The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-02

seek safety IN the cellar. ar we "ouu ~
tempt to check the enemy there: hh .,
converting with Mr.. Wilson his niue siIi,
Judy. ran up and threw her arms aroui'u
ny neck. exclaiming. ooh, don't let INC
Yankees GOMEZ / never wished so heait-
ilv that ] had been "a host WITHIN my
self" | had not the heart TO ten ne,
that We could only keep those people
back for a little while and then We must
retreat
So I gently disengagcd the child arms
and told her we would try, but she must
make haste and hide, Tor we Noui" aoo"
he fighting all around her house. mus
roaseurcd. she quickly dried her tears ana
ran back into the house After short
end sharp skirmish we moved on, and the
next morning reached the courthouse
We passed Wise's brigade drawn up m
line ON the road just before We reached
the village. and ono OF our men jokingly
said "Oh. you need not be forming line
there: We could break through you.
The old general, who heard the remark
exclaimed in that deep voice OF his; TRY
~ Sir" and tho cavalry gave the old man
n nearly cheer, for they knew how often
the cxuitant enemy had tried in vain
10 break those lines on that march.
Reaching the village. / beheld the first
signs Of dissolution Of that grand army
which had endured every hardship Of
camp or march with mistaken forutude'
and. with immortal daring, wrestied with
ite giant antagonist on every field OF bat
tie from Manassas 10 Petersburg, when.
looklrg over the hills. saw swarms Of
stragglers moving i'm every direction.
Whilst the command rested there rode
over TO my old home which lay near the
road farther ON over which we were
rctreating There I filed my haversack
and was resting when j heard the thun-
dor of exploding magazines or aminuhl-
tion. I knew but too well what this
meant. and. bidding a hasty adieu 10 my
relatives, who tiil then had known noth-
ing of wars rude alarms" save the
echoes from distant fields. soon reioined
my command. At Amelia Springs We
fought and drove the Cnomy's cavalry
who had broken I'm on our wagon-iralh
near Flat Creek burned many wagons
and scattered Lamkin's moriars, wnich
were being transported in wagons aoHs
the road. The familiar occupation OF
Lamkin and his boys was gone but they
readily dropped into other arms OF the
service as they had changed from field 10
mortar battery before. and faced the
enemy again on the last day az Apo
mattox
IMMORTAL FOOT CAVALRY.
At Amelia Springs young JAS Ruthor-
foOrd assistant inspectOr-generai on tho
stan of General bearing, was killed, and
saw his bleeding body brought past, ly-
ing across his saddle. followed ana sup
ported by one Of his brother stan-ohiceis,
weeping bitterly over the limp form OF
his young friend That night as J lay
upon tho ground with few dying cmocrs
close by. and was trying 10 -get 10 sleep
but could not on account of the thoughts
that kept crowGing my mind. those in
spircd by the mOmcntOus events then
passing. iOstling those that came yelling
up from childhoOd's memories, as ] was
leaving the scenes Of those memories. per-
haps forever, ! heard the tramp OF
some Of that immortal foot cavalry,
that still clung TO our standards and
answered old "Marse Rob's" roll-call, and
they halted there for the night
Soon tired, dusty. foot-sore soldier
came up to my FIRE and asked II he could
parch some corn. l said yes. certain
w." [ watched the poor fellow by the
Pickering light az he drew a handful Of
corn out of his dirty old haversack and
put II I'm his pan. / said, MY friend, is
that all you have?" He said, yes and
have had nothing better for three days
Are you going 10 stand by Marse Bob 10
the last?" The light which flashed up in
the old soldiers face from the fire of a
noble spirit almost outshone that thrown
out 10y the NNlIk tilpflo H'iA'oNAf 40 iiN
proudly Strengthened up and replied
yes. sir. 10 the last" / reached for my
haversack. Just filed that day by loving
hands. and handing II to my old comrade
told him TO help himself. This he modesuy
did. and even while he satisfied his APP
petite, gentle slumber visited my tired
eyelids. and, as with the morning light
came the ringing call Of boots and sad
dies" l looked around for my comrade
q TO- rla lftarrff
were already gone. and ne was on his
wav 10 Sailors Greek" where ii may be-
he sealed his devotion 10 his country
cause with his blood. IF my haversack
was lighter that morning, so was my
heart. and as long as ] have crust !
think / shall be proud TO share il with
one like him.
We moved on hurricdly 10 the High
Bridge" intending 10 dislodgo detach-
ment OF the enemy then In possession Of
that point. They were composed OF in
fantry, cavalry and artillery. how strong
! do not know, but we captured 500 of
them and fed them on Confederate deli
cacies until we reached AppomattoX, and,
there not being able 10 board them any
longer. we were guilty of the rudeness OF
asking them 10 leave and 20 home. our
cavalry commands were sadly wasted, rec
giments being no more than companies
and brigades hardly good regiments The
engagement was short and sharp. but
the boys had lost none OF their mettlo
THREE DESPERATE MEN.
Tho enemy's cavalry charged that part
| Of the line where I stood three times
| They were mounted, and we dismounted
| a single well directed yolley scattered
| them each time. but the second time
three Federal officers stood their ground
and attempted 10 cut their way out We
were not much more then a skirmish line
| and here these three desperate men came
down right amongst us whilst our men
were reloading, cutting and slashing with
| their sabres as they came. A sight so un-
usual puzzled our men at first, but soon
| finding these fellows 10 be in earnest
some one cried out, XIII the id Yam
/ KEGS" and instant by the three men went
KEGS" and instant the three men went
down as If they had suddenly melted
away. / remember seeing The dust fiy
| from their coats behind as the bullets
| passed through their bodies one Of these
officers proved 10 be General Theodore
Read. Of the Federal army who was in
command OF the detachment ] have
! since learned through lawyer friend
| Walter Sydnor. of Hanover county Va, an
! interesting fact concerning this officer. He
| SAYS that after the war he was a student
| at the University Of Missouri, and Their,
met DR. Daniel Read, the father Of Gen
Read. an elegant old gentleman. who was
! then the president of that institution. anC
that the old gentleman blamed Genera
Grant for the death of his son. and
never forgave him. lie told my friend
| that his son was on the star Of corps
.