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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-05-22
DOGW0OD WINTER IS HERE

One of the little chain of
winters. that follow in the wake
of old original, is upon us. This
one is known TO weather proph-
cts as "Dogwood Winter" " and
has been getting in its work
for the past day or two. The
atmosphere is cold and damp.
with occasional hard showers
and light overcOat is not alto
gether uncomfortable. The next
one that follows is said TO be
Blackberry Winter which
usually winds up by killing
most of the blackberries that
the poor folks use as "A medium
of exchange. After all these
winters comes the good old
summer time.-Bristol News.
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DIES VERY SUDDENLY
Former Pastor of N. e. Church South.
90 This Phase. Sacclmbs Co
Heart Failure.

A clipping from Western
newspaper sent CD Rev. Shulcr's
daughter at Martha Washing
ton College by friend gives
the sad details Of the death OF
Rev. Jno. Dodweil. % Methodist
minister, Well aud favorabN
known at this place, and else
whore M Southwest Virginia.
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BIG STONE Gap VS.. IMBODEN
Atlmboden, Va, May Is. 1907.
lsr INNING-


Midkif flies out. Wiles
draws four balls. Brumfeld
hits safe by lst. Glenn pops
out 10 Deickers. Leonard
draws a hit and Wiles scores.
Brumtield takes long lead on
3rd and is thrown out, StOckum
TO Raley.
StOckum hits safe to center.
Deickers sacrifices. HOrnhorse
goes TO first on long fly. Pres
ler's error but an eXcusable one
Weihe singles TO left field and
HOrnhOrse and Weihe score on
Nippert's wild throw TO Glenn.
Ramsey strikes out. Raley
flies out 10 Presler.
2ND INNING.
Pressler walks. Knoesel sac
rifices, Richie TO Hornhorse.
ROnnO flies out to center.
Nippert goes TO first on Deick-
er's muff Of his fly. Midkiff
hits safe, and Pressler scores.
Wiles drives one down TO lst
" h C h HOrnhorse let's o o
through him and Midkiff scores.
Brumtield hits safe and Wiles
scores. Glenn gets hit by ball.
Leonard strikes out.
Bailey dies, Brumfield to Knoe-
sci. GOodloe and Richie strike
out.
3RD INNING.
Pressler goes out, short to lst.
knoesel tries to bunt but Good
loe throws him out at lst. Bon
no fans.
Stockum pops TO Glenn.
Deickers hits safe and steals
End. Hornhorse goes out.
Brumfield to knoesel. Wehei
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BASE BALL.

trying to steal 3rd and is put out
by Atkins assisted by Wisp and
Young. Hugg throws Glenn
out trying for End. Schultz
hits over short and is out on
double play. Istig lines one TO
Midkiff to Knoesel. Trevillian
strikes out.e
7TH INNING.
Taylor hits safe over short.
knOesel flies out TO Ed TAYLOR.
bonno goes out on sacrifice hit.
Young to Ittig. Nippert hits
safe. Midkiff hits safe over 2nd, ,
and Taylor scores. Wiles flies
out to Schultz.
Wisp flies out Leonard. Deck
er flies out 10 BonnO. Young
walks Nippert throws him out
on an attempt TO steal 2nd.
Nippert to Glenn.
STH INNING.
Brumield flies out Young.
Glenn grounds out, Young TO
lttig. Leonard strikes out.
Ed Taylor fouls out to Nip
pert. Atkins and Hugg strikes
out Nothin' dOin'.
9TH INNING.
Ike Taylor flies to Decker.
knOesel flies 20 Decker. Bonno
strikes out.
Following is the score and
lineup of the game.
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REV. JOHN c. ORR.

