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columns, move dsteadily across open
fields which were swept by such a
storm of shrapnel and rifle fire as had
never before been seen, andN though
they fell like grain before the reap
ers, some of them reaching the Union
lines, only to be speedily overcome.
That ended the mighty battle, and
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-07-04
Dreaded a Collection.

Il have a message for the world"
said the gloomy individual on the
platform.
Before you &c any further" spoke
up man in the rear Of the hall,
please tell us whether or not your
message is prepaid"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-07-04

there was nothing left for Lee to-
do but get back into Virginia.
Gettysburg cost the Union army the
lives of number Of generals, and the.
loss of nearly $4,000 men. On the
Confederate side five generals were
killed and nearly 10000 men killed or
wounded.
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Cigars.

Cigars are like women. Many times
you can't tell by the wrapper what the
filler is. They are of many kinds,
sizes and shapes, and when on display
in their rainbow raiment few sights SO
tickle the eyes or furry the fancies.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-07-04
Allowed Wide Latitude

Il do not consider a man drunk un-
I'll he goes to the pump to light his
pipe" said a witness in a Cheltenham
(Eng.) licensing application.
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Two cIasees.

All men may be divided into two
classes those who like vaudeville and
those who can stand 1t when they are
drunk EnasS Set.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-16

OF your issue OF February i6, 1918. an.
pears letter written by MIR. Thomas
w. Lake. member OF bIosby's com.
mand. telling OF the attack OF Mosby's
men on Colonel Coles Cavalry, on Lou
doun Heights. on the night OF January
3 1864. and containing the suggestion
that Mosby's command met a severe de-
feat In that fight Some members Of
the command think that 70 should DO
explained that the facts give no war
rant for such suggestion. and r shall
tell something OF these facts.
Coles Battalion consisted of FIVE or
SIX companies Of cavalry. and there
were TWO regiments of Federal infan-
try camped near them. SO that with
our 100 men we had TO surprise the
cavalry. capture what men and horses
we could. and get away before the
infantry could got on the scene We
succeeded In reaching the camp with
riding up narrow path In single file.
and before. many Of the men had
reached the plateau on which the camp
was situated Colonel Mosby sent Cap
tain Strinefellow On scout, and not
member of Mosby's command) with a
few men to capture Colonel Cole. whose
headquarters were somo distance apart
from the camp This small party in
stead OF carrying out their orders and
attempting the capture Of the colonel
turned aside and made an attack on
the camp. They were mistaken for
the enemy, and Colonel Mosby ordered
a charge. Colonel Coles men were
driven from their camp. or a large part
Of their camp. but because OF the de-
iransement of Colonel Mosby's plans by
the attack and arousinG OF the camp
by the small party headed by Captain
Stringfellow. the confusion caused by.
the separation of our men into two
attacking parties, who were firing on
each other aud the approach of the
infantry regiments, we were forced to
had the advantage. We were not re-
pulsed nor driven from their camp by
Colonel Coles men, but retired because
of the conditions stated
My experience in this hr.ht will show
that we were not driven from the camp
Only few OF my company had reached
the plateau when the attack was made
and we rode into the camp on the left
of the other men. In a short while
saw some OF our men coming out OF
the camp and rode out to see what
this meant. 1t occurred to me that
up with Captain William r. Smith
who was helping a wounded man. He
asked me where Colonel Mosby was
and l told him 1 was afraid he had
been shot, and proposed that we go
into the camp and see IL we could find
him. thought we might do this. as
the enemy had been driven out of the
front part OF the camp. We rode in
among the tents and passed Lieutenant
Gray with two or three men. We rode
on some distance and found one of
our men named Paxton lying wounded
on the ground. We sent back man
that was with us to get a horse from
Lieutenant Gray TO carry off this
wounded comrade, and while waiting
for his return n group OF men game
up and fired shot al us. We returned
the fire, and they fired volley at us.
at which Captain Smith leaped from
his horse and fell 20 the ground, with
his feet hanging in the stirrups He
had been shot through the heart, as
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1 Judged from his movements L tried
to lift him to his horse. but he was
too heavy for me. Knocked his feet
and led his horse from tho camp.
went to Lieutenant Gray. told him
what had happened. and asked him
to help me recover Smiths body and
look for Colonel Niosby. He then told
me that We were the only men In the
camp: that Colonel Mosby had ordered
his men to leave This is the first
had heard of Colonel Mosby's hav-
ing Withdrawn from the attack. The
enemy did not follow us as we with
drew.
heard the men say at the time that
Colonel Mosby had ordered tho men
from the camp because they were flr-
ing on each other. I learned from him
afterwards that a further cause Of his
ordering the men to withdraw was
his hearing the signal gun fred that
he knew would bring the infantry from
the camp nearby in few minutes. We
learned that the infantry arrived at
the camp Just after we had left. Our
loss was small in numbers. but, as
stated by Comrade Lake and Colonel
Mosby. was severe in the worth Of
the men slain.
met Colonel Cole some years after
~ they were surprised. He was so
sound asleep that it was some moments
before no was fully awakened by the
firing IT would have been an easy task
for Captain Stringfellow to capture
him.
one of our men, Fount Beattie. who
has served as an officer OF the govern
nent for many years, still carries in
his body bullet received in that fight
Comrade Lakes account of the tight
at Five Points, in which twenty-eight
men from Mosbys command. under
Captain William 4. Smith, routed 81 de-
| tachmcnt OF about eighty men of this
same Coles Battalion. shows some
| thing of the courage and lighting quail
| ity Of this noble man. and gallant sol
dier. who lost his life on Loudoun
| Heights while seeking To save his
| wounded comrades.
Judge Keith. Of our Supreme Court
OF Appeals then member of the Black
| Horse Cavalry, took part I'm this fight
at Five Points as volunteer.
Colonel Mosby's report OF the opera
lions of his command for the month
makes special mention OF this fight
only. which he states that Justice to a
brave officer demands to be noticed.
| On this report Secretary of War J. A.
Seldom made the following indorse-
ment:
"a characteristic report from Colonel
Mosby. who has become familiar
| with brave deeds Is to consider them
too tedious to treat unless when neces-
sary to reflect glory OIL his gallant
comrades. Captain Smiths was a brill
I liant and most successful affair"
| From this report and Endorsement 1t
will be seen that Colonel Mosby as
cribed to Captain Smith the credit OF
this victory. though he arrived OF the
| scene In time to take part in the pur-
suit of the enemy md the capture of
| the prisoners, ami that 1t was recog-
nized that he was always ready to ac-
cord to his men the honor and credit
! due them Very respectfully.
w. II. CHAPMAN.
Late Lieutenant-Colonel Mosby's Com
| nand
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Monument to the Memory Of
Confederacy's paul Revere =

