The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-14

cciycd his commission as major senei.i'
>,.s unveiled. General Walker Wis sc
,ectad as The orator of the day, ana ue-
I;,.crcd an address replete with apP'eci'-
lion and affection for hi-i'
r, 1,ckson-s great valley campaign,
whom General Banks of Massa chuset's'
once Speaker Of the United States i1o",e
of REPRESENTATIVES. won his title OF JacA-
sons GuarterTnaster. EWcai ui' - -
MARCHED down the valley from Conrad
storc-now Elkton-hy way of Honey
vile and Luray to Front Royal ~,
women in Page county came OUT ~ -,
road To sec us march by. many oil tne.:i
sin,;ne. ,,atriotic songs and nursing lheir
babies in the open. 1t was not lhspi'ii's.
INF If was intended to be. and we 'oeA
tho will for the deed. NO Scnleuera.e
soldier ever served in that EalieH WY
does NOT gratefully remember the spieii-
did devotion and fortitude OF the "o-
men-harried by the var. as 'hcs
from the beginning to the emo.
Nor did any ever serve there VINO ulu
not desire always TO have ina. taileS
for his field OF campaign. 10 1ilus.l 80, 80.
In the summer OF 1864, when our norsts
had been living on bullrushes and pine
,,,r,, in Dinwiddie for many weeks. f,.H
7 aa,, division was ordered to join Larry
then confronting Sheridan in the Valles.
we rode across Mayo's bllose'
through Richmond. and took ,he L"u.s.,
Road. When the head OF the co.u..,,.
reached an emience in Louisa suoue.', ~
tbere burst upon our ears the sooa olo
1sa,,o, ,-e1I-wild. clear, inspiring. Ihose
or us 10 the rear did not know WIFI !.
meant We smelt Rattle and tishteneu
orr belts and looked to our arms 80.
- ala not sound altogether like our liefse
hattie cry: there was strain OF s'a'A
ness in it. r,. a,,.s II
What does it mean? WHAT uoes -
mean? Soon the question answered. ~,
self. AS the column aovaneeu ~ .;;e.
man for himself caught sight IN INC u.s
t,nce of the bold outline OF the bi CIV
side Mountains: beyond lay the 1er'i'e
vaIlev with its green fields and sparhilns
,,-,,oreits gracious welcome LOT I've
sald;ar and his horse. The welhin rang
again with shouts OF sladness. anu az
III rs thank God, and took couiaSs.
So does history repeat 'seii' =,
and o, years ago. as Nenophon relates II,
. ...,,,,o Petrea+ Of the Ten Thousand
when the Greeks at last came asdiH in
sisIt Of their beloved waters, there was
ono universal. Astounding shout-ihai,
.csa Thalassa the sea, the sea! any
a.. soldiers. delirious with JOY. WIG
,titb ecstasy. embraced each other WIZ
tears they could not reprcss. Anu 81
o,,r hoys sang and shouted ana "ep.
clad tears as they looked AGAIN upoi'
the blue mountains ct N:rsihia.
po-,,,;r,- now our march with Jack
con. we struck the enemy first at Front
pov,l and apparently as Unexpectedly
IL ourselves as to tnem shells began
70 fall in our ranks as we marcheo up
q rather steep hill. and there was some
confusion. Then it was that walker
with the voice of the herald IN HoIei ;
shouted the command, battailoh ioi
ward into inc,' Up the steep we rusieu.
and in the twinklng Of an eye What mao
he.n a column marching lesurely at route
SIGN became a serted line of battle
fronting the enemy and driving them IN
confusion before US.
Again, at Cross Keys, where Fremont
..the nathfinder'' was to the fore, the
regiment went into action on the 1lsh'
OF our line, and under a very Heice liie'
II was the first real battle in when we
had been engaged. We swept through
BODY of woods and across a "heallleiu
the wheat nearly waist high. Grape
and canister were rafting over US
some of US thought they were shooting
leg-chains-with the sound that you
all remember. Two federal batteries
supported by a brigade of infantry. witt
the Stars and Stripes floating galore
were in front of us. l thought there
would be no wheat left for the harVes'
in that field; that the shot would NOV
it all We advanced to the top OF a NH
and took position behind an OLD worm
fence. The rails were about the size OF
tobacco sticks. or smaller, or SO appeared
Ia me- and plume myself TO this day
that possessed my soul sufficiently tc
take a corner where. at least. the tobacco
sticks crossed and so were doubled. we
Law there a few minutes and delivered
our fire. The enemy appeared 10 pc Try
ing to turn our flank. and 1T became
necessary to extend our line to the right
Then appeared Walker, calm as the
| Sphynx, resolute as Fate. High above
| the din and roar of battle, he shouted
| the order. Battalion, by the right flank
| march." Again, battalion drill under
fire. again prompt obedience Of orders
| The counterstroke told. The enemy be
ficamc at once anxious about their owl
flank. Communicating us more than three
10 one, they fed ingloriously from The
field. and the battle of Cross Keys wa:
won.
One incident more. The next day tn
battle of Port Republic was fought, ant
the Thirteenth was held as the reserv'
| of Taylors Louisiana brigade The Suid
sent to place us in position got lost. ant
| we were stationed in a ravine in TIL
! mountain-a place of absolute safety
| not to say repose. Taylor was ordered
! TO flank and capture the famous Coalklll
| battery on our right which was playing
| havoc along our front, and which hat
| already repulsed with grlevous aoss. TIT
| Slonewall brigade under Winder. Taylo
managed to get beyond the battery un
| observed, and to charge and capture 1t
He was Immediately attacked in fore
he TN.