Those of Us in the Gap who
know the popular pastor. Of the
State Street Methodist Church
in Bristol, John c. orr, brother
of our dentist. Or. ID. r.. Orr.
and have heard of his strenuous
fight against the saloons i'm
Bristol. viii be interested i'm the
following letterclippcd from the
Midland Methodist
BRISTOL ELECTION.
"We licked 'em" good. You
have seen She results in the dis
patches this morning.
They fought like demons. but
we headed them oil at every
turn. We fought also. We
guarded every weak place and
supported every doubtful place.
Mrs Curtis did wondrouslv.
She is the greatest woman
speaker I ever heard. when 7
say that William Jennings Brv-
am is not her equal. I ann only
giving the voice off the Demo
Gratis of Bristol She dii MS
great good, changing many
votes.
Personal work on the day of
the election did much our
men We're there 400 daybreak
and remained uli thepoils wore
closed and the votes counted.
And they worked. raey kept
tab ou the vote so that when lf
was over they had DC about
right. even before the count
was made THE parade was
great. You should have seem
the rich and the poor meet to-
gethcr Enthu-ilsum aI hum-
ing. faith strong anl unraitcr-
ing. love warm aul a'm..t tau
gibie were all seated upon the
faces of the people wish won
had been here. ltwasmy privi-
loge and honor to ieai the long
hneof march and carry Cuit.
ea States flag Brother Cowan
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RAISING A ROW ~ CINCINNATI.

Big Stone Gapians who read
Nith interest Thomas Dixon's
"Ciansman" when it came out
year or So ago. will be inter
estei n the following clipping
from the Cincinnati Post of
Saturday
Eight white and colored min
listers called con- Vice Mavor
fial CD protest against the pre-
-eutation of Thomas Dixon's.
"Ihe Clansman. at the Grand
next week.
ihc ministers said they fear
riots if the play is produced.
Rev Jesse Bowman Young.
pastor OF the fashionable Wal
nut Hills Methodist Church
said.
"DiXon shows the colored
man as "a brute. His characters
are viliianous and brutallv
msrepreeented You have a
danger before YOU that Won
never faced before. in the com
lng of The Clansman. p"
After w. ID. Hayes praved
that the Mayor might act with
care, Vice Mayor PfafT took the
matter under advisement.
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TWO CENT RATE EvJ0lSED.

United States Circuit Judge Pritchard
GrautS Restraining Order Against
Clerk and Members Of the Corpora
ton ComissiOn Preventing Them
From Publishing New Tariff Of Pass
enger Rates.
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DON'T Pay Allmoay.

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Will he no occasion tor IL ii YOU keep your
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Kelly, druggist. 2Sc. Try them.
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Earned Runs-B. : g.. j. fmboden I.
Bases on Balls-OH Richie .
Hit by Pitched Ball-Richie
Struck Out by-Bonno "a. Richie
Lett on bases-Big Stone Gap 9. lurbo
den g.
stolen Bases B. s. e. 8. ImboGeu 3
Umpire q. r. Blarton.
Time hours.
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goes out, Midkif 70 Knoesel.
4TH INNING.

Nippert flies out to Bailey.
Mldkitf flies out 70 Ramsey.
Wiies flies out TO Deickers.
Ramsay strikes out. Raley
beats out bunt and is thrown
out IN attempt 20 steal. Nippert
to Brumfield. Raley fans.
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lhas IS "a wise teacher, who.
according to the Morganfield
lAy1 sun says that pupils
who have access to newspapers
at home, when compared with
those who 90 not, are better
readers better spoilers, better
grammarlans, better punctu-
ators. and read more under
standingiy, and obtain prac-
iicai knowledge Of geography.
IN almost half the time REQUIRED
oy others The newspaper is
decidedly an important factor
IA modern life. This will not
be disputed by anyone who has
taken the trouble 10 investigate
the matter for himself"
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5TH INNING.

