The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-18

After the battle with Fremont at
Cross Keys. Va. and the complete
routing OF Gen. Shields army at Port
Republic the morning following we
rested for few days in Browns
Cove. From thence we proceeded
to Staunton, Va. where We had been
promised few days rest BY Gen,
Stonewall Jackson.
We arrived there on Saturday and
were happily arranging for our com
fort when we received orders to pro
ceed to the reinforcement Of Lee at
Richpond, as quietly and rapidly as
possible.
Our guns (of the Baltimore Battery,
Maryland, line) we're placed on
freight cars and our men mounted on
horses, proceeded In the direction Of
Richmond, as directed We finally
arrived near Richmond, on the Me-
chanicsville road, in the rear Of Nc
Clellan's army
u was there ! witnessed a council
or war between FIVE Of our generals,
all mounted. with maps on the pom
mels OF their saddles, namely, Gems.
Lee, Jackson, I.ongstreet, Magruder
and Pickett About dusk we ap-
preached so close to the enemy's line
that we fired four-second shells in
their midst Darkness coming on. we
ceased firing. and lay about our guns
all night
The next morning early we took a
detour to the left. and about o'clock
We planted our battery in a skirt or
woods where We had plain view of the
Federal forces Gan Bradley n.
Johnson. commander Of the Mary
land Line with the Maryland regi-
ment Of infantry. were in our rear as
support.
We were soon ordered to open fire.
While seated on my horse taking note
Of the premature explosion Of some
Of our shells fcaused by the inferior
quality of iron they were made or
which allowed the flash from the gun
to penetrate theni), a soldier mounted
on magnificent horse rode up to me
and exclaimed Stop this firing"
looked al him and replied: 4 guess
not Our horses were rubbing their
heads together and stroked the
beautiful horses name
Tire rider was in his shirt sleeves.
So was His shirt was flannel. like
my own. His trappings We're Federal
SO were mine. from the horse out
For that reason | had suspicion of
who he was. When the guns had
fred another volley he yelled out at
me 4 tell you 10 stop firing You
are firing at our own mcn I re-
Piled: III you have any orders to
give. there's Gen. Johnson below
there: give them to him. He i'm
mediateIy rode over 10 the general,
his fine horse stretching himself onf
as his rider and the general con.
versed
While observing them and expect
ing orders heard the general ex-
claim Wen, who are you anyhow"
with that the soldier wheeled around,
struck spurs To bis horse and SIMPLY
flew across the fields to the Federal
lines.
The remarkable part Of this Incl
dent was that no one on the generals
stan or III The regiment or myself
.,.ad the presence Of mind 70 shoot at
MIN II was a Federal officer. and
probably the first 70 convey the news
to his army Of Jackson IN the rear.
ID was a remarkable escape On his
part He could not have done such a
thing premeditatedly knowing that
he was within the enemy's lines His
innocent ignorance is what saved
him, SO there seems to BE Providence
that controls under such conditions
would certainly like to meet him.
if he is living. aNd break a bottle
with him. as he had my forced con-
gratulations then, and has had my
heartfelt CONGRATULATIONS since.
That engagenent was the opening
of the "a en-days fight below gich-
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