The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-17
tr'rom the Memphis
Is Commercially

Clarence p. Hunt. OF Memphis. a story
Of the part that he took I'm the battle
of Bull Run
The letter is now more than hfty
years old. The penmanship is finished
and characteristic of the fine qualities
that Daniel showed as a soldier. INV
SCR and "A Senator.
In the letter Daniel refers 10 Hugh
Brinkley and other men, boys with
whom he was In school. Daniel and
Clarence Hunt had bccu in school in
Virginia together.
Mr., Hunt returned TO Memphis ana
entered tho Confederate Army. Daniel
entered the army In Virginia.
The letter is peculiarly graphic.
Daniel did enough nghtins at Bull Run
10 satisfy an ordinary man. Ho waA
wounded three times. but II IL a fact
that lie remained with the Confederate
Army until the end:
Iynchburs. August ~. 1851.
Ny Dear Friend:
When VIC shook hands In leaving one
another on your departure for The west
81 was with tho promise tina. l wouln
commence . corr cspondence which wa.
nuutually desired.
For a long time nothing Of tho
slightest Importance occurred. and 7
thought | would defer my opening let.
Scr until I could make II OF a stirring
II interesting character.
Time wore on Gas II generally does).
ana on the goth of May ! was ordered
to report myself without delay TO DEN
.nral johnston, ut Harpcr's Ferry. for
service with the troops under his COM
inand. u had been previously sppoint.
ell a second lieutenant In tho provi.
sinuai army OF virginia) / iinmedi-
ately complied with my order, aud re-
ported as directed. when ! arrived at
= $780, 80 -. - a. Il - A-l L.
,itc entire army of i2,0po or 1900 men,
and rs had hitherto bren ever sur
rounded BY ,h.m,l felt lonely and dts
consolatc. In few dsysthcw.vcr, was
'eFs signed to duty 3s Instructor OF a
cpinpan, from A~ncghany, and J soon
formed many agreeable acdunintancrs
amongst is officers and mon. and those
OF our rcsinient--the Twenty-seventh
Virginia. under command OF Colonel
W W. Gordon
Ny miii,ary duties now entirely oc.
cupi.d my time. aud I had no oppor-
tunity Of writing you a satisfactory
cpisUc.
| viii now endcavor to wipe out past
sistns. II SUCH there be. by writing YOU
rs respectable q letter ns my circum-
stances viii permit. claiming. however.
IL. boon thar vow wi1l allow ms to ne
recuItnrly cgo,istic and scribele away
All iIbItuni about n,y honorable self.
rs apology for A~rroRatinE this privil-
ngr m,ist rest in the fact that ! have
seen nothing Of anybody eles tina YOU
w and have been entirely isolated
from all civilization. and from every
l,ody except the rough countrymen
wnom /; commanded and the few
! ends whom | from time to time be-
c1r,. acquainted with.
NV experience for the last three
months has been entirely connected With
General Johnston'r division Of the army
and moro particularly with General
IacI;son's brigade. BY the 4 Cen
.rsi Jackson Is the man OF whom YOU
have SO often heard Ned Gouldinan
fpea;; MS Major Jackson. professor In
tic V. NJ. Institute, who acted so gal.
lnntly while an officer In Mexico
was at the burning Of IiRrpcr'B
Ferry and witnessed the destruction OF
1he United States government stoi IS
ard the blowing ND OF the great BALI
more and Ohio railroad bridge. whir
latter scene was one of the Srandest !
ever witnessed. From Harper's Ferry
i returned Wit the army to winches-
Ter, advanced with Jackson to Martins
burg. and thus marching and counter
marching through the country. we
spent two months. during which time
VIC invariably slept on the bare ground
Grain or shine) without protection Save
.vliat our blankets afforded.
But from the 18th to 21st OF July
occurred the most memorable and
thrilling part of our history, which I
Will briefly recount to you. On the
18th Johnston's army numbering about
10000 mem, which was encamped at
Winchester. took up tho line of march
for Manassas Ito reinforce Beauregard)
with our brigade at the head. we
made a f-rcst march across tho blue
Ridge" without pausing save two
hours in the night and arrived by cars
having struck the railroad some thirty
miles from that place. we rested
Saturday, and on Sunday we joined
IN that memorable battle which has
so disheartened h marauding Yam
kee invader. OF our action on the
field ] will now give you an account.
about 8 o'clock in the morning the
that the great battle upon which hung,
1t may be the destins Of the country,
had esun. Our regiment prepared for
the approaching storm, and being three
miles from where the engagement had
begun quietly awaited orders to ad-
vance.
At II o'clock the battle was raging
on the right wing, and being now not
more than half mile distant we could
hear with fearful distinctness the ter
rlble volleys OF artillery which were
moving down the men.
At 1870 while we were still wait.
Ding an aid covered with dust came
galloping up and ordered us to advance
to the left wing where the enemy were
attempting to fank us with the utmost
SIspatch. This position was thrse miles
distant, tho sun relentless in its heat,
hut away we went at double quick and
soon reached our destination.
Tho enery's artillery and our W
bad engaged. and we lay nat on thu