"A A~N-fAAN1s
Brumfield flies out TO Stock
um. Glenn hits safe, steals 2nd
and 3rd. Leonard goes out on
foul fly 70 Goodloe. Pressler
gets lst on Weihe's error. and
Glenn is out home by Goodloe
assisted by Deickers.
GoOdloe hits safe. Richie
goes out, Bonno 10 Knoesel
Stockum flies out to Wiles.
Deickers fans.
6rH INNING.
knoesel hits safe. Bonno
hits TO Richie and forces knoe-
sci out at 2nd. Nippert does
the same, forcing Bonno out at
2nd- Midkiff flies out 60 Weihe.
Hornhorse flies out TO Brum-
field. Weihe goes TO lst on
knoesel's error on Glenn's
throw TO lst. Ramsay and
Haley strike out.
III Aaf- NfHs
Wiles flies out 20 Weihe
Brumfield gets lst on Horn
horses error, and goes to 2nd
on Glenn's hit. butts forced out
10y Leonard. Pressler hits safe
and Glenn scores. Knoesel
flies out TO Bailey.
Bailey goes out. Bonno to
hnoesel. GoodlOe goes ont.
Glenn TO knoesel Richie
strikes out.
crH INNING
Bonno goes out, Deickers Co
Hornhorse. Nippert goes out.
Haley 10 Hornhorse. MidkiH
flies out 90 Hornhorse.
Stockum flies Quite Glenn.
Deickers strikes out. Horn
horse hits safe bat Nippert
throws him out at 2nd.
9TH INNING.
Wiles goes 60 lst on Weihe's
error. Brumfieid flies out TO
Stockum Glenn forces Wnes
out at 2nd. Leonard flies out
TO Stockum.
Weihe bunts To Bonno and
goes out at lst. Ramsay strikes
at three. Raley goes out. Brum-
field TO knoesel.
Following lis the score and
lineup of the game.
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sT0NEGA VS.. BIG STONE GAP.

b. Stone Gaps victory at
Manchester was followed by an
,nrlorious defeat at Ston-
epa Wednesday, which the
seam and sympathizing friends
were somewhat sore over, claim
iuo that the umpire did not give
eorrect decisions in several in
slances.
Luck seemed indeed against
the home team from the first,
ssnee their regular pitcher was
olae ing left field with a sore
arm and Pressler wasn't in it
when it came to pitching.
BAD Isaac Taylor, one of our
hone boys. been put in the box
at ihe beginning Of the game,
Big Stone Gap would have made
a Better record, since Stonega I
sc0red but one run after Taylor
wpnt into the box.
1sT INNING.
Midkih goes TO first on error /
ofIitig; Wiles sacrifices, Wisp +
70 lttig MidkiG steals 3rd. /
Brumield drives long fly 20
rixht field which is caught by
Trevilian, and Midkin slides I
honne but is called out by /
umpire.
Decker goes TO first on Glenn's I
error Young grounds 60 Glenn /.
Wild doubles, Decker at 2nd 4
1oung at lst. Taylor flies out
TO leonard.
-ND INNING.
Gleun goes out. Schultz to
Ittig. Leonard hits the wind
for three. Pressler draws four
and steals 2nd. Knoesel drives
sac one over 2nd and Press
Ter scores. B0nno grounds TO
AoUng and goes out at first.
ieay Ping hnOesel ON second.
Atkins goes down on Midkin's
bad throw Hugg bunts safe
down 90 LIST. Schultz bunts
and Atkins scores on Nippert's
bad throw TO LIST. Ittig walks.
Irevillian grounds TO Nlidkif, /
WIN catches Hugg at the plate. .
ireNillian safe ON Nippert's
wild throw 10 LIST. Ittig and
Schultz score on Wisp's long
fly 20 Bonno. Decker flies out
20 bonno
oRD INNING.
Nippert drives a long liner 10 /
center for three bags. Midkin /
grounds to lst lodges under
Fhe baseman, called out by um-
pre-. Wiles hits safe over End
sccring Nippert. Glenn grounds
out Schultz TO lttig; Wiles
left ON LIST.
Then comes the tug of war
oong hits safe toward 3rd
ia Taylor attempts sacrifice
~r '' o-tV oil NAppeIl wiz
tnfpw. Atkins goes to lst on
Dienn S wild throw to lst and ,
rng scores. Hugg is safe on
wilt throw of Midkiff's TO lst. ,
ocnulte hits for three bags. ,
scofing Atkins and Hugg. It
AS hits safe TO center. scoring
SebuIte. Trevillian lines one {
M or home run. Wisp goes
sale on Brumfields error. ]
1eeker gets a hit, but was !
toffed out at 2nd by Young's /
Kronnder to lst, KnoseI to Glenn. :
"a lay Tor strikes out. Atkins ]
see out on foul fly to Nippert.
4TH INNING.
Aeonard fans. Taylor grounds
cut Atkins to Ittig. Knoesel
s1onnds out, Schultz to Ittig.
hugg gets safe hit over 3rd. 7
.'sh .,sh nite hits safe over 2nd. It. !
sis facriiices, Taylor to Knoe- !
sei Irevillian hits the wind {
snFse times. Wisp draws four |
eA 1I'A walks. Decker flies out to
bonno. '
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- - Inn ANN.
eonno fouls two and is called
on three strikes. Nippert
g TO lst on Atkins error.
3 KIN laces the ball out for
2 oags. Wiles flies out to
3 illan.
4Sung flies out to Bonno. Ed
q ior goes TO 1st on Glenn's
and steals End. Atkins
hugg strike out.
9TH INNING.
umneld gets hit by pitched
Glenn drives on TO left
Tor a hit. Brumfield caught
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The Life of William Mckinley.


