Veterans attend New Market reproduction amid high society gathering
Uniformed cadets staged a Civil War era re-enactment at New Market drawing Union and Confederate veterans and notable guests. Col George E Baum traveled from San Francisco, Col Wesley Kerr fired the first shot, and Col James A Breckenridge attended with Marine and Army leaders. Governor E Lee Trinkle led a Richmond caravan as Gen Mason M Patrick arrived by air.
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Yat
Virginia Military Institute
George E. Baum
San Francisco
Col
Wesley Kerr
Col. Kerr
Marine Corps
Gol. H.A. Dupont
Wilmington
Del
Dupont
Col. Dupont
Breckenridge
James A. Breckenridge
New Market
Valley
Thomson
Summit Point
W. Va
E. Lee Trinkle
Richmond
John A. Lejeune
Lejuene
Ls. D. Butler
Quantico
Cadet Mother recalls Civil War reenactment at New Market
The article describes a Confederate and Federal stage battle with Virginia units and cadets at New Market. Marines arrived with cadets and planned travel to Lexington to face VMI. A cadet mother named Mrs. E. C. Crim presented a floral basket to General Butler as veterans recalled past fighting and tactics.
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E. C. Crim
New Market
Butler
Victory Factors in New Market Battle Analysis
An observer, George Robert Eastham, explains that Union General Siegel faced fatal weak spots at New Market. He cites a Confederate artillery battery on Smith's Creek hill, unchallenged in the reproduction, as pivotal to the Confederate defense despite larger Union forces.
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Dion Williams
Williams
H. C. Snyder
Breckenridge
Bushong’s Hill
Washington
New York
Union
Rothie 62Nd Regt
DuPont
62Nd
Siegel
New Market
George Robert Eastham
Eastham
Butler
Lexington Artillery
Smith’s Creek
Eee
Aefactory
Smith Crek
Gen Colvin lauds New Market reenactment as amazingly realistic
Gen R M Colvin former Grand Commander of United Confederate Veterans of Virginia called yesterday's Battle of New Market reproduction amazingly realistic. He praised the scale and precision noting Marines and Cadets delivered a faithful, vivid portrayal while veterans enjoyed Southern hospitality and a lunch with General Smedley Butler.
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R. M. Colvin
United Confederate Veterans of Virginia
New Market
Gen. Colvin
Point Lookout
Colvin
Marine Corps
Butler
Smedley Butler
Magnificent reproduction impresses former 62nd Virginia soldier
H B McFall of Co F Franklin Guards in the 62nd Virginia Regiment described a battlefield reproduction as magnificent. He toured the scene with General Butler, noted Union batteries and Marines portraying the 62nd, and spoke of the vivid, unforgettable display while lamenting absent comrades.
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H. B. McFall
Co. F. Franklin Guards
62Nd Var Regt
New Market
Butler
Mr. McFall
62Nd
51St Va. Regis
62Nd. Va. Regt
Franklin
W. Va
Notable absence at reunion among Franklin Guards veterans
The speaker notes only four or five Franklin Guards remain and recalls Gen. Butler treating them well. Few old Confederate Veterans attend the gathering, with the speaker among those present reflecting on dwindling numbers and memories.
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Franklin Guards
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