The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-01-09


At The Jones place, Thomas had refugeed into
Orange County. but his wife and small children
remained a home, and James Spcer and family
lived there. When the FIRST troops came in, in
l5G2, and they bad fight around the McYeigh
house. opposite me, Mrs. OBannon, who was
quite Old lady, was terribly frightened. and
with Miss McNeigh went over 70 Jones's. They
Lad fresh cog and calf sent over 20 them foF
the old lady's use. and a couple Of nights after
The Federal soldiers came To the house and
killed the cow aud calf IN the dOOTyard. This
shocked the old woman still more, SO that she
never got out Of bed. When the troops settled
IN here, the army Surgeons kindly attended
her, and when she died Gen. Davies sent two
army ambuianees and wagon 20 bring the
body aud friends who wished TO accompany it.
10 the family graveyard at the McYeigh place.
under an escort IN charge Of Maj. Bacon, where
the iHteTment took place. services being
cDsDUCTED BY CHAPLAIN ROE
This latter gentleman lad rooms ia the Nc
Weigh house, Of which bad charge, one Of my
daughters aud her children stopping there
remember that he got furiough, went home
and got married in the Winter Of 1853, '6d, and
learned that be subsequently, became quite a
novelist and writer, but i since dead.
At AGhby's. Mrs. Ashby went South, her son,
Dr. }. Washington Ashby. being in the Confed-
crate army, aud Richard Clark lived there with
his wife, both OF whom are now living in
6teyensburg. a soldier informed me that on
one occasion he captured Lieutenant or Cap
tain AsbJy in citizeng clothes. but on t. king
him back 70 tie house, the officers uniform
WAS found there. ] have since inquired about
i, but never found out what Ashby Il could be.
At Frog Pond" John GOTdOn's place, Just
10 the Tclr Oi his fathers place, " Logell's, .
his wife and four small children lived. When
the army moved IN, she went up 10 her fathers,
lBiueheT Da1sD0TO0gh'sj house. John Gordon
was ln tie Confederate army, aud died carly iu
the war, and his widow became a strong Union
woman 90 agF feelings claiming that her hug-
band did moi want % go in the service Of the
COuledgacg, being anti Secession IN his views
but was forced in by his friends. Her house
was torn dOBn and used 10 build Winter
quarters, yet she did not grumble Knowing
the country well she described ali the lords
crossings and routes 10 the Union troops, aud Il
iG said by people Gf the neighborhood that she
guided tac Yankees 10 Nine Run, riding 1t tht
head Of iAe column with the General aud staff
The glai Corps Of tie Army Of the Potomac
occupied treemaH's house, one mile from CnI
pepeF Courthouse, and the brcastwOrks ant
battery still remain at Lawyer Green's Aous,
on the hIll, one and oDe-half miles south Of IA,
Town. This position covered the Sleycnsbur;
road, the railroad and the road TO Drang,
Courthouse - miles distant. This latter roae
Nan LiAG g44g u alDA WHICH 1sAuEb lcll DICK allie
Tie Cedar Mountain fight, and was trod by ten
Of Thousands Of sore-iOOtcd soldiers of both o
the eontending armies.
The strhsfeliOw place, near Brandy, is nov
occupied BY Bruce StringfelOW, who was il
the Confederate army, his father, old Bob, hay
ing died suce the war.
Aud BOg let us go toward SteYensburg A
Glen Ella, belonged TO Dr. Thorn
who was IN the Confederate army,-two mile
from Brandy, Tom Bailey lived with his fam
liy. When Z cavalry skirmish occurred ono
on the place lie was out in a field pIowiu,
with paiF Of young horses. The shooting
etc-, frightened the horses, and they ran ava,
despite ali be could do; but lac held on 10 thi
piOw, trying TO check them, until the pIow
point struck stump and threw him not les
than 80 feet IN the air, ike 4 circus performe
going over the elephants. Tom is Of the opin
Ion 10 this day that he went clear away owe
the horses. but when he gathered himself ul
the horses were nearly 10 the stables. lie sal,
Gen. French camped on the place, and LA,
headquarters not far from him, and treate,
him well.