II is
a
of
is
hatone portraits
membe
his greatm meetnG
There
enearlyc00 OF il
of speeches,
the
onlakc 4
is n
adc life
of ad o
on
of a
Life of Wm Mckinley
e'~'e'
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A VETERANS MEMORIES.
Visions OF Mighty Men and Things of tn,
Past That Sweep Before His Eyes.

The veteran of '61 to '65 finds it no
hard task to bridge over the more than
40 years since he was part of the great
host in that mighty contest
What a medley of contrasted scenes
flash before him: storm and calm, times
of danger and fatigue, hard roads and
hard fare, offset by good. roads and
sunshine, or jolly times around the blaZ-
ing camp fire.
And how easily we bring in review
the heroic Commanders
Little Mac" one of the most grace
full riders in the Army, and don't you
remember, my boy, how carefully he
returned your salute as he rode over
the corduroy road thru Chickahominy
Swamp?
Red shirt. leather belt and the fa-
nous Burnside Cut. Brave frank un-
notable defeat, not because of Shrek
ing shells or whistling bullets. but SIM
ply mud; and how it did rain.
Just from "a handbook, sash. white
gloves, not speck on his natty uni
form, but brave withal, the saver of
Little Round Top'-Warren.
Broad shoulders, CHEEKY smile, car
ing as little for fuss and feathers" as
the "Old Man" himself, you cannot for
Iget Johnny Sedgwick."
Tall, straight as an arrow. every inch
n soldier and scholar as well, the idol
Chief, we hardly need write the name
of James b. Mcpherson.
They marshal themselves as the an
cient worthieS did before the writer of
Hebrews and, Time would fail us''
were we to sketch in the. briefest way
| Pap Thomas" Uncle Billy and many
more that clamOr for recognition. Most
of these have passed on but we cannot
help greeting this gray7bearded veteran
who still remains and whose empty
sleeve bears mute witness to his vaIor,
o. o. Howard. ..i.
From the rest of The, throng two
stand out clearly, not because they were
separate from their brethren" but
from qualities that marked them as
leaders, very unlike, very much alike.
Look at this tall angular figure loom
ing above the crowd and 1T this other
frame, and sturdy bearing that SAVIOR
more of John Bull than Brother Jona-
than.
Again, in their attitude toward gen
eral literature the contrast is fully as
marked. % -
From Lincoln's early Surroundings it
seems far cry to a master of English
or. to one inclined toward poetry or art,
and yet his common speech is so clear
cut that il is hardly possible to mis-
understand him and his inaugural ad-
dresses show rare poetic instinct.
Everett. the ripe scholar and polish
cd orator, came to Gettysburg bringing
his Grafton. Pitted against him was the
Rail Splitter from Illinois, but the lat
I ter won out. noes
To Gran: all this was utterly foreign;
a clear writer, as his dispatches prove
beyond question, but caring as little for
general literature as for music.
In regard to music an amusing story
is told. in substance, that the leader OF
headquarters band. in the midst of a
difficult number received word from
Headquarters that the Chief wanted it
quiet!" Small wonder that the music
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leaders. The South has not had a can
didate of the Democratic Party for the
Presidency since Polk was nominated
in 1874, or 63 years ago. 1t is true that
in 1850 Breckenridge ran, but this was
on a factional ticket and he was not the
nominee of the Democratic Party as a
whole.
In the first place, Senator Daniel is
a Virginian and has represented his
great State in the Senate of the United
States for % years. He is one of the
few Senators North and South of whom
everybody has heard and knows what
State he halls from. The ordinarily
well-informed man would not be able
to name probably one-half of the Sem
ators nor say what States they repre-
sented. but every man knows as well
that Virginia is represented by John w.
Daniel as he knows that Ohio is rep
resented by Foraker, South Carolina by
Tillman and Illinois by Cullom. UEde-
niable ability, unquestioned integrity
and absolute fidelity to his duties have
won his place in that brilliant but small
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juster candidate, and entered the House
of Representatives of the 49th Con-
gress. Three years later he was elected
to the Senate to succeed William Ma
hone, and has been kept constantly in
the upper House ever since. His term
will expire March 3, 1911. Senator Dan
iel represents the best traditions of the
old Democracy, and in that way would
be highly acceptable to the Conserva-
tive Democrats of the North. He op-
posed as dishonest the Readjuster cam
paign m Virginia. and this firm stand
on the side of absolute honesty, good
faith and square dealing has character
lied every act of his life. He was
against Free Silver. AS an orator of
high rank, a man of warm. genial tenn
perament, who attracts all that come
near him, as a representative of the
best traditions of the Southern De-
mocracy, he would make a candidate
that the Democratic National Conven-
ton could not improve upon, seek
where they would thru the whole coun-
try.
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circle of Senator's who are held to be

