The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-03-23

tinued TO lead him until we were about half
way from Fredericksburg to Belle Plain, when
/ told him / must have the horse and go on.
He had been urging me for some time to leave
him to his own devices. His name and regiment
are also forgotten, but he never will be while
life lasts.
When came within mile of Belle Plain
/ met a skirmish-line of ladies and men be-
longing to the Sanitary Commission, who had
landed, and started to see if they could find
any of our sick or wounded. / told them o.
the one armed man who was making his way
on foot and several of the men started off to
meet him. They had milk punch and various
kinds OF refreshments with them, and met him
but short distance, some two or three miles,
from the landing. On my return 1 found the
I'd n. Y. Cav. in Fredericksburg, where they
informed me they were going to do provost
guard duty. As / was leaving the town
overlook Lieutenant, of whom ] inquired
the reason why his Colonel was under arrest.
and was informed that it was because he did
not give the order to retreat sooner. | told
him did not think the Colonel had been fairly
used, because ] had seen the,whole affair, and
could not see how it was possible for regi-
ment to retreat any sooner than they had.
When we left that portion Of the Wilderness
where Headquarters had been for several days,
we had guide named Miller whom we all
had noticed porting over maps continually,
until the boys had nicknamed him "Millers
Map" 1t was a very dark night, and we had
not gone far before the limb of a tree brushed
the only hat i had from my head. As there
were several hundred cavalrymen immediately
behind dared not dismount to try and find 1t,
for fear of being ridden over, and tied white
handkerchief around my head and rode on.
GETTING HEADGEAR.
For two or more miles we rode between the
lines of the two armies, and neither party fired.
Miller or some one else finally discovered
where we were about the time we came TO
where there was a long line of breastworks on
fire, and we took another road. When we
arrived at " Parkers Store it about mid
night, and halt was ordered and we biv-
ouaeked for the night. When my boy Henry
came to take care of Old John" my horse, he
saw the handkerchief on my head aud said :
Have you lest your hat, Captain"
"Yes, Henry; don't you think You can find
some suffers store open yet. and get mo
another You know my size Be sure and get
one large enough" "All right; will look
around, and if there is suffer open III get yen
one"
Next morning. Just after daylight. / awoke.
hat was leaning against my head, with one
side of the brim on the ground. Raising up, l
examined it and found cord with acorns on
each end. which came off quickly as could
III II.
Henry came around l handed him fve-dOllar
greenbaek, and asked him if that would pay for
it, and was told that was exactly what it cost.
All suffers had been sent to Washington before
we left Brandy Station, aud Henry knew it as
well as did.
After breakfast about ID of US started out
toward our left in the direction of Quincy S
Station. We soon came to the 18th Pa. Cav.
Mai McCabe was in command. He wanted to
know where we were going. We told him we
were going out 20 drive in the rebel pickets
until we came to the open country. and see II
we could not learn something. McCabe said
we ought to have more men. and we asked him
to loan US some He soon had 80 men detailed,
and we took them and all deployed in open
order and started through the woods. We soon
came upon the enemy's pickets who rapidly
fell back, and we advanced about five miles.
when we came TO the plantation of DIR. Boul-
ware, about milo and half from Quincy S
Station. 1t was a fine place; clover foot
high. which our horses reyeied in. There was
everything in profusion in the shape of food
flour corn meal, lard butter, milk, fresh veal,
an ice-h house full OF ice. The servants were
more than glad to cook for US, aud one OF the
first things We did WIS to have a square meal.
The Confederate pickets had fallen hack to a
position across a rayine, and we took position
on a bluff just outside the woods, near the main
road, little east of the overseer's house. We
soon learned that DR.. BoGlware was a receiver
of taxes in kind" and had large barn stored
with fodder. shelled corn, etc, which all found
its WAY to Army Headquarters, including the
ice that was In the ice house When we sent
McCabe's men back we sent him an invitation
TO come out and dine with us which he did
JUDsoN KNIGHT. Washington d. c.
ITO be coatiaued1