Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-20

| through the town OK Harpers FERRY on
the 10Th. and marched all night, crossing
back into Maryland at Shepherdsto"h'
wadlng the Potomac river, ana was III
the battle Of Sharpsburg on the I,tn.
Acknowledgement l.. A. Armstead being
wounded. the command was placed tenn
norariIv In command OF Colonel Hodges
| ~ the Fourteenth Regiment. The regl-
mcnt acted as rear-guard after recross-
| ing back into Virginia on the night OF the
! ism. and went into camp near Winchss-
ter on the 10th.
General Armstead returned, and on No
vember p. 1862, the regiment and brigade
were transferred to the Division of Gen
eral George f.. Pickett, the latter then
! being composed entirely Of Virginia
| troops. The regiment, with the division,
I marched TO and reached the line of bat
tie around Fredericksburg on December
IL, 1862.
A TRYING MARCH.
c-be movement from winchester to
Fredericksburg was very trying 10 the
men. on account of the forced march
and hard road. On December 18th the
regimen vas engaged in the battle OF
Fredericksburg. December 9th the com
mand went into camp near Guinea sta
ton, and remained in camp, drilling when
the weather would permit, until February
~, lhpJt WITCH IL lAdANlitA ~ ANiNAAAASa4Nf
and thence 10 Chester Station, on the
Richmond and Petersburg road. On
March LIST il moved camp TO near Peters
burg, and remained until March 9th.
1t then moved TO Ivor Station, and camp
ed until April 9th, when the command
marched in the direction of Suffolk. Va.
On the 18th of April it crossed the Black
water, al South Quay, witt four days
cooked rations. on the 18th the com
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within about seven miles of Suffolk.
The regiment was ordered in front, and
Captain Griggs was sent forward with
his company as skirmlshers. The enc
my's outpost was met and driven to
within about three miles Of the town,
when night stopped operations. Early
the next morning the advance was con-
tinued until the enemy's line of fortif-
cation was reached, When line of
battle was formed and the troops waited
aHSiously for the order 10 advance. But.
from some unknown cause to them, the
order was not given, and the day passed
with desultory picket fighting, with little
result The picket line was under the
immediate charge of Major Joseph Il.
CabelL. At night Lieutenant w. G.. Ca
baniss, OF Company X, was sent with
a detail from his company, with instruc-
tons TO cross the Dismal Swamp and
tear up the Norfolk and Petersburg
railroad east of Suffolk. Finding the
enemy in force, and his instructions
being not to engage him, he returned
without accomplishing his object. On
the 18th the enemy fired on and killed
an aged lady. who was trying TO leave
her house. which was between the lines.
The regiment performed picket duty un-
til May .. 1865, when, with the rest Of the
command, ii commenced to fall back,
hating on the 4th at Franklin Junction
for rations and rest. The march was con-
tinued, the regiment arriving at Falling
Creek, below Richmond, on May the 9Th.
Here ii went into camp. On the 18th the
command was ordered, and left camp,
marched through Richmond, hating on
the Nth about two miles from Hanover
Junction. June "a the command was or
dered to King and Queen county to meet
the enemy, reported TO be advancing
from that direction. 1t marched as far
as Newtown, and, finding no enemy,
marched on the 5th to Reedy's Mills, on
the Mattaponi; on the 9Th, to Hanover
Courthouse; on the Sth, to New Market;
on the 10th, waded the Rapidan
at Summerville, and rested on the 1lth
near Culpeper Courthouse; left Culpeper
on the 18th with three days rations in
haversacks, and ten days rations' on
wagons, and marched daily, not knowing
where we were going. On the nth men
never known TO fall behind fell
by the roadside on account Of the ex-
IRENE hot weather. On June 18th passed
through Ashby's Gap, and on the 18th
crossed the Blue Ridge mountain at
Smokers Gap. on account of a heavy
lain the Shenandoah river could not be
waded, and the command had TO halt on
the mountain for the night. On the goth
waded the river at Shepherds Mills.
and halted to dry clothing and get ra-
tons. On June 25th passed through Mar
t%insburg, and waded the Potomac river
at WilliamspOrt, marched through
Hagerstown, Nd, on the 10Th. and en-
tered the State of Pennsylvania at Mid
dleburg, hating at night at Green Cas-
tie. On the 9th marched through Cham
bersburg, n at night the regiment was
sent 10 the town of Scotland to guard
commissary stores. Rejoined the brigade
on the 10Th, when, with the brigade, it
marched through and south of Cham
b%ersburg, and halted until July %.
when it, with the command, marched on
the Baltimore turnpike to within about
two miles of Gettysburg.
FREQUENTLY FIRED ON.
The command was frequently fired on
by men concealed on the mountain side
during the days march. The regiment
and command marched early on the
morning Of the Sd to and formed line
Of battle near Gettysburg, remaining unit
evening. when it participated in the bat
tie and charge Of Pickett's Division. The
larger portion OF its officers and men
were killed or ounded in the charge.
Brigadier-Genera Il. a. Armstead was
killed in the enemy's lines; Colonel L. c.
Edmonds was killed in front Of his regi-
ment; Lieutenant-Colone p. b. white
was seriously wounded, and never re-
turned 10 duty; Captain Daniel Townea
Of Company A, was killed, and with few
exceptions the other officers were killed
or more or less wounded. The regiment
acted as guard to prisoners on the re-
treat back into Virginia, crossing the
Potomac river July 9TH. The regiment.
with the division, was sent to, and went
in. camp near Petersburg, Va, and rested.
Major Joseph X. Cabell was promoted
TO colonel of the regiment; Captain G..
x. Griggs was made major, n other
vacancies filled. Captain Griggs was shot
through the thigh at Gettysburg and re-
ported for duty while the regiment was i'm
camp. Brigadier-Geperal S. NJ. Barton
was assigned to the command of the bril-
gade in place of General Armistead, killed