Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-18


suffolk. whore no were engaged wiz
Longstrcot Ashtng around lh's Vow"
Ar BLOODY GETTYsBURG.
May s-Took UP line OF march Tor
Petersburg. which we passed on tAe YIN
and reached TaylorsVille ana hatcs theIe
until luna I'd Then commenced TIE
march which brought Us 10 OettNspuis'
Pa. on July Sd, where the regiment
forming a part Of Plckctts DIVISION,
made a lssilng record fcr it.ei' Dut at
what a sscraacsi The recorded loss, az
,1r as the writer has been enabled 10
trace The naaaos, snow. N'"cu, -
,voyr6cd. y: missing ?. Thfty-four OF me
,yorn1ed w,re eft IN the encmy'S hands
and tbs was not ocr entire loss Nan!
moro vsre io.t on mo bloody Held whose
names VIII never be known. VINE" we
,yent lato thr charge the res ment nun,
b.red not over 10 ri.cs, and we mao
about twenty-five men left for GUY INC
Colonel Lssla Il. Williams fell here ana
LIcutenan. -Colcrcl Fred. @. skinner DC
came coloasl bat IN name only lor nIS
wounds resolved at Second Manassas va
fitted him FOR fed service ,.noa
on tho 5,h ihs division vas oelt'ee
n gu,rd TIE prisoners and VIC lcit WIN
rolieved by ImboGen's COMMAND thc"
followed our return march, ana on -
teubar 9th we halted 20 camp IL 1o'
January g. 1sst-Embarkel In the cars
o-d co,oe 10 Richmond, thence 10 FeteIs-
70 ard Weldon. n. c.; thence 10
colSsboro. and again TO Kinston' Jdnu
ar,, a0th. marched for New Berne anu
participated in the attack on 'HiS ''''
under Pickett 4. coi4q-
February 5-Marched pacA ~
boro. a,,.ir IN KIN
ston r. ,or WI.
r,i,oton thence By steamer on me NaPe
rear river to Smithyille opposite + OF.
richer. here we camped on the ooe"i,
shore until March oath. when VIC re'ul"cN
Anil 1-Marched to Tarboro end
halted or the Tar river until the lolh'
when we left for Plymouth, where we
took part in the capture and piuhoet'ns
Of that stronghold Of the enemy %ii,cn
(ccurred on the 10Th. We lost two Kl..ed
and five wounded in the siege
THE ENEMY DECAMPED.
Apru 25-Left and marched 10 wash
ington. n. c., and after forming IN me
for attack, we found the enemy had de-
camoed. ~.
MAY PREACHED the vicinity o. New
Berne and got ready TO capture the Town
yhen We were recalled 10 virginia.
nv gth-I,eft Kinston, reached Jarrett
station by cars. and had to walk TO
stony Greek. thence 10 Petersburg, where
we were welcomed by its population, es-
pecially the ladies', who fed US on the
bsst they could provide. Hero we found
Rutler with his Army Of the James, 5000
strrne held back by thin. struggling
line of skirmshers. Then followed the
hattie Of Drewry's Bluff, on May 10th,
where the First and Seventh captuTci
nearly the whole Of Heckman's famous
Star Brigade Our loss was-kllled' ~,
wounded and missing, 10.
on May 18th. under Smelling or gun
boats at the Hewlett House, lost Two
killed and seven wounded.
on May 10Th wo marched proudly
through the streets Of Richmond, bear
ing the flags captured at Drewry's Bluff.
That evening we left by cars for Mil
ford. where a severe engagement took
Mace the next day-May 2lst-with the
whole OF Torbets Division of Cavalry,
the advance Of Grants army, which,
while il resulted in our withdrawal.
caused Grants army TO remain and en-
trench at this point and thus gave Lee
the choice Of position at Hanover juno
ton.
A VERY BUSY MONTH.
May 23-Found us near Hanover juno
ton in line OF battle; 9th. on tho move to
the right: 3Oth, sklrmishlng near Cold
Harbor held their line, engaged in
heavy skrmishing each day. June 18Th
found the enemy had left our front and
marched towards Petersburg: 18th, be-
came engaged on the turnpike near Clay
House. and on the 10Th regained our en-
tire In. by splendid charge. Lost seven
wounded. Here 1t was that General Lee
said: 81 could not prevent Picketts men
from charging
Afterwards we held the line between
the James and Swift Creek participating
in several sl,irmishes, one of which was
Oh the north side. where we We're tempo
rarily engaged on August 18th.
March .. lS65-The division was relieved
by Malone. and then we had TO act as
foot cavalry; 18th. had a tramp after
Sheridan to King and Queen county;
25th, left for Petersburg; 18th. marched
TO right OF Lees line near Sutherland
Station. and were engaged on the Both
at Five Forks; 3lst at Dlnwlddie Court
house, and the LIST OF April the disastrous
battle OF Five Forks took place whore
we lost nearly half of our men. Then
came the retreat Of Lee and at Sailor s
Creek the survivors Of Picketts Division
stood as a forlorn rope to save Lees
wagon trains, and thxe that did their
duty were almost to a man captured
Only seventeen OF the Old First reached
Appomattox. and thus closed the sad but
brilliant career OF the Old First.
CHARLES Y. LOEHR.