The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-10
TIE TIMES DISPATCH RICHMOND SUNDAY JULY TO-

Sherman's headquarters were at Rocky
Mount, at the old Barkley place. tho
home now Of Mr.: John Johnston.
CODsidcrnte officer.
Gen. Darlington, who commanded
one Of the army corps, made his head
quarters at our place. The latter was
gentleman. and was especially kind
and polite to my mother and children.
my fathers house his refuge after
being taken by Yankees, and he and
Gen. Darlington discussed and argued
the. questions between the sections
WITH s daY arr aro ana
er was actually afraid the two men
would come to blows. Mrs. Scott al
ways cherished the opinion that Pal
mer got the better of the argument.
Gen. Darlington kept his men from
intrudine and expressed the fear that
the boomers or camp followers would
depredate after the place was evacuated.
dnd sure enough two or three Of these
men came In at night and ruthlessly
his life unless he gave UP his valuab1es,
Including money. They robbed him
of some valuable plate.
There was considerable OF fight
between our men and the Yankee
forces. our soldiers taking positions
behind the large oaks around the house
and behind the granite pillars under
the house. and the bluecoats on the
eastern ridge, near and about the house.
OF Mr. Robt Ford, four or FIVE hundred
yards away.
a. number OF bullet holes were made
In the house and trees in the yard, and
fiattened balls were picked up under
men were slightly wounded--do no,
know what casualties were produced
among the Northern men.
Cheatbnm's NTrrow Escape.
a. ~ =
think. after the skirmish was over.
and supposing the Yankees had left,
rode down the road and was warned
by Mrs. Scott that troop of Yankees
were in ambush Just beyond, had a
fair prospect of being captured. when
admonished from the front piazza to
60 back. Some years after the war.
when the general was member OF
Congress. the late B. r. Scott, OF
Lonstown, met General Cheatham in
Nashville. Tenn, and he remembered
the incident we'll: how he retreated
with his aide UP the road. with YAM
kee bullets flying around him.
The following lis an amusing moi
dent related by Mrs. Scott: She heard
great commotion In camp one morn
ing, and on Investigating found that
one OF Sherman's men had gone into
the smoke house and had filled tub
with sorghum syrup, and when he
raised 1t to his head the bottom
dropped out and he was being chased
| everywhere by his comrades for being
transformed into candy man. we
children had great pleasure in hunt
Ing for trophies In the Yankee camps.
I remember found some Yankee
money Cgreenbacks). and having heard
the contempt the Yankees had for our
money. and having inbibed Spar
tan's spirit and filial love for my
Southland. committed this money to
| the flames. 1t is needless to declare
that forty-five years OF burdens and
| fruitless efforts to procure this same
| kind OF money has increased very
greatly my distress for my poor judg.
! ment and consideration and motive.
of patriotism II another opportunity
for getting the same money Is pre-.
scented. am sure after so many years
| OF regret and reflection shall BIZ
| governed by more sordid common
| sense and up-to-date spirit and q
higher estimate OF Yankee money
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