The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-08
CAPTAIN Lamb
]. To THE RESCUE
Helps an Old Federal Soldier
WHO Helped Him -Afte.
MA War.
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CAPTAIN isL0AN WAS PROVOST.
Was Dropped From Army, But.
Now Wants to Get on
III Retired List.
CAPTAIN Sic WAS PROVOST.
DY WALTER EDWARD HARRIS.

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WASHINGTON. D. c., February -
i Forty odd years ago, when Virginia
Twas Military District No. /, and the
\ ontire South was under military rule
Gas u result OF unsuccessful efforts to
establish sister republic In North
II. America Captain Sloan was sent
down 10 New Kent county as pro-
gtNnst marshal. He was an o1hcer or
|. the army who had faced the Confed-
;ssrrate soldiers in battle-line on many
{ occasion, and had come to have q
4 Wholesome respect for the men VINO
thought in gray.
n, Cantain Sloan was an ideal officer
'g so far as the duties Oh Ine us ~,
5s,provost was concerned. He was klnu
land considerable of the old "Rebs' OF
Il the county, and many Of them, VINO
were about to be subjected to incon-
styeniences and humiliations at the
Islands of civil authorities, owed Their
escape therefrom to the kindly ohices
So1 the provost marshal
Among the former Confederates
nlacea under obligations to the kindly
gi$officer was Captain John Lamb, who,
Ssl,vben thA Confederate army surren-
iaered NJ AppomattoS. had made repu-
l;s, .tion AS the commander of the fight
ling surry Cavalry. More than once
1.sCaptain Lamb was the rcclplent o.
Kindness at the hands OF Captain oloall'
5Iand many times the Confederate Ve.-
sgSeran saw his old comrades-in- arms re.
8s}coiva kind trea tlnent from the ~ ankoe"
provost.
VA Kind to Confederates.
1r,en ,hn military was Withdrawn
sss,,,f the state was turned over to the
Ssciyil authorities, Captain Sloan was or
SSaered away, of course. His gong
ssraused regret among the New Kent
Ssand Charles City people for his kind
5E44,scsses had cndeared him TO all OF
fgthem. 49,, CO.
Captain Lamb never heard from cap ,nl
SStain Sloan until q few days ago. inc
3fsn1d cantain of the Surry Cavalry Is
%ssnow a member OF Congress, and cap
sstain sloan is a citizen of New York.
ssasonn after he left Virginia he was
s,jronped from the army, being voltn
.ssteer officer. He had fine record, but
was unable to retain his commission
95when the army was placed Oh peuee
ssfpoting. Captain Sloan wants to get
81 3i.,cl, into the army, and lie wrote to
Captain Lamb to help him. he wants
: he placed on tho retired list, and
solicited the aid of Captain Lamb IN
s Il the passage of IA bill to that effect.
Il a member of Congress from New = ofk,
Fl /, Republican, came to Captain 5L am D
2 I this morning and tod MN thi. = az
"a tain sloan had asked him to see the
IL eantain and get his help in having the
Xiii passed, and the member concluded
III py asking Captain Lamb to help him
with the bill
aAIy dear fellow" said Captain Lamb,
i.I have already been before the COM
,nittec on Military Affairs IN pehali Oh
tha6Sb,ll. and shall go again II 1t IS
SsiS1,ece ssary.! / am ready to do anything
in my power&to show Sloan that we APP
E rrecinted his Kindness shown at time
when conditions in Virginia were worse i,s'
inn those which accompanied 'lie
s9ss war. !
II faint idea, when he was being "sooa
To- confederates over forty years ago
nov. that 1T would be In, the power
II $ofs one Of them at this distance 70
srcnder himS a favor which VIII De iel'
Ito the grave.