Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-05-31
THE oEsrURY WAR 1ooK.
= II YIN vi " TT IJUVNs
Allan c. Redwood's Account of His Cap
ture at Ball Run.

ture at Bull Hun.
In tho Century War Book Allan @.
Redwood, the wcll-known artist, tells of
| his capture when a Confederate soldier
at the second Bull Run battle: "My
flank movement was easily effected, and
suddenly found myself the most pri-
yate soldier on that Held; there seemed
to be nobody else anywhere near.
passed farmhouse, which seemed to
| have been used as n hospital, and where
picked up Zuave fez. Some cavalry
men were there, one OF whom advised
me not to go down there but as lie
| gave no special reason and did not urge
his views | paid no heed to him, but
went on my way down q long barren
| slope, ending In u small water.course at
the bottom, beyond which the ground
rose abruptly and was covered by small
growth. The deepening twilight md
strange solitude about me, with a
remembrance OF what had hap.
peneG year ago on this same
ground, made me feel uncomfortably
lonely. BY this time | was close to the
stream, and while noting the lay of the
land on the opposite bank with regard
to choice of a crossing-place, became
aware OF man observing me from the
end of the cut above. | could not dlstin-
guish'the color of his uniform, but the
crown of his hat tapered suspiciously, I
thought, and instinctively dropped the
butt of my rifle to the ground and
reached behind me for cartridge
Come heren he called; his accent was
worse than his hat. who are you p
responded as executed the movement
OF tear cartridge He laughed and then
invited me to come and see.' Meanwhile
was trying to draw my rammer, but
this operation was arrested by the dry
click of several gunlocks, and / found
myself covered by half Ia dozen rifles,
and my friend of the steepleE crown, with
less urbanity in bis intonation, called
out to me TO drop chat In our brief in
tercourse he had acquired q, curious in
huence over me. Ibid so.
"My captors were of Kearney's di-
vision, on picket. They told me they
thought was deserving until they saw
me try to load. could not account for
their being where they were, and when
they Informed me that they bad jack
son surrounded and that tie,must sur
render next day, Though II openly
secuted the notion, IImust' own that the
them. The discussion of this and kim
dred topics was continued Until late
hour that night with the sergeant of the
guard at Kearney's headquarters, where
| supped in unwonted luxury on hard
tack and genuine coffee, the sergeant
explaining that the fare was no better
because OF our destruction of their sup
plies at the junction. Kearney's orderly
gave me blanket, and so passed the
night. We were astir early in the
morning Aug. 30), and / saw Kearney
as he passed with his staff to the 'front.'
spare, erect, military figure, looking
every inch the fighter he was. He fell
three days later, killed by some of my
own brigade.
captain James II. Haynes, Fifty
fifth Virginia Regiment, says he was on
the skirmish line at Chantllly, in the
edge of a brushy place with clearing
in front. 1t was raining heavily and
growing dark when Kearncy rode sud-
denly upon the line, and asked what
troops they were. Seeing his mistake,
he turned and started across the open
ground to escape, but was fired on and
killed. His body was brought into the
lines an9 was recognized by General A.
7. Hill, who said, sorrowfully, Poor
Kearney he deserved better Edeath
than this
"Fhe next day General Lee ordered
that the body be carried to the Federal
lines, and il note to General Pope he
said: "The body OF General Philip
Kearney was brought from the field last
night, and he was reported dead. l send
it forward under flag of truce, think
ing the possession of his remains may
be consolation to his family"
Terms upon which the "Century War
Book" may be obtained will be found
in another column.