The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-08

called back to our so-called breast
works. There an humble middle aged.
bareheaded woman was seen standing
in front of the church. 1t was, indeed
strange sight. n woman standing on
such grounds in such wariike sur
roundings The brave woman lived at
the forks. where two columns of the
Fcderals from Fort Monroe and New
port News met and fired into each
other She was aroused by their firing,
and. rising. rushed hastily from her
humble home and hurried alone up the
road keeping close to the woods, to
warn her people of impending danger"
In Thermometers Diary.
In diary written by William S.
White. of the Third Richmond Howit-
zers. the incident is thus chronicles:
All honor is due a noble hearted
Virginia country woman. who undoubt-
ediE saved our camp from being sur
rriscd and kept the forces sent out
early this morning from running into
III" enemy unawares. These troops
were under the immediate command of
Colonel Magruder. and their mission
was 10 capture n post called New
Market, they having left Bethel Church
ut y. NJ. with 600 men, three how'll
zcrs and Il small squad of cavaIrymen.
proceeding in the direction of New
Market towards Hampton. After being
on the road some two hours this wo-
man came towards us In great haste
and gave Colonel Magruder the timely
information that the enemy some 500
strong, had been to her house, a short
distance in our front, had taken her
husband prisoner, and were then
marching TO get in our rear. Believ-
ing the party TO be an iS1anced guard
or the enemy, Colonel Magruder
wheeled his column and we marched
PACK to Bethel Church."
Again the same incident was re-
ferred to by Rev. e. c. Gordon. Of
me Third Company. Richmond Howit-
GERS twho is now living in ST Louis).
In speech he delivered before the
richmond Howitzers on December 10,
1882:
AT o'clock of the morning of June
w. 1871, we were aroused by reports
OF inc enemy's advance. AS soon as
possible strong force of infantry,
supported by three guns Of the Rich
mond Howitzers. Captain Stannard
commanding. was sent forward to re-
conhoitre After marching two or three
l ,, the force met woman in great
distress, who informed the officers that
ia number OF Federal troops dressed
IN red had been to her house a short
'ime before and had taken her husband
a prisoner. While in her presence the
! report OF guns had been heard down
! " i.iS' ana tney had marched
rapidly OFF in the direction of tie firing
! me person who had brought the in
formation was Mrs. Hannah Tunnell.
VINO lived near New Market and who
mad made her way alone through the
woods for this purpose. Her story was
correct. The men she saw were the
advance guards of the New York
ZouaVes. The Confederate officers, sat-
isiied OF the truth Of her story, and
supposins the Zouaves were the lead
ing detachment OF large force on the
way to attack our position Mt Bethel,
ordered our immediate return to Bethel.
II turned out to be fortunate move
mcnt." .'1T.
In Ratchford "Reminiscences.
From "Reminiscences OF the Civil
War by j. w. Ratchfqrd. is taken the
following. extract:
I'm obedience to, orders, Colonel Hill
set out towards Fortress Monroe at 3
o'clock on the morning OF Monday, tho