The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-21

have to call upon you to-day, but know
If should be obliged to do so that you
will do your duty And nobly did they
respond to this expectation. The battls g
was progressing successfully for the Con-
federates, though stubbornly contested
by the Union forces. when a terrible fire.
met Breckenridge from one OF Sigels
batteries, which was on elevated ground,
doing much damage to the Confederate
Infantry. 1t was then, at about Q o'clock
In the day, that the cadets were called
into action. though they had already sui.
fered several casualties from random
shells. The boys. with the agility and en-
thusiasm OF their years. outran the vet
Grams who were alongside OF them, cross gs
ing deep and rocky gully about 300
yards from the battery. under the con-
centrated fire of Its six guns, plunging
through thorns and brers and over
fallen logs and stumps OF trees. Then
they waited for the Sxty-second Virginia Z
Regiment some two or three minutes,
keeping their formation with wonderful
GOODNESS while the battery was doing It's
deadly work upon their youthful ranks. III
When the order was given to charge. the Y
encounter was soon over, though the r.
gunners stood gallantly to their guns ur-
til overpowered. A cadet mounted as
caisson and waved from 1t in triumph
the Virginia State flag, the colors OF the
Institute rousing wild yell of triumph
i + 4
DELIRTUM OF THE FIGHT.
There was then general advance along 3
the whole line and the battle was won.
The cadets. out OF 225. lost killed and
46 wounded General shipp had been Il
struck down at a critical point in the
charge and to Captain Henry "A WISE,
one OF the assistant professors, young
man not much over twenty. a nephew
and namesake Of General Wise. had
fallen the command Of the battalion.
Captain Wise tells how. amid the noise
and excitement, tap on the shoulder arr
rested his attention. and the news came
from O comrade that their colonel had Il
fallen and he, as senior officer. must
| take his place. The little confusion that
had arisen when Colonel Shlpp was car
ried to the rear was soon checked and
| Captain Wise had his command well in
| hand. showing conspicuous gallaptry.@
GOODNESS and decision. When the battle
was over Captain Wise had eight bullet
holes in his clothes. though he could not
remember how any OF them came there.
And he relates that both the tails Of his
long military coat were cut away. IN H
the two large pockets were his pipe and
tobacco pouch. and the pipe was broken.
but piece Of it remaining. One OF his
fingers was temporarily injured, yet he 4
could not recall how or when. And to 4
his memory afterwards the whole action
seemed to have occupied but few min
utes. though he knew that 1t had been
much longer. or one thing. at the end.
however, he had vivid realization
that was the need Of a new pair OF pants,
as his own were SO cut and torn. For
this purpose he went over the battle
field to find what he lacked on the fallen II
forms Of his erstwhile foes. He con-
soled himself for any implety in "robbing
the dead with the reflection that he was
taking what was no longer OF any use
to the lfeless wearer Being a very tall Z
= Hry ffyr1a
he found man OF his own height, and
then he discovered, as he attempted the
task, what difficult thing 1t is to take
anything off OF the rigid forms OF the
dead. He called soldier to his assist
ance, WHO. in his turn. appropriated tins
poor mans shoes. The pants were car
rled to an old negro washerwonlan TO De
well boiled, and plugged" where ball
had gone through them. and then Cap
tain Wise had the best pnir OF pants IN
the whole battalion. Captain Wise has
been for many years an honorea ci.aasn
with the public school system. ana mas
made n reputation as an accomplished
educator.
Many touching and some amusing anec-
dotes are told of the boy soldiers and
their prowess. General Imboden relates
that Colonel w. G. Lincoln, of the Thirty
fourth Massachusetts,. was very paoiy
wounded, and his horse having been kiaeu,
he was caught under him. IN TINS nelp-
loss plight he refused to surrender TO a
cadet until the cadet threatened to run
him through with his bayonet. And the
Incident Is related by CAPTAIN WISE OF
a cadet who called to Federal otncer
to surrender. and the ofhcer VINO 90
spised his pigmy adversary, refusing 70 \
innieting a fatal wound, ''oh. mister!"
cried the tender-hearted youth. as he ran
forward to help his dying foe. y! am 80
sorry shot youm And Nd. wnat r roo was
A small cadet eager to show his yalor
came eXctedly forward to Captain Wise
with about eight or ten FEDERAL solalers.
exclaiming in triumph: See captain,
captured all these men myself!' But the
CAPTAIN shrewdly suspected that the SOL
clers we're on the way to surrender them
selves when this doughty young gent!e-
man came up with them. Cadet Charles S
Carter Randolph, cousin OF General Lee,
was the youngest boy In the battalion
AT the age of fourteen he had entered the
Confederate service in a cavalry company
from his native county, Fauauler. he
reported to General Jackson as courier
before the battle of Slaughters Mountain,
and carried orders for him to the front,
But he was so small General Jacason
recommended that he be admitted as
cadet In the Military Institute, Al the
battle of New Market 1t Is said that
Federal officer refused to surrender TO
him until the brave youth showed his
readiness to use the hayonet. He was
soon afterwards desperately wounded In A
the head. 80 that his life was despaired
of, and 1t was fully year before he was
able to return to the Institute He Is now
a clergyman In the diocese OF his near
relative, Bishop Alfred Maglll Randolph,
of Southern Virginia. Among the CADETS
who were in the battle was the young
son of the Confederate Secretary OF War.
Mr Seldom, The story Is told OF Cadet
Seddon that he was so small OF statura
and so delicate that one OF his fathers Z.
servants was employed to carry his sun
for him on the march. General Imboden
had a boy brother among these little
heroes who was knocked down and dis
abled for the time by spent canister
shot,