The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-04


maneuvered his battery so beautifully as
I 70 command the admiration Of West
! Pointers on tho other side. When he
once took a position he never changed It
| n loft 20 himself except 20 get closer @
tho enemy.
\ CHRISTIAN SOLDIER.
Mai Parker was n Christian solder IN
the strictesi sense of the word. and ne
has told mo that DC always desired that
his men should Doe Christians So sub
lime was his faith that he went into
every fight feeling that 10 be was killed
he would Doe saved by that Saviour whom
hc had served so faithfully As an illus
trafio1 OF ilis 7 VIII state that az the
battle OF Shlrnsburg when his men and
horses were being shot down be- turned
to Corulfaf Iar1eu. who Cf"f r1rEo~
said was the coolest man on the field, and
said. 'Darden. in / am killed. tell my
wife that ] was never haDuier in my
life Haj. Parker has explained this by
saving that the happiness spoken OF was
Of o religious character. and not that he
would like 20 die lighting
Lieut. Parkinson has told me since
the war that the night before the battle
of sharnshurg he slept under a caisson
with Capt. Parker and that whenever he
aw0ke during the night he heard the
CAPTAIN in earnest prayer.
1T was during p lui IN this fight that
Col s. D. Lee, atterw'rd Ldeui.-uen
eral. the battalion conlin'n9e' ,pN' W.
Parker's Battery and said: You are
boys. but YOU nave thls o"y heen "He.'
mon only dare CO. some or your com
panv have been kuoa. many nave
wounded. But recollect that IL Is So
firrs '.io to oie NoW- every man
YOU who is Wiling 70 return |" '"1
stem two PAGES io me 'front.' AS l"-
smoke these words he seemed a very god
Of war and his eyes flashed comamnd.
not o1troafv. Woo'- and almost daZel
by the scenes Of horror through Willch
we had nassed storm duty calls ana W"
obey. The significant TWO PAGES
stepped. and volunteer section lea hF
Lieut. J. THOMPSON Brown returns ''''
more to confront the now eAult'hl
enemy
General Lee has also since i've "+r
written or Parker h"i'IV wen
I rccoilect how that nome COMPANY "L
boardlcss bows performed the duties OF
veteran soldiers and patriots second 10
none 81 the noble Army of northern
Virginia. Well - 7 recollect my thoughts
on tho bloody field OF Snaro-purF .S
looked into the faces OF me poor "'N-
stretched i7 dfaih aroHna me F""7 lH'F
had $50 CALAMITY manned
HIS FIRST FIGHT.
ohio eoo,rd hattie of Manassas was
pqri,ar-s p8tterv's first fight. they being
nart off the thirty pieces of artillery
commended bv Col s. ID Lee and Of
,,.i,f.i, General % D. Ice said that under
ms wei directed fire the enemy's lines
were broken and fen back en- confusion;
and p~esident Davis speaklne of Col.
80 s,ff- p have reason 10 believe that
~ The last great conflict ON the field of
Nfanassas Do. served To- turn the tide Of
hattie and cofsummate the victory
s"When the enemy were repuised in this
fight Sfas Subbs ran up ~ Capt Parker
exclaiming. Captain. the Yankees are
running. LET MS give thanks Give them
a few more shots first was that officer
Characteristic reply Whenever Captain
Parker heard firing go the front he was
restless until Doe got there. and he would
get there 81 possible. but ! do not wish
n Oh Dee understood that he was reckless
for such was not the case. on the other
hand De was very careful with his men.
and IL possible before putting his bat
terry into any position took an otncer 10
the front with him, selected MS posluon
and then sent back for The battery
cant Parker fired the first shot 40
AIS 4 VI. the great day of the Gettys-
burg battle. The 3rd day Of July 1853. and
as II will be proven. ne fred the last.
"In au article which appeared iu the
September. 1863. number Of Blackwoods
Grdinbure) Magazine from the pen OF an
English officer oCoL Freemanue). who
was present with the Confederate Army
ne war correspondent. the following will
DO found.
soon afterwards I rode 10 the extreme
front where there were four pieces Of
rifle cannon almost without any infantry
stoport To the pon-uffhdrawal Of these