The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-22

- ~alf1n9 e SQUAD on ~ biIlsvs %
Alr-tha& 0ansrai Polk. one OF our
aSnv oosDa eonmanasrs. hAA been
struck Aad Instantly kiiisA He ana
Osnsra1 Johnston. accompanied BY .
DoW stag omeers. were Inspecting our
NnaO and the ground In 'front.' Appa-
rently regardless or forgetful Of the
alart svAe~watehful and svse.ready
onN@y.
Great sorrow IVES felt throughout
eur army hooasse Of the death ef the
DAShsp- bot consolation Vas
lelt n the fought Of how much worse
II might have been II General John
ston. % near. had been struck.
The remainder Of the day yAsse1 IN
eompa1aAivs quiet. with only dssultosy
sanasnaAAag along the linz. On the
right chiefly.
I "a hssa esasEantiy VIII my COM
naaA In lang snSagsnsnt-eecurring
samsst Aaaiy from the epsnins OF the
eAmpaaSn g Dalton. Nay !. Many BAT
re- hHA besn fought IN partial en-
gasemsnAse Of parts Of the two armies.
May asiis IN Georgia soil had been
essangAnsA and many lives secr'ncso
n these clashes q nsnoeavsran6 TOT
aAvanta4o - strike o. close with
peenn1as ana psespsst Of vistery IN 90.
eistvA general engagement naa
annaoA Ger tAs AAv when shs tvo
ann>gAsaly unequal asnisA IN thess
entass strength vsulA saese 1er 81
eaatve eonAict o0A IN ~ AnsvatADay
IeaAiy stsaes p0oSs the Anal rssuisE
- AnASe az the aWful drama N when
~ were % earnestly insssessed ~
- 3aithfslly engaged " ROPE sn -
deere e witness IN arrangement N
~ e.uam1nssaen q the sxtraordinary
ca..eign wsrs-an the mercy q Goo
- ~ h>-ss b bltShted ana een1ea:
n the aftaruoon OF tha& 1Sth o.
ynnA. An the lesoontng heat OF the Soy.
inr sun and lsnGthsning shaAse .nu
shsAoVu Of thsss hills end mountains.
tAere eaws 70 ne NJ thought thet my
eerv1aa there vAs sn1s4 that nsve.
araaa veuld So those paa'anxsoc
No. e Hood: that nSvsr again vou.o
: -. ~ xalians Usburns leading nis
s.~x..sauaa res1msnts into the vs.S
.-~ans a hsal;" thaA sewer again vouio
= un1ar the iaaAsrshap es my eaS'Iu"
ee1naaAss. The DsesA. aattspse. -
M Waikss. hsas aniA the sme.s
.,..A. 81 battle tAa Raging enss.s =.
vsctery Or dsaaAss assaAA ~ "
sallAat brigaAss. ..~h
- .unersA I'll tie day VIA ns1
s>vs,-reekins pains in my heeA -
saasHG paralysis Of my riena .ue' ~,
~ Nnmained On the aranG un
old friend. Bri9sde surgeon - .rd
yiat4ed M at the close ox tns ,ha
insagtsA On my going q oass go
reex. ssyarE that The Da1os ~ my
~ nese1al paralysis e1 umoe On ny
-.~s. IN. was the a0sct OF my ola
rsSioksuauka hurt GIANT
s,- (Dr. Matthews was enc OF tnS
,...,sv Of the nslttmore. No. nsoa.
rc,,.ra- and vhAa AAyyaAuo oia nv.
..oeAe the OLD n d. did ana orouen'
!. Ao..n young medical ssu0Ano VIA
rtr, and toinsd the ConfSdsrAas army.
~ f.aher at the time. oommeaoeo =
r.~,rsnt at Savannah. O.. ana ap
nntrt.d DR.. Matthew his feGtmsnse1
.urrson. He afterwards advAnesa 81
,.nr To brigade surSson-)
vr.atacaliy refused to 60 70 the
r..r IRA be sent OF to hospital. a.
he .urxested. told him had never
been in q hospital as patent anu
a.rn~stly hoped never to be. MY SruLh
o,a friend was somewhat angereo w1th
ma. save mo some physic to swaHo"
rirht then and LIFT ms. after murmuf-
,r- ts.t b. would put me In . hos
rss., Or soms ons would put me In q
AnaA fu the gIoUU0, ana tuAS pAessS
.n.n told him Il allowed TO rest
~,,tA ~ better In the morning. ne
mu.t have dos>d me on some strong
n.,costc. for soon became stupid ana
49, n..viiy. NOT awakinE until about
. n.c,ock in the morning. when I found
u~-.IS wing on my back and abso-
.,,.Iv ,nabIe to turn myself over to
cishsr side. AwAking . younger
hr6ther sleepinx rear me. he aided me
An turnine on nay left side for rest, and
rerussd Ia lst him call . surgeon
=. u.atied close to me and slept. Very
..rlv thu next morning my old Tscula-
oian friend, Matthews. visited me and
provoked me 70 some wrath by his
.Ah.. told you 20, Mr.. Hothead. Sci.
w1I, :" ana whom he again mentioned
.r.--.,.., o- hole In the ground" said
o.. ~ ~ am ~illiur to 20 to the rear,
80 heIn,es. and useless here.
- ,nto . 5eId bospI.al but TIL be Id
- - ,,to . .stv HOSPITAL"
80, -. ~ r,~ht" he said ana in
"a .vaIIer another of his
~,.r d.ecctions ana ordered me
-s. .,,,.t .,a nerfaetIv ptilI un-