Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-09-15
HEWLETr's STATION, HAsOvER Co, Va,
September ~ b, 1864.

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HEwLErrs STATION, HASOvER Co, Va,
5 -pember ~ b, 1864 I
M, L,as B.alsoa, wife OF SeFg BOss,l Bsasyn o.. +,
UnRqN s. Vols, box S562 Buffalo, n Y:
n,n.NSIl complsnes with The dying II qi,s. of
| vonr husband, 1 address you this commun cluon. |
do so through the Richmond Way" With the hope
IA NAV ind ts way 10 he NorSh, aud be CT pied by
NO Of your plpers and thu meet your eye--kno wing
no other way Al which can hope it will reach you
I au a physician, residing within the lines occupied
nv ina Filth aad SIKH corps Of General Grants army
Ih,ls IL occupied the upper district Of this county
Commanding company tor local deterce, left my
| boms aud family to the msguanimy o., hoped, an
boporAbe AID manly foe. Operating the while within
thsir lines my movements were known aud observed
he vour couA rymCu, aud, though unfalc mpfop
rse wa Gdop ed OF pursued, positive orders we're
isssd 10 ycur soldiers who often attempted 70 capture
ma mo. 20 AXE alive, but 20 shoot me, and any Ct
nv men when and where they could" Refusing
vnstd TO nv family aud properly hordes OF Pc nsyys-
0ia n FSans principally OF the ThEteeGth regiment,
nonred INTO nv houss and rheIil OF every valuable it
contained Not 4 morsel OF 1000 ior man Of beast
not an article OF cc.airg for myself or ismily-not
niece of bod or tab furniture-not letter or other
msD,snto O, departed CT absent friends II. From
garrst 10 cellar there was de5Ostion and ruiu. Uusa
s6ad Wh thu they entered my MEDICAL otoe, de troy
a arge quantities Of valuable aud 1)esdingly
| ms6ieines-hroke and destroyed in other ways al my
I.mp.. re;orts and chemicals, through ghioh might
preoare III, dciues-04rtied on all my suIgcalinsuu-
ments OF every kind, not even leaving me my weights
and scales Nor was this trea ment awarded alone 10
myself Ny neighbors, more or less, suffered in like
m nner 81 the hands OF your countrJmen. When DESC
atiug and raog the house OF my eyed father, he Gp-
led 70 an officer Of high grade to protect him, when
he was denied all assistance, and assured that be WAS
/ cuff ring what hs deserved"
| When these men LET'S nv negSborhood In great
haste on the ngh. OF the 26h OF May in apprebe-s on
/ of an attack from General Lee, followed to the
poiut they crossed tue North Anna river aud on tho
opoose side e which their guard ives then sta-
tiooed. There louni poor woman with ten children,
/ most Of them young girls. who bad been swept I
every hing and for two days had not had morsel Ct
/ food On the evening OF the e h this poor woman
4 ssut for me to Vst 4 scS mau. When arriVsa she
irfo,m.d ma thatH Yankee colder was lying 10 the
hrush some dsiarcs fem her house, and though she
had been treated go nhumsny by thtm che felt sorry
for the poor crea ure, b. Ie,med to De suffering *
erucisny pain AMI mad sent for me 10 visit him. 40
paired 10 the apot and fCuud him lying on tie cod
earh without nlsnket or oil cloth. He informed me
TIA, name regiment H., were as above stated, and
| gays he following acI QUOT OF himself:
| II vas taken sick two days ago with dysentery.
eould not get permit 90 % the or be sent TO
hospsl When my regiment left, YESTERDAY morning,
was % feeble 20 maich and In the hustle and hast7
of the retreat Wss lett. As the rear guard pasaed by
bcy w. y shooing Unfortunately into the brush ard
a bsli penetrated my leg where on see this wound.
called Tor aid and some two or lh;es came to nee, but
only took nv blanket and oil cloth, aud lefs ne with
ou, proIecion or support Here lay until Mrs.. Car
peuter found me, AID size has given me little some
Uson examination, found both bones Of his right
sy wers fractured below the kuee, in nest shocking
manner While thou ends o. maggOs we're reTehirg In
the ghastly wound Told him that nothing but snpu-
tstio1 eouli save u ku did not have an instru-
rent le!:-h's irsnds having carried them all oh He
nseded smullrls AID oCd but hon6 were 10 Do found
10 the neghsOfhco5. II soothing conversation would
.id hin / you'd do that much cheeru'ly bus srther
than MAJ. Lad no ability to assist With bitter de-
pupciatons Of bis hesSes comrades Ia Wept over hts
ssd fate. without one ray Of hope 70 cheer Lin. Ia
his situation no lay for seven days, ths neighbors di
yding their scanty msss wish nun
Ga the night OF Fidsy ire "a OF June, mere Was. :
tsrIibe Storm followed by cold, dFencnins ram Mr.
Rsdd, my neighbour though his premises nau Ceen
slcked by your countIymen, Do7ed oy sJmpliny pre-
psred vehicle carried your husband 10 his mousse
Sending Sumo miles, he procured box Of Instruments
AZ sent for me TO smpuae the limb, lett tue Deo-
sde of Little son who b, just brestte5 bis last IN
quenee of the want II medicine End 1901 Of Hacn
be had been deprived by Northern PhiIGnhOPiSts and
ChristisAs to perform act Of humanity towards one
| of their number. / CuGd yous huband nearly az
hsusted ! told him feared he could survive the
operstjoD but be wished it to be performed. de re-
uuested me 10 inform you shouid he die, Of fate
and write TO his Colonel IN order that you might re-
oeVe assistance from your GOtsFnment His statement
/ srole down al the tims an old book lea, all Wri-
try TapeF having been carried Cd. the operation val
oueEIy performed; he bare ig WE'LL seemed TO suffer on
lte Bus having no tmolants 20 srs AID hs strength
hs Rradus g ssBk aud saw not anolf or rising SUM-
| Mr. Redd had him decsnily buried che spot hi
uaEFatsful conrad sit him, aad hs nov rtposes IN
4 disturbed amid the migUtnimOGs sons And dlughtef
OF Virginia, whom be me 70 tutjugate and destroy.
/ am, madam, youIs, 80,
L =. AHDESsoH, Il D.