Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-03-23

Pullens is MORALLY wounded, also
.yno W Byrd, 'Robt Mclaughlin
slightly. l felt the bullets whiz'
Yin near my face, and had the bark
from tree knocked into my face
but fortunately | escaped unhuri
for which | should be thankful.
| did not know how | would be.
have in battle until | tried it. !
fatter myself that my conduct was
not dishonorable. | must say that
Jno and Jackson Lockridge fought
bravely. Jackson is shot 10 the
shoulder, but will recover. DR. Rob-
inson will give The particulars. ]
will tell you more when | see you,
know when YOU see an account
of the battle. that the 3lst will be
spoken OF highly.
Yours Truly,
Robt n Bradshaw
From Il letter to his brother,
James, date, Feb 4 1862, We take
the following sentences, II sup
pose none ofyUu are goingto school.
| wish it could bp, that you could
spend the winter at 81 hool, especial
ly Jasper and Stephen. As soon as
Stephen gets we'll, send him to
school, where | will pay expenses. !"
81 lave received IA letter from
| will wi ita-tn him soon. Should |
not, tell him, that now is the most
favorable time to pay debts, before
we feel the burden of war. The
present currency will answer AS we'll
to pay debts as gold and silver.
The man who is out of debt when
the war closes may get through,
but lie who is in debt must forever
remain so.
have no camp news of import
anre to write. We are doing moth
ing but standing guard, which is
now no small duty. 1t requires
nearly one hundred men each day
to fill the posts. That number is
out every night cold or warm. |
send mother some coffee by MIR
Wright, which ] know will prove
very acceptable.
From another letter, written from
camp Allegheny, March ID, 1862, to
the snme brother, We take the fol-
lowing:
yours Of 4th inst was received
this morning. In answer to inquir-
les respecting our leaving this point
| must say this was the first inti-
nation had Of the rumor. How
ever it is not among the most re-
mote probabilities. IL Gen. Thos.
Jackson can hold his position at
Winchester, we will remain here.
But when he falls back to the Blue
Ridge, we will be forced back also.
Your best plan is to go to work and
put ont a crop. You are too far
from any public road to be troubled
by the Yankees, even were they to
cross the Alleghanies. :"
In few weeks from that time,
the troops were recalled from the
and posted on the.
Shenandoah. In the meantime he
was chosen Captain Of Co B,3lst Va
Infantry. he fought in the bat
ties of Mcdowell, Franklin, Strauss
burg Winchester and Cross Keys.
Early in the engagement mt Port
Republic, June s, 1862, he feel
pierced in the breast, sw ord in hand,
dying in the 25th year Of his age.
His remains were carried home in
few days after the battle, and buri-
ed in a lovely spot close to his
home.
An immense assemblage, gather
ed far and near to attend his fun
pral. and il more touching burial
scene, has never been witnessed by
The writer. A deta :hment Of SOL
liprs, under the direction Of Cap
tain !. t. Byrd, buried him with
the hon0rs IF war.
A marble slab of snowy white
ness marks his grave, Oh which are
inscribed some Of the young SOL
l.er's favorite works. He had re-
peated them in the hearing of the
writer, as expressive of his ideal
" hat lie would like to have his
own life to be.
$50 live that when Thy summons