The weekly sun., 1864-08-20
rse Meath .s General MePberssa.


deep interest
Returning fsom near tie SPOT where our req
rnent was deployed Ia Lne Of skirmshcrs and
about three quarters 0 N hrrsr amer they had
commenced " be sharply engage With the cnenN'
sLd going, ~ then conceived, W The renr' IN con
plence with previous orders entered ue roah We
encsrnJed on the previous pighf. and during the
morning, and nom which we emerged about 40
hour tefbrc. Ihsd proceeded about thir'v r"ue
under heavy rs,@' nre OF musketry and Ar'iuery
from tle AhsDta side, and a siraygler following nc
! gave tue crGcr to quicken our pncr TO insure
safety from our present dangerous p"eton.
Shsn . s,E,sry voice IRON tue woods about
five rNs ~ my rgAt ramarSod Al was saies
thor, by way Il diYcrtiug my attention. epfreu
the words, mud bchcld n wounded rsr, who's" name
" 6corHr Revnods, of the 18th iowo, A.h Division'
18th Army Corps ond a short distsicc RON nn
lay Major -Gcpcrp James ". McPdcrSnn suuct.nE
intense agony from n fatal wornd-n Mimic b1ll
having eutsred the right brens,, passed near the
heart, spl came out tho oft SIDE. then toch
my position close 10 his aide, aud requested him 10
drink a lutte cold water had scured -hort time
betot-, ami asked tho privlegs w bsihc b'a temple
TO which uerr,y s,or 90 ooull elicit no reply yony
n iot nod Of the hcul. 0ccasonaNy returning 70
c.n-rousnrs- he would s-k me for HIS hat, which,
by bosrch. found had hoen stolen rom hio a.
also h.s br't. ! hgd not teen In this sfuGton over
five minutes when n rebel rragc'cr cninc NJ, 20
whom rVrnart~i, "Sov are n " 7orrr are You
not :" to which he rp,ted mo -ir &c ~ ari then
osked me, Can YOU walk Cgup aons,' d.. j
gave q pexniive answer, and e1htitrd 9 very sore
ard bsndwpet leg, I'll brgrncarrd with blood, which
had troubled I've n late, md was thus hcr.ssiu, 10
making HIM believe ! was severely wounded. THIS
w0q tbe ork al n few uurr~ptA when iour more
rebels came uI, and simultaneously two more oi
our ntrrrgcr. passed nesr by. They wei. taken
with the previously msritIDacd. They then cN-
,racte I'd the pap.rs which were In PLAN v'e", ifun
the Cen RAILS pucb et took his watch anu marine
glass bnt di1 not search the REMAINDER ri his
pockets nor ask suy questions Ia relation 70 who
bo was, nor did We iniorn tlern.. TL.y setci with
civility, considering IL battlefield. They trn or
,ierrd the wounded n,n snd m yre,' w follow them.
We told NJ am we were npt able, AMI II they took
us they would have to carry us- o., when to my
glad astop!.hIpcn', they stscundc1 with their
tlrec pr rrrere, with the aforementioned srtielc.
leaving their two suppouci or1pples with the Cen
ersl. All this umo t.c rohol shot aud slell were
crashing w.h fearful rapidlty OIL around IFS, III
every direction. Several bale hyh,ed within lew
feet u the General, scattering tho dirt ell over hm
IN a conIlc,c shower. While tue rsio's were tai.
ing from the General the articles prcvlously mcn-
TONED, he SAT up md AGAIN aeted me for his hai,
and which, believe were tho last words he spoke,
for bis agony was most intcnr. Alter the rebels
had gone, II ws agreed TINT should 60 In search
of an ambulance, while ny solitary wounded COM
psniOn remaindod with the General. Ny compap-
ion believing that our men were still ia front
hkhting m well a. rear, procccicd In the Dire
tion of Atsnsa, near - can Judge. about thrce-
eisbts Of mile, when saw rct ol skirmishers not
far distant in my front, as also heir works: the
brush being rather thin. u ifhcult to cerape
dense then run - bost could until l got back
again ~ the General, when NV companion inform
ed me he lad just died, but said rothing ac- had
len him. During this interval the woods crn
thoroughly riddlsd, and every moment eSpoctc't
70 meet tho Generals sud late: but Pro'.uenee
spsrod me.
