The National tribune., 1891-10-08

/ toms Division there were but few dry eyes i'm
the brigade an knew he had been offered
more important commands, but would not take
them because he could not take his brigade
with him. lie was sincerely mounod, while
all felt 1roud Of the reason he gave for leaving
I them. lie WAS offered command Of troops
I under fire. That expressed all. lie established
brigade bakery and slaughter house during
I the Fail Of 81, and when the army left their
camps in the Spring of go each company in
the brigade had 500 ia cash in the company
fund. doubt II its parallel could be found in
the Army Of the Potomac
Soon after the trip 10 Annandae he showed
me the only map cxtaut Ia our army Of the
country in our front IL was one that had
been made FOR Gen. Mcdowell by a man named
Warrington GilinEham, then, as now, resident
on the old Mt. Vernon estate. Mr.. GillingHam
Is and was Friend" His map had the main
roads, but was ln no sense military map, and
the General asked me if ! thought ! could
make il one, after explaining that all houses,
small roads, streams, the position of forests,
and names of the inhabitants would have TO
appear lie had a Co. ] man named Peter
Goeltchus detailed 10 Gil MP and make MILF
tary map from data mostly obtained by me.
j got Jonathan Roberts 20 fiil in portion Of
the country east Of the Accotiuk pike and west
OF the Potomac River. A man named stiles
filled ln section on the Occoquau aud around
OF what is now known ms DuanCs Map of
Northeast Virginia would not have been in
existence to-day had 10 not been for Phll
hcary; and the first map furnished from the
War Department in 1862 said on the margin
the information from which this man WAS COM
piled Of that section Of the country, from
Alexandria to Fairfax Courthouse, south OF the
Little River Tumnike 20 the Occoquan, was
furnished hy Gen. keamy.
fr-Lf L a In, 10 ff19 A
north side of the turnpike as well as on the
south. but after being arrested and handcutcd
by drunken officers, lquit trying 10 20 out OF
our lines anywhere except In our brigade 'front.'.
Mcclellan issued an order folbidding anything
OF the kind but in my own case no attention
was paid TO il in our brigade
kcamy was interchangeable in his efforts TO
procure information and 10 know how things
were going along our lines. On my telling him
ono day that there was a place ia front and 10
the lc!t OF our brigade picket where there was
no post for over half q milo. he expressed de-
sire 10 see the spot; ordering two horses from
his own stable, he went with me and was
shown the place. Proceeding across the fat
just above where Holiness Run emptics into
Hunting Creek, we went up through the woods
south until we came 10 Gen. O. q. Towards
headquarters. The conversation between
Howard and kcarny was soon over, aud he
asked how far we could go out on the road;
were then in front Of Gen. lluward's line.
] told him that unless we met patrol from
the Confederate side we could 60 six or eight
~ les. but that the day before n party Of 90
had como down 10 within mile of where we
were then. We'll, come on let's 60 out any
way"
After going a mile and a half or more he
told me 10 call a man who was blowing some
distance from the road. ] called. aud be did
not appear % care 20 leave his work and had
20 call him two or three times before he started
10 como 10 the road, aud when he did start ho
came very slowly. Tell him % come a ---
sight faster" i repeated the order verbatim,
upon which he quickcncd his steps somewhat.
As soon as he came within easy distance Of
kcarny's voice be quic6cncd his pace matcri-
ally. lie had a very suilen lool, on his face rs
he came 20 halt 40 the fence, and scarcely an
swercd kcarny1s first question; but there WAS
very little hesitation after the second one, put
In kcarnys quick, inCisive manner. After
talking with him short time, as IL was nearly
night and wo had several miles 10 60 we turned
aud went back
One day box came for the General not long
after we had taken possession Of the Fairfax
Theological Seminary for quarters The Gen
era said 10 the boys in the Office Would you
like 10 see "a French Olicrrg" Oh course all
hands said yes. " Well, bring that box 10 my
ROOM" in a short time be came ont in the
uniform Of q French staff officer Of tho rank
OF Major as be explained. IL was a maguf-
cent uniform, aud when he bad 81 on / could
think Of nothing he looked more like than a
a game cock, a fighter every inch.
The morning that the Conlcdcrntes took
possession OF Muus1ns Hill, Va, ] rode with
kcarny To the foot Of the Hill in the road
There were probably leo men in sight on top
OF the hiil, who all quit work. They were
throwing mp brcastwolks. An officer rode
down into the road, and they sat and looked ~
each other some time, not over 80 yards apart
Not "a move was made while we staid there
Kcamy finally said " II would not take Eve
minutes 20 brush them away" We rode away
without being fired at KcaFny would have
made a splendid mark, for he was wearing a
white rubber coat and rode a white or gray
horse.
During the Fall and summer Of 'GI became
acquainted with a 10y who was n clerk in Mil
burns drug store in Alexandria, Va, aud have
seen him often since the war, 50 that he has
not forgotten me. Some two years ago he said
10 me- Sergeant you used - be with Kcarny,
did You not when he bad hia headquarters out
az The Seminary and Bishop JOAus5 housog"
Yes said j.
"WcIl, ] heard something a few DAYS ago
from MAJ Barrett Of Lccsburg. lie Was on
Stonowau Jgckson's stsE He told me that
Jackson came along few minutes after Kearny
reason Of il, on being told they had the body
Of a Federal General who had just been killed.
jackson dism0gntCd, went 10 where the body
lay, and rs soon as hc saw him said, by God,
men. you have Eilcd tho braycst man in the
Uulon army and then plgcsd his hands TO.
gctHer and offered up silent prayer What a
picture that would make
30 spoke Samuel j. Luut A few weeks AGO
j went 10 Alexandria again 20 see IL ! could
verify the story. Llut told me that Mai Bar
rett had died since DC told me tho story bat
his brother, G. Boyd Barrett, from South Da-
kota, was in Washington, and probably had
heard his brother speak 0i IT, ] saw him the
next day, aud was told that his brother, The
Major had repeatedly told the story, and that
his brother WAS the officer who brought Kcar-
ny's body into our lines. ] said 10 Mr. Bar
rctt, You have no doubt Of the truth Of this
story2n
None at All /" he answered.
And you would have no objection 10 your
name being mentioned as the one who yUuches
Tor the truth Of the staicmgutf"
p" None al all. My name Is G, Boyd Barrett
j live 40 Aberdeen, $. -. when / ir,t went
thclc ! WIS The only Confederate soldier i'm
that district Your boys" abiding 10 the
GAR, always invite me % their meetings
Sometimes / make "a sUOoch and wc pet along
lrst-ratc. ] bought the Aberdeen EegpJLcaa.
aud while ] did not change the name Of tho
paper j dad its politics. There arc quite a
number Of cE-tonicdcrate soldiers there now,
and we all live in harmony"
Two years ago J wanted the address Of a
relative of Gen. Joseph b.. Johnston aud called
AZ bis office 10 pet H.. lie very cheerfully gave
d. and seeing the CA II. button on my coat,