The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-05
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Am I the Youngest?
Editor. Of Tho Times Dispatch
# Sir,- complying with your request OF
July 20, 1906, below I hand you MO rina l .
ton us to my nge, as TO the t lf1 OF =
my enlistment in tho Confed rate army
viz. III iSs ~ a Z 4. 4. Z.
Al 4. enlisted n In Company K II. - Four
tenth Virginia Regiment (infantry) on
the 18th day Of February, 1862, being
10 years 2 months and 10 days old L.t at !;
that time. + was captured prise ner Q :
var April 6, 1866, at Slylor's Greek |, 91n n
taken to Point Lookout and rel leased
HJtr,e %. 1861. "A am a. v1rgintan, born
n the county Of Chestertl cid November
I'd, 1916. Il now reside II NJ 6l4 VAST
Grace Street, Richmond. Svn. + should
secure "a cross of honor from you, please
notify me at above address II,
Went IN to Fight. 3@
Editor OF The Times Dispatc CHI: 81
sir,-r note in last sundays paper you
are making inquiry as to who no !, IS me !,
Oldest and whois the youngest n ConI e,
crate enlisting In Virginia and now liv-
iing In this State" and to- whom s1 you
Wish to present IL iewcled cross OF honor.
You then 81 J., $gA ny " ~ =
r. voIIr nam 81, M which ! will now pro
iceetl to do. Permit me q say I'm the Pc
ginning, If you nre looking for#n y young
l,ettled rum benter or e. bOnb-proof SOL
adIer. thenEI am no tsEnn nppll cant. laut
/ YOU, are looking for the boys who served r
With 3 musket in the firing line, then i
xyisl, TO com pete To begi In. i enlisted
In the Farmvllle Guard, Company ~,
Eighteenth Virginia Regiment swhiie. y
camp at Fairfax Courthouse. ABOUT 't' th ..
middle OF August. 1861. was a ,.l ~,
time not sixteen years old ana y y, Wei5,is.l
only IS pounds. Yet i carried my mus NUS
ket on every march and did plcke.8 -
al winter, and made the marc ! !"o,Ill
Manassas to York town to m Get Mcclellan !;
was under fire daily at orlktoWn: ny =
f1rst real fight being on the 9TH ga. Gay q I
Nav 4 t lliamsbllrg. q Tlen the seY ell II
DAYS, fights around Richmond y mex, sec
on1 Manassas; then I3oonsboroi Md
max, sl,arpsburg; then Frede rick slou J,
mex t, campaign in North j. ! tllell
in Plckett's charge at Get tys Il'' I fiele
was wound led and CAPTURED inaae my
escape from Point Looko IT, aid, ! ~ ~
cenber n time to go ~ IN ss GO !, 49,,
"a In In North Carolina IL Genera 'r q.
1oic5at+ " = eturning to Virginia, was IN
1ho"f,1yht On tho 18th day OF May 81 Il. be-
! ,vcrn Richmond and Pctersbur g ~ next mex
n battle at Hanover Junction; tnen sec s,
ond Cold Iarbor; then again between .ei
richmond nnd Petersburg on the 18TH I
lavIof June, when we drove Butles 'na g
10 the river at Bermuda front, at when nc.
no,nt we remained until March, ls 'i
When wc left this line we marched TO
tie Right Of Petersburg and MADE Z me
f,ght at IIatchers Run on the Slst day
~ ~ March, when our lines were broken
and We began tho retreat to Appeoolm flfl'i'
tox. While on the retreat we were were un-
der FIRE very many times before r. reach.
ina sailor Creek. on the 9Th Of April
TIero i was again wounded and 50 padly
shot that I laid on the field twenty-onee
[1nys, Here ended my duties with ..N1arse
Rob, !" who surrendered three days later
could give you many renlini scences OF
/ he war ana Of many duties performed y
hut think I have said quite enough to
satisfy you that have at least @ claim
to YOUR kind otrcr What 7 have said
can be substantated In every partlcnla 3
II YOU SO desire, you can insert TINS ~
your Confederate column. s IA
Yours truly,
Company f, Eighteenth Virginia Regi-
tnent, Hunton's Brigade Pickett D ~
sion, Longstreets CORPS, a. y. StV.
e TarInville, Va. 9G5f94 Isl II ii tsis