The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-05
paired and made instruments at Rich
mond.
Sent to the South.

Sent to the South.
After the departure OF Shermans army
from Atlanta. on its march south to the
sea, equipped with passports and requi-
sitions on quartermasters and commits
saries. / left Richmond for that distant
city, and procuring teams and details OF
men from the military posts in its vicln-
ity started on tho roads north OF At
lanta to take down the wire which Sher-
man left behind his army. We could only
gather a four-horse wagon load of wire
and glass however. which was OF no SER
vice, as the destruction OF the railroads
by Sherman's army completely isolated
Richmond from the South: and SO my
trip was Loves labor lost"
Passing through Milledgevile. Ga. on
my way back to Richmond, scene oc-
Cured at its hotel which indicates tho
cheapness OF human life during a long
war.
Tho major OF a Georgia cavalry resi-
ment, who had lost an arm, was invaded
and sent home. He lived In Southern
Georgia. and had walked many weary
miles, before he reached Mllledgeville,
because of the destruction OF railroads
He was complaining OF his hard luck IN
the reception room OF the hotel Office,
when he was approached by young TEL
low, who offered him a horse and sandle
for six hundred dollars. The major
stated he had but a little money ana
COul0 net alIOTu 70 pay Iilhl ou''4 - !.
ed in jocular way, III you VIII tell me
where your stable is. I will steal your
horse" You know he continued, cav
nlrymen are famous for stealing horses.
The young fellow laughed, and tho
crowd also laughed at the concur
sions of the major and we al sup.
posed the banter had ended; but
very much to our surprise. the young
fellow drew out of his overcoat pock-
ct long duelling pistol and fired
at the back of the major as the latter
was advancing to the hotel counter 20
get his candle to retire for the night.
The distance was about twenty 1eet pc
tween the two men.
Promptly at the report OF the pistol
the major fell on the floor, shot through
the fcshy part Of his thigh. he coolly
raised himself to sitting posture on
the floor, looked calmly around at the
crowd, and said:"I would interest me to
know who fired at me, and for what
cause. Did he fire at me. or VISA nc
firing at some other fellow7 Won't one
of you fellows run for doctor. am
shot In the thigh.
A dozen men sprang forward at once,
and tenderly raised him and carried him
to his room. We'll" he said, II was
complaining while ago about walking
few miles. hope I will be able now
to walk In rnonth-f ] know anything
about bullet wounds, and ought 10
know, as ono shattered my arm only
few months ago. am here for inonth
at least: and only nlly mics from my
home at that
The Young fellow who shot the major
mad in the meantime escaped by SIDE
door l left that hotel next morning on
thlrty-mile walk to the nearest ran
road station in the direction OF Augusta,
Ga. with my grip satchel Sung on my
cane over my shoulder
In the Despoer Wake.
Arriving at Augusta, found my friend
Sherman had reached Savannah. destroy
ing the railroads, and was mar@hlns on
Columbia, S. C. Following MS TRACKS III
forwards, sometimes taking rlde on d
wagon, and then walking, ! finally reach
ed Columbia worn out by excessive ia,
tigue Such destruction of railroads ana
| telegraph property was certainly heVeF
/, before seen and could not be reallzeo ui-
| less seen. ~
| set on fire and the rails laid on them IN
| such fashion a S to heat red hot the MD
die of the rail- The rail then was taken
| to a telegraph pole, and bent aIund II
| like a cravat on a mans nncx, wires
| twisted. tangled, broken and long stretches
OF wire thrown into sWamps ALONGSIDE
the road. Bridges thrown TOT the.f
piers, and abutments and c'''Verts de-
| stroyed. 1t was simply ruin ana oestruc-
| ton for miles and miles. No hope there
for a speedy repair OF railroad for trans
| portatlon purposes for the armies OF me
| Confederacy!
Finally. by walking and riding reached
Greensboro, N, G., and there ] found the
President OF the confederaey and his
Cabinet, and was interviewed by 'Seaure.
gard as to news In the far south MY
budget of woes was soon tol.i, ana
train, which only ran few miles north
of Danvine. Va, carried me to a station
but twelve miles from the plantati2n,
where had left my family few months
before, 1t was soon walked. and ! had
the exquisite pleasure oncs more OF en-
bracing my wife and chlldren.:
A few weeks rest to slye ths Feae,al
army time to Temporarily repair the
| bridges and tracks between my nome
and Richmond, and was again IN ire
latter place, hunting for Work, ana lcos
ing UP my friends. Nothing eoulo os
done there. So it was root hNH or dle.
| went to CITY Point on James ltpyGT. dlo