Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-05

and the hero Of the scene NV "s
hear some "bread-and- butter" Miss Say
"Ohl how elegantly Mr.. Hal Goes vaie.::
7 wish could valce with MN io,e'e
Hal Joined the company At haie'sn
sa,d he could no longer remain IN Fny-
ss,a,,,,,. after the boys had left for the
war "rhe old citizens would say, Hal,
whv are you not of to the armyF etc.
Ala NOT care for this clish ma ciaver,
hut the girls got after me. one ina. 4
had so,ne affection for met me one Gay
and she. looking at me with sparkling
eyes. says: Dear Hal, / have maze ior
30, a military blouse covered with mot
toes worked In silk. The last time
valtxed with you I caught your measure
precisely. Please call round TINS eve
ming and try II on--and l VIII KISS YOU
rood-by. Aunty says the piouse
thing OF beauty / met another Oh ny
favorites. and she says: Dear ha', VIZ
are you not of 10 the war? fieasc JON
the cavalry. you would so reminu me "
Enthusiastically prancing on ms roam.
ill ask uncle 10 let YOU have his roam
borse which is n beauty. oh! the very
idea. force us girls TO the washtuo-'ns
miserable scoundrels-I wish they "ouiu
let me nghtr" Such was Hal Johes' 'i'
newly-appointed orderly. -, ,or q
The order came to cease "oih ioi
reconnaissance In force towarcs fo,'
ress Monroe and IL was tnouSnt
among the troops that this moVeinen'
was for the capture Of this foruhoa'.on ,
We marched about twenty niiep -,
went into camp at place calieu $500
Church. This is G. romantic anu
place from the fact that Loro .,,o
- rss,od h,s army here after the battle
OF Guilford Courthouse. In ms n'shs
,rnr, the terrific militia. There is
small creek spanned by woooeh
bridge or the public road leadins ~.
wards the fortress, the creek Deihs u.s
tant from the church about hr'y ydius,
The church is surrounded by a grove u
oaks. whose branches. filed with loiiase'
make an inviting shade, put there %
giant oak that towers above all o'heio
and stands I'm front OF the churcn acloSo
the road. This is the tree under ""'''
Lord CORVALLIS himself bivouacheu.
gather this from the fact that suit
the boys. digging for worms 10 nsh -
the creek near by. found the metai con.
ing OF a button with the letters Coft-s
still distinct. This fact is substantiai
evidence that this covering OF a button
xvas rubbed of the military coat OF NY
Lord CORVALLIS while slumbering UNI
dor the outrageous branches or TINS
great oak Tho only thing that mill
tates against this archaeological theory
,s that possibly the metal covering
marked CORR might have come from
old Nick Wilisms's distillery, near VIM
ston. n c.. which. as everybody kho"''
was established in 176S
We built UP breastworks on the banks
Of the creek extending about one mile
or more This creek empires INTO ihii-
nond which has been abandoned so long
M
the movements of infantry, cavalry, or
artillery. Here was stationed the left
wing of the army, Sunday was the 9Th
dav Of June. 1861. There were religious
services among the companies. attended
PetheI church. and the singing was grand
having SO many cultured voices from the
towns of North Carolina and virginia
among whom I might mention professor
waller of the Fayetteville Female SEMI
nary. The sermon-subject, THE Race
Is Not Always to the Swift. Nor the Bat
tie 70 the Strong"-was illustrated py
many quotations, sacred and profane'
and examples from the olympic races.
The preacher combated the doctrine OF
NAPOLEON, that God was always on the
side of the heaviest artillery and show
ed from the history of Napoleon himself
that many victories he had gained were
when the heaviest artillery fire was on
the side of his enemies. The Lord was
always on the side OF those who obeyed
His statutes and kept His command
ments. etc. The hymns were familiar
popular songs, but the rendition was
most magnificent. The doxology.
Praise God from whom all blessings
flow,
Praise Him all creatures here below.
Praise Him above, We heavenly hosts,
Praise Father Son, and Holy Ghost
was sung. and 1t almost seemed that
heaven and earth were filled with melooy'
and that. permeating through the eihpy
rean. their waves of music settled arouhu
the throne OF God Himself, and being
taken up by the celestial choir untll All
heaven re-echoed, praise Father, SON.
and Holy Ghost"
The morning OF the 10th OF June, 1901
displayed much beauty, not a CLOUD ~
be seen, and the birds sang with unusual
melody as they fitted from tree 10 tree Ia
the grove of the church. All the UNI
verse seemed 10 be in unison save -he
shirt of man." About o'clock courier
came 10 headquarters and reported ths
advance of the Yankees AT IL O'Clock
came another, with his horse foaming
with sweat, saying he had been chased
by cavalry. At this last report the army
was ordered to take position as assigned
AS / was marching with my company i
saw Hal, the orderly, holding General
Magruders horse. sheltered behind the
giant oak. or the CORVALLIS tree. we
had hardly got into position before the
head of the column OF Yankees appeared
in the road. At this instant Major Ran
dolph. Of the artillery, knowing the range
and having his guns trained, opened
concentrated fire before there was any
chance to deploy. At this discharge many
were killed and wounded. There was
then an artillery duel with musketry nj
long range for about two hours. l was IN
position 30 that / could see Hal during
the night. The horse seemed TO recognize
Hal as his friend, but when the shot ana
shell went kissing and bursting through
the tree. breaking off large branches over
his head he became unmanageable, ana
would drag Hal into the open reid, ex-
posing him TO shot and shell. This scene
occurred ever and anon, during the whole
battle. and IT is wonderful that both es-
CAPPED unhurt and that Hal could manage
to hold the horse.
Finally there was a movement made
by the enemy on our left flank with two
kN4F1yM ~"