The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-06
WIFE rs LOUISIANA
TIGERS AT GETTYSBURG

age-I think I was about seventeen
years old at the time
son OF Governor T. Walker, who
had boon at West Point, was elected
captain. but he committed suicide in
Washington. c., before the com
pany was fully organized. and Col
oncl Peter A. Woods was made cap
tain. Captain c. w. Fowler was It's
last captain. The company went down
In about eighteen months or two years
Soon after Its death. Captain VIM. B.
Mallory (now OF Memphis. Tenn), my
self and Lieutenant John y. c. Stock
ton. organized the Monticello Guards
now alive
This company was at the occupation
OF Harper's Ferry on the night Of
April Is, 1851. as was also the Abe
marie Rifles, Captain r. T. w. Duke.
and two companies OF students The
Southern Guard, Captain Edward Hut
ter. and the Southern Guard. Captain
James Torsch After being at Iarper's
Ferry for ten days or two weeks, Dr.
Socrates Maupin. chairman OF the facul-
~ at the University OF Virginia, went
to Richmond and told the Governor
that the fathers OF the students in
the two University Of Virginia COM
panies had sent their sons to the Uni
versity OF Virginia to be educated and
not to fight, and asked that they be
sent back.
I acted as adjutant of the Char
lottesVille and University Battalion,
as II was called. and read the Cover
nor's order at the last dress parade
we had at the Ferry. and next morning
marched to Winchester and returned
home. The Monticello Guard and AL
bemarle Rifles were the only two
companies that were at Harpers Ferry
that did not get In Jackson's command
The battalion was compounded by Cap
tain George watson Carr, who had
resigned from the United States army,
and he. although knowing that It was
not intended for the two Charlottes-
Vile companies to come. brought all
four companies back to Charlottesville
In less than a week the two Char
lottesville companies were ordered to
Culpeper. then TO Manassas and then to
Centreville. where the Nineteenth Vir-
ginia Regiment was filled up with Its
ten companies. I was detailed at Gull
pepper AS adjutant. and acted as such
until early in 1852. when I was COM
missioned as adjutant, and an officer
elected In Coast Artillery (Monticello
Guard), and acted as such until the
end OF one year. when the reorganiza-
ton of the army took place whilst we
were on the Peninsula AS had adj
vocated Captain r. 7. w. Duke for the
colonelcy OF the regiment the office
who was elected did not reappoint
me adjutant, so I went on General
kemper's stan as aide-de-c camp. Tho
colonel who did not reappoint me
adjutant was killed at Boonsboro. and
Northumberland Henry Garrett was
promoted to the colonelcy and he at
once reappointed me adjutant 7
went all through the war as such. and
at Sailors Creek. where the remnant
OF Pickett's Division was captured,
your coroner, Or. w. II. Taylor (who
was our surgeon): Lieutenant Tnpscott,
OF the Fifty-sixth Regiment. and my
self. were the only men that ESCAPED
capture.
LieutenantsColonel Tim Smith, OF
the Fifty-sixth, had ordered Tapscott
10 ride very fine horse out OF the
fight to save the horse. and DR.. Taylor's
field hospital was nearly half mile
in rear or the fighting line, to be near
to the only water in sight. Just before
the final charge on us by the enemy,
Major walker BOYD, who was In COM
mand of tho Nineteenth. ordered me to
get half dozen canteens and go back to
Taylor's hospital and I'LL them. apollo
gizing for sending me. an officer, but
said. II am afraid If sond one OF tho
men. they won't come back" AS
had no cup and funnel. 1t took some
time to Ali the six canteens. b. the
time started back with them, saw
the final capture OF the remnan. OF
the division. and Just at that time
Tapsoott came by on Colonel Smiths
horse and took me up behind him, and
1 got away.
After the surrender and tho veteran
members OF the Monticello Guard got
back home, 7. as tho sonior surviving
officer. called meeting at the FarishS
Hotel and formed the company into
a society. as the State had not been
readmitted into tho Union. When yhe,