The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-17
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Brief Story Of Their Deeds 81
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dltor Times Dispatch:
Sill have been reading In the Cons
4 fedora to columns Of your paper OF some
OF the snnrroW escapes OF some Of the old
Reps, and h I 3. thought wouiu relate d
rev. OF my narrow ESCAPES. enlisted In
M9orr'sSsS Artillery, q company orgurzed III
he cit! Hanover coirity, va.,S BY Cap-
tain Y owls Minor Colemai1. Il Our COM
PAM was mustered into service on the
18th OF August, 1861, BY Colonel Marina
duk Johnson, In the Capitol Square,
nearly g 4 forty-five years ago cannot
give the detail lis OF the service this com
pnuny rendered during the war, but will
give you a. little bf my own experience.
\ was appointed corporal. and was known
as Corporal Tom" and was placed In
command OF the third detachment Of the
com pnr1y. My first close call wus In the
puttle Of Sharpsbtlrg. Here the. enemy
charged us frequently, but we succeeded
In driving them back as often as they
came After we had driven them out Of
range Of our guns we were ordered to
shelter ourselves tho best we could, as
the enemy WINS sha1ling us heavily.
took my scat on tho trail OF my gun, and
IN ia few moments the enemy sent a
solid shot and cut the trail ii two,
woundinS two OF my detachment severely
and left me without scratch. II n.
My next narrow escape was near Rapi-
dan Station. We were ordered to meet a
accommodating party OF the enemy. We
met them near the station, and IN a
detachment Killed and wounded by d
shell from the enemy's guns. again es-
capped without a scratch. ss
After. this engagement we got some
recruits and organized my detachment
again, and my next adventure was at
Gettysburg. This company was the FIRST
to meet the enemy on that famous field.
Our loss was terrible here. l lost my
whole detachment again by n she'll from
the enemy. also lost part Of my
pantaloons, torn Off by d shell, and / was
slightly ed but not dish bled. Tho
enemy charged and captured my gun.
We got reinforcement. recapturcd the gun
and brought It safely into our lines.
After our return to Virginia we re-
cruited again. and my detachment was
formed and ! was placed In command
again. My next close call was in the
Bloody Angle. near spotsylvania Court
house. Here I lost nearly all of my de-
tachment agnin, killed and captured.
escaped once more. We never recruited
again. as nearly all the company had
been captured or killed What few were
left OF the company were assigned to
other companies
I also had q very close call at Chan.
cellorsville. was near by Stonewall
Jackson when he was wounded. was
within two feet OF the litter bearers
when they were carrying him of the
field, when they were struck down by a
cannon ball; but did not know at the
time that Jackson was on the litter. #
On the following day. while the battle
was raging, u became exhausted from
fatigue and called on the captain to send
! q man to relieve me. which he did. In
a few minutes my relief was shot through
the lungs. In short time we routed
the enemy. ~
Ny old company was enga ged in nearly
all the great battles In Virginia UP to
the time OF It's capture. WHAT few men
were left were assigned to other COM
panies, as I have stated, and that was
the last Of the Morris Artillery or Howl
Ing Horribles' as an organizatio
"a CORPORAL TOM.
Moody P. o., Hanover county. Va.