Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-21

We're thoroughly tested in the Great
Bridge affair, which some historians
speak of as Little Bunker Hill: in
the bloody battle of Brandvwine and
in the ordeal at Valley Forge. Many
OF them served until the very end of
he Revolution. The flag which t1oated
over the muster field at Catalpa had
in it's center a rattlesnake. coiied, in
the act to strike. Below it were the
words, Don't Tread on Me" at the
sides Liberty or Death and at the
top. The Culpeper Minute Men" The
rattIcsnake device has been shown in
4 variety of designs. One il of red and
| blue bars. with the reptile undulatinS
/ across them. Another design shows
white flag with a green pine tree. AT
! the roots of which the snake II Colled.
| The picture with this article * repro
I duccd from one Of the designs on HE
I in the Library of Congress. The toll
! lowing curious statement appeared
| February -. 1916. in the London
| Morning Chronicle. which seems like
| chatham and Burke, ~ have been in
full sympathy with the American
cause:
THE Americans have a faG with a
snake with Is rattlas on it in the atti-
tpdc to strike. and with the motto.
Don't Tread on Me 1t i rule OF
heraliy that the worthy properties or
an animal on crest should alone ne
considered. The ratt!eSnake Is an en-
1Io1u of America being found in no
othc1. part Of the world The eye
excels i'm brightness. 1t has no eye.
lids and is therefore an emblem OF
VIGILANCE. She never begins an at
tack. and never surrenderS. ana Is
therefore an emblem of magnamlnitN.
She never wounds until She has gwen
warming. Her weapons are not us
PLAYED until drawn for defense. fSt
mower of fascination teSeiuh'eS Anie'
ica-thoSe who look steadily on hcr
MO involuntariIv drawn toward. AMI
having once approached. never IeaNe
her. She is beautiful in youth, and
her beauty increases with age. her
tongue is forked lightning.
So MANY Culpcpcr men won dlStinc-
ton i'm the Revolution that It seems
almost inVidiOus to mention any. one
Of them was Col. John Green VINO
entered the Army at the start. ana OF
whom, Light Horse Harry wrote as
..n,,e Of tho braycst of brave soldiers
Another was Capt Phillip Slaughter.
tn whose son, Rev. Or Phillip SlauSh-
Ter. there is lasting obligation Tor
his work in preserving the history or
the past.
THE wonderful story Of Culpeper
County AZ a battle-ground in the
civil War and Of the exploits or It's
sons is nowhere more succinCt)N and
clearly told thln in tn" narrative of
the late judge y. \. Grimslcy. long
prominent i'm Culpcper, the gallant
colonel Of the 9Th Virginia Cavalry.
Among the many noted engagements
of which the county was the scene
was the great cavalry battle Mt
Brandy Station, which was fought
under the eye of Gen. Robert +. Lee.
and the battle of Cedar Run or
Mountain in which Stone
wall jackson exhibited his military
genius. A famous Confederate COM
nander. Lieut. Gen. A. p. Hill, was
4 Culpeper man. who, having rendered
constant and distinguished service.
'ell in the fighting around Peters
burg just before the close of the way.
IN unconscious moments before Jacl;
sons death. the one name on his
fps was that of Hill. As he was
lying he called out, order A. r. Hill
o prepare for action. Pass the in
antry to the front" and then in a
little while he said very quietly and
Hearty. Let MS cross over the river
md rest under the shade of Thea
resS.' And it was of A. r. Hill tina
-eeS unconsciously spoke just before
lie passed away.