The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-21

furloughed and convalescent SOL ne
der my command WAS not hepe 70 bow
but every veteran VIII unueiS'.,n.t II
easy # was to neglect sucn i thins- -,
was an unusual event. IL Is true, anu ~,
It was not the only time n the cainp o,,9h
OF 1864 that men going nome on III rr
or returning from hospital were srotna
ed In battle on the way: one .. - ~.
men who was with me at StauhtV 9.t 81
and who Is now an estimapie '-anson.
Anderson county, William ). Stss 800
OF Co. f. "a s. c. Rifles, had the ia..
and unexpected experience OF tahiis h.rg
IN an engagement between fetei s ton
and Weldon only a few weeks peio,
as he was going home on ia, 80 -, '',1
he did n soldiers duty on DOM oS I..."N,aii,.
without receiving a scratch. ne me- -,
fought his way home ana BACK 10 ~
amy. Being wounded so severely, Ia
TO opportunity Of perfecting the iiSe =, =, .s
the fight was over. and addihs the "','
of men who Joined me only as the 'he-
my came In sight for this was also tIue
The soldiers arriving In DanNlle s L.
we left. and who were able for duty WIRE
sent forward by the commannail', an "
squad Of them came just as We W. r.,
pairing to engage the enemy. S~FSIdi Va
them belonged 20 the Hampton Legion,
and among them was another irlehi ol
mine from Anderson county, III" 49,
Peter X. Brown, who with tne oinr a
crossed the bridge while IL was ui'-'
IL king fire from the artillery. 4. ,,.as
append herewith the list as IL WAS
printed in the Southern Guardian ,ot
First Lieut.. ]. G. Moore, co. F. lS'h
Miss. , g.,
Second Lieut.. c. d. Humphreys lst
Third Lieut.. Han. 5ist Va.
First scrgt. James c. DuBose, CO. O.,
- selsI Murray. company and regiment
"y scr ct ". J. Stevenson. CO. T., ID 5. c.
Privates J. c. McClendan. Co. II. 27th
Ga; W. J. Sims, co, X, 13th MISS eli ~
bert CO. X, 10th Ga; J. NJ. James 90
T.. "a Ga. T.. X. Lawson, 20. II. 73n
Tenn. q. Dennis, co. I, iin :; al, 80
Bertrand, CO. II. 9th La; X. II. iiiils,
W. l.. Galloway. Co. -, Cobb Legion ,l,. .ar
airy. G.. g. johnson and J. \. Dickson
co. l.. Cobb Legion, cavalry ~ b .yiiinr,,'
Co. D. Attn Ga, j. J. fenton' an III
Ga: C. r. Ech0is, co. \, 18th MISS, -
Mccarthy. co. b. oath Ga; D.. -. nleeh-
ley. co. X, 10Th :. G.; \. MckeroH, -
+, 18th Ga; j. G. Kelly, 60, H. -1'n =
c.; 4. H. Tanner, Co 7''i u -,
Gregory. Co. n, 10Th ;. c.; }. i. Jason
! 90 / nth Miss: G.. NJ Agee. GO. II glsl
va; W. NJ. Ayres co. II, DIST y a. III
| Russell. co. +. Attn y. c., }. a. johns
! Co. y, 9th La; G.. NJ. Lanioii, - -
| 5th !. c.: l.. Nelson, Co: r.? ON y. -
Sfh confederate Cavalry; }. {. CAT
/ ford co. G. 9Th Texas: J. T. Niinouss'
| co. G. lst Texas; 4. Robinson, % T.
| Davis Legion, cavalry; J. i. Mink, &C. ~
] 1efh Ca: j. Wise. co. 4, J9th Ga. l.; u.
! Mckenzie, CO. ii. lst Texas: >, =, mar
/ ris. Co. 4, 9TH y. c.; W. y. Doda' o.
| u. 18th Miss. H.. 1900,
This list includes only forty-siX nailles'
which was the enrolment made AT I'm an
| vile. perhaps. at the outset. FROM t"el,
/ tv-five TO thirty others were added as az
| ready indicated. Georgia heads the rs,
with - men, one third OF those haiir'
/ here. - .,,,,
In closing this sketch. let me refer once
/ mere 10 Col. Coleman, whom l ala Hol
meet for twenty years after the hSht al
stanton river. II was at hotel tapls
! In Columbia. and a friend lntIoiu'tl
/ ne 10 the gentleman on my leIt, Pho
rroVed 10 be Col. Coleman His ere ting
was still warmer ana more cordial than
| at the meeting on the bridge, ana W,
| talked over the incidents OF Whlch
/ have been writing. lie was IN the On.
| rlOv Of the Richmond and Danvihe al
| that time as a civil engineer, anu hltei
| wards held an important position az
| Washington. j.. c., where we met AGAIN
in 1855 He called al the hotel durin.
nv absence. and left his card with !
message that he would come again, Dut
| did not wait for him, and IN golhS 10 Hl'
| residence 10 so fappcuci thdt We pta1e.
each other without rec )5Iltlon ohiy
short distance from his home In ansW
10 my ring Of the door bell. young ladl
came 20 the door and greetei me ~
rsme which quite surprised me. III wa
his daughter. who recognized me- hy
description he lad given the family. Hi
health was then falling, and IN few
! wears he was summoned 10 JOIN the IN
| Vulnerable caravan who have gone DC
fore Henry T.. Coleman was every incl
n soldier. and impressed me with his higl
qualities as a gentleman. Peace 10 hi
| ashes,