The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-09-28
WAR RECOLLECTIONS.
ohR. MEN IN THE CoCKADE CITY
7, Iu,srview With the Provost Marshal Of
Petersburg After tho Evscuation-Re-
union OF n Brother and Sister.

Petersburg. Va, Sept. 2T.-Special.--
The members Of the Grand Army Of the
Republic continue to come and go. Quite
large party arrived here Sunday, and
nearly all of them went out to the lines
in front of Petersburg. Sunday night a
sociable gathering of the veterans was
held at the hall of A. T. Hill Camp. Con-
fcdcrate Veterans, when speeches were
made 10y members Of the La
dies Relief Auxiliary Of the G. y. r..
of Pautucket. II. l.: Mr.. Il. Frank Rae,
Of Buffalo. y. Y: General Stith Boiling.
and Others Among the Union veterans
who arrived here to-day was Mr.. Lu.
clan +. Carter. of st. Joseph. Mo-, who
was captain Of Company ID. Tenth New
York Heavy artillery, Eighteenth Army
Corps. Captain Carter WAS all through
the siege OF Petersburg. and on the 4th
day of April. 1865. the day after the
evacuation Of Petersburg he was made
provost marshal of this city by order OF
General Hartsuff. whose headquarters
were at the Boiling mansion. ut Centre
Hill Captain Carter served ia the ca
pacity of provost marshal for few days
only. At his own request ne was re-
LEVIED. and was succeeded by Major ,.
G.. Cowles. assisted by Lieutenant kee-
nan. who now resides in Richmond and
was in the city to-day Immediately on
being relieved as provost marshal Cen
eral Hartsuff ordered Captain Carter
on detached service as judge advocate
Of his division. in which capacity he
served i'm this city until the following
July. holding his courts daily III the IL
brary building. Among Captain Carter
first duties us provost marshal was To
send n sergeant with Il guard to arrest
three very prominent citizens OF TINS
place and require them to take the oaih
Of allegiance or suffer confinement III
prison. These citizens were me lale
Judge Joynes Of the supreme court Oh
Virginia: Captain John Lyon. now OF
\Vnshington. and n very prominent ply
stefan. whose name Captain Carter could
not recall These gentlemen refused to
take tbe required oath. and ut their spe-
ciol reouest Captain Carter sent the ser
geant and guard with them TO General
fIartsnff's headquarters for him TO modl-
e. his orders. which he did, and the
three gentlemen wore ordered TO go I'M
molested upon their promise that lhey
would not give any information Whatever
20 the Confederate army or ana II III any
way. H.. u,o ,,,o,
vino fired the common. the ball from Whlcn
knocked off the steeple of the Second
PRESBYTERIAN church in this city, was
Mr.. Englehart now of Rdder, Mo- MI.
Tnglehart related the circumstance 10
Co6tajn Carter He said that his pat
terv was stationed OF. the Bermuda IOrt.
on rho river and that the cannon OF
which he was sergeant Vas marheu IoI
6va-rnile range. One Sunday morning
when scarcely breath If ar was SUIT
ring. and in obedience OF orders 10 Wy
the range of his gun. he aimed IL at ne
cLurch steeple and fired. ana Win nis
field-gass saw the steeplc Wiieh 1t was
struck and tell. III o;,
Monday for the first time in twenty-seVeh
voors Shortly after the evacuation OF
Petersburg. Mr.. Milton W. Nicer. now re-
siding short distance from fhliadeiphia'
married Miss Ann Spain, of fIlnce
George county. sister OF Mt. pen
Spoin. of Sussex county. Mr.. Spain hau
been writing 10 his sister, Mrs. Moer' ior
some time. but for some reason or Other
his letters never reached her. Mr.. Moer
was in the Federal Army, and came mere
accompanied by his wife with the IT, a.
y veterans on their visit To the bat'e
folds. This morning Mr. SPAN anu SiIS
Nicer met at one OF the hotels III the CIV,
but did not recognize each DINER Az
.ou,;ng for a short time they soon ne
came convinced that they were brother
and sister and the meeting was an AFFECT
ing one. hol1 . LARGO
ord enthusiastic meeting to-day at the
c c~ courthouse Speeches were made
Inv Hon. d. Gardiner Tyler, Hon; VI:
Glennan of Norfolk, DR.. NJ. Q. Holt OF
Snrry' ' and Hon. II. II. Prehtiss OF SUI
folk. Many of the Third party people
were present, and during the day held
convention, but what was done was not