Hampden Sydney College - Kaleidoscope Yearbook (Hampden Sydney, VA)

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march is bantered, jokes are passed along the line. A poor fellow ,limps painfully from tortured feet. llc is made a subject of jest, not from want of sympathy for him, but that we may forget our own pains, Hllfl he is often made to forget his by our absurd remarks about him. 'llo see the ludicrous, banishes homesickness, and enables us to bear hardship and pain. Even under fire we have a keen sense of the ridiculous. ln a skirmish a boy hid behind a large tree: his hand extended too far, and a bullet split the end of his little finger. Ile looked down seriously at the dripping blood, and then 1'2l1'l for shelter behind a little sapling which would not protect half his body edgewise, nor could he be induced to get behind fillfl large tree again. All who saw the incident forgot their own peril from the flying bullets. lVhile in Richmond, the la-xington cadets drilled our company. If a boy was slow to learn to drill, a cadet would take him out by himself and drill him. A certain Hampden-Sidney boy was thus taken out: the first command was, 'Tention, Squad ! l7uring the drill it was repeated several times. The Hampden-Sidney boy stood it as long as he conldg he finally said: If you call me that again, you will have to fight! The cadet threatened to put him into the guard-house if he spoke again, but tl1at cadet never saw fit to repeat that particular command. This incident banished homesickness from the entire company. lVe feel ever grateful to this boy, still prudence prevents our mentioning his name even now. The power of seeing the funny side took us through many tribulations. The shadow of the picture T have withheld: if there was mueh shadow I have forgotten. Q The career of the Ullampden-Sidney Boys is a part of the history of the college which should not be forgotten. 'l'hey had a noble eouunander in the president of the college, and they themselves were brave and true, never. in peace or in war, staining the fair name of our dear old college. Their ex- perience as a military company has given them a deeper and a broader culture than other students within her walls have received. ' YVe trust, however, that the students of the present day may derive their knowledge of life from other vocations than that of the soldier. The Christian world has advanced since our day. Peace conferences never existed even in our dreams. YVe know now that all the manly virtues displayed in war eau be better exercised as followers of the Prince of Peace. Let our prayerful efforts hasten the glorious day when there shall be no more war upon the earth. So will 'I'hy people with thankful devotion Praise Him who saves them from peril and sword. Shouting in chorus from oeean to ocean. Peace to the nation and :raise to the Lord. l HENTQY C. Rios, A Nflamfpflcn-Sidney Boy. 32

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things. Still our proachor-captain was ovory inch a solclior, loaving out tho tactics. llc was as bravc as Julius Va-sa r. llis natural intropitlity roinforcocl by his Prosbytorian faith would havo oausotl him to sacritioo ovory boy hc hail it occasion roquircd. Such worc his courago and his storn sonso of duty, that hc could have lookcrl into tho vory jaws of mloath without a trcmor. His care of us was, howcvcr, fathorly and fonrlor, ancl wo groatly lovod aml honourccl him. Whilc in prison, a Focloral otiiccr camo into our quartors, and asliofl with an oath, Xl'hcro is that old prcaclu-r?', proclaiming, ul will hang tho olcl traitor boforo thc sun sotsin two clicl not foar his throats, but to protiocf our captain from fho luuniliation ol' mooting suoh a ruflian, wo sont thc follow tho wrong way fo fintl tho ohl Doctor. Anothor inoiclont of our prison oxporionoo is much to tho oroflit of al. Fcrloral otlif-or. Ilo roflo up rapiflly to our quartors, salutofl us, anfl aslu-tl whcro was tho IIZUIll5fil'll-Sitllltf' Company. NVo ropliocl, UA part of it is boforo you. Ho sairl ho hasl hoarrl muoh about us antl fool: groat iutorost in us, aclfling that it was a. pity for us fo loavo coll:-go. llc ploasantly aslcocl why wc gavo up our stnclios and booamo solrliors. TVo ropliorl: To tight. For what othor roason shoulrl wo bo solfliors, do you supposo W llo soomofl amuscfl, and saicl: iVoll, boys, T will soncl you homo to your mothors in a fcw rlaysf, IIC was in ovcry way consixlorato anfl courtoous rluring fho intorvicw. Soon aftor, much to our mnazomont, wo lcaruocl that this otlicor was Gcn. Goorgc ll. McClollan. Tn a short whilo wo clirl soo our mofhcrs. V70 wore parolocl anrl sont to our linos. Othor prisonors woro oxchangofl, but wc woro not, for a yoar or more. Xvo spont a vacation at homo anfl a sossion at collogo. XVC havo a suspicion that this prolougocl parolo was arraugocl by Gouoral Mcfllcllan, and wc fm-lt that our last sossion at collogc was rluo to him. Such is tho briof history of our military caroor of a fow months as a company. 'Fixolurling arcluous marches, some sharp skirmishos, a numbor of cascs of illnoss, a littlo starving, anrl an imprisonmont ot' short cluration, wo saw only tho sunny siclcof war. Many of us aftorwarcls found out wc clicl not know what roal war Was. At railway stations from Riolnnonrl to Staunton, anfl on tho long march to the fiolrl, wo woro grootocl by rho bright oyos of boautiful girls boa ring rofrosh- monts. Many askocl ospocially for tho NTIS!!l1Dfl!'ll-Sifllltw Roysf' Thoso flays wc can novor forget, and flo not wish to forgot. ln somo instancos at boautiful and patriotic girl woulrl claim rolafiouship fiUV011i'!'fl so far as tho boy lmowl and tho parting woulrl bo with tho cousinly privilogo. Wo ask thc stuclonts of tho prosont rlay, if, barring ovon thc privilogo of flying for ono's country, tho Tlainpclou-Sifluoy Boysi' woro not amply ro- wardofl for thoir littlo ossay at solflioring? Vlar is slanclcrofl : thcro is a sunny side. In tho irllo minds of thc soldiors, young or olrl, it is astonishing how much mcrriment anything, tho most trivial, can arouso. Evory passcr-by on thc 31 i

