Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-11
sAyAGE,s STATION.
Brave Soldiers Revisit the Field on
Which They Fought.
written for the Dispatch


Thirty-hve years ago was inauguratea
that series OF battles around Richmond
known as the "seven days fight, re-
sulting In that great change OF pase
OF McClellan's army. and the freeing
Of our city from the threatened "treau
Of the ruthless invader" Among thehi
was the battle of Savage's Station.
FOR the first time since those momeh-
a., events a few choice splrlts-
members of one of the Howitzer com,
ranies then attached TO the MisslsslpP'
priooda in Magruders Corps-have re-
,,,stted this battlefield. In the party
rrare Nessrs. ID. O. Davis, D. .. ny
Corthv Charles PoindeXter, W. -
rat,,n r 3. Lambert, j. IL. NJ NC
creerv' Carlton Mccarthy, ana 1eler
=, iii he remembered that Genera
80 crossing the Chickahominy hishei
~ With General Longstreet ana lhe wv
TIills had driven the enemy rum
heavily entrenched positions at go,
chanicsyllle Beaver DAM anu ooth
rllvson's and Gaines's mills. Oh VIC Ioft
of u1ne. Magruder, VINO hau - 90
on this side Of the river 10 suai a In
nroaches TO Richmond au'anseu snad
double line of battle. AS our pa 70
down the York-River ROAD VIC 80 ;,
coqnized familiar points. w., o,- thst
Ia one "was where we stru.n ~. ;,
80 turning stores and suffers tents
pii1 - ono az our big steamers and plenty
10 Ter then. But, though haStly' IA
VI bad heen effectually done. facneN
WIZ niIes were all kinds or coniii''H
III So. ..o,ies and the heat was SO ereaS
go only a few bags OF conees Us
thae o' tIore near the railroad wac
,,.hera General Griffith fell-,he Soan
WIZ Sor Of our brigade. He hau poe"
H..aohad TO this brigade since tno -,
attaC"J A,,,ust had wintered Win tnen
Vioua oesburg. in old Loudoun county, ,
aroulu az once succeeded by Coione'
ne w. IDS generaD william Barhsu''''
s,e Thirteenth Mississippi.
u IL -. under this brave coniih"i,u -.
-. ,his glorious brigade was 10 U.s. u.s.
s.s hardest battles. achieve lts Iy,l
rorown. From here 10 MalNsl" -,
.,.hore they changed the enemy -, 500, o,'.s
rositlon. to Sharpsburg' WEI -. whom
- onnortunely arrived on oui 49, o,,or-
Iac.son was so sorely presseu ~ r,red-
vbelming forces OF the enemy ,e,ro,,sly
erIcksburg, which they SO ciilr,'rn are
erl ', q. he face Of the murderous nio
he'u - r,,,,,outh,s battle-crowned heights,
rom chancellorsyille fight. where theg
~ -" ,oft unaided. to hold the stone wan
w.. Nerves Heights. against Seuse
Ill., Ill.,, Ok oOo and were only forced OUT
". heovv flank movements. 70 "e.'ys
- where he fell on the AFTERNOON "a
49, eecond days fight. ne ""N
bravely led them TO victory.
4 FAMILIAR SPOT
"a ou, we mass the New road, then
AIu 20 as Ncclellan's road. How haru
nn1 a. ~ looked But it was up inns
a,, dhen a quagmire) that summer
800 richardson's Division, the guns
i,otoo actually carried in some instances
~, he exclted infantry TO the rescue ol
coso,,,s harl-pressed columns, III lne
go pines fight. We alighted at Aieh
e,1,oe, hut soon found we had passeo
s,a noint we were looking for, our posr
tin,, an the field Of Savage's station ue
icing orr steps. we discussed the va
,.tS,,s POINTS we ought to recognize aNu
soon came 10 the very spot. lneie
80 aeId the old house. the woods III our
800 Siata front, where our front INC
,',a, botlv engaged; the road, alohs
,.,,,r, ~ mines. where cur brigade was
.,ostad IN s,pport: the Williamsburg roaa
- our right: the railroad cut 70 our iei,,
In which was placed the Lana sioni.oi,
q heavy gun on fiat. protected by ran
road iron. and propelled by loeomouss,
which was hotly engaging battery y.
eighteen guns. just as we dashed across
he bridge above it. Just before inns wo
had struck another bonanza, iohs p,,0
NJ knapsacks, blankets, overcoats' u
cloths. haversacks, indeed every ms
,h.t would impede the hasty flight Oh tne
hard pressed enemy. We were the nol'
rata,csd when we commenced rum
rosg,nr 10 find they had belonged 10
me seventh New York. for this resimsn.
had been hospitality entertained py inc
naon,e of Richmond few years peiore'
mon the Refinement Of President aio"
roe's remains. -, <..,,, o,r
mt we were suddenly called from our
search by the order forward" Away we
went at a gallop. towards the railroad;
ana across that bridge. The enemy nau
concentrated their artillery fire upon tnis
new ..yarmint." How we escaped UNI
burt know not. Colonel Barksdale
Was knocked from his horse. put unnus,
I remember. as rode over II with inc
ate Charles II. Whine. who had vosun-
teered for the fight. running pesiae my
horse. q cannon ball striking the raai, ana