circle of Senator's who are held to be
Senators in fact.
John Warwick Daniel was born in
I.ynchbu:S. Na.. Sept. 5. 1912, and was
i'm college when Virginia decided to Sc
cede. He immediately entered the Con-
fed.r;l:e Army il the Stonewall Brigade
as Il SC nd Lieutenant and vas wound
ed at the first Bull Run. He was next
Adjutant of the llth Va and was
wounded NJ Boonsboro. Md. Gen. Ju
bal \. Ea:iy took great fancy to him
and made him his Chief of STAFF with
the rank of Major. in which capacity he
Sar~ed until terribly wounded in the
battle of the Wilderness. from the eff
fects of which he still suffers. his life
being one of constant pain and crutch
necessary 1T all times for him to go
about. After the war he entered the
practice of the law. attracted attention
by his talents and his writings on legal
subjects; was sent to the Legislature;
became the Democratic nominee for
Governor. but was defeated by the Read
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abounding faith, was the vision of a
Nation across whose flag slavery could
never more be written, and in their
heart of hearts they could take up the
noble stanZa of George Eliot:
'Tis an assured good to seek the
nobleSt
'Tis your only good. since you have
seen it,
For that higher vision poisons all
meaner choice forevermore"
-Wm. Gray, u. S. Engineers, Boston,
Mass
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An Epitapi, for WirZ.

VIM. Pond, 81 Prospect Court, Wau-
kesha, Wis, believes that there should
ue a monument erected 10 Wirz, and
suggests that it be painted black, with
the following epitaph in bronze:
Here lies beneath this clod
An enemy to the laws of God,
Who enjoyed the sufferings of others
so well.
That he was sent to the lowest hell.
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The Lincoln Farm.

Chaplin Post. Buffalo. y. V. has ap-
pointed committee, with Commander
Chas. A. Orr as Chairman, to take ac-
ton with regard to purchasing the
farm in Kentucky on which Lincoln was
born. 1t is intended to convert the
property into park.
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The Brooklyn Navy Yard.

