The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-20
Your uteiieut servant,

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BRYAN GRIMES
.H15or GenerGt ~ tIte T. 4 - ;.
Gen GRIMES Reply 10 Letter Of Cha. &. Joue-,
Jr., April 10, l>5A.
Accept my sincere thanks for your
book, aud al though a you sty local ~ II
character, have derived great pleasure
/ from peru.al. The mention Of General
, CulouItt uame recalled some associations
with IL. One was that upon reaching
Yorktown. April 9th, tIs62 J we relieved
the sixth Georgia Regiment and e>tab-
\ ii,bed ourselves IN Col. Coiquitt mole
10 the ground with a tent over 1t. and
in a few DAYS found one of the attend
ants of close quarters, and my person
covered before we ever dreamed OF such
pests. enclose you autographs oi
Generals Ramseur aud lbanlei. with his
approval upon application Tor leave OF
absence while near Orange Court House.
also a paper addressed TO Col. Taylor, |
suppose upon which | made this appli-
cation. | have fragments and Skeleton,
of reports made OF different engagements
Gettysburg, last lew days OF the war
from breaking Of our lines at PETERSBURG
to the morning of surrender at Apo
Court house. aud ONE others. The last
charge made by the Army OF Northern
Virginia was made by my Division, a.
General Gordon, our Corps commander,
Will substantiate. The form OF parole
for General Jolnston's troops was taken
from my papers. borrowed by Col. Nfer
~, Gen Schoirld Al utant Genera! or
Aid-de-Camp, It guide Schotcld 10 adj
justing this matter. By-the-by, Gems.
Sherman, Schofeld, Terry, Beves, ct IL
ontae genus hII a champagne drinking
in Raleigh just after JobnSton's surTel-
der. and sent this same Col. Wherry over
to invite me to JON them, which | most
indignantly declined. That evening w
heard of Lincoln's assassination Reml
niecences of the past crowdu upon me. and
however pleasant. or rather unpleasant.
may not prove agreeable to you and If |
do not halt will exhaust my paper be
fore | have gwen you information ken
for. You can procure all information
relative 20 General Ram eur from Capt.
Richnond, (Aid de~Camp TO G"l X
Milton. \ &. RanSeur married hi
first cousin (Richmond ; sister, Hon.
+. Cuuigiand, Halifax, n. G., Will cheer
fully give you all information relative to
his brother-in law, General Daniel. W
f Anderson, President Citizens National
Bank, Raleigh, can tell you everything
about his brother Gen. q. b. Anderson.
You ask nothing of my dear friends and
relatives, J j. Pettigrew and l. OBJ
Braach, the first killed at Falling Waters
upon the retreat from Pennsylvania, the
latter killed at Sharpsburg. You per
haps regard Pettigrew as a South Caro-
linian. We claim him. He is a native.
and was educated in the State, was Colo
nel of a North Carolina Regiment, and
commanded a North Carolina Brigade at
time of his death. Rev. w. s. Petit,
grew, Henderson, n. c.. will give you
all particulars relative to him, and Mrs.
l. OBJ Branch, Raleigh, or son w. A.
B. Branch, Washington, n. c., will take
pleasure in communicating all facts reia
tive to Gen. Branch. There is General
Pender whose widow and brother live in
rarboro, N. &. Fender | knew but
slightly, only after the war commenced,
the Others were lifelong acquaintance
and friends from childhood.
Very respectfully yours,
BRYAN GRIMES.