The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-12-15

There was little opportunity I'm the
course Of brief eulogy for Capt Nc
Cable to recall the full story of the boy
colonels life In IL word, he swept down
the record from Cedar Mountain to Second
Bull Run, where Pegram again fought un-
der Stonewall. Then on to Harper's Ferry
Sept. II, where Pegram's. guns marched
with the assaulting column against the
Union works. After u few shots the flag
of truce appeared on the walls, and among
the captures Pegram found II complete
new equipment FOR his company Three
days later ut Antietam the young captain
received his first wound shell wound in
the head-but he refused leave of alb
sence and remained in camp.
At fredericksburg, in December, 1862.
Pegram was again with Jackson, and
"Stoncwall' said of him in his battle re-
port that he had managed, "ns usual. To find
the hottest place. for his guns. The six
rited cannon of his company were in Il
picked battery covering IIamlton's Cross
Ing, where Gen. Mcade's Union division
charged and was repulsed with great
slaughter. Pegram lost many men and
was reduced to one section before the fight
ended.
After Fredericksburg the boy artillcrist
was promoted to major in the battalion
where his company served. His old bat
the end. It's losses during the war were
200 killed and wounded-an enormous roll
for artillery. In Jacksons flank march ut
charlottesville the young major led his
battalion, and at one time the disabling of
his superiors gave him command of sixty
guns. At n campfire talk one evening long
after "Stonewall's" exploit became his
tory the officers were discussing their glo
ries when one of them said to Pegram,
"We!l colonel what day do you reckon
your happiest?" "Oh, the day had sixty
guns under me galloping down the turn
pike after Hooker and his people''
On Sunday, May 8, it was his own bat
TALON of twenty-five guns that shelled the
grounds around charlottesville House
with terrible results at the time Gen
Hooker was injured
When Lees army marched north to
Pennsylvania Maj. Pegram was left be-
hind sick with fever. He made a forced
ride of ninety miles and joined his battalion
to lead it in the first days fight Mt Gettys-
burg. 1t was in the front line and shelled
the cavalry videttcs ut the opening of Gen
Reynolds fight with Gen. Heth's troops
along Willoughby Run. 1t was believed
for long time in the Confederate army
that one Of Pegrams shells killed Rey-
nolds. The battalion fought every day =
Gettysburg and left so horses dead on the
field. Its loss of AZ killed and wounded
was the second highest in Lees army.
Gettysburg placed another star on the
young majors collar. His battalion served
under Gems. "A. p. Hill and Jubal Early in
the Wilderness campaign. At Spottsyl-
wanna his guns crowned the heights around
the court house, where Gen. Burnside's
Ninth Union corps made two or three
fruitless assaults on May 1o to relieve
Gen. IIancock's troops in the "Bloody
Angle" In the crisis all hung upon Pc
grams forty guns, and around them stood
Gems. Gordon, Hill, Early and Lee. Burn
sides fine divisions, under Gems. II. b. Pot
ter and o. B. Wilcox, rushed bravcly on,
and the Confederate works were almost