Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-17
The Early Raid on " ashington.


have noticed an article in your issue of the
18th. also Of the 18th instant. both pur-
porting to give a correct account Of the raid of
Gen. Earlv's army upon this city Id July. 1864.
Now, ~ both OF the articles contain inaccu-
rac!es in regard to the number OF veteran
reserve regiments who participated in the re-
puse OF Earlys army. and | being member
OF one OF These regiments not mentioned. l
feel it my duty to call your attention to the
same. 1t will not probably make any d. fer
ence now to those who were not there, but il
does make diff renee to those that were there
and Participated in the engagement. not to be
mentioned i'll either of the two articles re-
ferred to. | consider the whole matter incor-
rect and not in accordance with the facts and
not as the military record will show. / shall
not attempt here to allude to any of the forces
that were III defense of the nations capital on
the memorable 18th and 18th of July, 1864. but
the one had the honor to belong to, and the
one l accompanied from Alexandria to Fort
Stevens when this regiment was ordered to
assist in repuising the invading foe. have
reference to the twelfth veteran reserve regi-
ment, commanded by Col. Addison &. Farns-
worth. This regiment was one of the first to
arrive in Washington and march out 7th street
to Fort Stevens.
TWELFTH REGIMENT v. r.
Transfers Of Real Estate.
Deeds in fee have been filed as follows
W. o. Denison ct al. to Helen E. Stevens. lot
20. blk. IL. South Brookland; 1924 Same to
Lucinda Cady. lot II, blk, 10, do; $685. Same
to Mary Cookson, lot II, do, do; S202. So
j. j. Knox to Mary Sweetner. part 8, So 1908;
$780, E. Milliard to 1. @. Kimball, sub IL. 20.
$751; 900. l. q. kimball to o. q. Block, sub
lot IL. SO. 957; $500. L Gardner ct al. to John
s. Duffe, sub "a. So 1927; $500. F. W. Miller,
trustee. to John >pickler sub A. part Pleasant
Plains; $500. Horace E. Warner to Marie N.
Thompson, lots q and ~, blk. Is. Brookland;
s975. w. o. Denison ct al to Joseph H. Hol-
lidge, lot IA. blk. 10. South Brookland. 500. 90
Frank Z. Aldrich to Emma A. Pollard. sub 81,
20. 1888; $l.3l5. Nellie NJ. Simmons to r. NJ.
Bell, lot l, SO. s94, aud part 1. 50. 49,; -.
Real Estate Matters.
Carroll d. Wright has bought Of Martha E.
Pitney. for $1,000, sub 20 and part Of &c. square
275. 81 feet So inches by 80 feet inches, on y
between 18th and 18th streets northwest.
Mary velItti has bought. for 1850 of Mary
Ellen Moore part of ~. square 5l7, l6sx by IS
feet on 9th street between h street and Massa-
chusetts avenue northwest.
Inez r Crawford has bought Of Rodgers and
Stellwagen, trustees, lots "a and Is. block Il
Kalorama Heights, for 4,sS7.5O each.
Killed In Maryland.
The remains Of Walter Taylor, colored, who
was found with bullet hole through his wind
pipe near Elkton, Nd, have been brought here,
and the funeral took place to-day. the inter-
ment being in the Harmonial cemetery.
Fined for Contempt Of Court.
Harry Richardson was in the Police Court
this morning for contempt Of court. failing to
appear as witness on the 18th instant He
stated that 0fdcer Proctor notified him TO ap-
pear and had paper in his hand, but he was
advised that It was not legal summons q the
paper was not read A fine Of Is was imposed.