The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-28

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the Tederals opened upon US at least
twenty, some say forty guns, With shell,
canister and solid shot, q most terrific
fire. carrying beson- ,nf destruction,
which seemed TO sweep the very rocks
from the old pike. We. on DIR side.
became quiet. the Yankees slowed down.
and soon ceased firing. / then replaced
my poles and rlghtcd UP my guns, except
one caissoh, and seeing Crutclfleld's
guns moving up, withdrew some loo
or 200 yards to the rear and halted,
sending back Dick Perkins with pair
Of horses for the disabled caisson
As halted, Major Rogers came up
wounded, was taken from the horse and
placed IN the ambulance. Then came up
Colonel crutchfield Gan Intimate friend
and schoplmhte). and. recognizing me,
said: Captain. please assist me to dis
v o,lndcd, Colonel?" He replied, MY
thigh Is broken"
JACKSON ON A LITTER.
had him taken Off and placed IN the
ambulance. Just as T turned to my
horses, q litter came ZIP, borne by four
men, several others following. knowing
that Jackson had been wounded. ] asked.
5'Whom have you there?' The General.
in his laconcs style, spoke up TEL him
It Is an officer" At once recognizing his
voice, said, Hold the ambulance. men,.
take Major Rogers out and put General
Jackson in with Colonel Crutchfield.'
A few years ago Major Hotchliiss asked
me II 1t was my ambulance. My reply
was, from the authority was taking
over 1t. would suppose 1t was but |
would not say with absolute certainty,
for the question had never occurred to
me- few days after, meeting ono of
my old men, l.ud. Hall, asked him If he
was with me at charlottesville when
General Jackson was wounded, and he
replied that he was. Then ! made the
inquiry: what do YOU remember. about
lt?" Well" he said, II remember that
he was shot right by the battery, John
Webb caught the horse. and we put him
in our ambulance and sent him to the
hospital
THE DISABLED PIECE.
Waiting. reasonable time for the dis
abled piece, ordered a sergeant to ride
hack and ascertain why the caisson was
not brought out. The reply was: THE
captain promised to send back pair OF
horses; why doesn't he do that? Tho
sergeant replied: "He did send young
Perkins with his team well, he has
gone Somewhere else or is killed. We
are ready and waiting" was tho re-
spouse
horses and brought out the piece.
Some eight months afterwards, when
Perkins returned to the battery, having
been exchanged. asked how lie was cap
tured, He said, Captain. had almost
reached our line or battle, when some
one stepped out OF the bushes and ordered
me to halt. replied, Don't bother me,
am going after my piece" He sprang
at me, Selling my horse, ran pistol into
my face, saying, "Open your mouth and
will blow your head Off" Thinking 1t
prudent to see what this meant. ] dis
mounted, when lie took me by tho arm,
saying Take those rcins In your hands
and come along" We turned right back
into the bushes, leading the horses, and
in n few minutes I found myself In the
Yankee lines.
But to return: retained the three
Observation-Disclosures Crutchlelds and Ro-
gers'-until We reached the vicinity OF
Orange Courthouse, some eight or ten
days later where / turned them over to
General Stuart; Webb retaining as (. n relic
tho yellow nose band from the bride of
tho Generals little sorrel.
This Is a plain statement of the facts.
recorded In my memory, which passed un-
der my personal observation, and they nc
cord in all material points with the state
ments of General Lane and Major Hotch-
kiss.
No action during the war made MS In
dellible an impression upon me as the
work OF that day and night and | was
In 1t from start to finish
NJ. n. MOORAIAN,
Stuart Horse Artillery,
p, SIN letter written by Major Jed.
Hotchkiss. a staff officer of General Jack
sons, of date October s., 1898, to DR.. Hum
ter Mcclure, Jackson's chief surgeon
copy of which / hold, lie says, ut seems
to mo that this description of affairs by
General Lane, when carefully considered,
with the Topography. comedies with