The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-20
A CONFEDERATE CADETS 81
MEMORIES OF THE STRIFE
Sherman s Army at Camden-A Brush With Xii
patrick S Cavalry and an Exciting Chase.
Fugitives' Adventures-Cr Crossing
River in Ereshat
River in Freshet.

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time Of Bill Price. The other incident
was the burning OF tho "Cornwaliis
House." formerly tho residence OF my
great.grandfather Colonel Joseph Ker-
shaw, OF the Revolution, who had built
1t about the year 1860. 1t was great
pity that the old house was burnt, hut
II was set fire TO by a Confederate OH
cor because there were stored In II
several hundred hogsheads of sngsr
belonging to the Confederate govern
ment, and he had orders not to permit
1t 10 fall into tho cnemy's hands. Dur
ing the Revolution the family were
turned out By Lord CORVALLIS, and
he occupied 1t as his headquarters
OF the Bri.ish.
This was the last sight had OF
Camden on that eventfnl evening. we
rode on down to my uncie's plantation,
eight miles blow Camden, where we
spent the night. while the glare In the
eky Camdenward told OF devastation
and terror there. Ny uncle and were
ma .urauy anxious to know how our
respective families were farins. Ho
had faithful slave named Abranl.
whom he sent for and charged 10 go
to Camden and find out the facts. Old
Abram walked the sixteen miles to
and from Camden before daylight.
went 10 both houses. reported our safe
ty and ascertained theirs. very con-
siderable part of the town was burned
before the flames were extinguishcd,
blu, there was little or no looting OF
private houses. Many amusing incl
derts occurred during the raid,
regiment of Home Guards had
been modified for duty In and around
Camden. composed OF boys, between
sixteen and eighteen years, and old
men between 1fty-five and sixty. Their
colonel had then encamped about
mile above tho town. There vas no
discipline TO speak of, but show OF
doing picket duty was maintained
that was rather farcical. for when
kilpatrick's Cavalry arrived and
charged the camp with "hurrah," tho
Home Guards stood not on the order
of their going. but went at once. Tho
colonel was pursued by the troopers,
and he finally took refuge In large
garden full of squares and diamonds
and serpentine walks, hedged with box
wood and privet. and covering sew
eral acres. Tho chase was very ea-
citing. They did not wish to Kill the
colonel, and 80 they ran him down,
heading him off this way and that,
very like boys chasing rabbit. OF
course. they caught him at last and
took away his horse. while they led
him away captive. saw him In Juno
of that year. after he had been loosed
from prison. Ono of the old men in
this regiment. having been In camp
less than week. declared on return
Ing homo that he could not sleep in
. ~ ~ IA ~,
no was SO used to sleeping In tho open
air
Four old soldiers, whose families
lived between Camden and Cheraw
stole off from Columbia to visit them.
intending to Join their command at
Cheraw. When they reached cer-
tain bridge over a stream on their
route they found 1t guarded By four
boys of about sixteen or seventeen.
These boys halted the veterans and
refused to let them pass. The SER
geant in charge. said: Boys, we don't
want to hurt you. but we are going
across this bridge. You'd better stand
aside and let us pass.
The boys stood their ground.
The sergeant said to his men:
Load" They loaded. Fix bayonets!"
was the next command They were
uAeu' S!dIse. tsdiu tHS seFSedHe, anu
they charged. The boys got out OF
tho way and the grim veterans went
on to their homes.
Adventure of Refugees.
| A party OF gentlemen, bank officers
and War-tax collectors. went Off to-
/ wards Chsraw a day or SO before the
raiders entered the town Of Camden,
land encampe ed in part OF the coun-
| try known as 1.-THE Wilderness" some
I distance from the road. "A man livins
! near undertook to keep them advised
las TO ire enemy's movements. for
which they were much obliged One
I old soldier was along with the party,
hts lighting days over owing to thu
!. loss OF leg at Gettysburg. The
4$others were all civilians. During the
first two or three days Of their soiourn
In the Wilderness their friend visited
I them regularly. bringing what infor-
mat!on he could gather. which was
+ very meagre. About the fourth day
/ he reported that the enemy's scouts
/, were all over the neighborhood,9 and
that they must keep very close until
he should see then, again. day or
two OF suspense followed. but on sun
day morning the friend came up to
!, report that the coast was clear. tho
| enemy having gone on, aud he added
l]dGL 90 ~ Wy 00 sSA13NAoS H@S W1Ao tudQ
!, prepared some fowls and other deli
lcacles for their dinner. II they would
4 send for them. A darby was mounted
4 on mule and dispatched accordingly,
It. was a beautiful, mild and aunshtny
4 day. after almost a week OF rain,
i One of the eldest OF the party. an
i elder In the church. thought that
4 they should observe the holy day
4 properly. and therefore addressed his
4 friends somewhat as follows: Gentle.
4 men, on this bright Sabbath morning
I think we owe It to Him who has
delivered us out of the hands of our
enemies TO return thanks for Fills
\ paercies. Do you agree with me?''
i Ono answered YES another was
\, about to propose the same thing. SC
The sad, and another assented indif-
sIfsrently, The old soldier, when ap.
Ipealed TO, said he was not at all sure
that the danger; was really over; thai
!up'Naa thA pialn body OF the a.rnaa