The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-09

guns, turning 10 tne Ueuerdl L dSkeC
what should be lone with the prisoners:
he said: jenkins, take them to Gen.
Lee, jenkins started back with his
men and We rode Cd.
ITO THE RIGHT"
Though not invited, I was at the gem
erals side, and my attention having
now been aroused, and looking careful
" ahead and around 1 saw a lot OF peo-
ple in about the old log hut winter quar-
tiers of Gen. Mahone's division, situated
to the right of Whitworth house and on
the hill beyond the branch we were APP
preaching. Now as I knew that these
quarters had been vacant since about
| March Is by the transfer OF Malone to
| north of the Appomattox, and feeling
| that it was the enemy's troops In pos
session, with nothing looking like a Con-
| federate anywhere. remarked. pointing
to the old camp, General. h troops
| are those?" He quickly replied, The
enemy's." Proceeding still further. and
| Gen. Hill making nc further remark,
became so impressed with the great risk
ne was running that [ made bold to say:
please excuse me. General. but where
are YOU going?" He answered: Ser
geant. l must go to the right as quickly
as possible" Then, pointing south
west, he said I'VE will go up this side
of the branch to the woods. which VIII
cover us until reaching the field in rear
of Gen Heth's quarters ; | hope to fnd
the road clear to Gen. Heth's.'
From that time On l kept slightly
ahead of the General. / had kept a
Colts army pistol drawn since the affair
of the Federal stragglers. We then
made the branch, becoming obscurec
from the enemy. and, crossing the
Dowdtoin (uot "~Boydtown,' as some
writer's have called it.) plank road, soon
made the woods, which were kept for
about a mile. in which distance we did
not see a single person, and emerged
into the field opposite Gen. Heth's at a
point two miles due southwest from
Gen. Lees headquarters at the Turn
bull house, and at right angles with the
Bowdtoin plank road at the "Harman'
house. which was distant half a mile.
When going through the woods the only
words between Gen. Hill and myself.
except a few re lating to the route, were
by himself. he called my attention
and said : Sergeant, should anything
happen to me you must go back to Gen
Lee and report it,
THE ENEMY.
We came into the field near il, cor.
per at the foot OF a -nIoAA a~-r:-s.r
rising which 1 could plainly see that th'
road was full of troops of some kind
The General, raising his feld-glass
said: ''They are there" / understood
, perft city that e meant the enemy. ant
asked; Which way now, General?'
! He o;nted to that side Of the woods
! para lei to the Bowdtoin pltnk road
J about one hundred yards down hill from
where our horses stood, saying: wv
must keep on to the right" / spurret
ahead and we had made two-thirds o
the distance and. coming to a walk
looked intently into the woods, at th,
:. immediate edge Of which were severa
large trees. l saw what appeared to b,
six or eight Federals. two of them, be
ing some distance in advance of tt,
rest, who halted some forty or fft,
yards from the field, ran quickly forwart
to the cover of one of the large tree,
and, one above the other on the sam,
, side. levelled their guns.
> / locked around to Gen. Hill. III,
said: I'VE must take them" at tn,
same time drawing, for the first tim,
that day, his Colts navy pistol. 1 said
"Stay there. I'll take Them" By thi
time we were within twenty yards of TIN
i. two behind the tree and getting close
every moment. 1 shouted: IF yo
fire. you'll be swept to hell! Our me,
are here-surrender !" When Gen. Hi
% was at my side calling surrender.
Is now within ten var DIS of the men cove,
n ing u with their muskets (the upper on
the general, the lower one myself,) til
r lower soldier let the stock of his GU
ID down from his shoulder. but recovere
IS quickly as his conlrade spoke to him {
!, only saw his lips move) and both free
: Throwing out my right hand Che was O
L that side) toward the General, 1 caugi
the bride Of bis h orse, and wheeling
= the left, turned III the saddle and s