The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-25

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The Colonel was nearsghtcd, and came
TO where I stood, watching our flank,
which was exposed. and handing me his
field glasses. asked mo what was going
on in front After careful examination,
/ told him that the lawn in front of the
stone house was full of soldiers and
many officers He at once sent q messcn-
ger back to report this fact, and suE-
Eested that artillery should open on
them, which was done, and heavy firing
soon began on both sides l learned
later that our shells did great damage,
as the house was the headquarters OF a
general officer. While this duel was IN
progress Colonel Terrell became very
restless. and again appealed to my better
sight took the glasses and described
the position OF the enemys line Of battle
and their battery in our Immediate front.
Their infantry occupied the roadbed IN
front OF our left wing. He said that tho
left must move forward and possess the
road Hind his eyes seen what mine did,
he would have hesitated but he knew
what he was doing and believed the regl-
lnent would take the road IL ordered TO
do so. Drawing his sword, he In a loud,
sharp voice ordered Right wheel" The
order almost took my breath. as l knew
the line of battle In the road within two
hundred yards Of where I stood would
deliver a deadly volley as soon as our
mon rose, and so did he. I was first
lieutenant. and several senior officers were
present; hut, taking In the situation, /
leaned into the road and called the men,
to follow. The enemy gave our left q
direct volley. I ordered a LEFT oblque
fire and struck them square in the flank
and in the back. Their line broke, and
as they crossed the road our men, who
had not gotten in position in time for the
first fire. now got their work in. Our
LETT suffered terribly, but gained tho
position. Tho slaughter, for numbers en-
gagged, was heavy. I could almost walk
on the enemy's dead for ono hundred
yards without touching the ground. We
drove them back but could not cross
the road on account Of artillery. but we
rendered the battery in our immediate
front useless by killing every man who
ventured to 1t. We had 1t our way for
onlya short time. AS they could not dis
lodge us from the front, they moved to
our left flank two pieces Of artillery.
planting them three hundred yards away
on 81 knoll, and raked us with grape,
canister and shrapnel for two hours.
In this engagement l was shot. The ball
lodged in my blanket, making t1irty-two
holes.
/ never saw a hotter place, but we
stuck to the position, holding It until
next ray, when we saw the United States
flag on the hill at "Maryc House." We
fell back that night and Joined General
Early, marching toward Chanceilorsvllc.
GENERAL LEE NEAR FREDERICKs-
@ BuRG-GALLANT CHARGES OF
THE THIRTEENTH VIRGINIA IN
PANTRY.
Next day we were met by General Lee,
who had disposed Of Hooker. and now
came down to pay his respects to Scdg-
wick General Early put Colonel Terrell
again in front with the Thirteenth Vir-
gnla as skirmlshers. TO feel the enemy =
The position they occupied was very
strong. We made five distinct charges.
and broke their lines every time. but
could not hold them. From the plank
road leading from Orange Courthouse to
Fredericksburg, looking northwest we
could sec plainly their lines on the hill,
protected by underbrush. 10 get to them
we had to cross bottom for fully a quar-
ter of a mile. in tho center of which there
was ditch several feet deep and q small
stream of water, and on charging across
this field the command had to jump this
ditch or get down into 1t on one s!do
and climb up on the other. When we
got to this point we received q heavy vol
ley from the enemy on the hill In front,
which caused the men to take advantage
of the protection thus afforded and some
time was lost in getting them forward.
s. Colonel Terrell led the charge. and as
we dashed up the hill through the bushes
terrible fire met us from the woods
held by the enemy: but on we went until
within few yards of tho line. when
they broke and fell back, but before we
could get into the works another heavy
line OF skirmlshers camo up and drove
us back Five distinct charges were
made by tho regiment, and every timo
achievements came up in time to check
us. In tho first charge Federal officer
WAS holding his men to their works by
his own reckless courage, standing on
tho works and urging them to hold OH
to their position Ono Of my company
was wounded by my side (M c. CopeE-
haver. a gallant soldier, and as he fell
took his gun and fred at the officer,
who fell either by my shot Or some ono
else's AS we fell back General Early
sent forward another regiment to relieve
tho pressure At the ditch referred TO
above, wo rallied, and my orderly SER
gcant, James w. Legg, an excellent sell
dicr. was killed. ! saw tho lint from his
gray coat when the ball struck him, and
he fell forward In the ditch. jumped
down and tried to lift him up, but could
not. When got up was alone. the
two hundred and fifty yards ran, ''he-
cause could not fly" and every jump
a bullet struck near me. This Is the
only time ever tried to carry a man Off
the field 1t was a wrong principle. bet
ter protect your friends by driving the
enemy. had the, misfortune to run a
ramrod through my hand in trying to
load n musket. 1t was bleeding freely,
and the colonel ordered me back to the
II ,l,c,,
was well In a few days, There was not
better regiment in the army than the
Thirteenth Virginia. General Lee said:
1T was a splendid body of men, Cen
eral Ewell ut is the only regiment that
never falls" General ]. =. 3. Stuart:
1T always does exactly what tell It,"
General Early; '"rhey can do more hard
fighting and be In better plight than any
other troops ever saw"
col. i. d. TERRELL.
About r. NJ, May 3d. 1864. the gall
liant Colonel Terrell fell at Cold IIarbor.