Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-10
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| In MS Kentucky campaign, IN the battle OF
| Perryyille. back to Knoxville, Tenn, and
| in the battle of Murfreesboro'. After Muir
freesboro' was transferred 10 the Second
! Alabama cavalry, commanded by Colonel
! William johnson, who is now living at
| Tuscumbia, Ala. / was in several battles
| while in the cavalry, and was captured De-
cember 13. 1868 running some three hum
bred yards under fire of eight mounted
| men, who were not more than twenty
yaros Distant, near Florence, Ala, and
was in Barrack 46, Rock Island Ill. )prison,
until June 10. 1865. was never wounded
| in battle, but was struck so hard with
spent ball that / thought my leg had oil
gone to pieces. | am older now and re-
ioice every day that 1 am alive and not IN
| a war.
| am now citizen of st. Louis land am
| Temporarily in Petersburg), and With many
of your valiant Virginians who reside in
st. Louis belong to the Southern Historic
JAMES J. LIdoS.
BE FOUGHT WITH THE CADETS.
MAY 4, 1891.
IT. the Editor Of The Dispatch
Perhaps Philip S. Wood, late of Amelia
| county was the Youngest soldier in Viz
ginia. He fought with the Virginia Mill
! tary Institute cadets IN the battle OF New
market when only few months over four
teen years old.
He was too young to 90 to the Virginia
Military Institute, but he was exceedingly
| tall for his age and his uncle, Professor ).
o. Southall. fearing as he was so large he
would be drafted as q private soldier, sue
ceeded in getting HIM in at the Virginia
Military Institute and in few months the
famous battle of Newmarket was fought.
A good many of the cadets were killed,
and among the number was young Jefer-
ga nalra Mt a hnu n
wears. Young Jefferson and young Wood
were standing side by side when jefferson
was killed, and young Wood slightly
wounded.
There wero many of our gallant boys who
were volunteers when only sixteen years
Mr.. Toney Miller, of the popular firm of
Miller Brothers, was volunteer at or
little before sixteen. And Judge Henry
Flournoy was volunteer before he was
sixteen. A LADY.
| YOUNG ART1LIERYMAE.
To he Editor of he Dispatch:
James II. Barnes was born March 81,
| 1919: enlisted June 1, 1864, in Company A,
Poagues battery, Army. Northern Viz
ginia, and served until the surrender At
AppomsttOX, April 8, 1863.
| barnes was true and faithful soldier:
so says his captain ~. w. Utterback,
CAPTAIN Company A, Poague's artillery
battalion, Army Northern Virginia.
No. 2472 Church Hill avenue.
WENT IN AT FOURTEEN AND WAS KILLED.
RAPIDAN STATION, CULPEPER COUNTY, VA,
May s, 1891.
To The Editor Of the Dispatch:
In the DISPATCH are various claims az o
| juveniiity at time of enlistment IN the dear
| Confederate service.
am not in favor Of letting the dead rest
in such absolute peace as to hear only the
voice of the living.
The color bearer of the Charlottesville
artillery-Via, of Albemarle county, Va
was only fourteen years old when the bat
terry was organized and stood to his post
like bronzed veteran till he fell pierced
by seven balls on May II, 1864, at Spotsyl-
wanna Courthouse. W. Q. PRESTON.
SERVED TIE WHOLE WAR.
BAaLEY's MILLS, LUYENBuBd COUNTY, Va,
May 7, 1891.
To The Editor of the Dispatch:
| enlisted the 1st day of May, 1861, at the
ace of fifteen wears and nine months, in
| Neblett's company of artillery, and served
| in that company six months, and was then
transferred to Aliens company OF artillery,
| Murry's battalion, and served there as a
| private soldier the entire war, and was
paroled at Appomattox Courthouse April
10. 1865.
never acted in the capacity of drum
| mer but was always in the ranks, and was
under arrest but once, and then was put
in the guard-ho twenty-four hours for
| staying at home one day over my time.
At the battle of Fort Harrison all of our
field officers were captured, and after that
time we we're commanded by that great
and good man of your city, Major Robert
Stiles.
Now. Mr.. Editor, do you think after rem
dering such service a. that to virginia that
! | should have been refused even lanltors
place in one of the States departments
and a negro kept in Nevertheless this
has been the case Still l am true TO
Democratic PRINCIPLES.
Very respectfully,
BENJAMIN w. ANDREWS.
P.S.-Iwill add that there was no boun-
Nv TO induce me to volunteer, but that l
! volunteered from patriotic principles.
TEN-YRAR-oLD VOLUNTEER.
tBy Major W. Roy Mason.'l
MANY instances showing the natural Diff
! ferences among men as to personal bravery
! came 20 nv knowledge. Children often
| showed its presence, and men as consplc-
uously it's absence.
The residence of the Hon. James Lyons,
oil hlcDmODu, bub
| situated about three miles from our hoad-
| quarters on the CmckahOminy. and many
| of the Confederate officers were ~ the
habit OF visiting this hospitable home. fire.
| onently met General j. +. B. 5 uart there.
Mr. LIONS had but recently married a Miss
| Imogene Penn, of New Orleans. She had
with her young brother OF about ten
wears, TO whom General Stuart TOOK an
| especial fancy. He would frequently take
him ont to his headquarters and keep him
there for few days az time.
| When active operations began around
| Richmond General Stuart happened 70
heve the little fellowwith him. On break
inc up camp, for the protection OF our IN
| fantry forces he left this child with ms
orderly with strict injunctlons to LOOK
after him till he had an opportunity OF
sending him home. ,n
mond (Gaines's MILD as | was passing
| through a dense thicket of pines, where
the force of the enemy was spent and
mimic halls. shot. and shell were flying
aronnd MS like hail. / found this little boy
.1youne PENN with dead soldiers musket
aud cartridge-box that had boon picked up
by him loading and firing upon the plae
line in front OF us. He rested his musket,
which was too heavy for him. on q eonye-
/ nient branch and seemed utterly ooiiYlous
] of the pandemonium around him;
Shocked 70 see him there in such danger,
| 7 ,aouested soldier 10 throw hlm up on
nv horse in front OF me, and carried him.
alibough screaming and kicking with yex-
alton, safely out of harms way. /,
n trapspired that hearing the sounds OF
h.,,ia he had escaped from the care of the
or5erly. and happening 20 strike General
| TieId's brigade as it was gong into battle,
he had Joined IL unobserved by our men,
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given 10 the DISPATCH WIN inc permission VI sno
a1 rnE BOY SOLDIER OF ALABAMA.