The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-05
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At GAINES [. : !. N MILL L. |.
Company 3 Second Virginia GINA
5a$ Cavalry, Distinguished Itself 81
MAJOR ROBERT ) l::'| W w. K ZEN I.
Lieutenant "a, .. Warwick, 9
rs Wise Troop, Tells the .'' Graphic:
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III, 4, Z = u ~ army Into the Blue Ridge
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4 49, n,,,,erts From the three armies of
4 ~ ,rnSl Il Ernrnont3 and Shields, whom Tie
Z 49, 81 Il, iIIfnliv el,ltled and then defeated
!. a., MI ia. Shnt5ihis had been DIT great cost,
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4 5# our regiment was moving at tlae ile'ia
ING 1alhess MI our Iron =. lsVa'e were
tlred on , ,i was our y stniI
& w. were up 4 against th fsln. eienerai
S Jack son, who had RENE mbered me and my
g men SINCE I our Isl meet,ns atS Hall
& . sp. turned 70 me. 1elllng me 70 ride
PACK until 4 met NE ne first infantry ana
y prlnEs lt UP At double Quick = KIN ew now
a business was about to commence. I had
4 no idea whose command VI would meet
first on that road; very soon found out.
.3ltghad not gone far before I met tho
II louisiana Brigade, with Wheht's Bat
talon at the head. + rode Immediately
to Major Robert Wheat, salutcd him, nn1
gave my order from S,onewall, without
stopping the march of the column riding
by the side OF him. My remembrance Is
4 that the Tiger company was ait the head
q Of the battalion. Ills reply wa 5..yyhen-
EVER any fighting Is to be done they send
G for Bob Whea4 and his Tigers, hut when
# promotion,.ss rsrado NO don't hear OF I'll"
h Major Wheat had been promoted 13$n =
told. and had been made a colonel M
had not been Informed OF II. TurnInp Ia
his men he said 1--WE Will % l., ty,th
,bugles blowing and hnnners flv,ng :;
Boys, right shoulder. SHIFT rms fnrw,or,
double quick march" Then t,r,;,,,, ~ :,
me asked where do thew want ,,aa ~ ~
y piled: Follow me; Will take Va, ~ %
eral Jackson" a3 z - $50
In q few moments wo renor,ad i, "a,
eral Jackson, who gave him his dirnc-
IONS In very few words, from fhe tnn5
3 3of the hill, Immediately In front az I Ia
S$t Ga1ness Mill entrenchments "nrntnr
II Wheat. deploy your battalion with vo,,r
q administers well out To the front. = nd
} vance down this hil, cross the fence MT
4 me loot OF 1t into the body or woods. n
VA You VII! find tho enemy; drive him from
( the start;sI will support YOU" such we're
n Jackson's own words. The firing had nor
= gone very long when a soldier was seen
coming out to the rear on our right.
recognized the uniform Of the Tigers.
fiyl called General Jackson's attention 10
him his reply was ride out 10 see what
#i he is coming out for. The firing in tho
F5i woods was very severe, but II seemed to
t mo II was advancing from our front as
seen BY the smoke. rode gu, and head
s8t ed of the man, whom ] halted, and askcd.
IS HOW goes the hght2' lie WIS an Irish
man; his reply was we arc all gone to
hell" Said |. What IL the matter? We
4 are driving them "Yes,p he said, nut
Major Wheat Is killed. do you know
b he Is killed, or merely heard OF ilg" "
saw him shot" he replied. We'll, what