The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-23

Your loving father"
About II a. NJ. We formed in line OF
battle and followed the FIRST line. which
was some 200 yards In front. The Fed
eraI batteries shot Wild at the Iirst line
which got out of range after marching
down the Hill 10 a rayine. but when VIC
| ad:apced they had the range 10 perfec-
ton. and II Was goins down this hill
that John s. Wise. Professor Govan
Hill and General Randolph we're wound
ed. When the front line got 10 the ra-
vine the soldiers were required TO leave
| their rolls of blankets and knapsa cks:
After doing this and leaving a few SOL
| diers to guard the baggage. they con-
tinted the advance up the hill beyond
| the ravine. We also halted and took off
our blankets and knapsacks and started
up the hill behind the first line.
On the Firing Line.
| AS soon as we reached the crest we
got in range OF both the infantry and
! artillery. and IL was here that Cabell.
Jones and Crockett. OF my company.
were Killed b. bursting she'll. l was
the fourth man OF this quartet, and II
&C nsider my escape as almost miracu
lous. We reached the level ground.
ind here the cnemys fire was most
| severe. My roommate. Mcdowell. was
| killed here. his heart pierced by a
| mimic ball Even here. where the
bullets came thick and fast. there was
d number of ridiculous Incidents. One
OF my company. Cisndrring. who was
near me. suddenly started 10 the rear.
| AT first l thought he was showing the
white feather. but in few minutes
| he came running back. and holding
UP pair OF new sho-s, he said. Il!
| found them, de had thcm tied 10 his
! cartridge box belt ana the string
| bt oke; but shoes were scarce. and hel
could not afford TO lose them. even III
bullets were falling thick and fast
around him. Hugh Fly. of Company
c, called TO big fat Dutchman toi
surrender. and when he did not do SO.
shot him in the leg because he was
| too tender hearted 10 kill him.
J We had been ordered to charge bay
onets. and had gotten ahead Of the
! front line. SO were ordered to lie down
and walt for the rest OF the line to-
come up with US. l lag on some rails
and WAS as close TO the ground as r
could get. for the bullets were pass
ing thick about four feet above the
ground. The noise was SO dcafcn!nS
that feared the others might get up
without my knowing H. SO 1 raised
w TO look around, whom some OF the
officers told me TO lie down. or 1
would have my head shot of.
Federal Defeat.
Presently, however. the command
was given TO rise and charge. THEM
1t was that we rushed for the battery.
We shot down the horses. The Fed
erals served the guns until we got
right on them. A number were kill
ed and the balance retrcated grudg-
! ingly. The Federais gave up the fight
when this battery was captured. II
viii read you what It's captain, Won
that cut. wish 1t mad been lower
! and taken my head off. lust think
/ CT II. Will you? An oficer, who has
/ fought under the Emperor. losing his
| every ,gunl That is a fortune OF
var. however. and ] don't mind the
| less so much ae dc the fact that
those Napoleons were taken from
trained soldiers by a lot OF school
boys.
Think OF that. won't youc Kids
! who have no business outside the nurs-
cry took those guns that have with
stood the charges made by their own
! fathers, probably But my. how them
little devils did fight 1t looked like
| pity TO empty those great guns into
the ranks of the school boys Oh
| give me hundred of EN- and I'll whip
! the world IL you don't kill them. 1t
! was grand sight to see those lads
! come up the hill. Every time a cut
was made in their ranks they dressed
! like on parade. That color bearer WAS
wonder. He wanted to head that
| line up that incline instead o: keeping
in. the formation. where he belonged.
! And. Oh MOD When ne mounted that
| casson swinging that stand OF colors
about his head and yelling like
demon, | was enthralled; was speech
less. Such daring Is seen but once in
Ia lifetime. Every second 1 expected
TO sec him topple over. But no. there
he stood. like one bereft OF reason.
pointing his Flagstaff at my men as
| they fell back. and yelling to his kin
dcrgarten bcdfellows words of en-
coura cement. I'll never forget that
sight"
colonel on horseback. trying to lead
! diderless horse from the field OF
battle. Some of the cadets from Com
| pany a, who were nearest to him,
started in pursuit Cadet Kennedy
was the swiftest runner
AS soon as the colonel discovered
that he was pursued. he let go the
led horse, but Kennedy gained on him
because his horses hoofs went 80 deep
in the soft ground that he could make
no Roadway; he then jumped from his
horse and tried 1t on foot. but his
pursuer was too swift for him. and
finally Kennedy got SO close that he
called out to him to surrender. When
no attention was paid to this Kennedy
raised his gun with the bayonet on IL
as a javelin and hurled it after the
retreating officer. The bayonet pierced
his shoulder and he Immediately stop
| ped and surrendered. unbucklins his
sword and pistol belt and handing
| them to Kennedy.
I afterwards talked to the prisoner.
who proved to be Colonel Lincoln, a
cousin OF tho President. We kept up
the pursuit until the SUN went down,