The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-21
By an Old "f" Company Man Who
Took Part Therein.
WAS HOT SROM THE BEGINNING.
Guns. Bayoncts, swords. Pistols i'a's
From Fences and Rocks Ncro
uscd with Telling Eject AT
Times All Along the Line.

A.L .|L|UIM e M|NM. 90 NL. go
vbsre bo commenced the battles with
,h,t army-nl ended by the enemy pong
driven 40 " stoScr or tho James. Inc
so.e.d dav after reaching WcstoNcr jack
son was ordered to Richmond ana ms
iroons Immediately took up their maich'
ealnc into camp at Morris Farm on tn1
Nechanlcsviic turnpike, about lour mus
from the city. resting here TOUR a"ys me-
,,o~rrca into Richmond and took the
80 tts richmond. Fredericksburg
and Potomac railroad at its depot corner
M BROAD and Eighth streets And the
camnaicn AGAINST Pope has begun.
w.. di-embark az LOalsa Courthouse ana
s.,y thc~e day and then march 10 Cor
donsvfle. from there we march 70 LAD
crtv Mills ana we march from theie 10
NechanlcsVille near Louisa OoultNour
and ON August 4th we marcheo 10 LID
.,,v Minis again. These movements are
occasioncd by reports from lno eue
,n our front who arc now commanded
nv Cen. pope who says be has been DONG
Great things I'm the western army, ana IN
re order 10 his troops on taking COM
nand. said he had never seen anything
hr, Tho hacks Of the rebels. his head
quarters were In the saddle and ne want
81 the task OF guarding his rear stopped
as an invading army had no rear, IL was
useless 10 max any provision 10 look
altar "CnIuUNNlfaA ANWr AA AH-N
Ina less than a month he found out that
- ana not have any rear but he would
have given anything II he could have
MARCHED TO RANGE.
q, Auousf 9fh we left Liberty Mis-
ara marched 10 orange Courthouse we
were Joined on the morning OF me ON
hv A. L. HIS Division ana SlaHoIu
Rrieade and Jackson force no" on
NHrM.NHa and H. L.
EUrs Division and Statfords brlsaue.
We march early towards the RAPID
Ann The advance meeting win
slfrh, resistance at Barnetts Ford, Just
h.fore we cot 10 his ford we passed a
Quaker Cannon" that the advance had
rugged up. Il was the hind part OF d
wagon with a black log fixed on H. tne
men ran this ont on a hill In iull sl&n'
-, The Yanks at the ford, made the ad-
.anea with a cheer and the enemy re-
treated. they could not stand the sight
If Tho cannon. / saw at this ford soon
af,e- crossing tho first man who claimed
Ia he wounded by "a sabre, his ear was
badly cut.
va take the direct road for Culpeper
Courthouse and ford Robinson river IN
the evening and about SHUTDOWN so INTO
caup In a wood near the ROAD. ABOUT
n,5right we are awakened by firing OF
wuste+rv and the sizz Of balls falling
amongst Us. each man gets mp ana INTO
his Mace in ranks quicker than ever
cav n done and when the order was
given 10 "take arms every man had ms
gun ready for action. We were marchea
out 10 the road and halted 70 await or
ders from headquarters. The hrlns soon
ceased. II turned ont to be from some
Yankee cavalry on their way from Madl-
son Courthouse u Culpepcr Courthouse,
who did not know OF our advance ana
on being halted by our guard commenced
10 back out when a brisk skirmlsh TOOK
place. they making off as soon as hey
could. IN this affair my regiment got
into ranks directly from their beds ana
when we were marched back 10 our camp
the laugh began and those Old rcOe.s
made the woods ring. some OF the men
v.c-o Am their shirt sleeves. some with
nothing but shirt ON. some with one shoe
ON. etc. hardly one with a hat, but every
man was in hi7 place.
POPE's STAND.
Next mornlug, August san, we resume
the march. EweI's Division I'm front,
about one o'clock We heard the boom OF
"a canno I'm our front and know that
Pope has made "a stand.
peace and beauty an around us. death
and danger just ahead.
on our faces careless courage, in our
hearts a sombre dread.
"Then the skirmlsh line went forward,
and the only souuds we heard
Were the hum ol oronius insects and
the carol OF 90 blrd.
TIu. fa- of. "a fash of fire. and a little
cloud went hy.
Like an angels mantle floating down
from out an azure sky.
"Then a shell went screaming DER us.
and the air al once was rite
with a million whispering hornets,
swiftly searching Tor a life;
And the birds and insects fed away
before the rebel yell,
The thunder of the battle. and the
furious flames Of heA
we are hurried along for some distance
when the Second grigad IS marched 10
the front OF Our division and hailed rol.
IS called and We are ordered To- load
after a few minutcs rest We resume the
march and are hurried up, after going
\ short distance we lud that Lwells DE
vision has filed 10 the right OF The road
We. however. keep The road and on going
= short distance further the men on the
left Of the road clear tie way for "a Fam
non ball that comes bouncing along like
q boys ball. but 90 show with what force
90 was travelling. soon after passing my
regiment il struck the STUN OF a tree
glanced up and went out OF sight. \
little farther on We come 20 four men
lying IN the road dead. killed by this
same ball The road is fairly alive now
with shot and she'll from the enemy and
20 protect us some we march q short dis
lance into the woods on the lcft Of the
road. or more properly speaking as The
road ran here north % south, We were
marching north % Culpenor Courthouse.
WAS NOT MAD.
We now enter the woods west Of the
road. Ewells Division had gone 10 the
east OF the road sometime ago. We con-
tinue the march in the wood parallel 10
the road. here We pass an old rebel
standing beside a small sapling with his
hand resting on 10. We ask him what Is
the matter. he says; Il don't want 20
hight. / amt mad with anybody This
puts Us all On good humor and amidst
laughter and cheers W. continue the
march. after going a short distance We
are halted ana ordered % lie down. The
Yankees are Smelling this wood terribly
and soon our captain. Morgan. is killed
iy them. We are now ordered forward
and halt az the edge 81 the road. this IS
fhe same road We had been marching on.
The woods ran north along this ROAD
about 20 yards from where my regiment
now was. when II came 20 al open field.
In the corner or angle Of the wood the
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