The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-27

were frequently INDUCED in by us as a
source or amusement.
WOUNDS AND DOCTORS.
ee ,. OF u t Ms' st as M We soeiety III
Ricllmpnd, Dr, Hunter Mcclure told me
that on one occasion after severe bait
tie, he stopped on tho roadside at q
temporary hospital. and refining UP ms
horse In the presence OF a surgeon VINO
was dressing Il wound tor one pr our sol.
dicrs, asked "What are yoh doing2'
Tho surgeon g reply was II am sewing up
this bullet hole, d.----r II; what Rave
Sou got to 40 with it," Dr. Mcclure
told inc that In consideration Or the man
gray hairs lie simply ndmonished him,
and cautioned HIN In future against SUCH
malpractice. #s Ill
/ saw John H.. slmms, OF my company.
Shot through tho abdomen with d mine
BALL the bail passing through without
woiindng any Of tho vecrue or large
blood vessels and coming out on the
opposite side. He recovered In few
months, and was back with the regiment
doing active service. ! saw two of my
company shot In battle at Nnnce,s
Shop, Charles City county, John Ealrl-
son and j.. Polk Fill, The fornor was
shot through the calf OF the leg, and Eli
had fractured arm near the shoulder
joint, requiring amputntlon. which was
done that night, June "a, 1864. He re-
covered and was back with his compa-
ny In d few weeks. while Harrison started
home horseback stopped on the way,
ana died In II few days from Eangrene
saw Woodville Gordon sitting near
me behind an ltnprovsed breast-worlSs
shot with mimic bail. It struck him In
the Ghost near the mcdian line. The
shock wns very great and he Was car
ried back and placed in the sliade under
some trees In the rear. | Went TO him,
~ 1,,,>1 IA nj that
bullet had not even penetrated the flesh.
He was bnck on the firing line In few
minutes. and seemed bright aid cheer
full. \ conlrndc whose name I hnvo now
forgotten wns wounded while by my side
iii a cavalry fight In the Valley OF Vir-
gnla. Tho bullet passed through the pee
toral muscles or the chest and went
down tho sleeve into his hand. II did not
knock Him down, and he WINS only absent
from the company few days.
I saw my captain shot through tho
cheek, the ball carrying away a part OF
the cheek bono. He did not leave the
firing line FOR some time, but waited for
q lull In the firing, which enabled Us to
readJust our lines and strengthen thom
by moro troops.
AIOWITzER.
Soon afterwards witnessed tho Or
gunizatIon OF the Richardson Guards"
/ visited Burboursvlllo and saw for tho
first time d man dressed out In a brand
new artillery uniform-Mr. Francis G.
lrltzhugll, now of Charlottesville Va. Ie
was a member OF the Richmond How
ltzers. The gray Jacket, pants and emp
trimmed with red attracted my eye. l1o
made gallant soldier of that famous
command
Major Robert Stiles. Of Richmond, gives
Il most unique and graphic account In
his -Four Years Under Marse Robert, ;"
Of this splendid artillery command; but
the uniform that | admired most and at
once donned was the gray trimmed with
yellow, and went forth With that favor
ito song OF "Jeb" Stuart on my lips:
IF you want to have good tmc, jine
the cavalry"
Some time In the summer of 1864 one
OF my company joined me and we crossed
tho Rappahannock River al the United
States ford few miles above Freder-
icissburg, We rode rapidly through pine
forests and broom sage fields until we
found ourselves scouting along the main
road leading from Fredericksburg to
Alexandria. a few miles from HARDWOOD
Church we halted to get our bearings,
and found that we had ridden in between
Yankee pickets and were up against
a column OF the enemy retreating. north
ward. Having accomplished our purpose,
Nc ielulIlGu NY ullOlllcl IOutc. =
AN ADVENTURE.
After riding a few Niles and watching
carefully every bend In the road for
stragslers, we suddenly came upon an
old man meanderlng small stream with
a fishing rod across his shoulder, and a
hound dog at his heels. Riding up We
questioned him about the movements
OF the enemy. He had been between two
columns of the Yankees as they retreat
Cd, but their nearness did not In the
least disturb him. He seemed perfectly
indifferent to his surroundings, and up
peured to care less for the final result
Of tho war, He was eating piece OF rye
bread, and Informed us that no had moth
Ing at his home to keep his family alive
gave that kind of food Soon after that
our ..oonmand stopped for the night In
an old infantry camp near the United
States ford. Many holes had been dug
here and there in the ground for gold.
Walking up to Il fire around which was
a small crowd OF soldiers. found man
frying "flapjacks.'' Flo offered to furnish
one dozen free to the soldier who would
eat that number In tlvo minutes. Failing
to do so, the ndventurer was TO forfeit
$40, which had been placed in the hands
OF the third party. | did not remain long
enough to witness the contest, but from
my own experience at times in the army.
/ am sure that the rcsourceful chef did
not make a fortune out OF those hungry
Confederates.
AS A COOK,
I give my experience In cooking the
flrst meal for our mess. II was near
Culpeper Court House, Our rations had
been issued by the commissary, and my
turn had come for billing" and trying
the "vlttles." We had a small camp
Kettle into which i put about three
pounds OF rice and then fllled 1t with
water | did not know that the rice was
for a whole weeks supply. put every
grain Of It In the kettle, continued to
add water, aud the rice continued to
boil. It swelled and it swclcd untIl the
whole Fireplace was filled With rice, I
grew desperate and snntched tho kettle
from tho fire Just as Chapman came In,
when he exclaimed; Great Scott, whut
are you doing with all that rice?"
told him ! had seen him gathering life
everlasting ian herb from tho field 10
use as n substitute for yeast to make
his bread rise, and that ] was fearful
that had, through mistake. gotten some
OF II in my rice.
WAl, b, CONWAY, NJ. u.
Athens, Ga.
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