Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-26

,s.',s',,so,s csnta~ IA the ssventeeilth
PegiIDent volunteered 70 handle ne 20
non II seemed almost instant
have anything % 90 WIN u
Al last proper Tsngs ana ID D;s'' have
heard egperienced Run1efs say VI go
rhot was 90 fine a. any tney sF,Iio,1erf
! saw 10 shatter the loss, aii9li U, . c,e,fee
smoke was issS S5 i!l a1nsataiion came
from the huge pile Of log. ~ = tiii- vras
snofbcr one Of the fcfeechihe ~ .i y 90
hunting for them. THIS, see33iitu,ssS yess as
rfafeuerfs made by the tihtss' ,.-if,I.,
sseeetiye ss fbe first. FOR in an mere 10y
.borf fifne they gNarnled out IKE 49,.
waving white flags ~ MORN ua.illl', 1e
we're ready and willing 70 sutI 100. ,5-. .ot,,
ne frnf eheu had burst lniiIe nay 10y
an tbe inside. and the second ola Tx Tx
y I've both working fearful hayV, nun LA
Ior ~ them were ferIou.i9 H"i - -
probably several killed. ~ 800
N fhe wounded. ana ihey ~. -, ro,n-
rn@nJer N the slx-pounder Was h,lltu.
gn fgt now recall HIS name, but ne was
80 brave as o Numloian non. o., ,,.t,..Ho
sfsie reesiroenfs on Mccduaianp bilbo--
formed around The Tor. aiu ~ ,ot
Yankee capituiated. lhty w. ~,
fsrdened eoldiefs-lndeed. ] beheEe "toS
ead fhev had never been unoer n. 81
fare They were from Conn'clF.ls &c
had enlisted for lV Guys, VIII 1es,fghfrrs
obouf out. and their wives. ua 49, "a
and gweethearts had come oy"n .ii,oee
orcomuauy them home. But h''N
how frail are human moro ,,.,,e taken
Tho guns and accOuutrpe htr - t.lri-n
TO-, tbero and piled in the Div.n [, ~
~, w. ~. ,.ftb thoir stores, cOnsl W. ~
tboua4nGe IL hams ana bhit w - ,-ar.
~, ,,,,u aa everything couifaDauu ~, D- eor
yve roeerved about ten oalf
the wounded and the "oilii. crgaged in
!
90, - trldgo on the railroad oD.. -
~ Lrillgo which these TWO I'b' ~ verv
Noon pleccd there 10 pfoleCL a. At
ehort time we had iD', l,,1 The dis
cement Intervals could be ~, ,he ire.
Ii'tu'N' me loaded guns ln tht IN
.,otaiers gave the FIRE a VIZ" 49,
80 fbet Were little nervous 49, 80 scae
io,ded gums. but fortunately, ~ hctebt
hunt. Whilst The nfe We s,cad from TO-
/ ah eng .,tr.turg aud fred piece pl
WIZ -, ne hut "a few ghots liVhl '"'
aahhoo,rn16oofers made II go back as l'S' On
IT came SHORT or GUARDS.
.o,.,. ,,e demolition w9s complete.
80 ,,rieoners were double hleu ai'.s
~ railroad track I'm the ollec'iV ID
st,,inttsfg A discovery WIS ".,
,.,ien we got them an IN hhe' Hnt A.
was we did not have il' -. d 20 of
g,.era thcm safely. There Were ~" 49,,
h1nl" ia only about 80 20 100 OF W.
With q strong advance ahl 49, .,,,,erd.
IA ,.duro1 the number or 'N'DlNt h"ft
10 such q small number W. tread
tiace only one ON each flpe or ih' ''''
~. distance of every thirty 1iiu.. ..
