The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-12
THE LIFE OF A SCOUT.
xvpyRIKxcE OF CAPTAIN CUssoNs.
=. sble Address Before Lee Camp LAST
Night on This Interesting subteot-'ne
other Business Transacted.

camn Hall was crowded with NOM
10. and their ladies last evening. The occa-
was An address which Captain John
r.s.ons Of Glen Allen, had promised to de-
Nr,r on scout life after the regular routine
'...,ess Of tho weekly meeting had been
....,ted. Colonel A. W. Archer was in
.-,mand and Adjutant J. Taylor Stratton
rc0ded.
colonel Archer stated that on Sunday morn
che received telegram from Colonel IT.
~ q Pickett Buchanan Camp IN Norfolk,
.t,o- Tor the appointment Of pal. bearers Tor
.efreral of Colonel Bremond. lie did so.
.f arponted MAJOR \. y. Randolph. Com
t,s James r. GRAY. Frank ID. Hill and the
',,,orssndor. who attended the funeral. Pail
9,l-s we're also appointed and served dur
..t le week % attend the funeral OF Comrade
,.a Mcdaniel. Of the Thirty eighth Viz
.,.4 WHO died at the Soldiers Home.
an motion Of Comrade George ". Libby
teal.utant was requested to notify Pickett
r,.ranan Camp that owing 10 the Lenten
SESSION and other circumstances the proposed
,r..l.anmeut should be postponed for the
Cnartermaster d. g. Brown reported that
re.tnu hsue. commander of Louisa Camp.
Sd donated lot Of hams 70 tho Soldiers
Home They were received with thanks.
CAPTAIN cUssoSs.
colonel Archer then introduced Captain
Cr..rus as speaker OF the evening.
Captain Cussons was greeted with ap-
-.srse and while he objected u making nm
ress. declared his willingness 10 give a
tav incidents from the late war and 20 speak
.nscoutng. or scout-iife. He said sometimes
.,out crossed the path of spy out there
0ss O. vast difference. A spy always went az
friend. while q scout passed as an enemy
uu lis equipments III SOY was cap
taxed he was hung while scout Wss
-.re-a.lv shot when captured. A scout usually
el at night and he selected a dress
tnsn.t his purpose He usually wore a brown
s.t initiating the plumago Of partridge.
u.- PURPOSE IS to ascertain what sort OF traps
tic enemy IS laying for his own people. ne ne
rs, to take every precaution 10 shield hlulSell
f-m observation while approaching the oIher
.la If he keeps himself properly u Is as
t...,hing to see how easy he can get through
r. GORDON of the enemy. lie goes forward
.a .is elbows forearms and his toes, and can
rtss manner make considerable distance.
TAXING \ FORT.
The speaker said that sometimes he went
OIL alone while on other occasions he took
s.ma companions with him. Captain Cussous
described ID q very interesting manner how a
fo-t on the Nansemond was taken by seven
teen scouts. In scouting with Others there IS
tet one thing 20 do. 20 advance IN Indian
fe. and in that manner the large forces In
front % tie font were Outflanked by the hand
f.I of scouts aud the troops IN the fort be
came demoralized by the firing of their own
forces. and left the fort. which was taken 10y
the scouts without the loss Of man. After
be- had returned 10 headquarters, orders were
issued about / T. NJ. 10 be under arms
at dayhreak next day 70 recapture the fort,
while 10 had already been taken. The speaker
said thar he had mentioned the incident only
CD show that 10 was sometimes wise 10 let
scouts take.the place of the regular troops.
He spoke of the possibilities II the TWO armies
~ ee had not been united at second Manas-
gs 10 was a DerilOus thing Tor general
On divide a small army into two parts IN the
presence OF larger one. He pictured at some
ierrth the situation of the two armies, and
Low he finally succeeded with his men IN
pushing back the force of General Pope and
restoring communication with General Jack
f.u and his forces The contact between the
Two armies of Jackson and Longstreet was
made a few minutes before 10 o clock IN the
morning. but this fact has been disputed,
e.pecially on the other side. II the cOnnec-
Do had not been made about that time
Jackson would have been overwhelmed and
&c union of the too armies was only made
r.siule through the uniform action OF
thoroughly trained body of men.
~ FNpER ENCE.
CAPTAIN Cussons narrated his experience at
Nbam's Landing, near yorktown. where he
vas scouting with companion by the name
a. Hartley. of the Huntersvile Guards, Of the
r.urth Alabama. 10 discover what the enemy
Wa. doing. lie achieved his object and
i.atel Franklns division, but lost his COM
r.ri0n Hartley, who was killed by the
VI ie,tes of the enemy, his death having been
brought about only by the premature click Of
C-.o.elE. C. Crump then offered resolu-
to.ot thanks 20 Captain CussoDs on behalf
O.. lie camp and its visitors. The resolution
C.onel Archer made quite an elegant
speech thanking Captain Cussons for bis IN
t.re-t.ng address and then called on Mayor
Ilysou. who he said, was always ready TO re-
spand.
Mayor Ellyson in few remarks expressed
BIS happiness TO be present and referred with
great satisfaction 10 the fact that he hac
been permitted TO serve in General Robert j.
Lee B army.
The camp then adjourned.