The Tunnel monument committee.
composed Of Mrs. W. 3. vest, captain
William stores. Mrs r. y. Sinclair.
Mrs. jefferson 8. Sinclair and Mrs.
Charles Horseman t'raley. have de-
cidcd TO award The contract for the
erection Of the monument to Mrs. Han
nah Nicholson 1unneli to the hrm Of
Lawson & Newton OF Norfolk. The
contract price is $500
The Daughters u the Confederacy
Will celebrate the Battle of Bethel on
June 10 nest In the cemetery OF Old
St. Johns Episcopal Church. at which
time the monument 10 The heroine will
he unveiled with appropriate exercises
The program for the occasion has not
as yet been completed, but Il meeting
discuss II, and Il is expected that a
committee will be named to obtain a
speaker for the occasion
The monument viii be erected un-
dor the direction OF the John Warwick
Daniel Chapter, OF Newport News; the
Warwick Beaurccard CHARTER. of War
wick County: tho williamsburg chap
ter the Bethel Chapter the Ma gruder
Chapter, of Tabb. Va: the old Do
minion Dragons Chapter and the
Hampton Chapter, Daughters of the
Confederacy, of this city.
Contributions to the monument fund
are received by Mrs. w r. Vest. of
Newport News, or TO Mrs Charles
Horseman Traley. l3i West Queen
street, Hampton.
The monument will be erected in
Mrs Tunnels memory because she
was OF so mu2h service TO the Confed-
cfacy during the Civil War. Her body
lies in the historic graveyard of Old
fnh nj
the present time ls unmarked. She
was noble and yet humble woman.
She was instrumental in the success
Of the arms of the Confederacy at the
first battle of the war which was
fought on the Peninsula, so historic. in
this State General Magrudcr had
ordered the First North Carolina Vol
unieers. under - H. nm. and a few
guns OF tho Richmond Howitzers,
under Major Randolph. afterwards
secretary of war, to occupy an adj
vanced position at Bethel Church
On the morning of June o. 1861 one
of the Fayetteville companies and one
niece of artillery, under Lieutenant
Lee first cousin of General Stephen
u. Lee. were ordered out on the New
party that was rillagins the house OF
a Mr.. Whiting. Soon afterwards the
company from Buncombe County and
another piece OF artillery. under Major
Lane, We're ordered to move by n cir
cuitous route. at Lees suggestion, to
take the marauders in the rear while
he attacked IN front.
The circuit was much longer than
was supposed. Lee. becoming impa-
tlent opened fire and routed the
thieves. That was facetiously called
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The Confederate Page of The T,m..-
DiAnnfcIt

