The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-18
law instead Of their own tihtdity, and
the bar+roori as cure for
Elba, Va.
LAST OF APPROXIMATIONS
An Important G Communication
From a Mississippi Veteran. I

from a mississippi veteran. es
Editor of. The Times Dispatch: 3
sf nf not sIes,
liz stafe ~ North Caresa u sesss
lta,tinonuricrt ut a ppomattox, and Of. tho
s sa sta Gg mde that the men fr0n
also that they fred the last guns at ,Ap..,
poa5ttex sF hayG ssea a sos Eay q
made as against tile correctness OF this
claim, and 50. do mot know upon what 4,
dse pssped 81
tile scene fyes II
n aaa i % osst rsehso thai as
private, a e 81 had bat limited "a PIPER;
enter the list Of those who might con-
that have tho highest authority for,
son than General John -. Gordon, Of
Georgia. "a N ss; l n
was q private IL liardnway,s Bat.
th,G w.rs1fat pSataers
Company n lot Riehmond Howitzers, and
Sns a1sasy ff2 feaney
dri0,n.s battery had changed position
kpl ies and aauT xas ,s
the brow q the h!liSo which the village
asa and y yards saSs Of hs
i isS at 1T tho s Federal 3eayalry, which was
nassing onaths M, In frSnt
OF the piece of Federal artillery, which
the North Caron;asns siaimtt;N o. hS aye
and e 90 no ply
did not fire the last she OTIS from y our
army, as we continued firing for some n i;
time after that. and did mot cease uhtii
General Lee, ordering us TO DO 80, when
order was Of SO perempto n nnturaa
that the 9ssr 4ed TGd Hos
dered It Withdrawn, which was done, and
there was NO firing after That, WIN lnd
Z BY q regiment OF engineers. WHICH mad
been brought into line, Into an enthusiasts,
tie Yankee soldier who had j., ady va rs
upon them to surrender, sal II
All these facts there re many. men s
still living who Will corrobora put inc
writer would not undertake to contend
with the whole State OF North Caroiina
over this question 9. nwhat he. q. others a
may now recall OF what .Oc CURED on athat
4 lies { altogether upon . the statement Of
one higher nEcommand, and made az q, tne
time, when. during the. afternoons 81 TINT
into park, and the gloom Of the sitta-3
Ytion had settled well down over. u.s. We
noticed n gathering OF infantry r; q COM m
81 learned was by order OF G General John 3;
+ Gordon. that he might make farewell
address to tho mon OF lie Second Corps.
and We naturally drew near, In order to
james Jam a. Walker. who then commandeda
thh saens tai in
Efantry scomma ndA who had thrown dowi
their guns. na }uniortunately..t TOO many an,
q Is mem nae ao neiilleFymen and pointed
sg Genera se aordon, VIZ sa.d some
and ht then Vent wei on with his dress which
] call more Of than can but what I. az 90
before closIng, with regard 70 !,leS artll-8
{isr sss which was this; that. while that
no time 70 draw Hidious a. dist s9iii
t tI1aS st was 81 one command attached =
lis corps, OF which no &fel. compelled 10
make mel,tion and t M;rr,n WAS ItilcrY
scomSmanded a that day 81 Colonel a.: a:
Hardaway. n portion of sWhi CHI, (referringi
to the Howitzers). had hred, ut b g
Virginia, and another portion,of which
S ihe arm army Of Northorn Virginia, and
M1s HAVING 4sp 1ss 2 her
and, at the word OF conimand, VII n y.
III going Oft the parade ground: =
Now this writer does not pretend e l. 10 70
but but h he does not feel that General Gordon
would not have made that statemen uh,
To- my surprise, when in virginia af sss
years ago, 1.-The writer met VIII tm nt; y
was taking about matters cqnnected Sash
~; Ing h so an old wartime memoran!s
book yhleh he or had ,e scp Maf aoT ts
above statement OF General Gordon, as
heard At from his 1lps dhe Mapy
land Organization, but was present, and
heard this farewell address from n, i tHe
comma nder of.the Second Corps, o. ne me
army OF Northern Virginia. I I 3, q, 4,
The North carol!nans have erected a1,s aner
than General Gordon would allow then,,
III lie ere here to-day.
Respectfully, !, no1INsroN