The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-02

the iirin1 ceased. ccionsi PSrry ea4s ins. his face 6ushsd. and thsnked ne for sss pronps .q asa.ssS sc,ss. ne .c cssmman4 the Ath as well as my own rs9iinent. He informed me that the hre Of the sth Alabama had killed Major Genefal Waoe- worth. whose d3yaaion Ms M nad S cssn ngns- agts- rertine on our arms for ono or two hcufs Colcnel Berry cent for me. 4 found hini and 0eneral Parry Of Flortdn, conferink togethes q to further adyancs;. ;. ,d !, ssS. ,S. .ns%y enemy .as ois ny T isfs ssS irsnt. snd V. ssd no troops on or hsyond, my. left. Than they decided to move forward !n scheloA
 of battalions from riEnt Mc Ieii It. ier.s ss left reeiments where the greatest danger
 was thought to be. Coloael Perry gave
 me full discretlon to act ss thought best f attacked. The meyemsnt cesan. the
 of skirmishers at right angles to our line
 and 1t to move by its right hank. We|
 had not gone more than 20 yards be.
 fore We uncovered Burusides corps,
 ssnS wnsh mSy:s y tvc 9as nto
 line facing in that direction. my ekirm-
 ishing line impending their advance sa suffclent time for me to do that but on iney in smofe ofs and 1 S.ms, men but ny men on tSsr
 knees returned the Ire brAyely. Colonel
 Perry ordered the 9th Alabama into line
 on the right of the 4sth and the Flor-
 t the ssth tD under that exceiient t and dapnt-
 less youns cflcer, Major Carey, came Into
 line on the left C tte. 18th and pressed
 on . few steps leySAd 1t. but vas inn-
 % s S. sSss'e ss es ns Srs@
 into line on the left of the s44th with its
 left somewhat refused to face hanking
 column. But It seon overlapped and
 i7th and then the 9th, But we held untl!
 nearly all our ammunition was zone. and
 we were SO far outnumbered that both
 our Hanks were turned and one regt- iment after another forced to give way
 out who were able to do 50. General
 Perry was seriously wounded, his Hrie1 ,ade suffered severely and vas driven
 back as we wore, and Colonel Ferry was
 both BriEades and doing all he could to
 rally and reform the line until General
 Heth's Division came to sour relief ana checked Burnside's advance That even.
 the field. But on the night of the 7th
 Lee knew that Grant was moving by his left flank to Spottsylvania Court House.
 which was dozen miles nearer to Rich
 Wilderness, where they had fought on
 the 5th and 9th of May Grant was sleav-
 ing Lee in possession of the battieheid
 while he was marching round his flank
 Roberts" white whiskers had too much
 brain above them to be caught in that
 way. and hence the Confederate army all during the night of the 7th was moving
 by every available road and through plantations in the direction of Spottsyl- vania. When we were approaching the
 place my regiment at the head or the column and Colonel Perry and myself riding together about 10 o'clock a m
 on Sunday the Sth day of May, we heard firing ahead; very soon we met Gen. ]. E. B. Stuart. commander of our cavalry. He told Colonel Perry that some of his Brigade were fighting just beyond the village. and pointing to the woods beyond the old field we were In. to the north and east of us, and said. 'Buti they arc no troops there to meet them. Colonel, send two of your regiments in there and support them with the other regiments of your Brigade and move rapidly. Col the point indicated with the 18th and 18th regiments. I advanced in line of battle, threw out two companies of skirmishers, dismounted and advanced with them and before they reached the woods they re- covered their position and attacked with two regiments and by pressing forward delivering steady Are. we drove them back about 200 yards into the woods. lonE line encountered and we could go no further, but held our ground for several minutes under heavy fire. when their
 Sass s. aRS 5 sars savsl9Rns R % s
 der and again faced to the foe, but hee did not pursue us. looked around and
 there was Colonel Perry sitting on his horse. calm observer. and 1congratq- ments had done. He ordered me to move
 back about 100 yards further and get In line near fence with the other three
 regiments ana & rortify nsn. the. pest cou,a ,ha enemy which was apprehended at any moment We promptly obeyed and when
 we reached the fence, tore 1t down in- stantly and piled the rails In 2 straight
 on them as soon as possible, rail
 fence is a poor protection against bull let's: they come through the cracks. This was, was the beginning of the ,.as nreastworks
 they formed on our right and left. ex- tending the line for three or, four miles. so that every time Grant started a corps for Richmond 1t found line of "rebelg' 10th of May a general assault was made on our line: heavy and long continued firing ensued, hut no brech' was made In Lees lines. On the morning of the 12th before day. Hancock's corps made an assault upon the Confederate line oppo. site the village. and captured Major Gen eral Edward Johnson's Division of 5.o0e men, sixteen pieces of Confederate artil- lcry and General Johnson himself. It was a surprise, a bold and persistent az
 sault. His success threw his corps into confusion so that when Early's Division, Lees only reserve. led by Gen. John B. Gordon, struck him. Hancock was driven back and the Confederate lines re-es- abolished except at the Bloody Angle" where hickory tree. sixteen inches in diameter. standing between the lines. was actually cut down by minnie balls. Lee maintained his position and wired to Richmond for Gordon's commission as Major General. dated that day. Every | member of Gordon's star was either Jones. who Is now Judge of the United States Court here in Montgomery. He was all through the thickest of the fight aiding the General and carrying orders. but escaped unhurt. s
 After this ensSed many days of inac- tivity. Grant was awaiting reinforce ments. Lee had none to look for. The Confederacy had already robbed the cradle and the grave for white soldiers. About the last ~ days At-