The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-08
n, JUDGE JOHN 7. G~,LRIcK.

BY JUDGE JOHN I. G~oLRIcT<.
Fredcricksburg immediai ely after
President Liucoln's proclaim alton call
Ing for troops to iuvade and coefce the
Southern States. became "a verstabie
storm contfe Of the War Between the
States Tho Ate and drum could be
beard on our streets, and soldiers ready
for the ffav could be seem marching
and counts-- marching Vhcn I hrsti
saw q full sesiment Of ton companies
% 700 men each. my youthful imagina
tion At once proclaimed the. impos -ibil-
IT'S OF the solths defeat and very
quick ending OF the struggle. never
shall forget the impress ION made on
NE as the Frat Tennessee and Arkan-
sas regiments came UP our streets.
commanded respectively by Colonies
w. 3 Bates afterwards a United
States SENATOR and Pagan. was alb
soiutely aved by the spectacle. I, was
supposed that the invasion of the
south would commence by some great
battle at Acquire Creek or Evansport
On the Potomac. and these places soon
became the centres OF anterest-it not.
OF attractions rhe oray invasion that
really TOOK place was the daily visits
~ the ship Pawnse. which fred few
harmless shots and then returned The
only damage TO the C,onfederacy from
which was the kilins. OF an innocent
and an'iquated mule.
our women met IN the basement o.
St George Church. where they dts
cussed Tine Horrible Yankees" while
they made knapsackS and hsversacks
and baninses for oar boys our whole
people Nete saturatno with a acrv
fever for war eoodly number of
our CITIZENS became impatient a. tho
delay and frettul at the tsrdy advent.
These could be known oy the palmetto
cockaGes which ihtv wore some OF
these soon Joined tlae army az invinci-
bles in peace ami inviSibies in war,
and Rere very CO nspicuous hy their
absence from the fning line.
our town suffered laser. as no other
place in all the South Furnished as
many soldiers for It's armies and was
faithful TO its canse even after the
end-sNa until no'E and forever. The
troops which had been gathered in this
vicinity and car2ed In this section
We're soon order.d to the Peninsula
la April. 1862. ths. United States Army,
under General Mcdowell took pos
session OF the town with General NJ. r.
Patrick as provost marshal. who es-
tahlished his heshquarters in which is
nov the Nationa! Bank Building. From
the steps II this building l heard
President Lincoln make speech.
President Lincoln crossed the pontoon
troop Of cavalrS as an escort. He was
accompanied 10y Secretaries Seward
and stanton lie wore slick well
worn. black troadcloth nit and AM
old fashioned stock. HIS headGearl
consisted Of a holl-crowned beaver of
an,iquated fashion. His speech was
temperate in tone. FOR he said he re-
GREETED the war and especially that the
grand old Commonwealth OF Virginia"
Mould nave dissolved her connection
with the Union In appearance he was
tall angular and exceedingly homely.
His audience consisted of boys a few
Union sympaI hizers and numberless
members OF the African fraternity
both male and female. the only thing
that made this occasion memorable
or rather notorious was the arres,
and Incarceration in tile old Capital
Prison of large number OF our old
noncom Blatant men.
After the evacuation OF the two by
General Mcdowell J. with my family,
refugeed 10 the family of a farmerl
near Richmond. and being in that city
one day. sitting in the Capitol Square
with my friend Gray boswell. q tall
gentleman passed rs whom Graz Dos
we'll knew. boswell suluted him by
calling to Rim and saying, MIR. Prosi-
dent. here is a boy VINO saw President
Lincoln a Dw weeks ago" Mr. Davis
came over where We were and asked
my name, and when and where / had
seen Mr.. Lincoin-s within a few days
saw both OF the Presidents
firing OF the life of a refugee ri
joined the Medical Corn as semi
courier. or messenger for DR. cid
dinzs. citsf medical purveyor OF the
Army of Northern Nirginis. and S
such was present At Gettysburg. though
not engaged In that hattie TO which
horror l was an eyewitness was
with the army on that novcr-t to he
forgotten march after that in-fated
battle.
soon became Disseminated with nv
bomb proof position AND became alarm
ed lest the war Nigh: end before got
in the fray as fun nedged soldier
so Joined the Fredericksburg Artn- |
lery. Jegrams Battalion at the battle
of SpotsNlvania Courthouse while the
fight w6s In progress. Nv initiatory
ceremonies az soldier consisted OF a
shower Of shot and she'll in very un !
comfortable proximity After this bnt |
tie we moved along what has been CALI
ed parallel lines with Grants army
until we went into temporary fortifca-
tions. bomb proof in front or Peters !
burg. where we wore for months with |
In sight Of thu Federal iines and with !
in the sphere NJ their guns. All. how
ever. was serene. when one morning
we wore awakened hy what seemed q |
veritable volcanic eruption The earth
tremblod rs II it were moved by an
EARTHQUAKES Nobody knew what II was.
fhe bugle sounded "Cannoniers Mount
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