The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-11
~ WILLIAM f. JONES,
Company a, Fifth virgInin Regiment,
Pnyne's brigade, Fftn Icc's Diyis-
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| y n.
| Vivid IS my recollection OF tho asht
at High Bridge. where our gallant COL
onei Reuben -. Boston was killed while
leading the remnant OF his regiment.
the Fifth Virginia Cavalry.
| Grant. in his Memoirs, Volume H.,
pages 4IS and 40. says: General ord
srnt Colonel Washhurn. with two regi-
Bridge, near Farmville, Va, on the 9th
| OF April. 1866. General Ord, having
fears as to his (Washburn's) return,
he dispatched Colonel Theodore Read,
OF his staff with eighty picked men, 10
F; his aid etc.
unfortunately for these troops. their
return 10 Burkeville. to Ords command,
| was blocked by our cavalry, General
Kosser In command. and captured after
a short. sharpsand decisive fight The
| mortality on both sides was enormous
and our friends, the enemy" s,irren-
dered These men were carly all Ger
mans. and shared their rations with us.
| es every gallant soldier did. We had
parched corn in our pockets, and that
was the sum total OF our rations Col
onel Theodore Read was killed. was
one of the squad of dismounted men
who fred the fatal volley that killed
Washburn a gallant sergeant led the
party TWO prvates made dash TO
break through our dismounteda mon.
| Washburn was elegantly mounted on
an iron gray. Horse and rider met one
fate. Not one OF the party escaped
| Captain Chris. Num-. now a prominent
physician of West Point, Va. captured
a splendid mount that was ridden by
one of these men. The flower of our
cavalry met their doom on this fateful
I field. Our gallant Colonel r.. H. Bos-
Ton, of Fluvanna county. Va. who was
the only mounted man on our extreme
right ordered ono of rs TO pull down n
fence that prevented his advance lie
met instant death. Boston's courier,
| Logan. got Washburns spurs
| Our Tom IT. j. Davis, now of the
| Virginia State FARM. a. S. Hughes. S.
! g. Shield George Mountcastle and his
brother Captain Mountcastle, bore
Boston's body off the field to the resi-
| dence of Mr. Watson Cor Watkfns).
near High Bridge, and buried him In
the garden having only time TO dig
shallow grave. His remains were at
| forwards removed 10 Fluvanna county.
4 General bearing also received his NOR
tai wound and was dying In the Wat
son home. near by which we were nay
ing the last. sad dues 10 our brave and
beloved colonel. The response OF our
remnant of cavalry to duty's call proved
that there We're still'men of starting
| worth and true grit left. (See Grants
Memoirs.)
Some months ago an article appeared
| in the Confederate Column by Our
| Tom" Davis. Tom was the equal of
Levers Tom Burke of Ours" the Irish
Dragon. Being familiar with the facts
that Davis gave. am prompted In ndd
my recoiections. The Fifth Virginia
has been justly dubbed the "FightIng
| Fifth" the Bloody Tifth." Its record
deserves the names. We were surely
and truly also entitled to thu souhri-
quet. the "Roguisi Fifth" From per-
sonnl experience with Martin, orr
(, standard bearer, Martin and came 10
the sad conclusion that n bee hive was
the most trying thing on earth to cap
! turo and carry off. particularly during
the "ides OF September" Yes. we tried
| il. but
Boston's name should be written high
up In the roll of heroes in tho hall Of
fame. and hardly less deserving Of the
same honor are the names of Captain
Junius Brown, Company a: Raytop.
| first lieutenant. and Billy Martin. color
bearer of the Fifth. and host of 9TH
ers who have gone beyond the dark
some river Martin stripped our flag
| from It's staff at Appomattox, wrapped
| II around his body and brought Sit
home, and such We're the exigencies of
the times that Mrs Martin used tho
dear old flag S aprons for the chill
dren. ijs
] "ould fain recall tho names Of
those now living of our company.
good men and true No doubt the re-
cordinE angel has allHof these valiant
fellows marked will mention here
only one. namely. John NtTabh. of
gloucester county, VA, for whom did
the COOLING. washing and ironing, while
nc (Tahb) did the lighting. continn-
Ing In lighterfYci n,ncrhnp3 ! was like
the banjolst. Gregory. of$a3ii5Jv els rn,,,s
Twelfth virginia Infant rsss;SS;sszno, when
asked where he was %atssSsg,uring the
battle Of the Crater. answered u was