The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-28

going to have battle up yonder present.
w. and. il | cannot march. can shoot
The truth is / am in frst-class condition
"a 90 into tattle-I could not run if |
wished to do so. and would BE obliged TO
hold nv position at all hazards and TO
the last extremity
And then the brave fellow limped to the
front to take his place. III the picture
near the flashing of the guns.
He served CALAMITY until the iil-fated
18th of September. 1864, ut winchester,
wh II ne fell in the thickest OF the iisht
mortailv wounded: was tenderlN cared for
by the noble women Of Winchester, ana
died Il fow days later
On visit to Lexington, in the Valley
of Virginia several years ago | went
carly one morning TO the beautiful cene-
terry and stood for some time III mute
admiration OF the really superb statue
in which the genius OF Edward Nalsn-
tine has given Us veritahie StoneWaii
Jackson in bronze As | turned away from
the great ci1ieftan's# grave. my eyes fell
on Il modest marble slab. on which was
engraved the name, date OF birth and date
of death OF Wilson Scott Newman. Paus-
ing 20 drop tear on the grave OF my
old college mate and army conr'ade, |
said 10 myself Your name may not be
written on the page of history, and go
sounding down the ages like that of the
great soldier buried yonder. but in stead
fast patriotism. devotion to duty heroic
courage. and faithful service to the land
and cause you loved so well, you were
worthy to follow the standard and bivouac
near the grave of the great Stonswall
himself: for a truer patriot. Drawer soldier
never marCled under any flag or fought
for any cause than the one who sleeps
ben attn this slab.
The other incident is of men who served
in the Louisa Blues, Company d. Th!r-
teenth Virginia Regiment, worthy COM
-ades of the orange boys.
This company, too, entered the service
on the 18th day of April. 1861, taking the
the Charlottesville. the University, the
Orange and the Culpeper companies as
thev rushed 10 the capture of Harper,s
Ferry and the defense of our border.
There were enlisted III this company
five Trice boys, the sons of a window, who
had small farm several miles below
Louisa courthouse, who promptly respond
ed to the call of duty.
The oldest boy was discharged at Har-
per's Ferry, against his earnest protest,
for physical disability, but returning
home enlisted q few days later III another
company raised in Louisa county and at
tached to the iEifty-siXth Virginia Reg
ment He was badly wounded at Fort
Doneison and ordered to leave The hsid,
but when that splendid charge OF the
Federal lines was made, wh.Ch op=G1ed the
way by which the whole army might have
come out and thus avoided the suisse
quent necessity for surrender, Trice was
seen using his musket for crutch and
leading the ctlarge. Among the first to
mount the breastworks, he fell dead,
pierced by many bullets.
At Gaines Mil, the 9th of June 1862.
the Thirteenth Virginia was in front of
Jackson's lines as siirmishers, and cap
tured number of prisoners, who had
to be sent TO the rear
Another one of the Tree boys CLAP"
we Familiarity called HIND was put on the
detail to guard the prisoners. He re-
monstra1ed, SAYING that he wanted TO go
into the battle and did not wish to go to
the rear with the prisoners" but the Of
ficer in charge desiring a reliable man in
sisted upon bis going and Trice reluctantly
obevad orders AS soon as he could he
turned over the prisoners to others. who
we're only too ready to guard them, and
hurried ia the front again. But by this
time the regiment had gone into line of
battle and changed its position and he
could not find IL w nlle= searching 1or
his command the Fifty-sixth Virginia
REGIMENT came up going into the charge.
81 an 5Trice rushed up to the captain
of The Louisa company and, explaining his
5,a,,, =, ton from his own company, said
S..r I,ant YOU to put me in the place my
5h.a4,,a,. n.o11ld occupy It he were here,
~, ~ m 90 in with your boys IS The.
a.,, was granted: Trice acted with
5,,,ast eonspicuous gailantry and was
is.,.,aed f,ue times before he could be in
fdncad to leave the field, the last wound