The Cadet. VMI Newspaper. May 17, 1909 - New Page 1 - Virginia ...

Members of the "New Market" Battalion Believedto be Still Living, and TheirPostoffice AddressFIELD ANDSTAFF.Lieut.-Col. Scott Shipp, Lexington,Va.C«pt. Gaorge ROB?, asst. surgeon,Richmond, Va.NON-COMMISSIONED STAFF.J. E. Woodbridge, serg.-major"Chester, Pa.(Judge) Oliver P. Evans, color bearer,San Marcos county, Cal.Gideon A. Davenport, Q. M. sergeant,Richmond, Va.COMPANY A.(Captain) Henry A. Wise,Capt. commanding,Baltimore, Md.(Captain) C. H. Minge, Cadet captain,New Orleans, La.(Judge) Erskine M. Ross,first ser*eant, Los Angeles, Cal.(Prof) J.. T. Douglas, fourth sergeant,2064, Bush street, San ^'rancisCounty, Cal.(Hon.) Hunter Wood, fifth sergeant,Hopkinsville, Ky.(Corporals all dead)PRIVATES(General) Charles J. Anderson, Richmond,Va.J. S. Bagnall, Norfolk, Va.H. C. Bowen, Remington, Va.P. St. Geo. Cocke,Bremo Bluff, Va.(Captain) Charles T. Corling.careMiller and Rhodes, Richmond, Va.R. H. Cousins, Austin, Tex.J. A. Davis, Staunton, Va.C. H. Harrison, Staunton, Va.P. B. Hiden, Newport News, Va.John C. Howard, Ashland, Va.W.^J. Hubard, 112 E. Cary street,Richmond, Va(General) F. W. James, Baird,Tex.James S. Larrick, Middletown. Va.D. G. Mohler, Washington, D. C.(Hon.) P. H. Morgan, Shawboro,N. C.A. S. Payne, Lynohburg, Va.R. A. Pendleton, 704 N. 3rd street,St. Louis, Mo.(Col.) G. E. Raum, oare Messrs.Baldwin & Howell, 818 Kearny street,San Marcos County, Cal.E. H. Smith, Soldier's Home,Richmend, Va.Francis L. Smith, Alexandria, Va.George Spiller, Jacksboro, Tex.W. H. Spiller, Roanoke, Va.P. C. Temple, Manchester, Va.(Dr.) A. P. Thompson, SummitPoint, W. Va.(Hon.) Wm. H. White, Richmond,Va.L. W. Wimbish, Boydton, Va.W. W. Wood, Bristol, Va. 'Prof. V. F. Garrett, Williamsburg,Va.Captain N. C. Grasty, Atlanta,Ga.M. O. Hankins, Richmond, Va.Judge W.O.Harris, Louisville,Ky.A. W. Hawks, Rockville Centre,N. Y.R. C. Hupp, 52 Selden Ave., Detroit,Mich.Porter Johnson, Newport News, Va.T. W. Jones, Felden, Va.Geo. T. Lee, Johnson City, Tenn.J. W. McCorkle, 1016 CommerceSt., Roanoke, Va.S. Blount Mason, care PresidentErie Railroad, New York.Va.Va.(Hon.) J. J. A. Powell,Wytheville,J. B. Preston, Bristol, Va.T. W. Preston, Vicksburg, Miss.W. F. Redwood, Brookville, Miss.(Prof.)John Tabb,Gloucester C.H.,A. H. Tarday, 424 Rialto Building,St. Louis, Mo.J. E. Taylor, 31 Bank CommerceBuilding, New York.R. B. Tunstall, Norfolk, Va.Wilberforce Veitch, 200 AdamsChicago, 111.St.,Lloyd Washington. 1842 IndianaAve., Chicago, 111.C. A. Wesson, Richmond. Va.J. E. Wharton, Roanoke, Va.Va.COMPANY(Captain) A. Govan Hill,captaincommanding,Louisa,Va.C(Captain) H. C. Whitehead, Norfolk,(Capt.) T. D. Davis, first lieutenant,Lynchburg,Va.(Maj.) L. C. Wise, second sergeant,Abetene,Texas.(Judge) W.B. Martin,fourth sergeant,Norfolk,Va.(Dr.) J. E. Wood, second corporal,Elizabeth City, N. C.(Col.) John G. James, thirdRoff, Ind.Ter.corporal,Robert Ridley, fourth corporal, Portsmouth,Va.PRIVATES.(Capt.) S. B. Adams,Little Rock, Ark.S. W. Booth, Petersburg, Va(Dr.) E. S. Buffington, Huntington,W. Va(Dr.) J. N. Upshur, Richmond, Va.