The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-08
THE RICHMOND I0WITzERS,
MEMORIES or THEIR RECORD
DURING THE WAR.

waiting for ordcrs-A False Aiarm-ho-
quainiance with the Washington Ar
tnlcry of New orlcans-Battles and
Incidents -uumor and Sentiment.
The prcscuceo Of the Washington Artillery,
of New Orleans; at the un,eiling corcm0-
mics suggests "reminiscences Of the early
DAYS Of the war, when the First company
Of Richmond H0Witzcrs made the acquaint-
ance of that gallant corps upon the assem-
bling of troops at Manassas junction. Their
admiration and friendship became the more
established. when at a subsequent period
they witnessed their conduct on the field,
and how. as will Dee seen further on. they
saw them illustrate on particular occa-
sion the high qualities Of the southern sol
dicr and au,ucrist Before referring TO
these events, 70 is proper tsat we should
give haSu outline Of how this first CON-
pany Of lIowitlcrs came 90 Ice on the North
crn frontier OF ihc state. aud what was lis
experience during the campaign OF 1861.
The liowiiyer battalion of three com
paaics was raised. organized and equipped
under the direction % the late General Geo.
NNthe Randolph. some time before the
John Brown raid occurred he had raised q
company Of artillery 10 he armed with navy
1,.h ,naiitios ,s g, Gentleman and n soldier
had so padcarcd him 90 his men, ara had SO
,,fnod me- coincidence of the public. that
,,bon he war between the states began. he
had odi0irultv I'M adding numbers Of re-
80. a. bal. command the result was
.t,t i,,, short fiu,o two or more full COM
..t,. Won. qfl.d thu. making up the
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lpm,duf.'N uINu ihf INVASION ol .rGin-
ia tvoug tar>, companies. the soond and
thiri were ui tn lh' ii"hl 10 operate
among ihe s,aiui'~ NJ y "ih ana James ,il}
counties. where N'rud'r Win lew
Thousand 1niunf .r-. was holding at bay the
ir.r.i.Ir- forces N. toe feocial govern
mUuf Or. ti-i company meantime hAu
o..n h.'t ftrt in hi'hhioho' "ut hdo zone
iniD ctmra ''tiihh s. spring "uu.r lie GINS
of fun "auiliui plateau nn" known as
'hm.Hla/l Park. u WAS under order 10
iHn tlc other two 200 One peninsula. when
uf -u Ii"n an unexpected event changed
u- destination. Ono morning while H. two
irgicHunt~ were cndcayor'ng 60 teach ihc
drivers and their horses the oinerenc" hc
tween working sldGe-coach aud manWu-
''fuG gun carriage courier from MAYOR
Randolph brought news That ihc enemy hid
occupied Nlr\ahdfia. ana lhii 1901, hdNahc-
pug 'Oluhhs were lhi'al'nih- M'h'Ss"s
Junction. TINS lallci was 'l lht' ilhlc am
import iut ~lidl' -lc point ana was heid j"
% ~uai inlcc OBJ infantry protected 10y an
'ii'ieui Dolly ol calalr! lh 'front.'. nut en-
hfti} without artillery.
ln consequence oI inns informal ON the
iu-t company received orders to 20 10
g., i...t .,G1.c r... .,,,, i,, ,,.I
,..-r.f r.y Cbr,npoaLa and ohio Rail
,,,,.at i.3l'f the same dav. The First
D. .ir.n. .rriuia Volunteers. Colonel T.
q V.r. commanding. had lust preceded
f.r f.. ~lma morning. The comuanv
r....I Al4n,>sa. thcucNt dayat pm. and
f.rI lYt.lm'~ battery from Iyncbbury
.f.i,.l and puirr iuioc,mp.
U.r.r..nu>.f thn tnpisottho UnNiflors had
i..rt...I. oman lcyafed sf1f. where now
l.rl- ..0. DWELLINGS i'm fine town of Nanas.
-.-I..,. fi.,t ..r,...,,,. i,,th la, VICTORIES mo-
i.-- renowned fli1n war; IN. air was sin
nfrofruinor-. ThoNrry ncxt dav. while
fbe mon wen. tr.inr 10 mako Themselves
.Dfut.rf,ll. mounted cnuriar- were soon
vollorin, from eamp to c,lnp. General
H.4ur...,r.l.. L.nlIusrfnrs ,torn several
miles iu advance. af Wcirrs house. \ re-
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,.nui. frh. I.r... ,r.-. lftch.d tine mon
'"'i'' n' i' .'' "tI, hI'."'"' '"' 'lc"
were on lhc iinn.I-. "nl cai-'ohs ana the
'Uh'efs 100 poslu"n. iuf louf hours ln'
company stood ln q blazing sun expecting
"f i'fs' II proved false alarm. Inc men
returned once more io The quiet OF camp
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THE WAR BEGUN.
In tb. meantime thov boran to realize
tbaffb. war had ba.snu. and that the active
duties of soldiers i'm Tine field were now TO
D.. uuou fb IN. II ma, io well 10 record
l.re , e,incid.rce. The events lust referred
=. took ulaco on tho 9TH of MAY. ON the
.afh of fine same month. General Robert L.
lee arno,rod for the first time before the
ru.ler. of fh,t Great army subsequently,
lnov,n 81. thu Army of Northern virginia.
and made 80 r,mou, by his genius lie
Was ai That time iu command of the Nirgi-
,,i, tr,,r,e .,,lt. and ,,-a. stationed m Rich