Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-11
ON FIELDS OF BATTLE
COUNT or PARIS VISITS PLACES
WHERE BLOOD FLOWED FREELY.
McC1eIian's Headquarters and other His
toric Spots Inspected-The Frenchmen
Entertained by Colonel Anderson.

His Royal Highness the Comte de Paris
stood yesterday on several battle-helds
where he saw active service twenty-eight
years ago, when the blood Of both Union
and Confederate soldiers flowed freely.
After an absence Of more than quarter
OF a century he again travelled over farm
lands with the topography of which he
was entirely familiar when as one Of Nc
Clellan's aides he participated in the
seven days fight around Richmond.
The scenes though were very dl1erent
from those witnessed in 1862, when the
young Prince saw great armies drawn mp
in battle and looked upon men falling Dy
the score. while the roar Of cannon ana
musketry drowned oil other sounds.
What were then the camp-grounds OF con-
tending armies or nelds OF carnage are
now fertile farm-lands or territory grown
up with young timber since the roar OF
battle ceased.
The fighting was done over again, but 1t
was On a different scale, and those VINO
then welcomed each other with snot ana
shell now walked over the grounds with
locked arms and as friends between whom
all differences have been buried taxed
over the deeds of valor and herolsm when
remain as pleasant memories OF those DARK
days.
PREPARING TO 90.
Everybody about the Exchange were
astir early yesterday morning and the
French visitors rose early tor persons oi
royal blood Before the other guests had
arisen or even awaked from their slumbers
the Count and his companions were STR
ring about their rooms. and by $40 O'Clock
they had partaken of their breakfast,
donned Their riding costumes, ana starteu
| for the battle-felds.
Quite number of curiously- y-inclined in
| divduals were assembled about the
| locality. as il had gone forth that the
| Comte and his distinguished reiirtte would
| leave the hotel at o'clock sharp. large
number of slender-limbed steeds stood
saddled before the hotel awaiting the
| pleasure of the royal guests TO mount
| them.
In a short while the members of the par
| ty began TO show themselves and COM
menced mounting. Then excitement ana
| curiosity reigned predominant among the
| bystanders assembled about the neigbDOr-
| ing lamp-posts and eager inquiries were
made. An enterprisne journalist rushed
precipitately up to the colOTed porter, then
| a prominent figure in his own estimation,
! and asked: (which is hep" Dat one
| there" responded the citizen of the ebon
hue (which one is he, which one IS he ~
repeated another spectator 90 the lrrlta;
ton of the porter. %, dat KING. doh
no who he is." replied the incensed scion
of the race of Ham.
THEY MAKE A START.
Captain Philip Haxall, DR.. Cullen, and
| Mr.. Seaton G.. Iinsley arrived quite early,
and the party had only toawalt the coming
| of Colonel Archer Anderson. About TWEEN
| tv minutes TO 9 he came up mounted on
magnificent iron. gray animal. ana AT quar-
| ter TO 9 the start was made.
The Count wore riding-bOOts and spurs
| and displayed no mean horsemanshlp.
| Next came the Duke of Orleans, metamor-
! phosed into a. complete an Engllshman as
| one ever saw. He wore his big, soft, white
| felt hat. tan rIding-boOts, and light
riding suit. and looked as comfortable and
| well fixed as man can be in clothing. IL Is
true his royal coat tails swagged, as the
| dressv bows say. and his trousers were
rather too tight for Richmond styles, but
| he looked comfortable e-unmlstakably SO.
| lie Due Dues, Marquis Lasteyrle,, Doc;
| teur Recamier, Colonel Parsenal and
! Colonel Coppinger also rode on horseback,
as did Colonel Anderson, DIR. Cullen, and
Captain Haxall, while Count d'Hausson-
| vile, Captain Mohain, and Mr.. s. q. Tins
lev. who also accompanied the party by IN
| yitation, followed in carriages. Members
of the press were also among the number,
and kept up with the party IN busgles.
THR DUKE AS AN ARTIST.
Never has a more beautiful day smiled
! uDon the country, and with such weather
| II would have been unnatural TO be Ill
! humored. Everybody felt we'll and every
| bonv knew everybody else felt the same
! way. and so how could the trip have been
ANYTHING but pleasant? Even the young
Duke, who appeared so shy Thurs
dav. was as loquacious and sociaole
AZ he could be and really seemed tC
he having fun" He had provided
himself with his kodak" and wheI
ont in the country where nature appeals
so strongly to the finer senslbillties ne
photographed the crowd, and IN fact
photographed most everything that came
i'm his way. darky on load OF corr
"far from the madding crowds ignohlt
strife" had an honor conferred upon HIN
that few indeed can boast of. His picture
was taken 10y real duke.
TO MECHANIosyILLE.
Immediately upon leaving the hotel tht
riders directed their horses up Eighteenth
street. going out the Mechanicsvllle turn
nike until they reached Mechanicsyille
fiye and half miles from this city. The
first halt was made on the blufi overlook
inc the Chickahominy swamp on the Hen
rico side. On the Hanover side the Coun
unfolded his ever-present map ana go
himself thoroughly posted as to the lay o
the ground. Leaving MechanicsyilIe L
the left. they proceeded down by Eller
sons mill and across TO the Walnut Grow
church. which was the Confederate hos
nital and thence to the house OF Dr. Cur
lis which was General McClellan's head
quarters before the battle OF Mechanics
vile.
THEY LUNCH EARLY.
From there they proceeded to Gaines
Mill. which they inspected with great IN
terest. and there under the spreading wal
nut-tree lunch was served, and splend'
one il was too. ., -,
fable was made of plank. cloth laiC
unon II and many of the tourists sat upol
Mother Earth and partook of the splendi'
feast. Among the other delicacies chicken
egcs. salad, coffee, cognac, and VINE,
were served. This was partaken OF M l2;5u
and there was every evidence that IN
country air had stimulated the appetltes
the entire party.
he BECOMES FAMILIAR.
Innch being over, MIR. Tinsley, VIII
, knew every inch of the ground in TINS sec
ton. was nOminally made leader. IN
Count said to him: Il don't know what
would have done without you, AM
smacked him on the knee quite Familiarity
Next the Dattle-uelu VI Ncm NVit ''''
Dor was ridden to- and there the Coun
recognized the point in the woods wher
Jackson's men appeared III time to win IN
battle for Lee. They stopped at the GENE
. tery where the Federal dead lay sleeping.
Old Cold Harbor was the next plac
, reached. after which Watts's house an
farm were inspected.
! THIN AND NOW.
1 Immediately in the rear OF Boatswal
swamp Mcclellan had three lines OF battl
r on the hill. and the Count recognized th
position and pointed out the ground frol
which General Cook charged with M
Iancers regiment, and at when 10
r CouEts horse baked. lie remembers
5 that the animal had refused to so and "a
Confederates were shooting at him ever
moment. n. Clio
proceeding to the house OF Or. Game
e the Count recognized the building and 10
. position of the heavy batteries;
D The residence OF Mr.. 5. G. Tinslel
which affords fine view OF the country
was also visited. c.:.
a After inspecting the house OF Dr. Game
o the home of Mr.. William Games was ais
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