Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-07

neat UiOEnlfE, Itcuptfdttl by a. hihitA D
rest. l arose early and rode TO Captain
BIS and found all the prisoners snugly
In bed in his parlor and asleep. Soon
after reaching there information came
that two more Yankees were in the woods
near by. / hurried off along with Nc
Farlanl and two schOolboys-JOhn y.
Gresham. Jr and John Lawson who had
given the infOrmation)-to look for them
and taking n position which commanded
"A view OF the meadow for long dis
tance | awaited their appearance. The
other parties were In different parts OK
the woods. In a short time they came
In sight, and passing a small stream
they stopped down to drink, which en-
ahled me 10 advance upon them. then
halted them and demanded their surren-
der. which they very promptly did L
then took them TO Captain BIS house,
and when they entered the room Major
Cooke accosted one az shorty and SEEM
Ell glad to see him. After breakfast we
marched the eight prisoners 10 stevens
Vile and awaited the arrival of the main
body OF prisoners, who had been carried
to Camp Exol In the evening they were
started TO Rf9 mond, numbering ~ in
all There yycps left behind one from a
severe wound through the knee joint.
whom / took home TO treat. named Daniel
CENTS. from Lafayette or Marshall. Ind:
the other two Elder Isaac Diggs took to
his house and cared for them until they
were able to travel, when they were taken
to Richmond, "a was also my patient.
Cents. one Of the men At Mr.. Digg+s,
named Michael MAIDEN, was very I'll with
acute rheumatism. and | feared would
de. The other man. John II. RemSon,
was not seriously hurt lie was the man
who was found under the horse imme-
diatoiy after the fight"
WE'RE BROKEN DOWN.
Here DR. Walker adds the following to
thr copy from his diary:
"This ends the written account OF their
Incidents az noted In my diary; but there
are other facts known to me which may
be Of interest. | don't know how Colonel
Dihlsren and this comparatively small
body or men became separated from the
main body. / talked with one Of the Of
ficers IN regard 10 H. ana he said that
the only way he could account for IL
WIS that the men and horses were tho
roughly broken down. He supposed that
the men fell asleep on their horses ant
they stopped in the road, and those be-
hind. thinking that the halt had been o.
dered. remained standing where they
were for 4 considerable length OF time.
When they came to understand the situ-
. Tree ferry and near the New Kent line.
They then pushed on after the main
I bOtr, but when they approached the
White House. were confronted BY 50
large a body OF troops that they re-
treated. AMI finding their way blocked in
that direction. decided 10 cross the Pa
mUn..y river into King william, AMI then
the Maitaponi into King ana Queen
county; then pass down on the northern
bank o; that river 10 Gloucester Point.
They crossed the Pamunky a. Ddbney S
Ferry and the MattapOni At Aylotts.
Th,v were followed by Lieutenant Pol
lard in command OF the Lee Rangers
who killed one man near Bruington.
Then they encountered the Home Guard
at that place. Here my narrative takes
It UP.
I'VE learned that three men, leaving
the main body after the fight, reached
the river at Mtnt3p.iie, and ilnding 4
boat took It. and succeeded in getting
safely down the river ana reached YORK
town.
Colonel Dahlgren was buried without
n coffin near the place where he fell blt
some days afterwards Judge j. VI. Jei-
frles and | ordered coffin and took II
10 the grave. We disinterred the BODY
and were about tO place IL IN the conn
ana give nm Il ~ wa ''if '''''E
e1uaJ Of soldiers under Sergeant Thomas
Henshaw arrived with orders from it''h-
monI 10 bring the body there. W" turned
7 II and the coffin over 20 them. and they
were carrlel % Richmond, as Mr. Hen
shaw subsequently, told me.
"There is 10 doubt of the fact that
the papsrs 80 often alluded % as iolnI
on Colonel DlLlgrens person were t,heA
from his body. c,,
"Verv few Guns were found I'm the i'll
I where the Yankees SURRENDERED. one OF
tho men told Captain Harrison that 'hey
wera crI.rcd 10 bury their arms. ana
Gir.ctad him wh,r,. 10 look for them.
Iut althoueht he and made a dillsent
+ search We could never find them.
AN AMUSING INCIDENT
/ AN amusing and thrilling incident &C.
B Cured with man named Robert YER
lander. who was ploughing in his field
near =. stephens church when Two ol
the enemy rode up 10 him and toll nm
3 TINT they wanted him TO 80 with them a-
guide He protested but they MADE MN
II the point of their pistols unharh -s7
his mare. saddle her up. ana 80 aloH :
with them. thoush most reluctantly lh"y
kent him with them until the night hsh'
commenced when he very pruieht'y
moved u the rear. and, WatCh.h7 hI'
opportunity. rapidly retreai'd. very SOL
a.. heard the cidrking Oi sapIes behl"'
him. and concluding mat Ire was pun
{ sued. uut his mare out - mr. best ".'c '''
I-lnJin,, that his pursuers were gaining
or hin, ne turned into a oy pain hoplhs
n escape. but discovered that he was
/ followed even in the dense WOODS. soon
J the horses were at his side ana NJ tN-
pectod the sabres to 80 crushing thEousH
his brain. but as these cii not descehu
and 10 one spoke he east his eye around
and found the horses riI@rlesS "ltti
catching his breath and rallyirg from III.
/ terrible fright he gathered the brides oi
the two horses ana started nome I'oI1
but a well-scarcd man. He says Inc
horses did not repay him for his intense
I suffering when he was trying 10 make
his escape from his avenging pursuers a.
n supposed. A.,
"a few days after the fight and the
! death Of Dahlgrcn, the Yankees moved
. up from Gloucester Point burned our
: courthouse and Clerks Once the Ho'"
| and private residence OF Mr.. W IMAM
Martin, the private residence OF houvrl
Pollard. Clerk of the county. and the
s,ore-house of W. b. Bird. Tney then
, moved to Cartons store and burned
/ private property there. Colonel X. L. /
/ Beale advanced upon them, when they
hastily retreated. They committed man!
acts of vandalism in this raid.
by THREE BALLS.
"I failed to rote the fact that Colohel
Dahlgren was struck by three balls all
in his back. and penetrating his lungs
one. | suppose. entering the heart. lie
must have died Instantly. Some OF MS
men told me that they were eNpectlhs
an attack at that point, and heslta'ei
+ when they approached the forks. ColoheL
Dahlgren then put himself at the head o.
his forces. and urged them To follow
him. My own impression IS that in the
darkness he was shot by his own men
our men used muskets. or rifles. Inc
wounds on his person were small as II
from a pistol They dd not pass through
the body, as a rlfe-shot' would Ike'y
have done He was brave man.
The Dispatch has also received an ac-
count OF the pursuit and death OF DAM
cren from Captain w. +. Harrison OF
Manchester. who is referred 10 IN Dr.
Walkers narrative as Captain Harrison
of GoOchland. His statements are con-
hrmatory Of the recollections OF the
diarlst.
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