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Rogter of HH.-S. Boys, 1861- I CAr'r-AIN ............ .... 1 HCV. .1. Nl. 1'. ATKINSON. lnacslunnr or 11. 8. U. I ucs'r I,Il':u'1'l-:NixN'l' .... .........,.....,..... . IUIIN WILLIAM JACKSON. Slf:eoNn l411'Il l'l'INAN'l'. .. ........ 110I11fZ11'l' t3l1,I.lAAI 'l'ICB11'1,1'Z. 'Vuum I,mI r1-:NAN'r .... .... ' l'AZ1CW1CI.'1, 'M011.'l'0N 1Nf1CCOR1il.lC. Sl'11tGlCAN'l' ........... ..... 1 1'Il.1.IAM Wll,1,lAAISON PAGIC. f'01l1'01IAL ....................,...................... SA1N1U1C1, JAY PR 1 CE. Organizeml May 28, 18615 mustered into service in the Confederate Army in June. 1861, as t'oinpan'v t', 'I'n'entiet.h Regiment, Virginia Infantry. Uol. John Pegrain. l'01l1l1111l1Klillj1'Q eaptured at Ilieh Mountain. Virginia tnoxv West Virginial, .luly 11, 18ti1g paroled at Beverly, Va., disluancled and diseharged in Rim-lunond. Va., Sepleniher 10. 181313 ext-hanged in 1862, when niost, of the l110111lJCl'8 joined other eonunands. UllAI1l.lCS .IAMIGS ARM ISTJCAD. A. 15. ........................... lfumlmrlrrml fwllllilfllf, Va. Saw serviee in other eonnuands laterg now 'I'reas1u'er West State House. Staunton, Va. ISAAC l'. AR.MS'I'RONG .................. .............. I Iflmpsllire Uouuly, ll'. V0-. Saw service in other eonunands: killed in the hattle of Gaines' Mill, Va.. June 27. 1862. ROl1l'1R.'l' l't11NDICX'l'l'1l1. ANDERSON. A. B. ................... I'ri1mc lfflururrl County, Va. Saw serviee in other eonunandsg now nu-rehantg living in Riehlnond, Va. 11'l1,l.lAM DILLON ARMSTRONCI, Bl. D. ...................... Ilunlpshire ff'01Il1I:lj, 1l'. Va. Later lieutenant. U. S. A.g ex-Mayor of Saleln. Va.: non' living in Staunton. Va. JOHN WILLIAM 11'AI,I,AC1C AYIJCR.. A. li., A. M.. M. D. .............. lf'1wle:'inl.'sbary, l'rl-. Later surgeon U. S. A.g now il praetieing physician, Newport News, Va. 1YI1,I.lAM LICWIS ISAIIJICY ........................................ Nelson Ifounly, 1fn. Presbyterian ininisterg died in Waynesboro, Va., May 5,' 11107. JOHN 11. BALDWIN ............................................ .... 1 Viimhcslcr, Va. Saw service in other connnands. ICDWARD 1lA1XINE'l l' BARN1C'I l'. A. J1., A. N.. D. D. .................. Ultristiuu-slmrg, Va. Later captain U. S. A.g Presbyterian niinisterg trustee ll. S. C.g died in Atlanta, Ga., September 20, 1808. WIl,1,lA'M D. HOOKER, M. D. ............................... I'rinco EIIIHI-1'li f'o1m,ty, Va.. Saw service in other 001l11112l11tlSg now professor in the inedieal departlnent of the Johns 'llopkins l'niversity, Baltimore, Md. JOHN RICHARD BOOKICR ................................... I'rim'c lfdlwlftl Counly, l'u. Later a nieniher of liielunond llowitzersg f211'111l11'g died in the Soldiers' lloine, Rieh- inond. Va., July 9, 151112. 'I'll011N'1'ON R. CARU'1'l1lCliS ....................... ..... 1 ficloria, Texas. Saw serviee in other eonunandsg died in service. EDWARD Llt-l11'I'1f00'1' CA11R1NG'I'ON. M.. D. ................. .... I 'lulirlollc lfouuly, Va. Saw service in other eonnnandsg died in Kentueky. 1882. EDGAR WIRT CAl1RlNtl'I'ON ..................................... Clmrlollo County, Va. Joined as student at U. 'l'. S.g saw other serviee later, as a volunteer eaptaing killed at the head of his company in the hattle of Seven Pines, Va., May 31, 1862. ' 33.