The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-28
THE 2lS'T.|
REGIMENT
The. Story Of Its Deeds Of Nalto'r
Rlail,ly Bit Strongly
"a Told.
(. HEROES ARE PASSING AWAY

HER Es ARE RI. I. PASSING \ ]. AWAY Y. 'l|2'
Tributes To the Memory 81 Two,
Who Have Recently AIS
swercd Gle Last Call.
Editor or the Tinics- DIspntch
Il lt has boon my pleasure recently, to
read several interesting communications
4 from some d tile s,lry iv6rs aof our menu
sorablc past and although, we sometimes
& read incidents, the memory of n Which
4 brings sadness to our hearts, yet there
will ever he8 that appieclative impulse
for such Information as we tlnd ii%tl1e
Confederate Column. J. beg to state that
1T Is not my intentionfto8 write any bio
q graphical sketch of myself. X cannot
prefix the personal pronoun ]. TO any very
X great, gallant, or 1nerltorious Sliloit Ut
my own, 4 / have the papers, a however,
& from authentic sources, which read 5''You
Ibid your duty. t is of Incidents iii Dtii
first war experience. and more especially
in connection with the 1,wenty.iirst lsegi-
mcnt. of which 4 wus Their d t1cllbci, I
wish to ltc, and suggeste led to my mind
& I'M the meeting not long since of IA worthy
4 comrade, ANc had ofteiiN met before ns
4 brother knights of the Grip, yet neither
had surnlised there ed between sStls Il
closer atfillation. being that as members
OF the same division Of the army q t hp
inception OF The war. General VIM Lnfs
%ing's Brigade, Army of IVES I'll virginia.
headquarters at valley Mountain, NOW
West v!rglnin. The Twenty first NirsinIn
Regiment Col. Nm. Than, commanding,
4.
Il this brigade. We congratulated our
n selves In that, we had as 8ourSresimenial
q commander, ii most efficient tactican,
Il himself being the4nuthor of the tacticts
and those generally In use at the time,
"Gilham's Tacticts. ~ Al he beginning
". M. I.5E M ilitaryf School a I Lexington,
4 Va. General Scott Ship at present COM
& mander9of the ". NJ. l. was Lieut.. Co.'s
onel. i cannot mt this writing recall the
y names of Just the personnclaof Col. Gil
hams staff, major, nd1utant, sergeant
INA jor, ETC. Tlerc was llltetn rivaidY53at
the camp of.instruetions among company
Y To- be attached to this regiment. The
counties and cities Which, furnished the
Is Material for tic different companies (as
"a no " 1emembel) were Mecklcnburg,
4 Iyunenburg. Brunswick. Charlotte, Prince
Il Edward, Cumberland, Buckingham, Hall
Baltimore, Md. a majority of the COM
panlcs We're ollicered BY graduates stu-
dents OF our Regmcntal Commander.
Company +, of Richmond, was an old
$.time company, and one of the best drill
Il. cd in the State. Their Commander, Capt.
Richard Cunningham, WIS and efficient
e odicer.Fand as braae' IL sold eras nnshenth-
cd n sword. Hf li:,d truly won his laur-
els when he fell at the head of this Regi-
ment. nj. the famous Cedar Creek battle.
An incident MS to his death. He was IN
II the act Of using his pistol, when he was
4 shot by Il Federal, and fell mortally
wounded. a member of his old Com
pany, L, Pollard II forget his given
SIiamc), killed tho Federal which had kill
ed him Pollard WAS then killed BY am
other Federal, who was Immediately kill
4 cd by Sergeant H. H.. Pugh. of Company
"A. Sergeant .Pugli was Shot through tho
8 right knee cap, ana fell to the ground,
and feigned death in the heap OF dead
q and wounded. until the I'aderas charged
Is across their bodies, and werr In iuili
driven back, by our forces. which held
the field. He was then taken back by our
sanitary CORPS. sot back 10 his home,
III hut never returned to the service on ac-
count ofSthis wound,
Company Il. Baltimore, Capt. j. Lyle
5tg Clark, were u fine body Of men. we ap-
preciated the fact they had come across
tho line aud cast their lot witllt,s As
the war progressed many OF the company
were detailed for special service IN dit
ferent departments. the duties of which
were. perhaps. more agreeable than thu
u general line confined 10 the routineaof tbs
# less fortunate soldier. or the different
companies from the counties, had but
4 lille opportunity 10 know many Of them
= OF ono thing j ain assured. they all "acl
d cd well their part,
s After being educated In the different
evolutions pertaining 10 the inceporS ant
Y general development OF such II regimen
as onr}superiors lad endeaNoured to com
bine we began to expect orders TO ",
front. One beautiful summer morning
NE We're taken from Camp Lee 10 III
6s C. g. o. depot, Madame Rumor had IL
NE Mere OH 10 MaIassas? 1 will nevei
forget. how forcihly my own home leayo
taking OF II fond mother and friends
\ were brought 70 ms mind when say
The mothers, sisters and and friends o
& those Richmond boys of Company =, bid
ding them adieu.
Nc were after this sad lcaye-takini
b put on hoard freight cars principally
3 and on to Stanton which va reaehc,
after d weary all night halt IN the loni
tunnel some few miles this eide Of on
destined point, We remained In carp3a
& stanton several days, awaiting orders
perhaps: Fortunately fol MS. instead o
Is going towards Manassas, We took anothe
direction towards Monterey, in Iiighlan
county Az camp Ryan's We distinct
heard the booming Of heavy artillery, an
an the ncxt fcw days we began. to get r.
H ports Of our first great battle the Els
a or July ls5l, and al Manassas. i Is pei
lapa very fortunate for sons Of us, tina
lyo were nit there. Wa reached Monlere
after several days. march in July Waailiel
md again awaited events. 4 iiitie re-
at intermediate points &as quite appi,
alate1 'fy u.s. On NE went across ~
4 mountains towards HnntGlHyille, in Poe;
iionias county. AT this point. ~ man
q III our soldiers We're on tie aiek lisi.
l,ospllal WIS established, q good many
suy own immediate asspeiatesi were LEI
+ several Of Which died, and We're iakf
1..i1u. n, s.. hurled among friends. 1t W