The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-01
Very truly yours,
JOHN w. DANIEL

JOHN w. DANIEL
few days before the evacuation OF
Richmond I was placed In scof1iaid of
COO dislnotn ted mon Of our division: sssNy19se
horses wera unfit for duty. ! was ordered
10 20 To- the trenches below Richmond
With this battalion, and take the place
OF Fields Division. which moved Sover5to
Petersburg. w remained In tho trenches
until Hlchfnond was evacuated. and were
among the 1astato cross Mayo's Bridge.
~ was 81 fire when we crossed It. y
we remained wifi the infantry on the
|sretrcat: wnen w reached Sailors, Greek
We were In the fight there with Plckett's
Division, ana were surrounded BY Yankees
and all were captured that were in the
fight, except some few who ran out be.
tween two fires at close range in front
and rear was among the few who fes-
capped capture. iWhenBl reached the High
Fridge, I received an order from General
r. p. Lee to give all tho fdismountod men
who had not been captured, details TO go
home and set fresh horses and to report
to thor respective commands as soonras
possible. When 7 left the Second iYir-
ginla 1t was n Scamp near MechnnicsYills,
and 1t left there a4few days before the
ovacuationgofaaR Richmond and went over
to, Petersburg. and whs with the army
on the retreat from Petersburg back Ato
Bridge. 7 hunted up all the dlsmounted
men i could find, and gave them q us.
tail to get q fresh horse, and wrote the
last one = could find Intervening be.
tore the surrender near Appomattox
Courthouse. IA
AT APPoMAgFox APRIL 0, 1906,
The Second Virginia Cavalry reached
Appomattox Courthouse some time during
the night before the surrender. I reported
To II about daybreak. General Munford
had been promoted to briGadfts.generai.
and about light that mornin1 had the
regiment formed IN line end smads q
speech, turning the regimes.t sose' to Co.'s
onel Cary Breckinrtdge as colonel and
myself as lieutenant-clolonel. The
Ysr1kees had gotten possession Of the
read the evening before leading to
L%ynchburg, and General Munford. who
was commanding our brigade, took q cir
cuitous route, guided BY clifton. and
PASSED around the Yankees and gained
possession Sof5 the road to Lynchburs not
far above Appomattot Station. When
we. reached there I was in command OF
the regiment, and Colonel Breckenridge
vast In command OF the brigade, and y
think General MunforS was In command
Fof the division, and General iFitz Lee
commanded the cavalry corps. General T.
l.. 8Rosser had charge of his own divi-
sion. When we reached the roadS5&to
L%ynchburg we formed in line. the right
OF tho second Regiment resting on the
railroad. N gt
THE LAST CHARGE OF THE SECOND
VIRGINIA CAVALRY ON THE
read TO LYNCHBuRG.
HMb yToH &heo,t gottf oN1fpas VI ~ ~ cir trr111r n oro
EGdismounted) In front, The Yankee
administers advanced very soon and
opened fire on our line. I received orders
from General Munford TO withdraw the
Second Regiment and leave the skirmisll
line out in front, and take the regiment
back to Lynchburg. Just as the regiment
was being withdrawn, the 3% Yankee
cavalry charged on us. I gave the COM
amand ''By tours. right about Wheel and
met the charge and drove the Yankees
back and met a flag OF truce, and the
firing all ceased in q few minutes.
CORPORAL PARKER, SECOND EYIR-
SG1N1A CAVALRY. AND JAMES A,
WADE ON THE RETREAT.
Just as we met the flag OF truce. Cor-
Bporal r. NJ. Parker was killed. I have
was spilled OF the Second Regiment He
was a member OF my old Company r;
was a. Chrtstian gentleman and never
shirRedsf from any duty imposed upon him.
He was In the war from the beginning
to the close. s5
& q James a. Wade was also q member Of
i my. old company. He was killed on, tho.
/ retreat from Petersburg! He was wound-
ed at Idle, on June II, 1868. and whipped
three Yankees there in q hand8to hand
fight with the sabre. M He was also
wounded at Yellow Tayern&on MaysSl1,
1884. There was not q more gallant or
fearless soldier In theSsecond Regiment.
and was one OF the finest formed mem i,
have ever seen. Il
He was the best wrestler In the regi.
Sment. and no one In the regiment ever
Sput his back on the ground, His remains
were carried to Bedford and hurled near
Davis's Mills, and his wife, who was
q Miss Morgan, has since died. and she
rests by mis- side. ! was IN Bedford not
Icing since and went to- his grave. which
A. marked with a Tombstone. with sabrest
crossed, As 10 ths soldier Ashby, who
~ buried at Appomattox, there was no
man by that name In the Second Regis
mont. ! have q roll Of each company IN.
the regiment as published In ,'Ths Gam
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