The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-18

ia I,a could safely urge hts team. In tho
wHg on was our mess u CHEST e onttllh! ".
1.-The remnant of II ham of bacon, gWnlcn
|.niy young wife had sent me ~ day or
Va fberore the evacuation. With a fru-,
IHrality bred OF zaxnericncc. we had t OF
1Stunatc,y dealt SO &lenderly with'this DEL
| iicnnyE that enough Ienlalned now 70 El uT1-
Isnfsh forth b; feast for us. BI thus "iifhlsus
land filled, j felt my So rits rise many de-
'Erees and had heart 70 70 WORT ,ell
During tile grcater portion OF lhe 1'lsn.
Ithat division Of sts1c army, which vas vas!
Ing by his road KEEP passil
while we had gathered cnmbustipies i h.i'us
nut everything in tiint tut pom y 60 y.
10 set them afile upon 8a NOM -, 81
$ttcc length troops; wagons any !. -
3iil1e,y. seemed all to- hare gone S1or4
a considerable interval no hing llau CON- '
along 81 thor road Then WAS tue lime Y ~
mai 3 4 sure of the destrnat:on OF t III
Mi, ges n,t IL scanned that had been
lss,, "a cpn,ine iron what high III
have never ,lcnrned-- hat The natch WIS
not lie applied until inc IS li1iees cn1111e
up. And So being detsined there,. ~
lfoolishly ns It seemed, we posted q DICKS a
at Tie bridges an1 yed up on the ilsi n
ground TO set q little rest. m.
III. 81 a S ISIRNIsHIN INC i@ 4.
ly - i Al the early morning NJ ~ wa s
king u II breakfast Of parched corn 81,
~ he ii suadenl the pop, POI q ~. =
rifIa ~ the 5picketsat the bridge gave the
arl,l of tho rapid a eiis
nv. 4iThe regiment was iiastlS ioiinea
my com paIly, Which W. g on PC lel
limo. and the ono rext. were dcE1oyed as
skirmishers, end sent forward 70 ,s,l
the ene,nys advance, W W. 49,.
tyas anpled to tha br.d gcs and the 1lr es
staI.tea OFF fercely. eI3u as mig ut ha!,e
l,sa,l AZ rcctea tlie enemy came rapid;
dr., q the road iii such force that ihs.ss
MIC hed q side our small picket at the 10y
or bridge, and extlnEuished tho ITO pc.
fore much damage was done. MeanWn!le.
| tbeys had planted a small battery Oh Ilti'zu
guns on the height, which s"ith So
Esho oters posted at sfa yoraplc Pn5ntts,5
- ,,1-een 5the bottom ana make our po-
5si,,nnS anythiug hut comfortable. How;
n,.erI being reinforced by another line q
| Ss,,i nisners, We were able#to noid sstle
e,,,,n3,, In check and compel them itosf orxfl
"A me OF battle When this came on l ~ ~
nrc,ud array, althongl ! had rece t1' sito
orders to retire, yet seeihs o ~,
spa,1 OF the biGhSbridE had ALREADY ~. y,
eli and observing thanking paF.. w
enemy coming up on either SIDE M o, il.t
~ II thought it q good time TO leaNc
too,t tho responsibility Of ordering ~
n Il MT OF my com pa rctlie' NM
9,yiI !, them made the Lest speed posslptle
"a 1.aie,in ,y regiment. This \ found mo
csgn tli road in wtsli
Iflying; this formed mn gxceiient ulE ~
for the enenys am. foi, \, :
over took tue q t,,;,,
gulls on t'e ~ III i,.e
i5flag, and, eXplo kliea ~
color-guaru, .Nftcr that We stcppfedas goii !
pertly with colors furled 4, 4, -, :,
,THL# MIGHT = tiFOiSI1 ~ RRENll11lI1,lit'.
ir;nally, On tile night ofEthe $tll, we.
reached + Appomattox, ana W wen my. -
biyouac on the first piece 81 dry tsrouiia
Ne could find. IN spite q nc .. ls Z
of the past dayss ud ny !,
ties of the morrow, al though INC shorlz0i.
gwas illuminated from the fires q q "
Min, i1:. wagon traits. and We knew y: y: e
,,n.o Fheinp fast gcncircled by the hosts or
st,;13I enemy, we soon fell into that deco
4 n,,d Idreamlcss sleep, which comes Is OF
i utter exhaustion mind and body. us
NJ, Z, = ND pLiIlil
M c.n srg sunday the
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sS,,i 20, ~ ~ corr, and lying nbpu =,
W III M ma low tones Or Ua i'll
4 "a ~, ~ s,IDrressed cTcltementi sWnen'
II. d, ut pIlloped IND and delivered "a mcs-l
IL !, =. tos or al Il. M II. alcott
~ 49, si a 4, lie regiment was formed
~, 81; I'll q ID the front,
- r "a m line of bnttc4-somethtig
" e,nndraa and fifty ncnartp
- " Z ;cnn Il sbnt tcry, which was In
f,,,, Il, M clipn Of iIaces, y
IN ~ n,,e bundred wards distant There
4; 70 iii sight. but
Sis -, iao 4,,4i ~ lately in
~, IN I'M ,nwnrtl IL piece woods
Z. NJ IN sdrca wards distant Horse
n mi and fro; in app;l-
c9nfsion. lase were our;
Al; Il, I. ,,aini, zen ineby those
49, t,ne I'd ,;mc one
q ,,.,,,,a nd in to- lis and re-
y ~, s,sa,l piyn1 articularsnt-
,,n Ind non,
e. n 4, Meanw!le
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