The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-27
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Fort Worth. Texas, August lis. o.
Young, Adjutant General. Galveston: Here
is good one from Lee camp by Comr1de
II b. McGarr, who went out from Calves
ton in company H. Lone Star Rifles in
Wigfall's regiment, better known as First
Texas, Hoods brigade, and as being the
regiment which lost heaviest OF any dur
ing the war at Sharpsbus (Antetam.)
McGarr says at second Manassas, August
80 1862, when Pope was in command. a
second invitation was sent to the citizens
OF Washington 10 cone and view the VIC
tory that the young Lochinvar from the
st--Pope--would wage with Lee and
Jackson, The first invitation was made
OF like character at first Manassas by Me-
Dowell, but both Federal generals and
their visitors met with distractions and
disappointments very much alike.
McGarr says when our boys in gray had
driven Pope in a corner and thrashed him
soundly and he suddenly found mis- hind
quarters where he boasted his headquir-
ters should be--in the saddle-that nc (Mc-
CARR and a detail OF Hoods brigade were
out on picket at the furthest advance
toward Washington, after the victory,
when n number OF citizens and congress-
men from Washington rode up to Hoods
pickets and saluted very Familiarity the
Texans, who were logged out in uniform
so like the enemy in blue that they were
mistaken by tGc visitors. They came to
see the victory of Pope for their own side
They rode lnnocently into the ranks Of
the gray boys, and were not hindered till
they began marching in strange direc-
ton from Washington. When inquiry was
made where they we're being escorted TO-
The Texans innocently informed them.
ITO Lees headquarters" OF course they
were taken aback, and the crowd of civil
lans. some eighteen In number were pre-
scented TO General Lee with the compl
ments OF Captain w. A. Bedell OF com
pany Il, First Texas. Lee greeted them
kindly, as was mis- custom with everybody,
high and low private or civilian. and de-
tailed the awkward squad of congressman
under Captain Bedell to bury thNir own
dead which Pope forgot to do In his harry
io save his headquarters. When they
had performed this mournful ard awful
duty. so different from their rejoicing they
set out upon, they were ordered to Rich
mend as prisoners, along with tho crowd
OF nlggers and niger babies they had
gathered UP In their triumphant nllrch to
see Lee squelched. The order was from
Confederate headquarters that each con-
gresham and visitor should haze niger
baby TO nurse. seeing that they had gone 10
the trouble 10 disturb the llis'lda OF the
homes OF the children in black IL Lis
summary way, and It was nothing but
right that they should properly account for
II. The order further went that 4 any one
OF the visiting statesmen should complain,
he was To have two niger babies
You can easily imagine tibet they took to
their queer task without a murmur. and
were marched as prisoners to the railroad
station with the black ha HES
G. G. Cummings.
Information Wanted.
The widow of William Murphy desires to
hnd members OF Captain Grape Martins
company who can verify as to him having
belonged TO said company and served in
the war Mr.. Murphy enlisted in 1863 at
Rutersvile, Texas, and was mustered out
In Houston, Texas He served In some
capacity az is beleved) In the quarter
master department at wheelock, Robert
son county. Texas.
The same information is wanted by the
widow Of Friedrich Cave KLEIN. who lived
az Piney, In Austin county. Texas. He
was peddler, and on one OF his trips to
Houston was pressed into service in wal
laee's legion under Captain Daniels He
suffered from the effects Of a sunstroke
ana was on that account discharged at
Little Rock In 1858.
II any comrades of the above two vet
Grams are alive and see this. they would
confer great favor to these widows by
giving AL Information they can to the
postmaster at sealy. Texas, A. Jordan.
60. Adolph Jordan.
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