Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-01
THE battle OF COLD HARBOR.
Touching Reference to the Death or
Clarence Warwick.
W. s. ROSECRANS.
Major-General.

Touching Reference to the Death OF
Clarence Warwick.
To the Editor of the Dispatch.
I'm a former communication TO the Dis
patch / gave short account OF the part
borne by our regiment in the Seven Days
battles before Richmond. but l inadver-
tentIy failed to mention that we were at
the battle OF Cold Harbor 1 regret this
omission and wish to revert to that bat
tie for the purpose of paying tribute OF
sorrow and regard to a fallen comrade'
the Youngest member of our company,
Clarence Warwick, a boy indeed. not
twenty years old. full OF enthusiasm for
the cause, bold, active. and enterprising,
and had he lived. would, / think. have
won distinction in the service. He was
the youngest of three brothers, all MEM
bers of our company-brave soldiers-aI-
ways ready TO do their duty cheerfully,
whether i'm camp or in battle, sons OF one
of the wealthiest and most respected
families Of this city, for one of whom
especially, Major w. =. Warwick, / had
a warm attachment. We shared the same
blanket and ate at the same fire until ne
was promoted and left the company to
accept a position in the staff of General
Fitz Lee. and whose untimely death
few years ago all who knew him deeply
lamented
We had been actively engaged all day
OF the 9th OF June, 1862, and about the
middle OF the afternoon were drawn up
on the crest OF a hill. sheltered somewhat
by thin and open wood and preparing,
as / understood, to charge battery or
four guns which had for some time been
firing on column OF infantry and doing
.csl Io,, u~h suddenly n
ball came crashing through the trees.
and striking Clarence about the middle OF
the body, literally severed II twain. leav-
ing scarcely enough tissue TO hold the
parts together. Death must have been in
Simultaneous and almost without a pang.
We sent hi. mortal remains TO Rich
mond for burial.
ION flames eternal camping ground
Their silent tents are spread.
And glory guards with solemn round
The bivouac OF the dead
A REMARKABLE SHOT.
That was the most remarkable shot
witnessed or heard of during the war.
and have never vet been able to under
stand how II could pass between two sets
of tours dhe usual formation OF cavalry
and across the front OF three troopers on
the left and nearest and toward the bat
terry and strike only Clarence. VINO was
on the right OF his set OF tours and farth-
est from the battery. / would state that
these four guns were on our left HANK
in plain view. not more than 300 yards
distant. Finding that they had the range
on us We were hastily Withdrawn ana
did not make the charge.
on the next day, the 18th. We marched to
the White House. and captured that place
and a number Of prisoners. and destroyed
the supplies there collected-hundreds, IL
seemed to me thousands. OF barrels or
eggs. and boxes OF sardines almost be-
yond computaton-and rejoined the army,
as l have before stated, about the time
Of the battle OF Malvern Hill. And now
let us return, II you please, 10 the neld
Of Manassas, which, after supplying our
selves with all we could carry away, we
left late in the afternoon or the zfth Oh
August, 1862 Jackson's troops remained
in the place that night, and destroyed al
the stores (and they were immense) "nicn
they could not use. We crossed BUN
Run and advanced towards FAIRFAX ana
Centreville, but before reaching those
places our company, which was FAMILIAR
with that section OF the country, having
passed large part Of the previous year
there. was detached from the line OF
march and ordered TO proceed TO the rail-
road. about a mile distant, and destroy
a bridge, and thereby delay the progress
OF the troops who were fastening from
Washington TO Manassas. We round the
bridge very easily, and drove on the Iorly
or fifty men guarding II, ana captured
some prisoners, but the enemy were
speedily reinforced. and In turn drove US
OF. and we could not accomplish the OBJ
ject OF the expedition.
We had one man badly wounded tne
LOT
city. and we we're compelled to leave him
on the field In the hands OF the enemy
Among the prisoners we captured was
physician, whom we released on condition
that he would attend to our wounded
comrade. and as an instance or the du-
plicity Of these people. as General Lee
was wont to call them. but who were
commonly and popularity known among
us at that time as those Yankees. but
who, I am happy TO observe are now
greeted and welcomed everywhere as our
dear friends and well-beloved brothers.
we learned afterwards that this doctor
maid no attention whatever to Sergeant
Wilson. Fortunately he found friends
among our own people, who had known
him when we were among them the pre-
yious wear. who took care OF him and
nursed him back TO health and strength.
THE COLONEL FORGOT THEM
We remained on the north side OF Bull
for two or three days. not less than
eight miles in advance OF General jack
sons Corps, who. In the mean time, after
destroying the stores at Manassas. had
taken position near the Stone Bridge.
where the battle Of July q, 1861. had been
fought and won: and there awaited the
approach of the enemy. General Pope
by this time had recovered from the
stupor into which he had been thrown by
Jacksons advance to his rear, and was
concentrating his forces to attack Jack
son before the arrival Of General Lee.
who was Fastening to his relief with
IonTstreefs Corps. While We were on
the north side Of Bull Run we had one
active. small skirmish with the enemy.
In which not much damage was done on
either side, as well as ! can remember.
ON one occasion i've Of US were left on
picket while the regiment was moving
forward The colonel forgot to relieve
us. or, perhaps. could not because Of the
interposition Of the enemy between us.
The enemy were all around US. We soon
found that II was unsafe To remain where
we were, and almost equally 80 to keep
the road; 80. unlike the boy on the burn
ing deck. and remembering the old adage
that HE who fights and runs away. will
live To dRht another day" NE left our