The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-22
for days on a raid, Keeping UP With the
command. IN der 10 Eremourt himself.

for days on a raid, Keeping up With the
command. IN order Srenlourt himself. "A
RIDERS AND sADDt111sH
have never ridden 81 better or a more
Scomfortable saddle than the McClellard.
l3titi covered witt, raw-hide.t 1t was I'M
rerp!ous to rain or perspiration from the
horses. Tho Numerous lenthe straps at
tacfed to 1t were n great convenience IN
secu ring BLANKETS oll-clothes. &C., and
have heard that poor riders IN the Yankee
cavalry were strapped to theii' saddles to
prevent them from, falling OH, though y
did not see anything OF that kind. y Our
Virginia boys would have beon ashamed
10 own that they could not ride d horse.
the best and most unnanagcable.
NJ One day1 was returning to the army!
Ny command was canped IN a place OF
woods south OF the Orange Plank Road.
ana In view OF Montpelier President
AtadIson's home, rgstopped At the home
OF, one OF my company on yhe Madison
Turnpke. He had captured beautiful
hay mare III a fight with the Yankees.
and owing to herehlgh spirit and natural
ct,syedi1esH. lie was afraid to handle hcr.
wa wen t to the stable. and on b careful
examination, / found her alt right * I
swapped for her, and after working pa
tiertiy witt, her. succeeded in putting my
sd ddle and equipments on. then mount
ed l,cr and rode In a gnllop for six miles,
passing Liberty Mills, and refining up In
front Of my tent at camp, where one OF
the boys rushed out to meet me. The
sudden appearance OF tho Confederate
near being dumped. After careful hand
ling and training she became q very
| valuable mare 5. "a
I understand that objections have been
made by a \ few sorc-headcd Pennsyl.
vaninns to placing statue to General
| Robert p. Lee on the battle field OF Get
tysburg. ! cannot understand It. .,!1;y
not refuse our Southern trade to th4tt
nor thern cities. II General Lee waste
blame, 80 were all his followers. General
Lee "A man who was ever true to the
grand principles OF justice, right and hons
or, whose military genius was second to
no American citizens since the founda-
| ton of this great republic. Is the war
over Are we citizens OF the United
| States7 Robert T. Lee! We loved him
as no other people loved their commander.
~ will now give you sample Of the love
and esteem shown by the Union troops
for Grant and Meade. Frank Wilkinson.
the author OF ."'Recollections OF q Private
soldier" mind you He Is q Northern
man and was q soldier In the Army Of
the Potomac under General Grant. # He
Ma 4 2s, J, 1884 the second corps crossed
the Pamunky river. Close by the bridge
on which we crossed, and ITO the right
| OF 4it under a tree was q group Of staff
officers. Grant looked tired. He was
sallow. He held dead cigar firmly be-
tween his teeth. His face was express
sioaless as q pine board. He gazed
steadily at the enlisted men as they
marched by. as though trying to read
| their thoughts, and they gazed 1ntently
| at him. He had the pow er to send us to
our death. and We were curious to see
him. But the men did not ev1nce the
slightest enthusiasm. None cheered him;
none saluted him. n sS +.
Was Grant not STAKEHOLDER as we'll
| as Robert E. Lee? How many North
tern people know this fac? Let US show
| from our side the true status OF this
| lived of OF their services Is proved by
statement which appeared some time
since in the Atlanta Constitution. by Ma
Tor Charles Fl. Smith, Of Cartersville.
Ca, in which he also wrote the follow
| ling:
I'm 1863 but General Grant paid no iatten-
ton to it. He continued to use them ~
slaves until 1865. (see his biography by
| General James Grant wilson IN = p1 4e-
| tom encyclopaedia =.
General Grant owned these slaves IN 81.
Louis, Mo-. where he lived. He e was ats, a
mad manager and just before tho war Pc
"a : he moved to Galena and went TO
work for his brother In the LANYARD !:
While there he caught the war fever a a;r'1
rot a good position under Lincoln, o y
had he remained in st. LOUIS ne
would have gladly preferred 2 pos't es,.,
IN our side. 50 tsaid ar, !. 81 81
years ago to neWspdpee11 $500 g :. -"
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