The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-13
DEEDS OF
BRAVE, MEN 4. IN
Another Incident in the Career
Of Color Sergeant
Hickock.
PRIVATE PILLOWS RECORD lE:l:;: %
IA Comrades Recollections Of
Some Daring Acts Of His-l In.
cidents OF Confederate War.
-r;d,tory Of The 1,mes-Dlspatch:

editor Of The Times Dispatch:
s,r.-In your Confederate column of
Sunday, November 20, appeared q sketch
n Of Color. Bearer Hickock. Of the Eleventh
4 Virginia Regiment. we'll remember him,
and was within six feet OF him when he
was shot at the battle OF Seven Pines.
The regiment with the rest OF Kempers
Brigade, had douole-Quicked about mile
in order to support and reinforce the
troops who had charged and captured
II the Yankees breast-works just IN front
Il OF General KaSeys camp
The brigade, Its flank, LETT in front,
Il passed the breast-work filed to the right,
sand went pel-meli into the deserved
camp. and into very hot fire from the
enemy, who had rallied. or had been re-
q inforced short distance east OF the
breast works and camp, from which they
had fed. Our men fell prone on the
ground, and commenced firing N ne
= direction whence the shots came, wh!e
8JI!ckocl, renamed standing, holding aio1t
Il the flag until he was shot doWn--when
The colors were seized BY Color-G uard
a HAYNES, OF Company Il. Just then Cap
tain Fou.ks was shot dead. Haynes, with
the colors in his hand, rushed to Cap
tain Foulks anu cried out: On, my poor
captain is killed; my poor captain IS
u killed"
Under orders tho brigade fell back TO
the Yankee breast-worlts, a short dis
tance in the .car, and fought from, the
e. ditch side in water knee deep. and more,
8Euntil the enemy retired from the fight and
field
ANOTHER INCIDENT.
\. I beg to relate an instance Of Color-Ser-
Il geant Hickocls bravery ana determ1na.
ton that witnessed, and which was not
Il mentioned by your correspondent u. a.
g 81
st the battle Of Drewry's Bluff, In May,
II 1864. the Twenty-fourth Virginia and
part Of the Eleventh Virginia charged
the Federal brcast-Work. Some compa-
nies of the Eleventh and Seventh Virgins
Y ia overleaped the Yankee lines and came
I'D on their flank and rear and the whole
3 brigade Of Yankees. general and all.
s were bagged. together with five stand OF
n colors.
3 These co!ors the brigade-each regl-
4 ment with one at Its head--proudly bore
few days later through the streets or
4 Richmond, and delivered TO the Confed-
crate government in the Capitol Square.
When the final rush at Drewry,ts Bluff
was made the color-bearer, Hickock. was
among the very'forcmost. He essayed TO
Is enter the works .through an opening or
gap. Tho Yankees presented their guns
4 and ordered oul men not to come In
4 Hickock, with his flagstaff at rest-the
spear pointed at the enemy-rushed for
ward, and with others entered the works
where the enemy stood. with their guns
An their hands, as il amazed and bewll-
dered.
desire here to record the cool and
q determined bravery OF Private Daniel PHI
low, of Company c., Eleventh Virginia.
u which witnessed at Seven Pines.
When the command fall back to
the Federal treast-worSa was given,
Il nearly all our officers and men were In
the ditch In the water knec-deep. Pillow
.titook his position. on the parapet. while
aeveral comrades behind him loaded guns,
!. which he fired at the enemy with de-
liberate and deadly aim.
5 Colonel Co.se. OF the Seventeenth Vlr-
4 GINA. at one time thought some Of our
soldiers were In front OF us. and so
gave the command to cease firing"
lillow paid no attention to this COM
\ mand. Then Colonel Corse came up to
K him and said. my man. stop firing: our
friends are ovel there" Pillow turned
M and looked at the colonel, and said. with
III determination, and sternness: Don't
I'll see the stars and stripes, and | am Ago
III Ing to shoot" and lie continued at his
& work,
Colonel Corse looked carefully in the
direction In which Pillow was shooting,
1 and seeing the Union flag, said; We'll,
4 fire away then
l AT IT AGAIN.
4 Another cool act Of Pillows witnessed
4 at the battle o. Williamsburg, In May,
1862: We were fghting the Yankees IN
piece Of fallow timber. where they were
hid behind logs and stumps. We were al
y the edge Of lne timber, the men kneellng
and firing. when ] noticed with what
I deadly intent he seemed to be fghtlng
4 He would raise up on his knees survey
N the ground in front Of him, then aim lone
and deliberately, fire and then stretch
up little higher and peer out IN front
for several seconds before rrelo ding.
directed him to get, down quickly
and load again when he had fired. telling
him he might get shot while pespine
over the logs.
Pillow turned and said, 81 reckon
want to sec what am doing.
N Pillow was an humble private. an lover,
N seer at the beginning Of the war, with
out education u learning, but lac wal
IN soldier, every inch OF him, He wal
always AT his post ever ready for any
81 duty. and was enc of the bravest OF the
d brave. He sleeps in eo!d!er's grave, al
honor 10 his memory.
W. II, MORGAN,
= Floyd. Va, December 1903.