The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-17
How TWO of Them Were'Held
in Confinement.
OLD LETTER FROM CAMP
Recolections Of Arduous Services-In'
cidents and Reminiscence-Songs
and Poems-Personal In
cidents.
Editor of The Times-Dispatch:

Editor of The s-Dispatch:
Sir.-Powhatan Bouldin. my brother, re-
Gently In looking over some old letters.
came across the following letter:
The Doctor Ruclser referred to was re-
tnined by us and was imprisoned the
greater part OF the time at Ptttsylvania
Courthouse. Va. When the Yankee au-
thorities learned this they retaliated by
holding DIR. James G.. Green. late Of Dam
VILE, Va. then surgeon in the Confed-
crate army. DIR. Green was kept In soil
tnry CONTINENT by the Yankees for
year-until DR., Ruckcr made his escape
md got back to the Federal lines. Then
he was allowed to come home.
How. Rucker made his escape has new
er been told MS far, as / know BY some
means he got out or was let out by an
outsider, for the Jail was not broken. He
went near Lynchburg and Covington
when he got out of prison, on his way to
West Virginia. Great Influences were
enlisted to have DR.. Green released, but
to no effect We commended that Ruck-
er could be held under the rules of war.
because he was charged With plotting the
enemy In his own. country and burning
Cow-Pasture River bridge; and because
lie was under indictments by the grand
Jury at Covington for killing man; but
Dr. Green. who was II regular surgeon,
!. .ett. n charge OF. the wounded and held
WIS no avail, Though and the escape
OF Rhcker was a happy solution of the
difficulty.
But few OF our citizens. even in Dan
Vile whore DIR. Greon was so much ad-
mircd and beloved, know that he thus
u suffered in solitary confinement. whilo
serving a cause so just and dear to us all.
f. d. BouLDIN.
Formerly Captain Company %. 14th Vir-
Eginin Cav. c.. S. a. Danville. Va. April
Z. 1908.
CAPT. p. 2. BouLDIN's LETTER
Camp Near Union. July 80. 60
Dear Brother,--I have Just returned
from a six days scout. on which we had
the hardest time I have seen since l
Joined the army. We left camp on We'd
nesday. the 23rd. and after travelling all
that day, about thirty miles, camped for
K the night Mt the foot Of Little Sewel
mountains, ten miles to the right of Mea-
dow Bluff where the enemy Is now en-
camped. After resting on the ground
with nothing but our overcoats we start
ed the next morning by daylight on what
Is called she Wilderness Road, which
flanks Meadow Bluff and leads on to
\ Charleston. Ka. The next night We
camped ten miles from Nicholas county
after the hardest days Journey I ever
made. While there we ascertalned that
there We're two companies of Yankees
around with Enfield rifles with sword
bayonets. Having ascertained the ex-
oct locality Of the forces and pckets we
determined to storm the town the next
morning about daylight So after sleep
Ing few hours. We arose and started
on. All were anxious to get to the place
and make the attack. and they all SEEM
cd determined to do or die.
Having gotten in n quarter OF mile
OF the pickcts we halted when the plans
were all made known and n particular
part assigned to each company. AS we
entered the village, on either side was n
guard-house which was filled with SEN
tinels. Az our company was the best
armed the major thought It best to give
this to us Having completed all the ar
engagements and seeing that day was just
:. breaking we moved slowly along until