Show SOUTHERN VETERANS t ARE PALLBEARERS FOR FORMER SLAVE WINCHESTER Va March l 18 18 Confederate Veterans were the honorary honorary honorary honor honor- ary pallbearers at the funeral of Alt Alf Whiting a former negro slave who died at Bonzy flonzy Whiting one of the few tew surviving negroes who served inthe In Inthe inthe the Confederate army attended every Confederate reunion and selected his own pallbearers Ho He was attached to company K Thirteenth Virginia In Infantry infantry In- In fantry was captured refused to take tale takei i j the oath of allegiance to the federal j I government and finally was reea released ed edon on bonds of ot with the understanding understanding under under- standing that ne no would not return to II Virginia during the period of ot the war |