The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-04
HIS CAPT0R'S GUEST.
A Union Soldier Meets a Confederate
10 Whom He Once surrendered

Editor OF The Times.
Sir.-Now hat war mas again stirred our
country. IL may be or some interest to
recite some incidents which occurred dur
ing the sixties IN a paper having the
wide circulation OF The Times IN the his
toric city OF Richmond Incidents hhe the
following viii not occur during TINS war
tor the foes are not Of one common
blood.
Al the final wlnd-up Of che great battle
Of Charlottesville, Va, ] f0und myself
confronted by q squad or men. commah1-
ed by, Sergeant ". Il. Hail, Company +,
Fourth Virginia Cavalry. Alter seFerdI
commands 10 surrender found II neces-
sarv to comply. and thus began my ac-
Quaintance with Sergeant han We ndu
"a good talk about the merits or ms BOD
Lee and our Joe Hooker ] was hnaliy
sent to LIBBY Prison % later vas pa
rolled and SEN 10 our lines. some Two
years ago / sent a notice 10 the Con-
federate veterans detailing lhe captuIS
and asking II Sergeant Han was sun
dliVe. hat he might write me. me plet1
caught his eye and he wrote me. kec0s-
nitiOus were soon established % a warm
friendly correspondence look pace MI
Hall lives in Richmond. and gave me a
warm invitation TO attend the Confederate
reunion i'm June. 1896, and be his guest. i
did so. accompanied by my wife ana soon
found my old captOr. Recognition was
complete. and We received a warm WEI
come. such as true Nirglnlahs know nov
10 EAkE. / fMNUNiM TIC ANAAfFA veg
and made the Acquaintance OF many WY
were once foes. / easily located the spot
where old Libby Prison stood, ana thlhS7
there looked as familiar as OF oid. Inc
Confederate museum was "a great attiag-
tfon. and one could spen' days here iull
4 interest. At Mr.. Halls house were
many old Confederate comrdues every
one OF whom did their best 10 MAKE our
visit one Of pleasure. During me reunion
talked with hundreds Of eN-C0nfeder-
.4. .Y~ F.rrHI many who mad UHfu or
posed TO the battles OF long ago.
We had good. earnest talks. fun or OLD
times. and IL was Il great pleasure 10 mt
We saw the great parade, ana the hotd-
bles OF the day; IN tdct, all lhdt an IN
terested person could see we saw. l Wen
remember the old Confederate yell, now
n would begin way down the line OF
march and swell all along. IL souhded
familiar. but I was glad that there was
no musketry along with mat ye4' rs our
ing the sixties.
also attended the reunion OF the cay
airy OF the Army Of Northern Virginia
and saw many OF General stewart foush
riders. j heard General HOsser MAKE 4
speech. We remained the guests OF MT.
Hall for ten days and regretfully leit
for our Florida home, I'D can say We
had the very best time Ot our lives ana
wish to repeat the Visit M no distant uty'
NTr. Hall is a member Of Lee camp,
No. l. and has an envlOus record as a
dashfne cavalryman. He carries an ounce
OF Yankee lead in his body. received thir-
ty-siX years ago..
Richmond IS a city OF many historic at
fractions and there b. much 20 DE seen
.here and in its vicinity. II has made a
wonderful growth since the war. and the
many fine buildings and live men prove
It's future 10 be one Of greatness. IL Will
soon axe the lead as q monumental city
the statues OF Lee. Jackson. Wickham.
and others are fine pieces: its parks are
spacious and well cared for. 4 visit there
one will always remember with pleasure.
G. F. WALDRON,
Formerly Sergeant Co. +. 10Th Regiment,
ohio Volunteers. Infantry.
Welaka, Fla. May llth, 1898.