The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-03


II A. which he was brcyctcd captain ona
ynt,i5r, He httl nlready been pro y e1.si
on February ee 1871 70 ING s ,i! .fn,in,,
# 1vnr covered with lofors and snileri ..l
tSsi snn,o ,That frot, d wound which ne ~ o.
n rnved I'd tho storining of Chapulitteloec
IL septnnher S, lsls curing the assault on
WI the fortified convent. ,,..
va Hls next serfice WAS rs ndjutant OF lh ~,
A T,ahtl,i Infantry from June s. ISL VI,
Y H ,,lv Il 1910. After that he was engage, "a
0,i{front,tr and garrison duty, clicfl m m
q Texas, Till 1873, He was mada captain
1octemte md Wa ap Pc sn,b ~
S reded, his sympatlies being Southern. nc
n resie,,ed Ills commission III the United
n states army, his resignation taking erect erect
b inns 4. 1851. He was at once coinmls-
stoned lgadcr-gcneral II the C9hicuer ~,
army and commanded brigade on IN, .nt
rt.sht ~ the Confederate line at the first
3S8$hatiic of Bull run. There lie held at pay
JGg + P1hrre force of Federal troops wh it,1
a wssa nudchyori,iis to support hcDoweil .
@F flank attack. Having been made Il IN aJ ,n
5Ieuhrbl in The meantime, he commanueu
Jtho rear guard when General joseph - y.
yoi,natons rctreated before Mcclellan y.
h Yorktown May o. 1867, he made q sthho
s5 ~ Wiliamsbilrg and was ferce'y ~,
Ks tackled by Heintzelman, HOOKER anu
S1Ennrny. IL was not until his opponents
,,sto ,ei, forced b: Hancock that he was
A driven hack into his works. He was en-,
81 n.,eea In the Seven Days battles arouha
Richmond and took part III tlle secoi ~
battle OF Bull Run, being i'll conrlanu o.
The First Corps of the Army Oh No ~. '''ei .
le& Virginia. ,o,..o,, no
J5 ,rg hni.d pressed by Pope'a army Long
M street came 10 his relief. ana os ILL., ...,,a
mined charge in flank dcciucu WIG L, is ;nrt
OF the day. Hn held the Con- eaeraa ,,,atni
-. ,-r.l>,, .1s1r
tEo I;,, self with signal gaiiantry Alc was
X ,in,ached with two Of his divisions iof
e nrevice south Of James River IN la6d, n ~,
" when Hooker made the movement VIII. ..,
8S5 1cd "a the battle Of ChanccllorsVilie, was
,,r,,ere,l Ia reioin Lee army, hut dld not,
s,a'eala,s arrive in time to participate III
"A mo hattie. AT Gettysburg, where nc coy
ornn himself with glory, he trieu IN yum
~ nrnvent Lee from ordering the dlsas-
tro,s charge on the third day. " men l.ee
retreated to Virginia Lonss.leG ~ ,, "ns
tronsferred to the Army OF the leni n
IA son under Bragg At the battle OF ClIch-
nn,,npn no held the LEI. wing OF the Coli-
Il fcderate army. He was dctacheu 10 c,.r
tIre Knoxville, but found 1t 700 stLoilsl e.:
fortified TO be taken by assaui.. ~ &, -
ioined Lee early In 1864, ana to . pa, ~ !.
n the battle of the Wilderness. where ne
S .r,s Swouuded by the fire OF ms own WI
~ troons During all the operations o. !Svf
q he commanded the First corps o. t IN,
Y, Army Of Northern Virginia, ana Nas n. ~
cindcd IN the surrender at AppomattoA'
vi .lpril Q. 1861
An Artillery Duel.
