The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-09-13

was that the gallant jenkins with is
no less gallan. soldiers had repre-
sentrd our native State in a sanguin
AIRY struggle. The timber and house,
were literally riddled with bul:et~,
shells, grape shot and canister. We
went on across the Chicknhominv a, d
met our command coming back t..
Dispatch Station to 90 into camp.
The clouds that had been pouring
down a torrent of rain almost all Ia,
now broke away and the sun came.
out and went down in all his spleudor
The spot on which we We're t
camp had been occupied by the Fed
erals as "a camping ground. MANY
OF their cartridges, bayoncts and gnns
We're found i'll the vicinity of our
camp. We found one of the mules
Gan iron gray that had evidently
been turned cut to die, strutting
through the desolated fields that
always mark cd the track of an army.
The whole command nearly took part
in his cap'ure and he WAS afterwards
known as Mcclellan" He turned
out to be fist-rate mule. | don't
remember what became of him at
last.
The country from Richmond to
Barhamville was almost desoate
waste. Large fields # fluxarant grass
affo dcd unlimited pas,uruge for our
horses. Our picker lines were now
advanc d to New Kent G. H., and
scouting parties were sent out fire.
qnrntly to watch the enemy. We
mad been in camp at Dispatch only n
few days when an order was given
that a scouting party must be sent
cut who mnst locate the enemy before
it returned. J. A. Donald and nv.
'ef went from the Mckissick
Rangers On this scout. Charley
Jones was the non commissioned Of
fccr. Drs. Marston and Taylor and
Apperson we're guides. Dir.
Marston lived within few miles of
Williamsburg. With a scout of ten
men VIC left camp about 3 oclpck p.
M, and halted below Slatesvile, fell
and got supper. We resumed our
march that night and went as far as
Six mile ordinary six miles from
Williamsburg. We learned that the
Federal cavalry were 10 force at Will
liamshurg, and that they were scout
ing the country daily. A consuita'
tion was held as to the propriety of
going further, and the conclusion ar
rived at was, that we had now gonc
farther than our officers expected we
would have to 60, and that should
anything happen in case we w.nt
farther it would he looked upon as
recklcssncss on our pari, (and there
was nobody spelling to 60 any
farther. } So we returned, and reached
camp the third day, having rode over
100 miles. The sectsh people alorg
our line Of march almost went in,o
ecstacies over the appearance of the
gray coats in their midst Cider,
apples and in some cases brandy, was
furnished us by the whole souleh pco
pile of the "Old Dominion" whose
loyalty to our cause was indisputahe.
Besides. the best Of eating was fur
nished us by the ladies whose hos
pitality | shall speak Of hereafter.
On our reurn to camp Corporal
jones took OCCASION to misrepresent
some of the scouts in his report to
Colonel Shingler; and his timely re.
traction saved him from getting what
Pat gave the d,um. This was his
last trip. on the scout that | ever
knew of. Whenwe got back to camp
Bill Blackwell was there. This |
mentioned early in the "reminiscences.
While at Dispatch | Was sent as non.
commissioned officer with file of
men to picket Morgsn's bridge. on
Chickahominy, with orders to ''let no
one pass without permit from the
Colonel. Before we occupied our
position an old gentleman had gone
acrOaa IN Richmond Raturninf, ho