The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-28
RISI1ED HT 4 GHOST.
A Promise Made In Life Kept Arter Death
what the spirit said.

rW NE Bffffiore hHefiNh
"Did you ever see ghostY'
-" Dtd You ever scc any one who had seen a
- can't say that ever did" the re porter re-
Whcrcupon the gentleman sad that in tho
urr.ou az ono OF the officers ui The city Govern
n"W could be- seen ono VINO hnu niH' ny u
v'rtlhc interview witt spirit IRON, inc othcr
wlrt. The reporter VISITED the g'nli"lnnn'
" Yes. sir" he said 10 the reporter. " II y the
TRUTH did once see ghost. or Lave an inter,
view with spirit. VI lrnst, inlhk / u,h
WIS most remarkable. q most ir"Npi'thlc
drrAm-whui you ms!h rall prophetic dream
ihn' was iullii'd IN every uHtHll ih ~ n,'7, uN.
ira ordinary manner. And don't think II was
It was ut the time Of the war. was on the
Confederate side IN the war soldier Ia the FIRST
Maryland Cavalry. In the san company WIN
me was a .rntiennn from California. whom
publish his real name. ~ waH spirhulu l'l-
low. and before long We bcruIi. very iHllmhi''
ami gradun ly grew To- he mos. u'Vntoi irrn i
Tie WAS tho hruvcst Of men. but ~ me Shn'tinv
unusually warm-hcartcl and nhcctiunat", ANA
our affection Tor each other was something UNI
"One,i day we were together in pretty hot
ffht near Greenland Gap. Hardy county. Va,
durinl.tiru VIM f. jones' raid. and. as we
had no artillery with us our reg mont was as
mounted and detailed to storm a church IN
which body Of the enemy had rnircn'hyd
themselves. II was u nasty pioce 81 work,
and tho prospects wrrc slim OF getting
back alive. As we went ut ~ Ooli,stop
turned To mo anu SAID lD'h Ifl's 'Nt W
low. let's promise each other that II oneo US
IL Killed without chance 10 say gond-bN nc
will com" back again Ia soc inc 3lhcr. u sun "
,hiu. il possible. | Understood INN ana prom
ised. W. got oil this time without much dhn-
age. but 1t was Understood between us that thc
'T' Not long a,terthi we wore separated. lie
! was sent on with detail FOR scouting work
iinnn the Nis-issinid and hnfore he got back |
I wis injured hy AVeriii ut Moorhcd. after the
! Chambershure raid. They sent ms f. Camn
Chase. near Columbia. OHIO and E're lay Tor
| Il long time. with some fifteen or twanty thou
] sand other prisoners. hearing little or noihiu1.
/ of orr men On the other sido OF the Potomac.
/ and then only from the now prison IT, VII n
I they wrre brought into camp. Ot COpieston we
/ heard nothing ~ all. =,
In Camp Chase we lived IN, hiG barracks,
/ about 500 men i'm n harrack. In the ono IN
! which WINS most pt tho men Wor" MurylaEdrrs
az our old command. WoscA in nunes around
| the room. and tn room was heated by threc hii'
stoves. ono night ! WIS sitting ~ tho STOW,
| ihr others were i'm their hunks asleep. | sat
| there alone for some time. look INK nj tho fire
! and lost ia thought. suddenly iot lmpcliHu
to look up. and there. Just IN front OF me on tht
! other side Of the stove and between II anu IN,
door. stood toul, 9ton. 800
Were you alarmed at ALL
No. / was not alarmed. only greatly sur
| prscd. Thrre WAS nothing to alarm u was
/ only Coplcsfon. dressed in the same graz sun
and blnck fen nat thought. 81 ours a. tn'
/ and brought II prisoner 10 the camp. anu IA,
only Just learned where | WIS. cA'lhlmrd
WHY. Copleston. when were you hrousht IN
and tried To rise up and shake hand, with him
could not move.
"Coplr-ton looked at mo sadly FOR momcn
and then said. No. | WIS not brought here
don't you remember our agreement $50
90 Great heavens. / exclaimed Ncr'
~ Yes he said. i was killed today III
then went on and told me gll about H. On
day he and one other of our men wrr
surrounded in u house near Luray. IN Tag
county. Va. hy squad Of icdcrhls, an
after a. little Tight in which t'plcStOn wa
wounded In the leg. tho two wern captured an
taken into the "uem, + camp. They were hrt
| shot rs an act OF retaliation Tor some sins lat
M Mnshys door. A screcnnts guard TOOK then
into the woods md with some tou"h 81 ~
| C;f.reI TO Jet them run the gaunuet, lndh
I fashion. The other man accepted TINS sign
| chance OF escape. but WINS shot as lac RAJ
! Coplr-ton refused To- move and was kilIe
whore he sat uu the ground.
" All this. sr. assure YOU. was tpll me y
this strange visitor. As hc finished l." said
Should thrrs ever loo any otprr occasion 10
me- to sce yuu. / will come and then disaI
poarrd. NOT going out hy the ooor hut -impl
fading away. Wis. ~ course. strongly uoxrt
hut shortly after that retired To- my bunk. Til
next morning told the mon in mess 81 the ell
cum-tancc. and was u course laughed Mt
Three wceEs alterward fresh prisoners wer
with other ncw-. told - Copleston's death. lu'
az had already heard ot IL from himself Tn
men 81 the mess mo- longer laughed AZ my sior'
Il Do not prieui 10 explrn TINS al All.
think 10 can't Doe explained. Am not supcfat
tious. thinh -. as Hnid before, may hay
drear.i 10. l i oven then It would BE- Ne'
strange dream