Staunton Vindicator

Reprints a letter written to the Vindicator from an unnamed soldier and originally published in the June 19th edition of the newspaper. The soldier accused the editor of the Spectator of criticizing certain officers of the Confederate army and then fleeing to Lewisburg when Yankee troops were nearby rather than staying to protect his and his neighbors' property. The editor of the Spectator responds with two columns of refutation.

The editor of the Vindicator responds to charges from the editor of the Spectator regarding the former's relationship to and support of Colonel A. W. Harman.

Carrington Taylor, William Crawford, C. R. Mason, and A. H. H. Stuart of Staunton have been appointed cadets of the Virginia Military Institute.

Colonel Davidson alerts the people of Staunton that a number of soldiers are requesting food from town citizens, claiming they could get nothing from authorities. Davidson warns that these people are skulkers, are away from their commands without permission, and should be referred to the office of the commandant of the post.

Generals Pender, Hood, and Anderson, all wounded in the battles of Gettysburg, are in Staunton.

The editor calls attention to the article on page one from the editor of the Spectator and clarifies two issues regarding the writer of the letter and his relationship to Colonel Harman.

A member of the Staunton Artillery writes that one person was wounded in recent engagements. All others are well, but Talbot Coleman was wounded slightly in the thigh.

Soldiers in the 52nd Regiment of Virginia Volunteers wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg, July 3, 1863, are as follows: Lieut. Col. James H. Skinner, face and eyes slight with shell. Company B, Capt. A. J. Thompson, flesh wound in leg. Company D, P. H. Reeves in the wrist. Company E, Corporal R. P. G. Shaver, left shoulder severe; J. M. Gilbert, mortally wounded and died on the 5th. Company F, William A. Vanfossen, right leg amputated below the knee; David Snell, flesh wound in leg. Company G, Arthur T. Grooms, left arm amputated above elbow; Elijah H. Heaton, flesh wound in thigh; William M. Pullins, right ankle; William Weaver, side. Company H., Sergt. James H. Lee, leg. Company L, Corporal Henry T. Hawpe, arm by shell; Jacob Cox, back. Company K, Sergt. George W. Hively, severe in left thigh; Corporal A. M. Sampson, slight in right hip. Soldiers in the 52nd Regiment of Virginia Volunteers killed at the Battle of Gettysburg, July 3, 1863, are as follows: Company C, Josiah F. Bright. Company I, Daniel T. Whitesell. Soldiers in the 52nd Regiment of Virginia Volunteers missing in the Battle of Gettysburg, July 3, 1863, are as follows: Company C, John Spillman. Company D, Corporal D. F. McNett. Company F, Joseph Eddy. Company H, John W. Landon, William H. Smith. William A. Vanfossen, Arthur T. Grooms, Elijah H. Heaton, and George W. Hively were left near Gettysburg.