The National tribune., 1890-01-23

| stylish Young man, called at their house once,
| when some neighborhood girls were there, and
pressed very hard for song. At last one of
! them sang him that one commencing
On the plains of Manassas the Yankees we met,
And we gave them whipping they ne'er will for
| get"
Lynch became quite offended, went off, and
never returned. But Lieut. Wright could
! stand all such fun, and when on picket, the
| reserves being at the house, liked to start the
| girlson such songs to have fun out of them. Mrs
! Brown also knew Lieut.. Flannigan and Lieuts
| 0Haney and Maguire. These officers liked to
be gallant 10 the young ladies, but Ollanoy
! was caught up with. Miss Jennie met him one
! day at Gen. Hancock's headquarters, and he
looked sad. On asking him the cause he said
! he had received word that his wife was very
! sick, and he desired TO go home, but his appli-
cation for leave had been refused
Besides Mismear. the Edwards had also Har-
! ris and a Dutchman named Friday, who was
an extremely good man, as safeguards. He
would milk the cows, bring in wood and help
! them in every way. As the infantry picket re-
serve was at the house. tho officers occupied
several rooms, and used the dining-roOm and
! kitchen.
| Col. Beard. of 121st n. Y, believe. brought
on his wife to his camp at Fancy Hill. He
gave what he called
A CoLoNELs DINNER
at his quarters on OCCASION Miss Jennie
| tells me- who was visiting his wife, There
were present Coils. Funk and Bull and others,
with Mrs Capt. VIM. Hall and Mrs. Col. Funk,
| the latter very richly dressed in purple satin.
She claimed TO be an Englishwoman, and said
that Slidell boarded at her mothers house in
| London. She was very saucy in her way, and
sang for them song, part of which went
Ifyou want 90 hear Greeley aud Yankeedom swear,
Just mention that Slidell and Mason affair;
For when they first took them they thought 1t
would do,
But now they England and the red, white
and blue.
Shortly after this Mrs. Beard was taken very
III, and they had hospital nurse named Frazier
| attending her, until at last she became so bad
| that she had TO be sent home, carried TO Brandy
IN an ambulance on 4 feather bed.
There was also 4 Lieut.. Hamilton and Scrg'ts
O'Neal and Kemp, with whom they were ac.
quainted- She says her folks could always OBJ
tain more favors from the Northern than tho
Southern troops. On one occasion, however
when the 2d 5. c. Cav. was camped near them,
and opposite Charles Daggetts, they were out
Of provisions, the soldiers having taken every
thing. She happened to meet Lieuts. Smith
and GoudlOck. of Hamptons staff, Eva Bran
non being with her. and stated to them their
circumstances These officers told them 10
apply to Gen. Hampton. She went to his head
quarters, stated the case. and asked permission
20 purchase supplies from his Commissary. He
heard them through, then wrote n note to the
Commissary, which they took, and found il 10
be an order for a quantity of provisions, for
which the Commissary would receive no pay.
They went back 10 Gen. Hampton aud told him
they desired 10 pay for their supplies, but the
COmmissary would take nothing. He said that
WAS all right-his South Carolina men had
taken their provisions, and he proposed TO
make it mp for them. Miss Jennie also told me
that Mrs. Gordon. widow of Churchill Gordon
"a son of Capt Gordon's, who died in the
Confederate army. who lived on the Gordon
estate, married Federal soldier named Van
Loun after the war. lie had been her safe
guard. and they now live in Wisconsin.
Custer had several fights at Morton's Ford,
sometimes around close 10 the Robinson house.
Sometimes he crossed the ford. On one occa.
sion, the men tell they crossed the ford, and
some North Carolinians aud Nirginians were at
the rihe-pits; when Custer's men dismounted
fired az them, then shots were fired hack and
then the small party Of men surrendered all but
the three who had fired. who slipped into a ra-
vine aud went out back. Clusters men advanced
TO the Morton house 10 skirmish-line aud seeing
no one NJ the breastworsls were doubtful about
their being occupied. Finally man named
Campbell think, volunteered 10 70 and as
certain. He advanced close 10 the brcastworSs
when some COnfederatcs stuck up their heads
and told him TO surrender He started to run,
and they shot at him. hitting him after lie had
gone some distance, when he fell. Then q
couple Of COniederates came out Of the works,
and three Of his comrades ran forward TO bring
him back. The two Confederates lay down SO
that Clusters men could be fred on, and they
were driven back but it was developed that
the brcastworks were well manned.
Previous 20 this some OF Buford's command
crossed at Miiehelfs or Gcrmania aud came mp
the river on the south side. When near Mo=-
tons they were attacked by cavalry aud in.
fantry, the 18th n. G. being one regiment Of the
latter, and they came across the river in a
hurry. / omitted 10 say that the bottom or
low grounds on the north side Of the river at
Marton's Ford were about coo yards wide until
you came 10 the upland.
have already spoken of Geo. Smith, the
Union man who had TO leave the country aud
his son, who died in prison lie bad three
beautiful daughters, named Mary, Carrie aud
Emma Alter George was stdriven off, hc at
tempted 10 return home 10 stTaghtcn up his
business but was arrested at Calpeper Court.
house aud taken 70 Castle Thunder. II daugh-
ter Mary, who was a brave, noble girl went
around TO all the prominent Confederate officers
stationed about here at the time and made a
strong appeal 10 them, urging them to respect
the opinions they claimed TO be fighting for. and
give her father his liberty. They all signed her
appeal for his release, which she took TO Rich
mOnd and bad him set free. to 20 North. On
her return home her trunk was thrown Off the
train at Calpeper Courthouse and smashed up
a very small thing 70 do-bccause her sentiments
did not accord with theirs. Some Of the first
Federal soldiers who went down 10 Richards
willie, told me that near the forks Of the road at
Stones,
THREE VERY PRETTY GIRLS
were at the roadside, waving handkerchief
and cheering them, and one Of them said:
Thank God, that beautiful blue uniform has
al last reached our country. / love il and the
Stars and Stripes, also" knew at once they
were the Smith girls but they all soon after
left the country, and / believe all live in an
other part Of Virginia now, where Geo Smith
since tie war has been q revenue officer
OF course. located as / was / knew more
cavalrymeH and officers than infantry knew
Gems. Pleasonton, Kilpatricls Gregg, Buford
Custer Davies, Davis, aud some Of the Ist aud
5th Mich, Igt Conn, %, 9TH and 9Th ~ y 9Th
and 18th H., 18th Pa, 81 Ind, 9Th L. s., 9th
Ohio, and other cavalry rcgimenta or the in
fantry / knew Gen. Siocum, when lie went
down to MOrtou's Ford, a. we supposed, to make
Gghti and Gems. Hancock, Warren, Wads-
worth, Wright, Gibbon, Hays, Carroll, aud
others, with officers and men Of the Irish Bri-
gade, the Garibaldis, S3d Pa, 18th Conn, 18th
n. Y, 4th Mich. 4th Ohio etc. / cannot call
10 mind now the many commands in which |
was acquainted but trust that they have not
entirely forgotten me. / forgot TO mention Dr.
4. II. Barr Of the Fifth Corps, who often gal
lauted Miss Betty HaBsborough. / knew.
also. Capts. Seebert and Estes, Mai. Green,
AdjutaBt- General of the cavalry a Pole
named KiuskOski, or something Of that kind
and a Seneca warrior named Capt P0kecpsie,