The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-29
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8s rro,onol wheatley was born in Charles
cn,,nty on March 20, 1874 about three
miles from Tie village OF Waldorf. W hen
Tho 3wnr between the States broke OUT
Ia wns ~ years Of age and q clerk IN
a. general store mt. Newport. In the same ne
county. He gave up his Job and Went to
Richmond, Va, where he Joined Com
many OF the First Maryland Regiment "
fCaptnin Michael 8, Robertson. In the
fight with the Bucktail Regiment Of pe ell-
sylyanla June 6. 1862, Captain Robertson
was killed. f5In tho second year of the
war no Joined tho Second Maryland Bat 81,
TALON as a private in Company; b. "a "a p
tain i, Pnrran Crane now ] I'D sc Crane,
of tho Maryland judiciary. /.
This youthful soldier went y through the
whole war and took part IN such hstorl-
cal battles ms TNront Royal; Cross Is eSs
md Gettysburg. besides number OF 9TH
er engagements.% He was wounded twice.
ton,ce.e' II Gettysburg, Flo was also cap
tired ns n prisoner OF war twice. The
.nrst time was at Hatcher's Run, After
n short time lie was exchanged. with 1000
al her sick and tisa bled soldiers, and re-
poorted for; duty within 20 days, Ills sec
on,d capture was In front Of Richmond,
when Grant made his onslaught upon that
city. This was on April 3. 1865, and on
June 81 he was parolod and returned
home. 3aisgg s,f IN 4 t
Colonel, Peters and Wheatley are among
I5Baltimore's most prominent business men,
Tho former is a dealer in fertilizers, and
the latter Is president OF the City Bank
Ing and Trust Company. ~
Lee Was a Firm Believer In Providence
'E New Orleans jPlcayune.) S5
| AFTER the battle of fredericksburg Lee
| tclegrnphed Mr., Davis: IS tfji
| i"Thanks be to God for another VIC
tory" a !.
I'VE have again to thank Almighty God
! fora great victory, f
soon afterwards Leo ssued a H general
order to the troops, In which he SAID;
while this glorious victory entities Tau
| to the praise and gratitude ofsyour peo-
pie, We are especially called upon TO re-
| turn our grateful thanks to the Oliver
ofVictpries for the signal deliycrance he
has wrought. zfas
| g"lt@is therefore earnestly recomnn ended
that the troops unite on Sunday next In
ascrbing unto tho Lord of Hosts the
glory duo unto Ills name.'' Il FL
In 1868 Mr.. Davis set apart August p
| as n day OF thanksgiving. III y
General Lee, In communicating the proc
lamation to tho troops, said:
"Soldiers. we have slnned against AL
mighty God. We have forgotten His
signal mercies and have cultivated a ro-
yengeful. hnughty and boastful spirit
| I'VE have not remembered that the
| defenders of n just cause should be pure
4 IN His eyea, and that our lives are II
4 His hands. and we have relied too much
| on our, own arms for the achievements o!
our Independence.
God Is our refuge and our strength
! Let III humble ourselves before HIN. Lei
us confess our many sins and beseeof
Him to give us q higher courage, a purel
patriotism. a more determined. VIII. tha
lie will convert the hearts of our enemies
that He VIII hasten the time when war
with itH SORROWS aud sufferings, shall
cease, and that he Will give usfa nam,
4 and place among she nations OF thu
earth -NeW Orleans Picayune.