A, lnridrpt occurred While We VIZ
,i,ging the men in line. a colonel OF ",,
81 these Connecticut reflmtNIa w 80
a. t.ke his place in line. JUS grim We
an, T. ar d fect and when Dee walked up
a. lfa place. with abdomen ioiihf
fnilv nom side t0 side. DE was, lnuteu,
novel rirht. Ills VIE came o"n "t ~
"a tne tents aud aplcd him standing hlu'
bv Side with the other prisoners VIZ
moan the old man. and hlf WHO fpn"' Z"
ma thua. "YOu are not going 90 ihkc nl}
doar hueb1nd1' She was piiit'slf h-
formed that be would have 20 ~ alV,b
with me rest. ] informed her ihei we
colonel would no doubt Doe dehthl.h WIZ
tho trlp. and besides he would De ralt
from tha pefils OF the army, mat lh t'inh
90 Libby hc would travel over hlriv ic
around and Immediately under h1'hl F"
Gam over which TIE KNIGHTS OF lhf
goiteu Horseshoe rode in ll0 ana foi a
riIuIp.a of "a portion 81 what became ore
forwards great western empire
She was not az an historical or fenItl1
cont aul did not or could not. eppft-
rl.te what 1 said about Richmond. her
husbands future home as The capiihl oi
the g0ufpdrratv. &c. &c, but she va.
sensible and said what aglated hrl inihu
was how 90 get tho old man out or our
money III that would suffice but ] III
formed her that We were not bfigahdsi
that her husband was prisoner OF Ndl.
end an the money north or Mason anu
DiNon's line could not secure his reiehs'
thpt he would receive Kind and consldt
rate treatment bentiing his rank during
his enforced absence.
Tho orders We're given 60 move down
the railroad whereupon the old woman
went into swOon very much Ike the
"a ff Ia
/ gets into q weaving way ana when ]
1 took my last glimpse Of her. as Ne turned
ont of sight she seemed 90 hc warming
up aud others had Joined iu her war
! dance / frequently talked 10 the old
man ON the route, and ] was Impressed
, with the fact that he had rather been
DID, back iu Connecticut making wooden nut
mCgs than 10 be- "A shartr ln the slOrlc'
! of The war for the Onion.
| We had gone some eight or ten miles
| on The railroad ties. when darkness over.
! took AS II was dark too. Very ire.
quenty during the evening / dismonnteo
! aud lct some weary brother stride ln}
/ Roslnante They were. as a whole d
| socluble, i0Vial set OF men, not in o.,
/ least obstfepcrouf, aud apparently sub
omitted gracefully 90 their capture. Near
Is an were factory hands. and had bees
/ VNufCrlptcd for guarding places similar
! Co the one We had reduced 90 ashes. but
! when darkness spread her mantle owe
| the earth. one by one they would slip Oul
] OF ranks uuousNrNcd by tho guards. out
/ would secrete themselves In the thick AN
! dergroWth along the sides OF the railroad
| When We delivered then over neat morn
ing 90 an infantry brigade sent to NEE
us and take charge of them, nearly hal
81 them we're gone. All night long rs,
were harrassed by the euemys cavalry
I which would make dashes into our lin
| OF prisoners, bat never in Tie least de
moralzS the guards or their wards ~
! they were told that any attempt q
meeting would be very disastrous 90 then
and that the best lfr-prNserNer FOR then
I ID wear was Quietule aul submission
/ 1 never heard anything nom The Oh
/ colonel but he was safely delivered G.
the infantry and most cordially CAV
him hand-shake and Eoud-hY. Wlshin
/ him "a quick cNchanee. 1 told him tha
{ No 4 could bee OF any service 90 him "a ana
time. / would esteem 30 favor for hu
/ 20 notify me. He told me his name. or.
| gave him mine. bat ! didn't recOllect hi
, ( name . minutes. Tor 10 was iarg0n 81
, cOnsonants and as long as your arm
j. SCOTT MOORE
Il Fourteenth Virginia Cavalry, g. :. A
Lexington. Va, February u. 1Se