Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-03-18
rns BATTLE OF WILLIAMSBURG.
A Participant Relates an Interesting
Story.
midland virxinian.l

com bined with the under
growth made il extremely haz-
ardous for the regiment 20 a.
tempt 10 advance for fear cf he .
ing surprised or sInbushed by
the enemy. To prevent this
Lieut.. Colonel Carrinxton lin
roInmsnd ut that tiine) called
for three volunteers from each
company 10 ~ in advance IF
the regiment with instructions
IN FIRE nn the enemy If seen, the
firing 70 - a signal for an ad-
vance OF tn regiment. LieCt-
-nant DR. r. Z. shields, Rich =
, ard q. Sclatsr and | volunteered
/ The volunteers We're TO advance /
IN line with each other hut
aboat thirty va d. apart. I had
gone bnt q short diStauc- from
the regiment when l discovered
dark hooking objects IN 81
cromchinR posture. l was near
them but the FOX was so dense
> could not : i-fy myself ~ tn
whom they We're, bat I felt as
snred they were too dark for
the Confederate gray. NTH
this feeling in NV mind, | shot
? AZ them with this response from
! them. Geese iriu-. ynn are
shooting yonr own men. l
waS "A iSfird. however, such was
P not the case. and shot at them
Fl the Second time. BY this time
= lfi-utenlnt Snield- md Dick
>cIat-r cam. To my relief. When
hey came I.i-uteu tRt Shields
p shot a them and ! shot the
= third time.
o. Tie regiment advanced g.
v.t.re We were q ing and wher
w,. related Il 80 n-. G. Tring
i,n what We u "a dome rui 500
d hc ordered TIA rrLin nt iu al
- vance. which u doh.' ga " here
, W. had seen these q ark lOokiu-
u objects. There ~e found piled
sever 4 wagon loads of NanA-'
kn tpSacks, evidently Pilin-
th-ln preparatory II charging
the woods. Aft passing th'
Ol kuap sacks a short distance, ou
" regiment came Out of lh- wood
h. iintn an open bid. This opel
field a short time before Va
- thickly overErOwu with pin
OF tree. but for SOM purpose ha
a. been cut doNn. y hen our rel
n lineut came to this open tel.
not more than twenty or thirt
''9 wards from ns H. this fallen tin
&C. Der. stood the eueuny'S linz 4
MT battle. A. we cam ia sigl
he they began 20 reprimand u a.
~ par utly for hdvi ~ hrrd IN ol
- lCwn soldiers. NOtwithstandiI
l. the short distance between o.
I'M iine- az battle, owing 20 a
,li- fog and feIled timber W. @
not know whether or not til
= were the enemy until Henry
- Harris. a mem i.er of my col
eek uanv. said 10 Colonel Carrin
the ton. They are Yankees, | c
IA see their fig, the STAR d
Stripes, through the bushes
pu- this remark from Harris >
ere di-r stepped forward sese
Of pace- aud told Colonel CrFil
,bai .nn they we're Federal trO'
aud * II in a diieiua aud w"l
ahu surrender IL be permit our
rTy bearer, Boston, 10 mirch !
IKE. between the lines Colonel I
70 ington told him he would
y-rInit il, but h- might Ur
Nu0 III fig 10 Ne. This he did
per, do bat continued 10 Walk IL
TTElly towards our line talking
MS hs csne out surrendering
lastly seemed - get entanl
NC in tile Uruzh and fell. Whei
lter- aid that We distinctly heard
hole soldier, the Frderal-,
dra xing their raInrOds I
1 ~ lbeir gunbarfels, a hen
ring.on and others OF tue
h1on Isent heard this preparation
elOp- io.aiDg their gun. he ord
tur,,l a. 10 FIRE cn them. which
-. Instantly d ne. The enein
~ turned the fire a. quickly q
do 4. d. done.
The rvs this returned ere