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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 23. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Historical sketch of the Rockbridge artillery, C. S. Army, by a member of the famous battery. (search)
amped in the northern part of the town, received orders to be ready with three days rations, and early one morning marched into a designated part of the turnpike leading toward Williamsport. It found itself in company with one of the Richmond Howitzer batteries, which was under the command of Lieutenant Jones, and found soon that they were under the command of Colonel J. Thompson Brown, who, with his staff, soon made his appearance. Soon the Second Virginia regiment of infantry, under Colonel Colston, and probably a part of another infalltry regiment, but not a part of the Stonewall Brigade, fell into line of march. After marching a few miles a halt was called, and from a by-road there appeared a body of cavalry, and it soon became known that this small army was under the command of General Jeb. Stuart. We supposed, naturally, that he was after some of his fun, which meant damage to the enemy somewhere. Before reaching the Potomac, the artillery was halted on a high hill from whi
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 23. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The South's Museum. (search)
, and the battle-line of the Confederacy will move forward to do duty, justice, and right. The memorial of the Confederacy is here, not built by hands—made by memory and devotion! What else could it be? The following officers of the Confederate Memorial Literary Society and the Regents of the Solid South and of Virginia received in the entrance hall and reception room: Mrs. Joseph Bryan, president; Mrs. E. C. Minor, first vice-president; Mrs. James H. Grant, second vice-president; Mrs. R. T. Colston, third vice-president; Mrs. E. D. Hotchkiss, honorary vice-president; Mrs. M. S. Smith, treasurer; Mrs. Stephen Putney, recording secretary; Mrs. Lizzie C. Daniel, corresponding secretary; Mrs. James R. Werth, chairman of Committee on Relics; Mrs. Hunter McGuire. Solid South. Mrs. V. Jefferson Davis, Regent; Miss May Greer Baughman, Vice-Regent; Mrs. Frank T. Crump, alternate. Committee: Mrs. Jas. D. Crump, Miss Minnie Baughman, Miss Mary Quarles. Virginia room. Miss Mil