The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-08

all engine to General Johnston at Haw
River aud deliver him With the second
letter. Tho night was very dark and
stormy and / could not ride as rapidly
as I should have done, and, therefore,
/ did not oyertako the Rockawny, but on
my arrival, went Immediately 70 the sta-
lion to secure an engine, and wire liaw
River. Meeting Major Johnson. the QUAR-
tcrmnster OF the cavalry corps at the
station, / told him of my dlsagreeable
duty and begged him to ACCOMPANY me.
Arriving at Governor Grnham's residence
wo we're promptly admitted. and found
tho Governor with Mrs. Graham IN the
sitting room He said, my dear, you
Ind letter retire MS these gentlemen
doubtless wish to see me OIL business. S,e
did 20. silently handed the Governor
General Hampton's letter. He read IL;
his face flushing angrily. Drawing nm
self UP to his full height he exclain nee;
"l am ready to accompany you, SIT!
said Governor, had you not better
hnnd me the letter?" He replied, II have
already delivered 1t to Governor Vance,
arr. His whole manner then instantly
changed and laying his hand kindly on
nv shoulder he said II, n feeling voice.
~ understand. / know how you feel your
posi,ion." | returned to the station. bnt
having failed IN my mission. did not feel
cc,ded on my horse to General john
sion at Haw River in accordance with
instructions to report facts, through rain,
md and the darkest night / ever saw.
rode the eighteen miles, arriving ut
daylight.
MIDNIGHT CONFERENCE.
General Hampton occupied the house
m .thc left side of the Ilillsboro road.
midway between the dirt roadea1d the
railroad-now the southern--as MS
headquarters. It was three miles from
tho town, and owned and occupied by
the family Of DR.. Dickson, they having
kindly given UP to us the whole OF the
lower floor, retiring to the rooms on the
second floor. 1t was an old-fashioned
house, the entrance being Immediately
upon the main or sitting room. around
this room we. the staff, slept, General
Hampton occupying n small shed room
in tho rear. we also ate In this room,
when we had anything to eat, and all
the work Of the adjutant-general Major
Mcclellan. was done here. But tho long
od-fashioned family table was senerany
bare. It was in this room land around.
this table that, MS we sat at supper
ono night in that fated April month
OF the year 1866. that General Hampton
said to the officers Of his staff: Gentle
men, a council Of war Is to be held here
to-nlsnt AT Il c'oeh-!ou VIZ ' "NS - ~ 80 80
grass. s 40
lnat nlBnt TAU ee.'o ,,.',
rhilrond from IluH nN.' go r.a,oro,
Joseph e. Johnston and staff. General
Breckenridge. the Secretary of War;
Judge Reagan. the Postmaster-General;
Governor nance ~, i.so ,,,,,.. un,raa
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uo,ps' a'.u o,ss n,ho ohino, ~ thia
cn,,,,ci, was If course 10 decide on the
terms Of surrender of the army, and
the purpose Of holding the same at
night to conceal MS far as possible us
object from the men or inc eo'n sma
AS 1t was, many heard or II the 1o!loW-
ing day. and leit for nome;
we roils9 up III our o''nNees a''u WIZ
asieep u'lue. u''o aeu' - t,o ,or ,,to
,iou"e mii''t ~, .n -. ,ha night son,a nns
Wy ,aa itl ~ a,,t ~ cnUarnor Vn,ca
r,hnn be ns,ne out Of the council room.
ana no came and without awakening
mo got under nv blanket beside me.
preferrng the open air and grass with a
friend to the company OF the men who
had treated him SO cruelty at the coun-
ell board as [ was afterwards to learn
from his own lips. About daylight
awoke from cold, and rouslng up round
that some fellow mad appropriated az
OK my blanket ana ielt me IN my shlrt
sleeves my coat pe'hs unuar my neau;
seeing II was s .i,,,s ! careiuliS ooSe.ea
nun W nlu ilia,ms ny pipe Sd. u W.
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Ms hondlserchiefi
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AFTER oreaktast He Proposeu wax.
When out OF sight ana eHrsnot ne turned
on mo ana salp VI tohe ol eEuei nlolt.-
flcation ana "rohs' = gums Here " eA-
pam INA. ehet't'un '1.'ot, CIV my
wouian,t near ms ne ~ Goil''l'uii.en'to'l
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my state u'ihnomn W ~. a'.no' ''Ies'
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