The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-15

Eroi,nt b The engagement at Scot W. Fac.
afni.v. 80 ard 81 az all 4 Of OUR comnlssloheq
lpfiiaers IRE now dead Etliis account sik
given Ut all must he BY some other q
&tfioso present. ID 4. ~ !. ~
cahnot give the names OF ot; Y "a II
gt,ui3,ber ~ the North Carolina Regitnefi u
MI that time stationed at lvors but "
$,va 4 from Clingniat,'s Brigade, ana COZ
,,nni Jordan was Its cot,ltnander.R q! He
(Coonel J) was Ii, comma OF the IN line
8of the BlhckWa tar. $ 81 y. I,
Our - battery was In winter uatlr G !, s
about d inilo from 1vor atid nearer atlls
river. IN some way Col y was J, ini s, =
That d gunboat was expected UP ~. th = ~
RNansen,of,d silver, and that lt would "
possible for artillery to oither ca pturto'
Or destroy 1t, The forco despatched for
that purpose consisted Of the frIst A veg
ston Of our artillery and one small coi u.
3 ,nty OF infantry tits actual number was W..
sforty-seveil) also about one dozen cay g
alrymcn who were to act PC picket q. 4,
( We remained at Cherry Grove until
,tar hiri,T tie. and on our return were
met ny u cavalryinan on top OF /. tn !.
Ehiil before renching the Factory. 81 HAD
stopped to wait for the pickets 70 CUT oolne
9in.1'The co,irier told Captain Stu rowan q y
that tho yankees had landed ut sn1ith
field aud thought they were so f1ao ,tW '''
Of three hundred of them. IA . MI .8t3ls &. a
s. 1he Yankees were evidently close 81 p =,
hind tile courier for he was taksn
oner on reaching tho woods Of, TOP @
M Nh pg Withheld the confed erato t,on--
sErcsstlian from your district, was passlns
Along. ana was III, made prisoner, VA n1So.
ttllnt information; Captnin Stur-
SdiVnnt started to- 60 to the junction With
the smitlnelds Road IL prevent being s,, ens
on, and wait there for the plokets. Win
no thought Of the eneny bein SO g n ~ y.
we marched In col tnln, AND very $40 ~, :
after the head Of the column pa y, ss !. the
dwcili,1g houses We III were fired &su Upon
from, ambush at dis of less tha y
Il was tlie tirstS time Captain sturdiy'atInt
was under tlre, and 10 veterai1 q. co Owl
have displayed greater co0l Nh s 2, !.
Ills horse and gave his co tflrr1ands viin
apparent callnne was his Sdemeanfo !,
that put con.ldenc iii his men and \ all
stood at their 20 St. Is3S9 us 8s
We remained at least an hou Il aIt 81
firing had ceased n earching for = ieuten-
ant Perkins, sof 3at he nfantry, BY y DID
not find him nt the time. II q died $of his
wound. 5s,t y, n. u.
did not think It gpr,tl ent AZ keep the dl-
rect road, but went ~ back some Il dis lance
h nd took ano thor Il on q to- camp.
we had not gone sleep before d 2
messenger came VII an order to pro-
coed at once to- stni thtleld, as the YAM
kees had gone back Ito that place: y
was then that two companies Of infantry
were sent. "a think q company OF cav
airy was already near smithfleld US
V There was an Permission in the firing
which perhaps b Mr.. R odgers could ex-
plain. \
.I have always thought strange Of the
fact that they did mo Y charge s.us, for we
marched In plain view J for az bout three
fourths OF a mile. ana they could l1nvo
counted every man OF us, Il and must
certainly have known our w usne IS. IIh ne
splckets cnme UP & during the gagement,
II Mr. Rod gers should desire to y ask =
for further information concerning the
$Scott,s Factory light, i would take pleas $: 4
8urc in replying il able to give what he
wanted. Si5 I'll 4
i have taken tho liberty Of undressing
this to you, $50 that all parties connected
with this correspoii dence might have
j some knowledge Of the facts, and Will
leave it for you to scommunicate S to NJ r.
a Rod gers-and should the facts given DO
thought worthy Of O. place & In history,
would not object to seeing them in + = he
Times 3 Dispatch. S<$5 Y ours very truly.
sS.3g l5 ga 3. a.. SOWELL.8s
Hardware, Fluvanna Co, q, 5s ri 5$