The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-11-11

Letter from Guinea's Depot
WAR "REMINISCENCES AND scESEs-A 'iI'N'" "
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES IN THE CANS " I i"
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MOVEMENT FROM srorsfLvAS'A coURrh'' 81
ro sAssAroxAx OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
CELEBRATION.
,".--n.ro,,acnce OF the Richmond Dispatch
rr,~pA,s Drror, VA, November 1910.
trip from Richmond to Guneas DC
-, ,rc.ents MANY points of historic IN
,nr,st 70 the widc-awake traveller pu''
~ he candid, was asleep last night ui,"
III thc nolite conductor aroused me Win
8. Nnor,v there. SIR" There is nothing
.,>nc,suy attractive in the little settle
ment around the Aerot, but it had for me a
dnen interest as Ealing scenes al 81 .,
.hrh I could not if ] would ftsket. ny
thc road lust above here Jackson,s corps
marched when it came from the Valley to
take uosition from which 1t could WITH
cnusl facility meet the enemy if he crossed
nj port ROYAL, or hasten TO Longstreet,s as
sistance if the attack should be made al
Fredericksburg. Near here we campeu I'M
fil 1Inon the bomhardment OF FrcdcrickS-
hnrg and the advance of Burnside stone
wall" hurried us 70 the front with ms usua,
ancritv. to add fresh laurels 10 the i''le VI
the old Second corps. ..,,+
When the great battle had Decn louen'
and won, aud Jackson established DIS he''o'
ouarters ut Moss Neck, Guinea was asall'
our der0t, and the commlsSary, quarter
master. and suffers tents lorlned luite
village. while the constant stream OF gray,
jackets coming and going made m animated
and interesting scene. shall never io's'l
the miry roads Of that severe WINTER, -
deen TINT il was almost impossible tor 4
,innhIc tr.m 10 null half load, until those
corduroy roads the remains OF which
Tho citizens now execrate so heartily were
constructed by such hard labor on the Mr'
of our men.
And wildly recall a scene here ie"
piykts after the battle of Charlottesville
when a train loaded with our wounded wl'
detained all night by the cutting OF the ran
road hv Stonenan's raiders; with nothing tt
cat. no surgical attendance, and an lilsulll
Cheney Of nurses, the poor fellows suffered
terribly, but bore their sufcrinSs win tha
heroic rntience so characteristic OF them
And l remember that we had in the cars
several prayer-meetings, in which even tht
severely wounded would join with evlden
delight, and which for deep pathoS ant
genuine spiritual enjoyment / rarely 50"
eu,al}ed even in that army, where we were
wont to have some Of the most precious sea
SONS Of revival which the world has witness
cd since apostolic times. 80,
shall never forget the incidents OF tina
wcarisCme trip, nor OF our arrival IN Ricn
mond, and unloading our wounded JUST op
posite the Theatre, where "D>Orsay Ogden
was in full blast, and the bomb-prooiS
were crowding in, while our poor WOUNDED
fellows would exchim, "Those people hat
s better he in the army - "Where is tn
- ronscript ofticer?" Cant those fellow
be sent I'D to Marse Robert" u..I..- /.
Going from Guinea's to MasSaponaS
+ church this morning passed near the house
half mile above here) where StoneWul
jackson "passed over the river to rest I'm
der the shade of the trees and recalled IN
gloom which his death cast over the caus
of the Confaderacy, and the heavy loss
proved to us. =.
General Lee Whose noble magnanimity
in recognizing the services of his grca
lieutenant has no parallel in history, ailt
was only equalled By Jackson's enthusiast
admiration for him. said but short TIM
before his death. in speaking OF the battle
Gettysbug: "If had had Stonewa'l Jack
son there would have won that fight ant
if ne had won that fight we would have
established the independence OF the coun
try"
me as passed along the road by which JACK
sop moved his corps i'll 1862 to MassaponaS
tln - fTflanrglIh
where in 1864 Grant made his flank move
ment from Spotsylyania Courthouse altel
beating against Lees lines in vain.
But here found il more peaceful scene
The MassaponaX Sunday school were llav.
ing their annual celebration, and as they
were marched out with their blue roscttei
and beautiful banner to meet their invited
guests, the Fairview Disciples Sunday school,
who came with red badges, and banners
bearing appropriate devices ard Scriptuml
mottoe-, my thoughts gladly turned from
"yar's rude alarms" to the more glorious
victories Of "peace on earth and good Will
to men," and Icheerfully joined these diyl-
sions of the grand sunday.school army III
their festivities.
AS YOU have scarcely space fora detailed
description of the celebration will only
saw that the address of welcome by MIR. Will
DE Coleman "a member Of the schooD was
every way admirable; that the other speak
ing vas listened to with deep attention pV
the large crowd present; that the singing by
the two schools was as sweet as Is often
heard; that the decorations of the church
were very tasteful; that the dinner vas
splendid, and that tue whole affair was
grand success, rejecting great credit upon
all of the managers, and especially Mr.. \
Y. Charters, superintendent of the Massl
popax Sunday school. VIAToR.