The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-30

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) Cedar Creek, in 1864. u ...s. 4. 4
Three years before the outbreak OF the
war? Major John Scott and y General.
PAYNE. in anticipation OF the struggle
which they saw was certain to come or
| 2anized the Black Horse Troop, which
was afterwards to become famous Livery
member OF the company was d:s-i
unionist AS General Payne once express
| cd 1--WE preferred to have a. country;
whose people would DO our people. In
THAT sentence is expressed q sentiment
which furnishes a keynote to 4 General
Payne character-his intense love OF his
people, and his Skate, AS strong In this
yeu I I. IL our ords 1901. was
lin 1851. General Payne was cam
| didate for the convention which
which adopted the ordinance of secession,
! but his views were in advance of those
of the people Of Fauauier, and he was
defeated. FL III AZ "
On the 18th OF April when Virginia
seeded. General Payne was in Richmond,
| but he left for Harper's Ferry tina night.
Major Scott. who had been elected cap.
tain Of the Black Horse Troop, had gone
! TO Alabama in February. and rendered his
services to the Confederate government
established at Montgomery. This left the
/
dolph. whoswas killed after having great
ily distinguished himself; Lieutenant
Charles Gordon, and Lieutenant Aleck
! Payne. General Payne in order to
| show his earnest, advocacy, OF the
principle Of. secession. and Ito test,
! the men who were to be tile mem,
bers of the company. had enlisted as a
private, and his name heads the list in
! the old roster of the company. But when
! the troop was reorganized, II he was elect
ed captain by practically unanimous
vote.
Was a Dashing Officer.
The troop entered the war at once, and
the Black Horse Cavalry became house,
hold word. AT the battle OF Bull .Run.,
Captain Payne led his company across
the creek. plunged into the mass OF the
| retreating army and captured at Cobb,
Run Bridge, sixteen pieces Of artillery.
The company got the guns back to Ma,
masses at sunrise. and Captain Payne
made speech. presenting the artillery.
to President Davis. who had come I'm.
from Richmond M FL ~ e 1s
The army remained around Manassas
for nearly q year, and in. the spring Of
| 1862 moved down to the Peninsula to con.
front NcClellan, who was moving on
Ri e., General Johnston retreated
Confederate rear at Wi iIiH of Ssn.
| eral, then Major Payne. OF the Fourth
G1TGmla R1iskmhentw terribly
regiment. had been wounded, and Major j.r
Payne was in command Willie in an en- ;
gagement near Fort N1agruder,f IN the
GafS " mor'ng Ma5Hr payne was struck
HIS tongue. DE-, Pendleton, Of. !, Louisa 20.
COUNTY e.. saw HIN fa!l and sprnging from
with his fingers for severa! hours, pre-
vented death from hemorrhage. They
were between the firing lines. and at a
a Blanket down. to where the D wounded
tic Fed ral rear, Dr, Pendleton wa ali
by,, his side holding the severed artery.
eral surgeon came up, DR. Pendleton 8
fingers We're SO cranlped they had to be
pqMl afor apIes aS;ne was trans erred i ~
/ Federal hospital at Old Point, and there
| he was Joined by Mrs. Payne. who had
gotten permission to pass through the
jor Payne would never again be a source
aewed 4Sseaf ais lis o Mas As0sd
Reported Among the Killed,
General Stuart reported Major Payne
never corrected, But the wounded ], an
| began to recover raPldly soon after rea ck-
| ing Warrenton. and whom General Pope
stuart smade al lncursion into Fan Htg.
| he brought with him Major Payne's on
change. On one 3ocea sion, Just after Cen
! eral Stuart's command had passed through
| Wnrrenton, after tho fight at Catlett's,
/ the Federal cavalry was halted Just out,
side the town. and two Yldettes We're sent sent
| forward 10 reconnolter. They soon got
occurred te Ma ior, Payne, who was sitting
on q porch with DUG Tyler, N. +.
I cadet. who had arrived from Kentucky,
4 doring Ills services to his native State,
4 that they could aptura the Two cavalry
men. Major Payne had to wear q rubber
i take no solid food, and could not talk
4 SO as to make himself easily understood,
II fAfter docking through the house they were