears in their eyes the now gray
haired "boys" who had once followed
the black plume of Mosby in the
smoke of battle. 1t was a typical
Southern scene-the gathering Of old
and young from the countryside, the
men in gray telling their stories Of
how they chased Yanks and took
Sheridan's sutler-trains, the colored
servants of the family taking In the
holiday on one side of the crowd, and
the great tables laden with piles of
fried chicken and delicious country
ham. In fact, the feast prepared by
the generous, ladies of Remington
would have made them eternal1y enc
mics of Mr.. Hoover.
Lees Grandson Talks.
When the feasting was over, out on
the porch stepped Col Robert E. Lee,
grandson OF the immortal leader, and
as he spoke there thundered by in the
distance a long train passing south
cars full of new soldiers bound to the
training camps preparing for a new
conflict
At IL o'clock in the morning about
forty of Mosby's men met in the
town hall to transact business.
Among the Washingtonians were
Frank Angelo, A. W. Fairfax and
Capt F. A. Strother. The following
men, mostly from the farms of what
was once ''Mosby's Confederacy,"
were present. DR.. L. W. Dunn, Bart
lett Boiling, H. c. Bowen, B. N. Cow
herd, C. Dame, r. NJ. Mackall, ]. W.
Coone, B. F. Nails, ]. R Kerrick, j.
P. Simpson, Lud Lake, J. N. Ayler,
]. C. Utz, C. R. Mcintosh, A. z. Many
ett, C. H. Dear, P. r. Rudd, ]. e.
Stone, T K. Stone, L 2. Hutchinson,
R s. Burke, T. T. Jones, J. H. Judd.
D. ]. Moffett, w. ]. Sewers, II. C.
Coons, Benton Fletcher. WV. Tan
sill, J. w. GunneIl, ]. A SiIman, r.
B. Rector, ]. Rixie, Capt. James Bal
lard, and w. F. Burgess.
The camp formally reorsaniZed,
DR.. Dunn being made commander;
Frank Angelo, of Washington, ad-
jutant and treasurer; Capt F. Beat
tie, of Alexandria, first lieutenant;
and Captain Ballard, second. Mrs.
Esther En1mart, Of Washington spoke
to the veterans regarding the secur-
ing Of the names OF all the veterans
in a roster, then Angelo followed
with an appeal to the men that an
organization be formed to secure the
erection OF a monument to Colonel
Mosby. DR.. James Wiltshire, of Bal
timore, was elected president of this
committee, and 1t was voted that the
entire camp be. known as 'Mosby
Monument Association" which was
to consider ways and means of car
rying out the project.
Shaft In Old Home
The concensus of opinion was that
any shaft erected should be placed in
his old home, Warrenton, Va, which
is the center Of the Piedmont country,
in which the command operated. The
of the funds will be under
taken by the committee and the Sc
lection of a design then gone into for
decision. 1t is probable that the aid
of the Virginia Daughters of the Con-
federacy will be enlisted, as well as
that of camps all over the South.
The exercises in the hail were
closed by the band playing Dixie,
after which the old veterans and the
general crowd adjourned to dinner on
the lawn. Among those present were
Mrs. Brittle, OF Warrenton: Mrs.
Esther Emmart, OF Washington, and
Colonel Mosby's two grandchildren,
Beverly Mosby Coleman and Miss
Pauline Mosby Coleman. OF Washing
ton, as well as Miss Rosa Fairfax, OF
this city. The Rev. Mr.. Mears, of
Albemarle, spoke the concluding ad-
dress.
No formal selection OF the next
place of meeting was made, but II is
likely Front Royal will see the next
gathering.