The veterans employed in the Brook
lyn Navy Yard represent that as the
appropriation for this year is running
low there has been suspension OF
work. and in this there is no attention
paid to the preference given by Con-
gress to the employment of veterans
They are dropt before the others. Nor
is there any attention paid to another
act giving all employees Is days vaca-
fjon
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The 1st Md.

Levi Montgomery. Baltimore, Nd,
says that he belonged to the 1st Nd,
and he would like to hear from any or
all of his old comrades of that regi-
ment and the Army of the James. He
is very lonesome, and hopes the boys
will write soon.
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Lost Discharge.

David c. Marshall. who served under
the name of Charles w. Sanders, had
his discharge lost or stolen in Boston in
August, 1865. He served in co. H, Sd
n. H., and would like if anyone
has knowledge of such that they will
communicate with him at Ethel, Ark.
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SENATOR JOHN W. DANIEL.
One of tho Possible Nominees by fhc
Coming Democratic National Coavcn-


1iOn.
There is an unmistakable trend
among Democrats Of light and loal-
ing in favor of the selection Cf SEN
ator John w. Daniel. OF Virginia. for
the party standar1-bCarer rext year.
Looked at frc,u the gro3Hl Of avail
ability no man 50 far mentioned has
more attractivcncSS as a candidate. His
nomination would be to return 80 the
old safe and sane practices of the De-
nocr2cy. by which it attained success
and made creditable history for the
country. There has been the develop
ment of a strong feeling in the South
that it was time that the steady and
unfailing devotion of that section to the
Democracy We're rewarded by a nomi-
nation and the justice of this claim is
recognized by the Northern Democratic
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TWO GRAND NEW SONGS
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COMp3C Nd is used; good for all kinds, in all wa
ters l5c a package; > for sc. Ram boo Rod Free.
]. b. PAYNE, 600 f. 4th St, BROOKLYN. n. Y.
DON'T BE BALD.

Women hate baldheaded men, any one can have
magnificent hair. Will you pay for hair guaranteed?
Send ag W hat you get free. LAWRENCE.
hair expert, 20l3 Wallace, Philadelphia
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SOLDIERS, ATTENTION /!

10000 IlOmesteads TO he given TO settlers In
Tripp County. = ID. These lands are very valuable.
For fiIil Information write GREGORY COUNTY
ABSTRACT CO., Bonesteel S. d. inciOsing stamp
for reply.
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The Next Day.

Daylight showed that the enemv's
transportation and artillery was in our
hands. They left everything behind in
their fight, their dead unburied and
their wounded uncared for. This battle
ended campaigning in the Shenandoah h
Valley. The Confederate Government
had lost all confidence in Early, Gen
Lees bad old man. Artillery from
Richmond was sent to this department
labeled, ITO Gen. Phil. Sheridan via
Jubal Early" From May 5, 1864, to
April 8. 1865. the day on which the
Army of Northern Virginia surrendered
Sheridan's command captured 205 bat
tie flags. all in ope:1 field fighting, marty
as many as all of the armie sof the
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On the evening of Oct l6. 1864 I was
ordered TO proceed from the front
(Which was then on Cedar Creek. AT the
crossing of the Valley pike to Martins
burg. Va, with 200 men of my regi-
ment. the 18th Pa. Cav. / arrived at
Martinsburg after midnight, reporting
TO Gen. Seward. going into camp near
town. Early in the morning of the 18th
! reported TO Gen. Sheridan for escort
duty. the General having arrived from
Washington, d. C, during the night and
desired to proceed to the front at once.
The party consisted of Gen. Sheridan,
Coils. Thorn and Alexander, of the Engi-
neer Corps; Lieut.-Col. James w. For
syth, Chief of Staff; Maj. George A. For
syth and Capt. JOS. O'Keefe. Aids. The
General was riding his black horse,
RienZi. My command was reinforced
BY 800 remounts commanded by a Lieu
tenant.
The column left Martinsburg about 8
q. m. Strong advance and rear guards