The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-16
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comparisons Made With Official; a.ll
Record General Robertsls
Brigade at Apporltaattto'S.i",
mo Confederate Column in the ofS'c' Y.
mond Times-I,ispatehe of suldaS u, NJ -0s'
~ March, 1906, contains an article emu, !,
ga 1..1,he VI asst iF'ighting at AnPorlatlos' +
written ~ my old coll cge-rlate Gs'a san.
Gaines. ,,,,,+ has 1,een
Observation-Disclosures same account mas ,, peI 4,
beretororo published by Captain =. IL, -.
Bouldin, OF Company four'ce q, ~ =,
pinia Cavalry 3 eale' 1'fl W. Z
Lees division and n n
crn Historical Papers, y o. - - ~
o50-254. -, a ~ ,c,,l d nv
,,.ith the Interesting fact OF the captule
~ ,r ff-,,,,s q, section ofartillerN) iron,
40, on any nv these gallant Cosl1edEeIalc
i,.x,Y,a,. and boil. writers think ttilt1 '
the,,. ,rirt was the last q rlns u oe'Ween
x the two armies. ..54 VI, !. !, stot1. ne.
Mr. Gaines closes his aialc ~
..rbe. Confcderates CAPTURED seven en- az :
eight hundred prisoners aiilu = -
nicces Of artillery. f 3 b q. L, !.
.,rha number of prisoners here @ciallnea
A. on nv us onathe 9TH Of April 1850 -
sce-,s rather larger than the 2reooI'eN -
oiose h,,t the capture Of the two Guns
,,,,S7the Irourteenth Virginia CAVIAR t'ec -
counts for that number 81 pieces ~ = j
Where Were the Other Pieces Of
Artillery Captured sandtby Whom?
4 ,rsa ;ntercstinE ceremonies Just held,
~, l,o 10tl, instant, ut Appnnntt oN court
i,nnec and Ethe unveilihE on that uale
~ III REQ ,nonl1mentsso the field or battie
~ Tie North Carolina commissioners, VII
afford an opportunity to answer 3t '
above question. , III
~ About midnight on the sth OF April,
,ss5 tl,e brigade of cavalry commanded
-, Z, e1,eral William p. r. oterts. COMPOSED
tns no Fourth and Sixteenth North caro-
!; lin, Cavalry. was ordered to march ~
K AnnonattoX Courthouse, distant apoul
two or three miles from oursblvn We
arrived at the courthouse before gay prs'l i
and Ahere awaited orders shortly a'te E,
sunrise we advanced into the open iiielt.,
y m the edge of which. Ciordnn's CORPS OF
infantry was formed in sllne Of tbhlttlle,
and as the infantry moved II o'aNS I'd. our4
,itue brigade advanced with them, ana
immediately on their right flank, no
other cavalry was In supporting distance
on the right of Rohertsfs brigade. ttlle
lighting done by Bcnless hrlgade WIS
further off in the direction Of
MS also was that done by Rosser $ 5uIYi-
sion. u E
AS soon a1.ws.ay paared In frontruf An
pomattox, n battery Of United States
artillery opened upon our lines. firing
obliuuely towards gthe courthouse ana
directing their shell chiefly upon the In
fantry line 10 our LETT. This afforded
us not only an advantage, but consider
,cAt mad IA.
ward attea brisk trot and then charged
into the battery Their supports broke
and fed into body'of woods TO the left
rear of the battery, and the Guns We're
ours.
Swapped Horses.
The w,riteriof this Immediately ordered
the officer commanding the battery q
lieutenant. to dsnlount and surrender his
horse: and, having no men to spare,
told the lrlltcnant4to let his drivers jlieeI
their seats and drive the guns TO 4oui
rear They We're already mounted, ant
came very near limbering Zip in time tf
escape Indeed, one gun ef the battery
did so before we could stopit. but met
with disaster n few hundred yards furth
er on falling into a ditch in the oper
field. where the drivers abandoned u
AS I took tho lieutenant's horse, threw
myself into his saddle, and gave N!
SANITY discovering that he was rnkeI
down. ! called TO Forbes To bring haal
my horse, which he promptly did, and
rode on with General Roberts to con
tinue the pursuit.
The guns, three Napoleons, Were driver
back by their own drivers, as ordered
Forbes going with them, and arrived
safely at the courthouse before any ru
NOR of surrender WAS circulated TIL
other gun q Napoleon, YVES seen by m
as we passed over II in the ditch.
55 Il am thus particular as To Tho detail
~ this capture. as 1t is a separate IN,
captured by Captain 6oIldln. OF tn
n Fourteenth Ylrglnn Cavalry
Il. IS n matter Of some interest now 4
n ascertain the name of the battery thu
asssIled BIS Rphertsls brigade and caI
tured from the Federal army In the vef
last encounter, when At is supposed u;
l35 had no spirit Ton further battle.
Neither Captain BouliEn nor Mr.. Gane
q gives the name Of the Battery Ia @hic
tl,e two guns captured by them belonge,
IT Is therefore only by comparison 4
the official reports In Volume XIV.
War Rncortls that wc San arrNe AZ a
answer 10 this apestion.
Strange 10 sayno Federal officer. eth
err OF infantry, artillery or evpyaliy Ina
had the fFinlneRs TO admit the laas I
any ARTILLERY tipt day, 4s{tyA and e:sceJ
BrisaGer-G eaarsl IT, o. Sdacleanzie, con
III mandlng q division % t5uited States cas-
airy operating With the lwe,rty-fonrt
N Corps
The Federal Cavalry Gave WAY
li General Mackenzie says AYar Record
Vol, xl4s1:. page 1esf. cts. that i,e w
%f ATTACKED by a column az Confederate San