The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-19

lnlwayss entertained great respcc tor Sei y
cral 51SnrlS Like tito rest OF llullanit y
he llnd some weaknesses, but ne Was unsa !.
I6oubtedlyGa brave man and sRllllul SD sol-
dior Eminent as u pntrlot anu slnteel ls',
~ devoted to his native State few men
lad stronger convlctions, and dared TO
maintain them with more courage slde
was kind ana Econsi1erntc to his sup POI
dinntei officers, and was always ready
Is defend 8nnd advise them lie had y
Quaint hun,or, and O. good deal ot sar
nsm. but with ut MI he was k1nd heaftcel
and magnanimois. The determination OF
lis splendid career as ~ soldier on a &c
count or the odds againstShim nnd tho als-
advantages liiidertwhichsli lie labored \ nuns
last valley campaign, was ouching ana n
pathetic. " 95 NJ, \.
. mn disposed u % do anything IN my. m
humble waygtp prevent any dispersion OF
Ills memory or3al,y unjust criticism upon
lin. IsShnd also great respect for GEN
eral {; orlon, and admira ton for that dls
tinguishcd officer. j believe he was TING
bcst citizen soldier OF the war. y .lle
had been educated ut West Point, great
ns Ills Reinforcement S were. there Is no
telling what more he might have accom-
plishcd in the military line. lie was d li'
inE ana absolutely fearless in bat tle 4allu
ii most thorough and accomplished gen gen.
ltleman. 81 ALI E z SIZE n 4 81. IS XII
In Y ork, General Early's.
Enforced Contribution.
When ne vent into Pennsylvania, OF
course my. battery moved with J: Isarly's
Division, ana we finally. on June 2 1863,
LANDED in the Fair Grounds $of York
without any incident worthy OF mention
here. I'M that city We were treated wi ll-
much Kindness by many of It's citizens,
ana there L met friends and ncqilnintances
VIII, we're cordial and Shosptable. Hi Gem an.
cral Gordon, Tin his article In Scrlbners
OF July, 1908, refers 10 the fact hat
General Early levied q. contribution upon
'thescitizdns Of York 4to sa tisfyS he urgent
necess.tiesfof.h his men; but ! dc; not know
that he s.contracted to pay for hese
things some time after tic Independence
of{ the Confederacy. tisounds o. little
or the old general, and
like ono of his Jokes. Perhaps he had
faith In! tile ultimate undergraduates Of
tie C,onfederac y, a nd considered he was
making an honest contract. Maybe 1t
was attributed TO him as many jokes
[ were attributed ITO MI, Lincoln without
any Foundations. However, 7 i think it was
Ia fact ssthat his men ere more comfort
| able when they left York than when they
entered @ i8 H 3i53 3lg; Il
/ On to Gettysburg July 1868.
| On the morning Of June goth, we left
| York and moved along the turnpike to-
wards HeddlersburE. After resting that
| night near that village Earlyss Division
| with I4ieutenantC Colonel Hilary 4. Jotes's
Battalion of Artillery accompanying II,
marched toward 3GettSsburg which was
south OF fus. and near which wo could
hear the roar Of tho battle. in which
Lieutennnt-G General. Hills corps had be-
come ongaged On ,eacl,lng a position
! from which Gettysburg came In view,
! about q mile distant, We could SEQ the
, battle raging on our right. My battery
was halted in}thc road, somewhat further
lin the direction OF Gettysburg. and on
1.-THE north side Of Rock Creek, an open
unduating field lying betWecngus and the
lsuburbs Of Gettysburg, which was sit
|uatcd Oh the slope approaching Gene
/ tsry Fill, and was about twelve hundred
Tor fourteen hundred yards distant.
Early's Division to the Front.
The Artillery Opening.
The other three batteries Of Jones's
Battalion had been ordered a short dis
/ tGnce to the left Of the road and Inn
4 mcdiately went into action, firing at
\ Federal batteries that We're coming into
] position over the northern side Of Rock
l3Creek and other side of Gettysburg,
These Federal batteries responded al
/ most simultaneously with the firing Of
1 oHr own, and it was ut this point
i that the remarkable incident occurred OF
/ u solid shot from one OF the enemy's
4, guns. entering and lodging n the mlz2le
4 Of one of the guns of CARRIERS Battery.
i / suppose this Is the only occurrences
i or the kind on record. While these bat
49,, Il n,,I on
\ became little impatient, and General
! l5arly passed by. towards tho front, lie
4, paused for a moment, and i playfully
4 stated this to him. He replied to me
\ good-naturedly that I need not be I'M
I Spatient that there would be plenty for
4 me to do after a while. Now, this I'M
\ doubtedly locates General Early ON the
\ northern side OF the creek at that mo-
! nent. lie rode off, and suppose an In
\ teryal OF ten or fifteen minutes elapsed,
when saw Gordon's men Oh the southern
4 side of the creek calamity advancing
Il towards the enemy III the open field
4 have described. General Gordon IN lead
i ingr them presented II splendid picture Of
gal!antry, there being nothing to obstrllct
4 the view. In u few moments nnforder
came to me 10 move across tho bridge
II in front Of me over Rock Creek, and fol-
4 low up Ciordon's men, My recollection Ii
i General Early gave me this orderin per-
son, because remember IT seemed to be
very hazardous, and ! hesltatrd as TO the
4 best method OF doing 1t. The cnemyf
: batteries We're throwing occasional shells
u az Tie bridge and, II any Of my horses
. had been lsnocked down, It would hayt
blocked the way, The order was pereirp.
tory, and 1t was suggested that II should
4 take ono piece across at n time. This was
4 Gone, ana this order was given by some
person ~ authority; aad while am no
certgi ] mink it was no less n person
Than General EARLY himself did obey
n tits order and IN a short time had m,
entire battery across safely.
General Early Advances With
, the Charlottesville Artillery,
Arterreaahing the southern side turnef
10 the right ana got into the field
have described,1 and there IL Is ccrtai,
That General EARLY joined inc and rod
s W}Sh ms slowly at, The head OF my bal
$ leiy, IN the direction Of Gordon's troop
< MAd The town, General Early was slen
!. aS we rode together, most Of The time