The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-10-25


wounded. shot through the body While
laying down hc placed himself close
against me. using me for his breast
work, when the fatal bullet came. pass
ing Just over me and through him Hearing
the sound Jumped up. thinking | was
surely struck, but feeling nothing and seeing
| now IL missed me congratulated myself on
| my escape W. w Turned and Sergeant
George !. Craig. of my company. were both
| wounded IN the head. The latter went on
| with the blood streaming down his face. aud,
nearly reaching safety IN tho rear. was again
| wounded in the thigh, when, as he said no
| forgot ali about his wound IN the head and
| ran TIL be got % the hospital.
Lieutenant h. W. Martin Of Company H.
was disabled. shot through the thigh. and
| others were in ured.
The position at this time was as follows:
The Seventh on the lett OF the Stage road
| the First across II. the Eleventh and Twenty
| fourth 20 the right of the road on the slope of
! the hill Gracie's men had not succeeded in
! dislodging the enemy. his position being too
| strong far them only one regiment, the
| Forty first. on the left of the brigade. bad
driven the enemy from It's front. They camc
! IN contact with the eight companies OF the
Ninth New Jersey who. after brief contest.
| vacated tho position held bv them on the east
/ of the road. whereby the right flank OF Heck
mans brigade was left open and exposed
Mt. !. Griffin a member of the Twenty
! 'tAff- -4t0NANiNufkl~s ID recent letter 10 NO.
writes, that Colonel Stancel Of the Forty
hrst) Alabama (Which was tic left Of Gracie's
/ brigade wrote him. that they the Forty
hrst passed ND the road and forced the
enemy s night capturing portion OF the
Ninth New Jersey regiment"
General Oracle. seeing that he could not
/ make heatway now turned 10 General VII
liam Il. Terry. commanding kemper's his
supporting brigade for assistance. General
Terry. IN recent conversation with me, stated.
as 20 what occurred. that General Oracle
came up e. him probably after speaking 70
Colonel MauTy , So ing. General let me
have one your regiments, and stating that
part of his Inc had gwen away. 70 which
Gene al Terry replied. "iou can have two
thinking that the men might inst as well be
III action - 10 remain where they were then
halted. exposed as they were After a
seconds ause General Terry added. Gen
erai Oracle. let your men lie down. and let
me have the front" TO which Oracle replied,
cry well, you are entitled 20 Il
Dir. T.. 4. Wrtherby. of the Iwenty-fifth
Massachusetts. now Of Shelby Ala. in let
ter TO me writes. that in convers ton with
Lieutenant Colonel Troy. of the Sixtieth Ala
bana. he WAS informed that while the six
teth wa lying down east Of the road some
troops passed EN- and went into the road
ahead and these troops he afterwards
learned were kemper's men,
THE ''oLD Tmsl" ADVANCES.
Colonel T. L. Maury. commanding the
Twenty-fourth Virg MIA who was severely
wounded IN that fight saws that General
Grace came 10 him desiring his support say
iDg. ~ he understood it, that two OF his regi-
menis hal given away. whereupOn he Col
Onel MauTy) nj once ordered his regiment 20
advance without even waiting for General
lerry's orders. Then the Eleventh WAS sent
forward IN the left OF the lwenty-fourth.
Next our turn came and the "Old First ad-
vanced down towards the creek The right
OF the line coming in front Of the
swamp or pond and the left meeting with
tangled underground in tho creek on the
left OF the road. the men crowded together in
tie rOal. Passing over the position vacated
by the Ninth New Jersey. and following our
cOlors carried by the gallant John A. figg.
we advanced down the road, meeting neither
friend nor foe. while now on our LETT now our
rear the battle din continued undated
Having followed the road some two or three
hundred yards near where the Gregory house
stands we turned about and marched in lie t
ohhgue direction towards the firing. After
passing through the woods we came out in an
open space where we found moro than o
dozen boilers fill ed with delicious coffee
steaming over the fires. IL may be that our
friends "a tho other side intended TO give us
q treat but OF this there is Inu h donbt Ger
tainlv We did not waste any time to think Of
this but he'll ed ourselves 70 a cup of the re-
freshng beverage.
LIBERALS SURPRISED.
The line OF our regiment now had become
somewhat irregular and scattering covering |
q great deal of ground. Continuing our all |
vance towards the eurmys rear. the night of |
our line struck a line of the Federals. VINO. |
on being ordered to surrender. dropped their |
guns without firing a SHOT. They appeared |
TO totally surprised This WAS force said !
20 be two COM anies OF the Ninth New Jersey, !
or 1t may have been a part OF the Twenty |
seventh Massachusetts. Details were made |
to take charge of the prisoners. and further /
on another line was started. and more prison
CTS fell II our hands Then the left Of our |
regiment came IN the rear of troops just !
about where the Twenty fourth was attacking
IN front.
AFATAI vOLLEY.
On being ordered 10 surrender they turned |
about. calling ont What regiment - that"
The answer The First Virginia WAS nc
companlei 10y yOlley 80 close that the pow
der flew i'm our faces aud nine of our best
men were killed. They were Corporal ". A.
Stoaber. Jerr Toomy and w. Ii CrgRer. Of
Company b Samuel Gillespie of Company
G. Archie GOyan Company ID Corporal k.
i. Wmthall Company Sergeant john w.
Wy nue. and Corporal J. A. Via, OF Company
Fl aud A. Figner. of Company l.
W a. St1sb,I. X. X. Nalthall. John W.
Nyune. J. A. Via and A. Figucr were Of
those who enlisted on the first bugle call and
served with honor TIL they met soldiers
death AS Richmond soldier boys they
should be remembered by tho city for which
they gave their lives.
A GOyan was a little conscrpt from Darby
town near Richmond He was a kind, iuno-
cent creature. particularly attached 10 me
Just before lac was killed he remarked slap
ping tie roll of blankets be carried. Don't
YOU think this Is a good breAstwork>' Alas.
the ball found its way 70 poor Govan's heart
despite his breastwork. and We could only
say We sadly missed him."
The bodies OF iguer. Wynne WaithaIl and
Via were sent TO ldchmonI. while Govan.
ctoaber. Crigaer Toomy and Gillespie found
y resting piace that evening IA tho corner Il
the field Just 10 right OF where the twenty
fourth charged.
No sooner had this fatal volley been fred
when we returned the com pliments and charg-
ing among them. we captured those that did !
not get away. Then over the enemy's WORKS
came the De eimated regiments, the Eleventh
and Twenty fourth. which had made the
fight in front of the works. losing nearly one
third Of their men IN that fearful struggle to
take tho works ia front
The loss ~ stated 10y the Richmond papers
giving names. was fifteen killed and ninety
four wounded IN the Eleventh and twenty
eight killed and los wounded IN the Twenty
fourth Virginia.
Meanwhile the Seventh Virginia. our left
regiment has followed in our wake. but had
made more extended sweep towards the
Vest in the enemys rear and many II the
blue coats stirred mp by Us fell into their
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