Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-01-19
| COMMUNICATED.
& Renaissance of the War.

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% mant, at that time near Colpepet Q. Il
where had bsen to Sc: the surgeon 10 tx-
anime NY wonud received a. the battle ct
South Mountain, and TO give his opinion as
to the time l would ce f: for duty. The
enemy havirg made So advance unknown
TO pue rode into az outpost aad WAS SUI
rounGed and captured sb9ut miGaighs oy g
| porticp OF Gen CARL ShucZ's comm and and
| conducted TO that Generals headquarters al
Thoroughfare Gap. Being informed OF my
capture next morning he Immediately sent
! for me ID his room, when nc expressed hs
regret not knowing of my arrival sooner
aud that | should have spent the night eit-
ting by fire. After Dreskfssting with him
self and steff he made me lie down ou Els
bed and take pap, OF which stood In
great need. Hs inEisted on ny diuing with
him, sso. aod nothing could exceed the
| kindness sud at:eOti1n eDoWn na 80 SiIDse!f
and staff. Two OF these, his chief OF aTiil!e-
ry, Yho was Frepchueo and his aide, Who
| 8as ~ Au5trisa or Russian, / iorgst which,
| se,s conspicuous 10 their efforts tc entertain
me. The artillery officer asked NE II
| knew the name OF the officer who Command
ed battery on Jackson's righ. 81 the battle
OF Grovston, which battery he said wes han
died supefbiy sud had crippled one of bic
batterits eevorei;. They both tod me that
| having chosen The profession of srrns trey
had roade thsir way TO this country ooo0
ga war was declared, intending to lo!D tae
! southern army, with when they aympa
tbizad as the weaker party, bat OF tceif
landing at New Yors, tbeg were una5ls
to eycss the luea aud were therefore ccrn-
peled to join the northern army. They
| both expressed crest admiration Tor Jack
son Sc tbey also did for their oVqn Ger.
Seig!e, whose msnner OF fghting and baud
| ling troops they thought very much alike.
and expressed hope that they might come
|! together. Being ordered by Saigle 20 ad-
vsncein the direction Of Wersentou nsxt GeY +,
| | snG i number Of citizen prisoners were put
iuto csr aud Gent to Gen ssig;e st Gaioes-
vii O. where we arrived alter dark apG re-
ported to his Provost Marshal, Col. Roh!I-
| 500, who informed me that he would have
! to send me on to Fortress Monroe. re-
nlieG thet Gen jackson had captured seVe-
rel hundred OF their officers g short time
previous as Hsrpere Ferry end had not only
paroiad them, but he'd given than n2 their
horses and private property and no@ that
! they had captured q wounded MaJoT they
were going 90 send him tc prison. de
seemed eomeGhat dieconcerted et tais and
esd be did no5 know | was wounded, but
would send for the sargson to examine nly
| wounds. he also told me he was unable 10
provide for me- comioftebg eac Ii / woald
promise &c report to him iD tae morning.
| might 90 10 spy of my friea6s wno could
taks me in. vent 10 Mrs. Shi,leP's, one Of
whose rooms Nas occupied By court ms:-
tial engaged in trying the soldiers who had
wautonly burnt dowr the vilsge Of Hay
market the night hsfoic. and whc, It is need
| less TO say, were not punished for laeir dae-
| tardly act. After being hospiteOly etertain-
! I'd By Mrs. Shirley and her daughter, Mrs..
| BergaaIter, reported after breakfast 10
Col. Robinson, who informed mo :hat Gsn.
Seigle had c:deEed him TO parole nls to
STAY st home until exchanged. Having seen
one OF ny Deishhors with his head split
open 10 hla effort to rescue his children from
| his burning 6gsIiing. and heard Of others
who had their old china destroyed and the
spoSes cut out Of thaig carriage wheels,
| told Col Robinson of these scts ead remark
| ed that l would have very iittIa satisfaction
| In remaining at home under tSa ci,cuG1-
stances He remarked that "it ~ae these
| damned Dutch of Bienker'e," ard that be
| would have to have some OF them shot be-
fors he could put q stop to such ou,rAges.
Tus0ing to his secretary be told him to
write the following order: "A:i oficers and
sodiars Of the United States army are here
| by ordered to respect Major Berkesy, his
family and property" He read the order
over a1d banded IL 10 Inn, remalkng that
| be thcugbt that would be sufficient, l
thanked bim and told aim thought SO too,
ard ia fact it proved to be, as I @ss treated
| with the grsatest respect while The army re-
maine6 10 the ueighbo.hood. The foregoing
| nj tn nd hC
cir eumstsuce that occurred on the Manassas
branch train on my return from veis to
| Alexandria few weeks ago. Sitting ca the
seat in front of me was military gentleman
| whose hair was commencing 10 tern gray
and about x hose face there eeemed 70 be
something familiar. A friend from Front
Roysl, who was occupying lie eeat With ne,
| whispered: "Coopsl, l Teot 10 Introduce
you to Gen. Digger, ore OF Gen. Grants ar
| tillery generals, who wes highly ccupli-
meptad by him He is warm southe,ner
and true democrat. Hs hSs Gne place
near From. Roysi aud Is noted for bis 6ne
stock" | told him IL would givc me great
pleasure to make the Geners's acqusint-
ance. and we we're accOr6ipsly introduced.
Ia the conyersat cn that eEsued I vas sur
prised at the Generals fami iayiiy with the
country through which we we're paesug as
eyinced By his inquiries couoorDiug the dIt
fereDt farms and their forCer owt s:rs at
length he ssked me Who WAS i,eieG on the
Robinson farm Just beyond IAcrougafe!e
Gap and remarked that it wss ca thai farm
he performed bis first feat q: iorag'ug, That
riding out one morning to teccnaoitro ne
! found himself io are flock OF turkey aud,
unable 10 resist tie tsmpta.op, rs feried
his sabre amongst them, ~h;ca yikiog two
OF them on The neck um6.ed sheEn ever,
He GOT down and lied them By the fee' TO
his belt and covering them with bis over
Goa, STATED back to headquarters, az the
Chapman House, and although ne met Gen