The National tribune., 1889-09-19

ed that the eth Va. was engaged both at Black
burns Ford on the 18th and Bull Run on the
2lst of July, 1861. At the former fight one of
the Iienicnants Of our Stevensburg company
''played ont" aud sought refuge in a hollow
sycamore on the hanks of Bull Run, for which
he was afterwards court -martialed and dis
missed. The women sent him presents of
nightca7s etc. on his return home, and as
board OF doctors pronounced his nervous sys-
TEN too weak for further military service, he
was employed by the Confederate Government,
through the influence OF friends, in an iron
furnace producing material for the Tredegar
Works AZ Richmond. At Manassas the 7th Va.
went into action the flank of New York
Zouave regiment, which was engaged with the
Louisiana Tigers near the ChiBn House.
TWAS Up AGAIN TO THE FRONT IN OCTOBER
1851,
when jefferson Davis, President and Com
mander-in Chief reviewed the Confederate
army at Camp Harrison, near Fairfax Court
house. and ] remained until all fell hack 10
Centeryile. Oct is, and went to intrenching
again The men did not like this much, and
grumbled considerably. Many of them had
been on picket at Munson's Hill and other
places where they could see the dome Of the
Capitol and the church spires in Washington,
aud they believed that the Confederate army
could have taken that city il they had moved
on after the hattie of Manassas story went
around that Beauregard aud Johnston were
troops bnt that Jelf Davis opposed such action
on the ground that the South should not ms6e
war the North, but merely defend its rights.
in November LonEstreet having been made a
Major General aud placed in charge OF 3 diyis-
ion, Eweil took charge OF the brigade consist
ing of The lsL 9Th, Ilth and 18th Va, and soon
after the men OF some regiments re-enlisted for
the war, the term Of service up TO that time
being two wears. Those who did not re-enlist
were conscriPted anyhow when their term OF
service expired. A sic semper tyrannis"
flag had been presented 10 the Virginia troops
in October, by Gov. John Letcher, snd in Nov
ember battlofags were given TO Longstreet's
Division. The Union troops had been defeated
at Bsli's Elnff; the newspapers were full of
Confederate successes everywhere; provisions
and everything else were plentiful, aud the
men OF the principal Southern army were very
sanguine. During the Winter of lS6l, y, was
mp 10 the Confederate army frequently, taking
them things from their friends, and bringing
back packages Of Con federate and State money,
sent home by the men from their pay.
THE TROOPS WE'RE WELL FED AND CLOTHED
and had comfortable Winter quarters built of
logs and the remains OF deserted or dilapidated
dwellings. One thing, however, struck me,
which was the great lack Of economy in every
thing. The waste Of raiions was outrageous;
they must have thought they would never run
short. j have seen gOilies filled up with hams
and side-meat until wagons could cross them
The fresh meat for a regiment would be dumped
in quarters on a platform OF logs, and the men
were len 10 help themselves. Almost a third
of il was unused and mad 70 be thrown away.
Whisky Vas plentiful. aud led 70 the execution
Of two Of hheats " Tiger Ridemen for at
tempting the life OF an officer. On one Of these
trips had 10 bring back the body of neigh
bOr's son, who belonged 10 Col. sam. Garland,
Jr.'s, llth va, and was killed at DrainsviHe,
where party Of four regiments Of Confederate
were iOraging. were suddenly attacked and
driven back. about Dec. l.. 1861.
On March :, 1862, Gen. Hill commenced fall
ing back from Leesbnrg towards Culpeper
Courthouse and on the 9th the main army Of
Northern Virginia, at CenteTyiile, broke camp
and marched towards the same place. Then
followed such destruction Of property as /
Judge neser occurred in this country before.
At Centeryille and Manassas, the enormous
stores Of rations and QuArteunAster's property
were ali consigned 70 The flames. No Union
trs0Fs were FEes1ing, zs MeC1ellaas army
were going 10 Yorktown, 2Bd il appeared 10
INC n EaDtOn waste, rs the stores could nearly
ali have been re1oved II the proper steps had
been taken. IL the people IN I0gdoun, Fair
far, Prince William, CRlPSpeT and other Coan-
fius had been notified. tley would have carried
OF large quantities Of these stores for their
Own use, which would have been faT better
than destroying them. When remember that
ale Array Of H0rthsrn Virginia passed through
CSfp>PeF CsuEthouss, WSsEt via OEAnge TO Rich
EaOBc. and fought the battles OF Yorktown and
Williamsburg bslere any UniOa troops were
h1ard Ol IN this section, think, like ths pSor
CoafeceTate soldier who was shivering in the
trenches around Richmond ia February, 1865,
and who remarked TO me as he showed me his
handful Of a rztion:
II KSoWED DARsED WELL THAT WE'D COME
TO WANT,
when / seed all them rations destroyed at
Manassas"
The fTst Yankees that saw in our section
wac near kellsy's Ford in May, IsG2 believe
There had been numbers OF Confederate cav
airy around for a short time previous. / was
st Frederick Browns place with my thrashiRg-
machine. wbsa beard 4 pop. bang" and then
wbaD2 Oi the artillery. and before / could
Fet my wits together cavalry were fighting all
over Fielding Brannoa's, George MheAiley's
and Frederick Browns pIanes. / saw the Con
1eeerate line giving way towards me as ran
towards them, SO / changed direction very
rapidly and fell back mile OF 80 ia quick time
DBtil the Confederate trOOps made q stand
Such shooting and ballooing. charging aud
yelling j never heard, SO when / recovered
DyselI ] went up to near where Stuarts Artil-
lery N2s firing. / got good look az the Union
liDe in taat part Of the field and was 50 wrapt
up In tie sight Of the action that l did not
appreciate where ] was until a shell came un-
comfortably near AID exploded, when an
EBgiisbman, a Confederate officer, who had
charge af Stuart's WbitEorth gun, came and
Eaid; Old man, yoH had better leave here
Its too bot FOR amusement" thought 50 too
but about that time the Federal cavalry com
naeBced falling back across the Rappahannock
River, and Stuart followed them a. far "A
Kelleys Ford. / then vent up 10 Browns
70 find that my thEashing- machine was ali
knocked 70 pieces in the rnmpus, so / rueirlly
went bone. ] net great many Federal and
COnfeserats cavalry Afterwards during the war
bu1 j could never find the son Of gun who
charged Dy thTAshinR- machine. If had
eBOCLD HAYE FELF TEMPTED TO THRASH
HIN
The Confederate scouts were all over this
section when Stuart lett, and from one Of them
daring leader named Henry Hsgens, Of South
Carolina, we received the news Of the seven
days fighting and McClelians retreat 10 Harri-
sons Landing. Soon afterwards. In July 1852
Union TaidlBg party came aer0ss Kelley's
Ford, and passed along by my house. They
went 10 GuiPePeT Courthouse, where thev
picked up number Of citizens and DESTROYED
NEST Of The County records One Of the Dris.
oBerS taken 10y them Aibert GoEdon-returBed
ab0ut mouth afterwards He said ALI of
them got Of through the intercession of Dug
Nallaeh, ia Washington Mr. Wallacb vas
then proprietor of the EnelaHg Star In that
city, but was acquainted with all these men. AZ
he owned tHO farms in Culpeper County. The
Federal cavalry noW secuted AL over the coun-
try and made the kappahAnBOck their onfer
line in July, l502, aud my orchard and the