Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-08-07
Cavahy Parade in Culpeper County, Va.
June 9th, 1858.
BY Corporal Co. c, Fourth Regiment Virginia
Cavalry, Athens, Ga.


4 Yes, it's not too late. I will say It now;
| Lord have mercy on my empty stom-
ach.' " I looked around laughing heartily
a-d found Rose taking from his haver-
sack h piece OF fat meat and a stale bis
| euit his mother had given him when leav-
| ing home. The next day we arrived at
| home. secured fresh horses and returned.
When we got back into the valley where
/ we had left our baggage we were informed
that our horses were at a widow woman's
home near the Shenandoah river. We
went down and found them, paid for their
feed and Rose carried them back home.
They mad been stolen from the pasture by
some struggling soldiers to enable them to
reCross the river on; when they turned
them loose. The next day found my way
to "Jeb" Stuarts headquarters near Will
Transport where our army was returning
from Gettysburg. John Cook a classmate
of mine, and a member of StuaFts staff,
met me, this was on the 14th OF July, and
we were talking together very near to
, Stuart's tent. Generals Stuart and F1tz
Lee had their headquarters in a beauti-
full grove OF trees overlooking the river,
fires had been kndled about their tents
and soldiers tired and worn were lounging
here and there on the grass, most OF them
fat asleep.
1t was late in the afternoon and while
Cook and were talking about the where
dbNnNo VI ICBlluCAAt 4 nOlACCu SAlOLh
distance from US and IN front of tent
frolic going on between two officers dress
ed in beautiful Confederate gray-I soon
saw that Ii was Generals Stuart and Fitz
Lee-Stuart vas teasing Lee about HIS
new boots and said, Hello! Fitz, think
I smell new leather" Lee seemed to pay
but little attention to II. Stuart said: 1T
say, Fitz. where did you get those bootsT'
General Fitz: IT'S none of your bust
ness" Stuart was not satisfied with the
reply and a general romp ensues. Lee was
not willing to stand the Jests and jokes
Of Stuart any longer and hence takes af-
ter him, kicking at him as he rapidly re-
treated around the corner of the tent I
write this to show what mirth and Joy
filled the hearts OF these two grand cav
alters, even after the tolls and hardships
through which they had passed in the
| Gettysburg campaign. rejoined my reg
iment on the next day and think II was
the Yankees near Shepherdstown, in
which Colonel Drake, of the First Virginia
cavalry regiment, was killed.
The next day we marched In the direc-
ton of Piedmont, Virginia, in a pouring
/ rain, and that night we camped in an old
| field, the water standing on the ground in
| puddles. showed three rails into the
crack of a fence and made my bed on
them, laying on my blanket and covering
with an oil cloth. The next morning soon
/ rode down to a house near by forag1ng,
where I found large pyramid Of Milan
apples guarded by Jim Goodwin, Of my
company. I ate what wanted and when
| / returned the company had left. The
next night we stopped near Little Wash
| ington, Rappahannock county, but before
reaching the place Woodville Tinsley and
myself were detailed as scouts to go ahead
and ascertain If any Yankees were in the
place. 1t was after dark when we reach
| ed there. We hailed a cavalryman near
| the town but found him to be one of Mos
| by's men. We left during the night, after
having been entertained by the ladies Of
| the town, who gave us a nice supper Just
before cay we crossed Hazel river, which
| was up and we swan our horses, coming
out near the residence of Captain Billy
HILL OF Culpepper. who was captain of
company ID, of my regiment We slept in
| the hay NOW, reporting to our command
/ early in the morning. But few cavalry
| fights we engaged In during the fall, and
| during the winter of 1s63-64 we camped
on the plank road leading from Liberty
| Mills on the Rapidan river, to Orange
Court House. We were in a body of woods
just in front of Montpelier" the hand
some residence Of President James Madi-
son.
Thus ended a campaign that had en-
twined new laurels around the brows Of
| our renowned cavalry leaders, Stuart,
Lee and Hampton.
1.-The knightliest Of the knightly race;
Who since the days of old,
Had kept the fires Of chivalry
Aglow in hearts of gold"