The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-23

who had prepared some rations did not
have enough for two days, much less
three. after dividing With such comrades
| as lad none; everything had been eaten.
Now here are vast store houses iillea
With ali the dellcncics pottcd ham, lob
ster, tongue. candy, cakes, nuts, oranges,
lemons, pickle. catsup, mustard, &c.
makes an old soldiers mouth water now
lust to think of the good things gotten
there. Wei, what do you think they
did? Go to eating Oh, no. They had
to discuss what they should cat ana
what they should take with them, as
orders had been issued for us to take
four days rations with u.s. Some filled
their llavcrsacks with cakes, some with
candy. others with oranges, lemons.
canned goods. &c. know one that took
nothing but Trcnch mustard; filled his
hhvcrsncli and was so greedy that he
nut one more bottle III his pocket. This
was ali his four days ratona 1t turn
ed out to be the best thing taken as he
traded II for meat and bread 1t lasting
him until reaching Frederick City.
All good times have an end, and as
night approaches, preparations were made
to burn everything that we could not
carry; not long after shutdown they were
fired, our division marching as soon as
tho fire got underway, tho other two
divisions taking each u different road.
This march By three different roads is
what mystified Pope so much, and caused
Ills delay in his pursuit Of Jackson. jack
sons old division marched several hours
when the Second Brigade was ordered
on Il road 10 the left e0f thrNo1 We
wctc marching on, s6hndsput onlspickct
duty; WHOM it becomes day5'wei find we
arc on the Warrcnton ana Alexandria
pike and near Groreton.
Time for Serious Work.
There is only ono field officer In our
brigade ut this time, II major command
Ing Tho First Battalion; he Forty-eighth
Virginia IL commanded by 70 lieutenant;
tho torty.sccond Vlrginiu by q captain,
and the TwentyfIrst Virginia by Il cap.
tain. General Jackson assigned Colonel
Bradley r. Johnson temporarily to COM
mand 1t. The Second Brigade (ours) re-
mains about Groveton untl late in the
evening. Colonel johnson has orders to
demonstrate and make the biggest show
he could, 50 as to delay the enemy as
long us possible from any advance In
this direction, and well did he do this
At one time lie would have one regiment
on top of a hill; It's colors under the
next hill, just high enough to show over
Its top; a regiment with it's coors on
the next, &c. thus making it appear a
long line of battle. We had two pieces
Of artillery, a S one body OF the enemy
was seen, one. or both pieces would he
run in sight and as the enemy moved,
he would timber the cannon up and carry
it TO some far hill, TO so through the
same movement.
Battle Begins.
Early in the morning. while the Twen-
ty-first Virginia Regiment was on one
OF those hills, lying down in line. the
enemy ran q cannon out on Hill. lin-
limbercd and fired {, shot at us, hittine
orc Of The men Of Company X, tearing
off the heel of his shoe This is the
fNt cannon shot from either side at
Second Manassas and the only one fired
AT that tinle as the piece limbered up
and withdrew In a tror. This same regi-
meDt soon after were deployed as sk!rm-
ishers and posted across the Warren
ton pike; when Yankee nrtileryman
rode into our line, thinking 1t his. This
Is tho first prisoner taken.
Tho Inmates of the Groyeton house
now abandon it. a lady, barehcaded and
her servant woman come running out OF
tho front door. They have n little girl
between them, each having her by one
OF her hands. The child was crying loud
". They cross the bike. ref nv,.,. t,,e
fence ana 20 directly south thrnnp,, tl,o
fields and are soon lost To sight In = ',bnir
excitement nnd hurry. thnv Ala nnt e,,as
close tho door to THAR desertod hnr,s -
The Ynn,,ea w,ro,, got, - 800, 4
on rrnd so,t,, ~ Nc ~, - ',t - nov seen
ington. ,rha Two ,Ioo,,. ~ ~ " t'si
run ont ara onn,r,n,,a - a. .'liefy aie
rausln. !, ~ atn,,,,,ana ~ Ut .i'eiii,
n ~ 70 oclon1,s an'1 ~ .,i 20 ~" upout
north of ~ ,;I,a 60, ot'it ~ y "3oo
~ h.t,Ia - ~ - ~ liue
neace ~ eng i'e uo"h M
1HClQentS8 OF Lay.
None OF the men or 4 he second brigade
had seen or heard anything Of the bal
nnce OF our corps, and wo had 10 iden
where they were, and. sInglilnrly. old
Jack had not made his acc,,stomad ,,res-
encc along tho front. Tic artillery fire
did not even bring him. rho men we've
much puzzled ana nystined BY this Col
"mcv .n ,l,'', nov SENDS 10 tho Twenty
ne. sl'sliilh ltes'meht Tor lieutenant
a'lu On men 70 report TO MIN at once
i mn