me Confederate Page of The Times-
Dispntch.
sprung from the frowning rocks which
Our goodly southlands mountain
Behold, The monarchs Of our forest.
Each one warrior who IN ,ua,o.
keeps
Thro' summers burnings and thro,
winters snow.
Eternal watch DER verdured plains
below
Great souls and mighty God doth hind
by shaggy bark within their wood,
against the onslaught of the furious
wind ~
Their gnarled limbs tell how they
branch lost
Are scars which tell their d,,,,
It's cost.
hGsrT R,aieish,s earliest ventures dared
here sturdy forest trees prepared
Inc block house logs which sheltring
- safety gave
10 those sweet women whose dear love
In rev'rent memory crumbling stones
yet bear.
How many ages have these veterans
Calmly and silent thro' their task.
Midst flaming forest, high DER furious
flood,
Not once to nee nor yet to succor
ask
And yet--how soon shall these souls
pass away
Slain, as by Northern greed our men
In gray.
Think we who idly turn this page
OF that not distant day. when here
NO scroll OF honor nor the screed of
sage
Shall ever. from the veterans pen
appear!
eer bring
Such trees as those OF which our Lee
was king?
THE OLD GRAY DOCTOR.
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FACTS OF BATTLE
OF GETTYSBURG
Chief Justice Clark Tells of North Carroll
Going Furthest to the
tract From the North Carolina Review August g. i911
Front,

North Carolina made her record in
the war by hard lighting 1t seems
that she must make constant strug-
gle To maintain It The recent con-
troversy in tine senate between Sera-
tor Dixon. OF Montana, On native born
'rarheen. and Senator Martin. of Vir-
giaia. over the Gettysburg incident has
attracted attention. and az usual. many
letters have come from his old com
rades 90 Chief Justice Clark 20 fur
nish data He has sent To Senator
Dixon the following, taken from the
official Nntederate Reports. which are
now on nle In Washington.
AT Gettysburg 2.5e3 Confederates
we're killed and 1907 were wounded
OF the killed. 770 were from North
Carolina, 43j were Gcorgians. 500 Vir-
;r.nians. e5S Mssi ssipp!ans. 2l7 South
Carohnians and 20i Alabamians The
three brig AIDES that lost most mon
we're Pettigrew's North Carolina. $50
KILLED.; Davis, Mississippi. Gs0 killed.
which had in - one North Carolina
regiment. and Daniels North Carolina
C65 killed. Pickctts entire division
had PA killed. No brigade in Pick
cts Division lost as many killed and
wounded as the Twenty sixth North
Carolina Regiment, whose loss was
cighty-s six killed and 500 wounded. tho
heaviest loss OF any regiment. on
either side, in any battle during the
var In the nrst days fight there
We're sixteen Confederate brigndcs. Of
which seven GIearly half were from
North Carolina In "Longstreet's AS
sauit" which has boon miscalied by
come "P!cketts Charge" there were
aftecn Virginia and if:een North Caro-
lima regiments. besides the troops from
other States"
Judge Clark stated yesterday that
the Gettysburg controversy originated
IN the fact that PicSett's friends hoped
from his being placed in command OF
the charge that hc would receive his
reward hy promotion to lieutenant
general, and that when ii failed the
Richmond papers TO eNonerate Pickett
threw the blame upon the North Caro-
linians This was promptly resented
hy showing tho fact that the North
carol!nians went 4 little farther to the
front than the Virginlans This was
largely duo 10 the fac; that opposite
ihe Nrglniaus the wall was somewhat
nearer ;hc Confederate line. and
though some Vrginans crossed 1t. yet
the North Caroliu!nns opposite the re-
cntrant angle OF tho wall went eighty
yards further 20 tho front This !nci-
dent would never GSNe been noticed
bY rs but Tor the charges made against
us Pickett himself never crossed the
EmmettsburE Road. while Pettigrew
went forward and was wounded near
tho WALL and General Armistead was
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Hanover Qatcr Louisa County, In 4Tif
and li2S. These brothers probably
came from York County. where tho
Dickinsons We're a family OF means
and prominence for several genera tions
during the last half OF the seventeensir
century and many years later
doubtless from these two were do
scended the we'll known Caroline ana
Louisa Dlckinsons, who arc reputed By
tue DICKINSON book to be descendants
OF Henry Dickinson. son Of Charles
Dickinson. OF London.
RMS article was written to invits
correspondence. hoping thus to elicit
some valuable Information OIL this sub
Ject and to obtain data that will en-
ape me TO complete the genealogy
OIL the virginia Dickinsons from tho
early settlers to date. u
Very truly yours.
WM. ELMoRE DICKINSON.
troiessor OF Electrical Engineering,
west Virginia University, Morgan
town, w. Va
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by d. b. Hill The frs, race over the
New Market course" Lanes detach-
ment had TO pass through an omen
stretch of country In full view of
Hampton and Old Point. and when il
reached the New Market Road in the
afternoon IL encountered the maraud-
eTs ana put them 10 flight, capturing
one prisoner and woundinE great
many That was the second race over
the New Market Road
That hight Butler marshaied his
forces at Fort Monroe Hampton ana
Ncwport News. determined 10 chastise
the Confederates early next morning
for thus boldly Haunting their flag in
MS race almost under the ramparts
OF Fortress Monroe.
The Confcderates knew nothinc Of
all this. and early NEXT morning. while
they were marching down the road to
take possession OF New Market Road
which spanned creek ON the out
skirts of Hampton. were unexpectedly
called back TO their improvised
breastworks
There an humble. mddle-aged bare
front of n church 1t was indeed a
strange scene-a woman standing on
such ground III such waiIike surround
mss. That brave woman lived at the
forks where two columns of i'cderals
from Fort Monroe and Newport News
met and fired into each other. She
was aroused BY their firing. and
rushed hastily from her home. hurried
along and unattended up the road.
Keeping In the woods TO warn her
people of impending danger.
With her brave act to inspire the
Confederate soldiers. they not only
whipped back that overwhelming
force, but had II running before they
knew IT. That Was the third and the
last race over the New Market course.
This woman who did this brave act
was none other than Mrs. Hannah
Nicholson Tunnel. at whose grave the
monument will soon be placed.-New-
port News Times Herald
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Carolinians

