The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-28
GALLANT THIRTEENTH REGIMENT
Incidents in Which the Heroes of the
Rank and File Took Part.

Editor of The Times:
Sir.-I was deeply touched by the report
of the unwilling of the monument to the
Confederate dead of Orange county, Va,
and especially by the eloquent speech of
my old comrade ". w. Scott, which
was published in last Sundays issue OF
The Times. l well remember Doctor
Scott, who as 4 mere boy, was the pet OF
headquarters and Of the entire regiment,
the Thirteenth Virginia, because Of his
manly bearing and readiness. though Il
boy. to go wherever men would dare TO
co.
His eloquent tribute TO dead comrades
and leaders is as just as il is tender
and has awakened in my memory and
heart many hallowed "reminiscences OF
that grand old regiment. with which we
counted it an honor TO serve. Grim old
Jubai Early said at one OF our reunions
in iRicI,mon1: THAT Army of Northern
Virginia won so much glory that there IS
enough and to spare for every State and
every command without any occasion for
us to quarrel over the distribution of its
glories and honors This is true of the
companies of that grand old regiment,
and brigade and division and corps. TO
which we belonged-the Thirteenth Vir-
slnia, Earlys brigade. Ewell's division,
Jackson's corps, A. n. V.-for every part
of it won glory enough for all and we
need not waste time in discussing uls
proper distribution of its fame.
And yet an old soldier with his pro-
verbal disposition to shoulder his crutch
and fight his battles DER again. may De
pardoned for recalling with just pride
that the Thirteenth Virginia gave 10 tns
Confederacy three generals-A. 7. Hill,
James A. Walker and j. E. B. Terrill
who was killed at Bethesda Church on
the Cold Harbor lines in June, 1861, just
as the Confederate Senate confirmed ms
appointment as brigadier-general-an tnat
il had in its rank and file a number OF
men Nho would have made good gene
rails.
..Jeb." Stuart. after the Thirteenth mac
served with his cavalry in brilliant al,
fairs at Mason's and Munsons Hills, al
Il ,ewisyiiie and other points along our
front in the autumn of 1861. wrote a h!Gii
tribute to their heroism and petitloned 10
have the regiment mounted and assign
ed to his command. General Ewe! sa!u.
THAT is The regiment which always Goes
lust exactly what / order them TO 40
General Early said: That Thirteenth W
yinia Regiment can Kill more opponents,
suffer more severely, and be in better
fighting trim afterwards than any resl-
uent / ever saw And General f. Il.
Lee. one day in Lexington, when l incl
dentally mentioned my old regiment SAID:
ooh yes, remember the Thirtteath VIZ
g!nia Regiment very we'll. 1t was a.
P. Hilps and j. A. Walkers and TerrilFs
regiment and was one of the very best
ever saw in the field.
1 most heartily endorse the eloquent
tribute of Comrade Scott TO Terrill and A.
p. Hill. His exquisite original poem to
the latter should be embalmed in our
literature and taught to our children and
our children's children, and l know ,iiat
had he NOT been speaking only of 'our
dead heroes -. he would have paid equal
tribute to our heroic and sturdy Colonel
James A. Walker. afterwards, known IS
..Stonewail jim who was in dashlng
courage and steadfast heroism the peer
of any solder whom ever saw in the
field.
knew. honorsd and loved the FIVE Burns
boys and the Magruder boys. to whom the
orator pays so just and so eloquent tri-
butte, and l. doubt not that many others
of the Orange boys in other commands
were equally worthy
But y restrain my pen. which never
weartes when writing of the Boys in.
Gray, 10 only two Incidents which came
under my personal observati ton.
When the war broke out Wilson s. New