The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-18

came uylnS Qo|u tue HtIcet IN our
direction.
some OF the cavalry unslung their.
carbines and opened fire. the bullets
whistling round our heads and cut
ting UP the dust In the street. One OF
our friends was riding an immense dark
bay horse that was very fast. while the
other rode a clay-colored mare that
was hrokenwinded. He was soon dis.
tanccd, but we could hear him saying
in beseechins tones: tom, don't leave
me-" and the response of the other.
looking over the shoulder: Come on.
William, no time to swap horses now"
We wheeled Is they came up and rode
down the street with them. getting
faster and faster as we went.
On reaching the next corner we were
much surprised to see a squadron of
cavalry coming towards us from both
directions. while the fellows from UP
the street were behind US. AS may
be supposed, this fastened our move
ments. and coon with a whoop and a
yell the biuecoats dashed round the
corner and then began as pretty q race
as any ono would care TO see. Being
light OF weight and my mare a fine
one, was soon very near leading the
retreat. which continued unabated un-
til we had crossed bridge over a
large and deep stream and reached a
causeway with swamp on either side.
when our pursuers let up.
AS We thus left the town I noticed
two Incidents-one. the capture of one
OF our friends from the post at the
river bridge, who. pursued by cavalry
man, made Intellectual effort to get
away. 1t did not seems to occur to
him TO use the gun he carried on his
shoulder, but he ran in a sort of aim
less way until the cayalaryuan hit him
with the flat OF his soard and rolled
him over. This was the last saw at
that time of Bill Price. The other in
cident was the burning of the Corn
wallis House. formerly the residence
OF my sreat-grandfather. Colonel JOS
eph Kershaw. of the Revolution. who
had built II about the year 1860. It
was great pity that the old honse
was burnt, but IT was set IRE by a
Confederate officer because there were
stored In 1t several hundred hogsheads
OF sugar belonging to the Confederate
Government. and he had orders not
to permit II to fall into the enemy's
hands, During the Revolution the
family were turned out by Lord Corn
wallis and he occupied 1t as his head.
quartera while he remained there in
command OF the British.
This was the last sight had OF
Camden on that eventful evening. We
rode on down TO my uncle's plantation,
eight miles below Camden. where we
spent the night, while the glare in
the sky Camdenward told OF devasta-
ton ana terror there. My uncle and I
were naturally anxious to know how
our respective families were far-s
ing. He had faithful slave named
Abram. whom he sent for and charg-
ed to go to Camden and And out the
facts. Old Abram walked the sixteen
miles to and from Camden before day
light. went to both houses. reported
our safety and ascertained theirs. "A
! very considerable part OF the town
was burned before the flames were ex-
| tinguished. but there was little or no
| footing OF private houses. Many anus
ing incidents occurred during the raid.
A regiment OF Home Guards had been
| modified for duty in and around Cam
den. composed of boys between is, and
| IS and cid men between So and 60,
Their colonel had been encamped about
q, mile above the town.
There was no discipline to speak OF.
but a show of doing picket duty was
maintained that was rather farcical.
for when Kilpatrick's cavalry arrived
and charged the camp with ''hurrah"
1.-THE Home Guard stood not on the order
i of their going, but Went at once The
colonel was pursued by the troopers.
land he finally took refuge in a large
garden full of squares and diamonds
and serpent1ne walks, hedgeds with
boxwoodA and priyet. and covering
Eseveral acres. The chase was very
| exciting, They did not, wish to kill
the colonel, and so they ran him down.
heading him off this way and that.
very like boys chasing a rabbit OF
course, they caught him at last and
took away his horse, while they led
| him away captive. saw him in June
of that year, after ~ had been loosed
from prison. One of the old men in
this regiment, having been In camp less
|than week, declared on returning
home that he could not sleep In the
house4the closeness stifled hi1n-he
Twas so used to sleeping in the open
lair. Viz va e.
| Four old soldiers whose families
lived between canld len and Cteraw stole
loft from Columbia to visit them, in
tending to Join their command at
!, Cheraw, When they reached a certain
bridge over a stream on their route
they found IT guarded by four boys
of about sixteen or seventeen. Their
boys halted the Veterans and refused
Ito let them pass. The sergeant in
charge said; Boys, We don't want TO
hurt8you hut we are going across this
bridge, You'd better stand aside and
Ilet us pass.
The boys stood their ground.
The sergeant said to his men:
Load" They loaded. Fix bayonets.
was the next command. They were
Axed,
"chargelY said the sageant, and
they charged. The boSs got out Of
the way and the grim veterans went
Ion to their homes
Il Adventure of Refugees.
a party OF gentlemen, bank officers
and war tax collectors, went off towards
cheraw a day or 80 before the raiders
entered the town Of Camden and en-
canlped In a part Of the country known
as The Wilderness, some distance
/ from the road. A man living near
rlnd ertood to keep them advised as TO
the enemy's movements for which
lthey We're much oblised.i One old sol-