Longstreet was an eHcelie'lt a, s,.. ,,rns
III nnH slsuled a cannon with as much llo-
n Teton as a pistol or Il lnusKet' ~ tne
d iSi.ntt,e of Antictam, or Sharpspurs' MY
tS{ 81 1,inllan sent strong force aSatla. ..i'
unoccupicd portion Of LonGstreet ms -
85 n was not long before the Cohieue'n a.,
.S5&, comma nder no ticed this movement, l1s
III lcfion IN the matter was not oelh! gu
" 49, aa1i,d General Sorrel and Captain
AZ 1-ntrohe to follow him and RODE iap!o-
8 j.. toward the gap in the line when li.e
7saderals were approaching. t.arliei IA
1hA engagement two cannohs nav ~ ~
sta toned al the point In ques''oii. ~,
runs we're still there but the men WI"
hal6 served them were ;tli1lose All 49,
II dead or dying Immediately on artl'ihs
r tziss'sha sT,rt I nngstreet Ieaped from his
S3 ,,orss and with Sorrell and Latrooe aiu
wheeled the heavy pieces into me "ou-
III. knaiicd them aud trained 'iG'i W
the advancing Federal forces, LONG
58 street .i!i.iselI asignted the pieces any
is5 ~, il:e i:..y;irG.S OF both puileu tneW
simultaneously w!th ms own n"iu .,, w
TF.aera.s were near at manu-, aho .'o
~ ,,i-,t. y,hol, terrific effect SaduieS Wete
-szS..ryy,+iaa horses We're Killed. ana the
an. u.as filled with flying arms and less
Ana ire sr3nns and shrleks OF the "e''-
r,es-s :ti,- ygugnded. The attaching forces
vavered and the pieces were again io1'u-
4 ~ M rs.i:lsa and again oeIeEed uea,h
45i ~ ,Yasvr3lttton in the faces OF the adj
AZ yarainc Nothcrners. In fact, the deauiy
II r,.r4. ar the guns were so effective 'lhal
55553 Z; ar|pstrett gained sufficient time 10 ac-
" ccutplish his desire-'he re-estaphshlheht
II his own Line, concentrating at lle
poiI1 Of attack
sutcessful in the shooting that has Just
beer# described that Longstreet then tried
bts hand upon u group OF Federal OH
,ars who were watching the ight from
a distant Eiil. Ii Is probable that Lons
street did not know that General NC
tff Clelian was q member OF the group ou'
no vas and the shells from Longstleei
tr,:rs landed lust beyond the tedera!s,
rousiup them 10 scatter without cere-
ff5fs ,nony McClellan's escape was SO mar
rn,. that he determined to rctaitc IN
kind and he. sent post haste for one 0!
his best batteries. a little later the Con-
feaerates furnished an excellent marx LOT
MrfleIIan,s guns Lee and Lonsstreet
IL Eere talking together upon an cieVa'ed
niece OF ground 10 the east OF Sharps-
h \ hurs. near tho point from which Long
ss street rad been firing, when GENERA! ~.
8f II. Hill rode up with message Tor Lee.
Iongstreet suggested that 41lil mad pet'
g8jf ClISmOuUt iUr lear liihS no S'i'Sp'~".
&a Gus appearance on horseback on hiSh
L ground would attract the Federal ilrc.
~ T,or some reason or other the advice was
not followed, and few minutes later
ss4 1icClcilans nex- posted, battery got IN
{$S It's fire work. Enc gunner aimed remark.
553s ably we'll. and the first shell iirea came
near ending tie lives Of all three OF the
Confederate generals. Lee stood on one
S. s,dc OF Hill with his hand on the bride
Sfl of the latter,s horse, Longstr2ct beng
on tho other side of the horse ie"
g steps away The shell struck Rills
horse, cutting off both forelegs Just be-
68 low the knees. Hill dsmounted as quick
si " as possible. and Longstreet and Lee
10th escaped by narrow margin. After
3Es passing by the three generals the shell
58 went ON It's way of destruction, nnl
SS eStloding over Confederate regimen
behind tho brow Of the hill killed ant
wounded number Of soldiers.
Longstreet's Quarrel With Hill