The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-23

attract the attention Of raiders" Afic
the battle when stragglers. searching in
hidden treasure. sounded every foot OBJ,
land around our house and ouflu'i'nr'
the jar escaped. owing to Gen. Duste
having shed tho shed for 70 stable.
ON that memorial % of April Mr. Turn
bun came down about sunrise with Doe
telligence that Gen. Lee bad gone io the
front and there would Dee heavy lighting
Later my father walked over io nc1d-
quarters and while there Gou. D. tiil
rode up and engaged 300 earnest 'onfer-c
ton with Gen. Lee. Then Dee rode oI
and in less than an hour We hoard Doc Doe,
been Killed There has always seemed
n peculiar pathos about lhli.- death. pc
had hravod so many dangers success lul.N
only 90 fan n victim az the close. MN
father had never seen the general Boo nis
FUN uniform before but WIS
fully equipped with sash and sword.
They shook hands and father asked;
General do you thing tlo reinforce
ments win Dee here from Richmond in iiui'
TO restore the lincs?
"No. sir.'
"Then you viii have 90 give us un.
Eyes. SIR" and he added. "Give my
kind regards 20 Mrs. y and the ltis
But We were interrupted by several
Confederate officers who rode nap ana told
my mother We must leave Tho house ht
once when she objected. saving sne
would rather remain while The roof WAS
left standing. they replied that the chill
dron must go anyway and chat there was
NOT moment 20 lose. "IaNe thoer rhll-
drcn" thew ordered tho nurse. ana ShN
0hoved i'm such haste that she l'i ms 20
bOnnctlcss a few minutes hcfofo my iatn-
or had sent my Younger brother with
wagon and horses 10 cross fnc river INTO
Chesterfield. He was arrested. and Tor
, several days we We're uncertain ass TO nus
fate. and hc thought we had been killed.
but we were guarded bv the shield or
Providence that day. else had we hern
killed twenty times for in crossing the
omen field we were targets FOR friends and
In AN seemed ike q dream the bursting
shells and whizZng bullets. one sh'u
roll az my sisters feet, but did NOT burst.
Mother had followed MS. first, Win
housokecucrs instinct. selling her Key
basket in her excitement not realizing
that boz n fow hours nothing would femaIn
neither locks nor anything ~ be- locked.
We reached the pont0on bridge JUST as lt
was being taken up ana were inc la't
persons who were allowed TO cross. one
0f the soldiers carrying me- over in ms
arms He is still living, and sent me-
message sometime since that be- distinct
" recalled the occasion. The day Was
spent in the deserted solder camp IN
Chesterfield. and at sunset We roDros-od
"A
the night with friends boo Petersburg.
War develops nerve and endurance Not
a child dreamed of complaining though
our shoes had been cut to pieces in fhe
scramble through hriers and over stones
md our feet were covered with blood ana
bruises.
ON Monday morning We started for
home and were just in sight Of our house
when Che flames burst from the Iurnhull
house. Mv father FASTENED ON FOO advance.
and found several federal officers sianf
ing on our porch IN the not ot leaving.
, To APPEALED 20 the one who seemed in
command asking him 20 protect tho house
, saving that we had been driven away IN
Tho battle the dav before AND had no
other shelter "fortainIN. sir was me
replv "vOur house shall nor Do burned
while we are here. but we have fo loaTo
ar once and the Lord only know wnht
will become Of YOU then we always
found the federal officers eNtreme'r coNf-
feoue and bon some instances. kindness
itself. the oufragas and rHa.lne "rf.
the work n the Struggling to'0ltt' ave-
] oomp-followcrs a few days later ono "a
! these stragglcrs was dlscofcffc in me
acf ~ firing the house. and was driven on
bv a federal officer who most opp0fiNn'y
rode mo iust in time.
Kve found dceolation utter ana conn lefe
within and without. Cannon nad heon
,f.rtod at the parlOr windows and near
tre dead had been hastily buried. Tho
bouse had been used pr "a h0sDital and
e.. floors were slippery with blood ana
grease. Not "a vestige Of cloth remain.
"a or rather only uuusable morseIs ana
fragn1ants were left. Everything nova
lie had been carried on and me heaFy
furniture broken. We pulled open a hu.
reau drawer. and there Jay orr peioFol
kittens with their threats cuti even now
I can feel the bitterness " that momen
Remnants OF tho pink challie were l'Ana
a. -. fc. house We lived on the htrt-
tack picked mp on tho battlefield Nn,'l
Cont IanrdOn. commander OF hfitale
or artillery on hts way from AppnWAt-
Z. tc, Courf house made our house hl1
heodquarters. and not only supplied our
: necessities ~ the time. buy 10y
sent MS assistance afterwards. ply 49,
yras IN from the nervous shock. tHl
I federal surgeon Dr. Browne. of 4hilAdei-
phla. prescribed FOR her ana eve up
sIpplv OF various needed medicines ana
.ent "a large box filed with every uehci-
& necessary for an invalid Gem custer.
Mo WA ~ our house FOR some cars.
treated my parents with great courtesy.
even checking any conversation between
his attendant officers mar iNihfa upon
subjects unpleasant 90 southern ears.
For some months after me close or mo
80, +, corresnonderce was maintained be-
tween my mother md Mrs. lee. and We
had letters from the general also. Tn
fortunately these were accidentally de-
sfroved few years ago. but nothing can
dostron our ioyine memories N the man.
II Is said that misery loves company.
Perhaps that is Why 30 many people get
married.