(Judge) R. E. Waller, Gatewood,COMPANY D.(Capt.) B. A. Colonna,CadetA. J. Davis, Goode's Ferry, Va.ing trees?Continued from page 7J. C. Early, Lynchburg, Va.Comrades, there were few of thems(Sir) Moses Ezekiel,Baths of Diocletian,Rome, Italy.battle it was new to them.Yes. The dash of the boys and the Nature planted valor in their frame,Hugh W. Fry, Congress Springs, Va.vet'rans in gray,Counry it was dear to them, dangerH. L. Goode, Beaumont, Tex.A galding fire brings on their flank.had no fear for themW. L. Harrison, Westover, VaAnd the living gray wedge is fast Great enough to taint their honoredW. S. Jones, Abingdon, Va.pushing betweennames.R. F. Lee, Alexandria, Va.Their lines forcing ranks upon ranks.COMPANY B.J. W. McGavolk, Graham's Forge,Go and tell your children then, howVa,Now look out, ye gunners up there onGeorge W. Gretter,first lieutenant,it was those budding men(Senator) T. S.Martin,Charlottesville, that hill.Watsonville, Cal.Glory won and honored our fair land.Va.You've mauled them right sorely(Capt.) Andrew Pizzini,Jr.,first-sergeant,Richmond, Va.is learned from yonder gray.Tell in bronze and granite gray whatReuben Maury, Charlottesville, Va.today.J. L Merritt, Lawrenceville, Va But now they've sprung at you—thoseH. W. Garrow, third-sergeant,Taught us by that noble, youthfulHouston, Tex.J. H. Minor, Mexico, Mo.boys in their wrath,batid.(Hon.) Thomas G. Hayes,first corporal,Baltimore, Md.J. B. Morsou, Birmingham, Ala.A. A. Morsou, Jackson, Miss.Look out! Can you hold them at bay ?Tell how dutj steels the heart, tellHark! Hark to the yell from those of valor the best part-(Dr.) Balling W. Barton, fourthcorporal,Leesburg, Va.A. W. Overton, Frankfort, Ky.N. B. Noland, Offleg, Vashrill boyish throats!Moral courage trained to meet eachSaw ever a field such a scene?woe.Philip N. Page, Estacion GeneralPRIVATES.Four guns belching death out at two Print on your children's souls, andCampos, Ferro-Carril de Entre-Rios,hundred ladswhile Time his page unrolls(Judge) W. G. Bennett, Weston, Argentina, S. A.That never in battle had been?They will face and conquer every foe.W. Va.^. B. Price, care Southern Railway,(Dr.) W. B. Bowen, Moorefield, W. Philadelphia, Pa.Yes! Look out, ye gunners, the ladsVa.(Rev.) Charles C.Roadolph, Evington, will not blench.It is with deep regret that we(Dr.) J. F. BronBford,Bon Air,Va. Va.They've leaders in whom they believe, note the death of George Rankin'smother and John Magru-(Dr.) R. G. Cobett,Richmond;f Va. (Hon.) G. M. Rose,Fayettaville, N. C. And grit to go with them. See •Prestonleads on—W. S. Carmichael, Augusta, Ga. T. M. Rutherford, Richmond, Va.der's aunt. We wish to extendJ. H. ClarkBon, 26 River street, (Hon.) Thomas H. Shriver, Union A vet'ran with one empty sleeve.Chicago. III.Mills, Md.to them our sincerest sympathyThe guns thin their ranks, but theJ. L. Cocke, Memphis, Tenn.C. H. Smith, Buford, Ga.in their affliction.boys stop nor stay;T. J. Crank, Denison, Tex.C. B. Tate. Pulaski, Va.