The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-27
Death OF a Brave North Caro-
lima Soldier, n IS rs

Editor 1T IT,, Times-Dlsratch: sas
4 <sir,--Rev. Romulus Morris Little dted A
at Greeneavilie, Augusta county, Va,
saturday. February %. 1904, at the aEs
or slxty-two years. For SIX years ms
had been the minister who had served
The Coliierstnwn Presbyterian Church, In
RockbriaEeE county. Tie wns a native OF
North Carolina. and served In the Con A
IL ticrate army from that state as chap
lain or Company 49, TWENTY -sixtla
North Carolina Regiment. Pettlgrew's5
Brigade. u sss53s VI u.
4 was my pleasure to havH known
Connrad.e Little since he has lived IN \
our midst. SO modest, diffident and un-$
assuming was he. that few thought he
was the best type OF the Confederate sol-%
dicr. He said to me once In his esttma-
tor one of tina greatest hcnors ever con-
ferred upon him, I'm a civic or military
sense, was IA capthii,'s commission from
the Confederate government. which put (
him IL command Of Conn pan q wen
5ty-sxsh Hortl, Car ollna a olurt GERS. ana 4
snaer Into battle on the graz fiel IL In
front Of G gettysburg and Its government
!" Cemetery HILL July ], lsts.. IA ga Ss
III; That was a fattful day or, 81 hi com
pa N.Y. for Il In. thu :enga cement ~ hat FOL -
lowed n every fffcer nnd every mar ut
the rank and file were 81 thcrs killed tpr
wounded According to CAPITA tn 4 n ties
statement his 5comra ny went into action
that morning with cighty-eigit nuske,s
and three commissioned officers-the
CAPTAIN and two MISUNDERSTANDING In
all Gninety-one mel. There were killed
ana mortnlly wounded, thirty one OF TINS
nilmfer. and sixty were Gwounncd, q bn g
afterwards recovered. The gallant Colo
l,cl Henry X. 8,trgwyn. OF n orthanlpton
n i1at 10 ri
Military Institute. who was In command
Of the regiment, was also killed. There
acre in the company thres sets OF twins.
of whom five, of them were killed or
norta,ls wounded. There were also In
this company sixteen men Of the name
of Coffey. 50
The company had romance connected
win 1T II, 1852 a young woman IN mans
attire jotred its ranks. received the bounty
SEQ II nut = on the Confederate uniform,
drilled and \ did all the dut:sE OF q SOL
der. Finally she made hersel I Known
to the amusement OF the wholc army
Again and Afterwhrd, at the battle OF
Hristpw,s station this company went
into the enEa cement with thirty four m en-
and officers. thirty-two OF whom were
killed or wounded Some were lett dead
on tho field. During Captain Lit Tie 81
service liz, WAS wounded six times. the
|Srncts as to these statements N r.5S Little
|5had praservcd by a. cory OF ttle n iSicll-
rpond Enquirer In his posses on & to-
whom he had given 1t while in hos
pltal iii that city, at the time OF Sone
Of these battles or very shortly after:
ward. They were indeed n ch1yalrous
body OF men, and vera from Caldwell
county. b. sS8s5 . S5isa
DR.. Little was buried Mt Thinking Spring
Church on tis, 22d, Comrnde George Nv.
Finly officiating, The coffin was drapch
with NJ Confederate fInx, which was
planted at the head Of tho krave. that
planted at the hend OF the grave that
slept therein. !, !, I p, /, 49,
Lexington, Va, March, y, 1904.