The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-14
Z WHO WAS THE MAN.
Two Precincts Have Been Heard
From UP to Date.

In this column Of December 31st, the
Following inquiry was printed:
Editor Of The Times-Dispatch.
sir,-Tho pckets who were doing duty
near General slckie's headquarters, Sec
ond Division, Third Army Corps, nenr
Falmouth. Va, sometime during tho lat
ter part of January, 1863, or maybe some
time during the months OF February or
March. 1868, captured young man, nicely
dressed. about sixteen or seventeen years
Old, who claimed he just came from
Paris, France, where he had been ut
tending school, and was endeavoring to
reach his parents who, he claimed, lived
In Richmond, Va.
/ Captain Cross was tho provost marshal
at the time. When the pickets brought
the young man to tho provost marshnls
tent, tho captain and lieutenant were
away, examining soldiers boxes ut soino
OF the brigade headquarters to confis-
4 cate any wlskey found in them. Tho
\ clerk took the yaung mans pedgee, and
the pickets' report where they found HIN.
The clerk wouldn't send him to tho
guard house, It being filthy place, with
vermin-lice. He took him 10 the clerks
mess at headquarters for breakfast; also
to dinner. The captain returned about
4 o'clock p. NJ, and tho clerk explained
to him Just what he had done with the,
young man and asked him IL he would
leave the young man In his care until he
was sent away. The captain, being
man with good. generous heart, readily
consented. Tho clerk took the young
man to supper that night and breakfast
the next morning. He slept with the
clerk in his tent. After breakfast no
was sent to the provost marshal of the
Army of the Potomac, whose name.
think, was Fitzpatrick.
Before the young man left, ne took hfo
clerks name and the clerk took his
name.
If he Is still living and reads this arti-
Gle, he Will answer quick and send reply
to Tho Times-Dispatch, Richmond Va,
"UNIONl SOLDIER"
New York. December %, 1906.
Two replies to the above have already
come In and others may be on tho way.
Here are the two:
Colonel William c. Mayo.
To Union Soldier. New York. Decem-
Der 20. 1905: In reply. What Was His
Manner" inquiry published In The Times
Dispatch newspaper, Sunday. December
81. 1903. am under the impression your
man was the late William c. Mayo. OF
this city. At the breaking sout of the
unpleasantness between the States young
Mayo was on visit to Paris, the guest
OF his aunt, Mrs. General Winfield Scott.
who was a Miss Mayo. At the time he
Mayo was a member of the well known
military company, the Richmond Grays.
and on furlough. He met with a serious
accident while IN Paris and Joined his
command about the time mentioned. com
Ing by way OF Washington. always
understood he was allowed to come
through at the intercession of General
Winfield Scott. Young Mayo joined his
command Immediately upon reaching
Richmond. where he and his people re-
sided. He served faithfully until the
close of the war as q private, refusing
all offers of promotion as to stafr APP
pointments. etc. which wefe offered him.
and was severely wounded more than
once 1 think his first wound was within
a few days after Joining his command
which was attached to tho Twelfth yir-
ginia Volunteer infantry. Wcisiger's (Ma-
hone's) Brigade.
LOUIS F. BossIEUx.
800 South Third Street