£x-Sen«tor C. J. Faulkner, Martiniburg,W. Va.general, U. S. A., Washington, D. C. assUtant professor at the V. M.(Col. )Blais D.Taylor,deputy-sergeant-*C»pt. Freaton of Co. "B," who had loatun armin the Conf«deriit« aervic* before becoming anI.Va.Captain,108 B. street, N. E., Washington, D. C.(Rev.) F. W.Claybrook,second-lieutenant,Kilmarnook,Va.C. M. Etheredge, fourth-sergeant,Charlotte, N. C.(Rev.) Otis A. Glazebrook, first-corporal,Elizabeth, N. J.(Hon.) John S.20 Bond street. New York.Wise, third corporal,PRIVATESA. A. Arbuckle, Estill, Mo.(Capt.) J. B Baylor,Ul S. Coast Survey,Washington, D. CT R. Cleadiner, Baltimore, MdPreston Cocke, Richmond,J. J. Coleman, Bumpass, VaVaVa.Va.(Dr.) H. S. Crockett, Wilmore, Kv.(Dr.) W. M. Eabank, OakRidge,Va.(Judge) G. T Garnett, Mathews C. H ,J. B Gray, Fredericksburg, VuJ B Havie, Richmond, VaJ S. Harvie, Christiansburg, Va(Hon ) JohnHorsley, Lovingston, Va,(Dr.) W M. Kirk. White Stone, Va• Capt I Frank T.(Judgel S. H.Lee,CharlottesvilleLetcher,Lexington,Va.R M. Locke, 924 2nd street, Louisville,Ky.I Dr. I W. J. Lumsden,ElizabethN. C.Ala.City,T. W. McClung, Lewisburg, W. VaF1 S Moorman, Lawyers, Va.G. B W. Nalle, Culpeper, Va.T K. Phelps, Bedford, City, Va.J. F. Sowers, Stonebridge, Vai Maj. I E. M. Tutwiler,Birmingham,W. L. Venable, Petersburg, Va.J. S. Webb, Dispanta, Va.C. E. Wellford, Richmond, Va.J. E. Witt, Bedford City, Va.UNTRACEDA. F. Redd, 2nd Sergeant, Co D.J. J. Dickinson, Private, Co. D.F. J. Tomes, " Co. C.A. C. Tomes, " Co. C.N. T. Walton, " Co. C.J. S. Blankman, " Co. C.R. G. Wilson, " Co. B.J. N. Hill, " Co. A.C. P. Walker, " Co. B.The Battle of the BoyBattalionThe gunners get ready for fight;For the blues in the cedars haveyielded the ground.And the gray men are wild with delight.Ah! No, ye brave gunners, not allcanescape,Ye've waited a little too longAnd the lads are upon you with bayonetsbrght,And their wrists are still supplestrong.andThey strike from their horses theblue driversbold,And they seize bit, and bridle andrein.And they capture some officers, gunnersandmen.And of the four guns they holdtwain.The others had fled ere the lads reachedthecrest.Though they had not a minute tospare,And they ran with the rout that rushedoff the fiel ,While the victor's glad shout renttheair.Then gray yet'rans came and shookhands with the lads,And declared they were heroes thatdayAnH thanked the Cadets for the deedsthey had done,Is there any more, comrades to say ?Ah, yes! When the day of the battlewasdoneAnd roll was called after sunset.Some sixty-odd answered not (O,where werethey?)And young eyes with tear-dropswet.wereThey buried nine of them, yes, ninebeardlessboys,All dressed in their uniforms grayAnd they fired o'er their graves thesalute for thedead.And crowned them as heroes for aye.And some of these lads were crippledforlife,_And some were not wounded so sore, ,And some were hurt little but sirs, 1knowwell.The wounded were more than twoscore.Now say, my old comrads, have e'erye heardtellOf soldiers more gallant than these.Who charged at New Market, in Maysixty-four.Through that orchard of bright bloom -