The National tribune., 1902-02-20
"Maybe your home is in Charleston"

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Maybe your home is in Charleston
Il don't think so, Doctor; | remember
being in Charleston, but don't remember
my home"
He brought out n map and told me the
dates Of all the important actions and the
names of the officers who had commanded
or Fought them in 81 and 80, both in
virginia and the West.
so we have come down to date. Doc
tor?" I said.
Yes; but think that now ought to
go back and tell you something about your
own command"
We'll. SIR"
There was more fighting while these
nIchmond movements were in progress.
Where is Fredericksburg? Here" looking
at the map.
well"
"a Yankee army was there under Nc
Dowell. the man who commanded at the
battle of Manassas. We had small army
facing Mcdowell. You were in that army:
it was under Gen. Anderson-Trpdcsar
anderson we call him, to distinguish him
from other Andersons; he is President of
the Tredegar Iron Works here in Rich
mond. Well. you were facing Mcdowell
stretched his right wing az far as Mechan-
lcSville-here. almost north Of Richmond; :;
md YOU We're between Mcclellan and Nc
Dnwell. So Anderson had to get out.
Don't you remember the hot march?"
Not at all; don't think was there"
81 thought I'd catch you Mapping. I
think that when ynu recover your mem
"ry it will be from some little thing that
strikes yOu in an unguarded moment Your
ind yphn
itself against your forgotten past and it
may be in moment of weakness that
things viii return to you: shouldn't won
der if dream proves to he the begin
HinG. However some men have such great
strength of will that they can do almost
anything. If ever you get the smallest
clew. you ought then and there to de-
termine that you will Rever let il go. Your
friends may find you any day. but II is
strange they have not yet done il. They
surely must be CHASING you among the
killed"
"Do you think that my friends could
help me by telling me the past? Would
my memory return If should find them e.
''No: they could give yon no help what
ever until you should first find one thing
as starting point. Find hut one little
thing. and then they can show you how
everything else is to he associated with
that. Without their help you would have
2 hard time in collecting things-putting
them together: they would be separate
and distinct in your mind: If you remem-
her hut one isolated circumstance. it would
De next to Impossible to reconstruct. Well
"t's 90 on and finish: we are nearly at
he end. or at the beginning. for you.
Where was II"
Anderson rrtreated from Fredericks-
Durg. When was thatP'
''The 9th Of May, or 25th-say the
hight Of the 9th" .-..
well. SIR"
Eve had brigade here, at Hanover
'ou were retreating. and when you were
'pry near Hanover. Mcclellan threw
'nlumn on Branch. and used him very Sc
'erely. You were not in the fight exactly.
mi were in bearing of it. and saw some
II Branch's men after the fight. That ia
low we know what brigade you belong
q. although ii will not claim you. You
now that you are from South Carolina. |
nd your buttons prove it: and your diary |
hows that you were near Rranch's Bri- |
nde while it was in the fight; and the |
My South Carolina brigade in the whole |
Z Lees army that had any connection |
nth Branch is Gregg's. Do you see?"
Il see" said L; what is the date Of
hat hattlc?"
May 27th; your diary tells you that"
YES, sir
"You continued TO retreat to Richmond
10 did Branch. The division you are in is
|. p. Hills. 1t is called the Light Di-
ision. Branch's Brigade is in it,
''Yes, sir: now let me see II | can call
he organization of the army down to the
go ahead"
lees army"-
"Yps: A rmy OF Northern Virginia"
What is Gen. Lees full namr?"
Robert E.-Robert Edward Lee. OF
irginia; son of Lighthouse Harry Lee
: Revolution times"
'"Thank you. sir; Lees army-A.. p.
ills Division-Gregg's Brigade-what is
en. Gregg's nameY
"Maxcy"
"Gregg's Brigade-1st S. c.. Col. Ham
CON-
How did you know that?''
"Bellot told me; what is Col. Hamilton's ,
lmeT'
"n. H.-Daniel. believe"
Go. III, Capt. Haskell''-
William Thompson Haskell"
Thank you, sir; any use to write the !
NO" =
We'll. Doctor, that brings US to date"