The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-25

Pascual Orozco, Jr., whom press dis
patches have located in a mountain re-
treat south of the Texas border suffering
from rheumatism is in Los Angeles or
its immediate vicinity and his arrest may
be made any day, according to 8 de-
partment of justice official In this city.
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the front Our guns were parked in the
ravine Immediately in rear of the position
that had been carried by the federals.
There was a group of officers sitting on
their horses to our right but it was not
light enough to distinguish who they
were. Colonel Braxton rode over to the
officers and was gone, but a few minutes
when he came back and had the assembly
call sounded He said he wanted 20 men
from each company to volunteer and go
on the hill and work the guns when We
re-took them. We have not worked them
yet to the best of my recollection. When
the volunteers were called from my COM
pany, my father was among the first to
step out; / demonstrated with him and
begged him not to go, as the proba bilitiss
were that none of us who went on that
hill would get back He answered me by
saying, I'm going 1 had been talking
with him possibly as much as three min
utes, and when I looked down the line
practically the entire battalion had
stepped to the front. Colonel Braxton
sitting on his horse, tears streaming
from his eyes. said: Il would to God
were worthy to command such men,
We took position in rear of our fellow
townsnlan, Gen. r. ID. Johnston's bri-
gade, who advanced through the opening
to the right. General Goi;don's division
crossed In our rear and advanced on the
left to the opening. When we got on the
hin, after exchanging few shots with
tI,< To1,.~ a.
laid down, as did General Gordons right
brigade. After laying for few minutes
General Johnston's brigade charged and
carried the line of works in front of
them. They remained throughout the
day on one side of the breatsworks and
the enemy on the other. The same thing
occurred on the left, in front of General
Gordons division when General John
ston's brigade charged and carried the
line of works in front of them, Lieut..
Will Early of the Lee battery who was
in command of us, says Boys, now s
the time for us to take those guns He
started and we followed him. But we
never got the guns as the enemy We're
still in. the breastworl1s. General Johnston
and General -Gordon's men were enfiladins
them, both federals and Confederates be-
ing on the same side of the breastworks
OF the 20 men of my company that
started for the guns. only two of us got
back-tS being killed or wounded.
The Allegheny Roughs didn't fare any
better than we did. The loss of the First
and Fourth Maryland were also heavy
It was generally rumored in camp that
Colonel Braxton reprimanded Lieutenant
Early for his rashness; that may or
may not be so, but / am sure OF one
thing; that he was never publicly repri-
handed. 1t is the only Nuisance that l
know during the war where artillerymen
without arms charged a battery. Lieu
tenant EARLY was promoted to a cap
taincy and assigned the command of the
Allegheny Roughs. No officer in the SER
vice commanded better company. no
company in the service commanded by a
better officer. He was killed at Five
Forks, with his face to the fore. No
drawer or more chivarous officer ever
unsheathed a sword in the defense of any
cause
May the recording angel blot out any
sins of omission or commission that may
be against him. and may the soil of his
native state rest lightly upon him, is the
prayer OF one who has seen him on moro
than one occasion pass through the cru
chile that tried mems souls.
W. II. STANLEY.
Birmingham, November 81. 1912.