Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1907-09-07

Manassas, when the Army OF VIZ
ginia hurled itself against Gen.
Polk. In this fierce conflict, the |
young soldier was literally shot to
pieces. One shot took effect in his
right hand, another made a scalp |
wound on his head, and a third shat
tered bis hip joint and he fell. Two |
other veterans now living in Hop
kinsville were in this same battle.
MIR. j. 2. Braden, now banker, was
seriously wounded, while Mr.. ]. N. |
Stephens, the contractor, escaped |
unhurt. Adcock was with a detach-
ment of 20 men from his company
picking up the wounded men on the |
field, which was temporarily held by !
the Confederates, when a squad of |
Federals came charging down upon |
them and in the fierce exchange of
shots eight were killed and six
wounded odt of the twenty men.
Adcock was left lying on the bloody
field, the Federals marching over his
PROSTATE body. Besides the three
wounds he received there were no
less than 20 bulletholes in his cloth
ing.
The Confederates finally regained
that part of the battlefield and the
young soldier was found bleeding
from the horrible wound in his
hip. He was taken to Charlottesville
to a hospital and after nine days was
able to be transferred to Farmvile.
1t was evident that he would be a
cripple for many months and he was
eventually sent to Richmond for
hospital duty in ChimborazO hos
pital. After remaining here six
months, he was given a fuIlough and
went home on crutches. While at
home in August 1864 he was mar
ried and when his furlough expired
returned to Richmond to wait on
the sick, as he was never again able
to do active field service.
He was with the army in April
1865 when the end came, being
captured near AppomattoX. He was
paroled May by Capt. w. H. War
ner and given permission to go home
and remain undisturbed. He was
! also allowed to retain a horse cap
tured from Federal soldier, which
he rode to his home and kept for
seven or eight years. He finally
sold this horse for enough money tn
bring his family to Kentucky in
1872. His younger brother, VIM.
E. Adcock, had previously come to
this county. When Joseph arrived
in Hopkinsville he had bat So left of
his slender means, but his brother
assisted him in finding a farm to
work anil he was soon busy raising
crops a.i children. His family
multiple as the years went by un-
til his ehil lren numbered an even
dozen S of them are still living.
two sens ard two daughters in this
city. AS i relic of war times Mr..
Adcock still has in his possession a
letter written by him to his father
in the earlier days of his service. 1t
was as follows:
Richmond. June %, 1861.
Dear Fathel.-
After lea ng Farmville we had
quite a plea ant trip to this place.
The first Rip ut we took lodging at
Shocked war house and next morn
ing we struck our tents on the new
Fair Grounds p miles west of the
city. We arts much better pleased |
than we exp, cted to be and get |
enough bread. bacon, coffee, sugar,
peas and mo sses. We mess with
A. c. McCraw g. o. McCraw, John
Sanders, b. G. lobbs. Jas. h. Hoop
er, A. M. CoaS and F.F. Williams.
We saw yesterd r. one Of the finest
companies in Il South from New
Orleans. We ect to commence
drilling to-mor W morning at 8
o clock. Yesterday we had the
pleasure of going all over Richmond
and saw everyth g in the place
worth seeing. y "A must write to
ne very soon and ct me know how /,
mother is and hog all are getting
along.
Very Affection ately yours,
]. c. 2 % S. p. ADCOCK.
This letter shC $ the boyish enthu- s
iasm with whicl the soldiers of the {
south voluntec to fight for their ,
ZONES. They ,ooked upon this as a {