The General being dead, anil earnnr h's cni,,urc.
webth concluded W 20 again IN search OF an atibu
lance. Preparatory " leaviug Nc reeuT,d cyorv-
thing the General hsd LETT in his pockets, Va Case ne
should fall into the hands OF the rebels before We
came bNck. Tho articles coasisssd, ms near ~ cal
rccollect d two porket-kuivca pocket comi~>>
patcut match-box. one or two PLAN rings watch.
KEYS and few other keys. The wallet contained
lnrge gold piece or medal OF what value we did
not sscertain, gold chsins, the bills consisting
O., think, two 500 bills three 80 bills and eight
| dollars In small bills aud, believe, two United
entes certihcsios Of bouds bt did not ascertain o'
what value, for re1sons which viii now state.
When We had se,ured tIesr articles from The Gen.
| erals pockets, ny Companion aud uiys'lf had
agreed W take invoice u the number OF articles
| and amount of money, together with each others
| names company, regiment, DC. ~ that ther'
should be no mistake, cheating, OF IN case OF acc
| dent or being taken PRISONERS and II was agrees
| brtween oursclves thM my wounded partrsl
should carry the thngs they would not In
| 40 likely 10 rob him, II thoy took Va, ~ they woult
myself. A. this stage oil the proceedings a s'rag
| gler came along, ami ono that we had seen before
and SAID that ho belonged either 10 the 3d or al
Division, Pioneer Corps aud belonged to tn
lIth Army Corps. Finding what our object was
he desired also TO he an eyewitness and suppos
| ing his inenuons bonest, and the more witnes-e
| the better, We did not obIe,t. The nrst thing "
| examined WAS the wallet, and opening 1t, saS
| the gold chains and gold piece, or medal opcnn
| smother aparmcnt we saw roll Of bills ~hicl
our conner instantly grabbed, a. he said, 10 ~
certain the contents. Unfolding them. ~ nesr ss
can recollect ] saw the aforementioned bills. A
soon ~ his eye caught sight OF the large bills b
separated them from the smaller ones, and thei
made the following disbolical proposition, 70 wit
Boys, let us equally divide the spoils and 81!
nothing about u. We positively qua in the strong
est terms refused to he arconpliccs In such az in
| fernal scheme. He then kept posscssiou Of all tn
large bills leaving only eight dollars in small bills
| ana ran d. fast as his legs would carry him IN
westerly course toward the wagon trains. look
oil upon him as wretch from Judas OF OLD, an,
could have W shed thai In his escape Ire had me
| with the same fate ns he whom sacrcl Writ in
| forms US, "Iie bura asnndcr md all his bowel
| gushed out" Leaving tire gdilty culprit with IT,
fruits ID his dns,ardly acL ! would remark tia,
| fearing capture every moment, AMI the importspo
| Of the Generals rescue, wss the reason OF no
continuing . critical exam nation Of the re
naming contentS and, masking all speed
We proceeded IN Tho direction ] en-
tered the woods On hour or more before
| Emerging rom the woods we bore 10 the south
| wost, in hich direction we saw wagon trains ali,
smbulsncct. Tho first ambulance 10 which W
| made known our wishes refused 10 so. Proceeding
| hirthe. we caruc 70 two mort, when we requests
the foremost ono n 30 with us, and ne thre
officers riding UP towards us, we explained To thcu
| our object, wh,n they informed us they were a pAI
Of Ills s.af, and were very anxious 10 get him. So
taking the tirst ambulance we potei them w. tn
spot and thcn q most thrilling scene took plsc
that shall never forget. Looking down the wooj
| from the ambulance, saw the rebel skirmisher
steadily advancing, snd thinking the sta q othc, T
| were not fully aware Of the danger we were oil
Gas hal intentionally rcfrained from ,sscrbn,
the danger W them previously, iunr.si from Ii
| ambulance and, 10 my surprsc, confronted =,
armed rebel. Seeing We were in desperate c'rcun
stances, rushed " iniorn the ss,n Ahcers VII,