Fourth of July Celebration: Brentsville (1866)

Alexandria Gazette (Virginia)
10 July 1866

FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION

The Washington Chronicle has an account of a celebration of the 4th of July at Brentsville, Prince William county, Va.  This account says, there was a "goodly number in attendance," but it is immediately added -- "as the meagre delegations from distant neighborhoods came in," &c. A meeting was organized at the Court-House by the appointment of J. P. Baldwin, of Prince William, president, and Major M. S. Hopkins secretary. Letters were then read from Horace Maynard, of Tennessee, and Lysander Hill, of Alexandria. Speeches were made by A. Chester, if Il., J. S. Towler of Tenn., and L. Sherwood of Texas. Resolutions expressive of the political sentiments of those present were passed, a flag raising had, a collection partaken of, &c.