| killed just beyond 1t.
Judge Clark further said that Cen
erai aickct, was given another chance
by being put in command OF the eX-
petition against New Bern. where no
again failed. And that after the bat
tie at Five FORKS. April /. 1868. Cen
er..l Pickett was suminarily cashicrcd
! by General Lee for misconduct
lie says that being invited to de-
liver. some years ago, an address be-
fore the Virginia Bar Association. he
heard General Eppa Hunton and Cen
cral w. II. Payne make the above
statement in the presence Of several
gentlemen. and then added that two
or three days afterwards, during the
retreat 70 AppomattoX. when General
Lee and several other general officers
were watering their horses, they saw
Pickett on foot cross the road a few
I yards off. whereupon General Lee con
temptuously said: Hasn't that fell
low left here yet?' Judge Clark said
that he would not have repeated the
matter, though thus publicly related
as General Pickett is dead. but that
recently Colonel John s. Mosby. III a
magaziie article tMunsey's Magazine
Tor april 1912, has narrated exactly
the same incident. The memory Of
the brave North Caroiinians who fell
at gettysburg ough, no longer to be
called In question TO save the memory
OF General Pickett. North Carolinians
have never questioned the paliantry
Of the Virginians In that charge They
have only claimed the same merit for
their own soldiers"
Another controversy has recently
sprung up in Virginia over the sup
posed claim that Henry l.. Wyatt was
the first man killed in the war The
we'll substantiated claim OF North
, Carolina is that Wyatt was tile first
man "killsd in battle" Captain Mari
WAS killed a few days before. but not
in battle. He was in citizens clothes
walking along the streets OF Warren
ton. Va. With q cane IN hand. when
the Federal cavalry dashed through
the town firing right and loft. and
Captain Mari was Killed BY a stray
bullet.
Continuing. Judge clark said:
North Carolina has made 40 special
point OF her soldiers going a few yards
farther 10 the front as that was large
~ due To the fact that the wall re-
ceded somewhat IN front OF where
North Carolina charged. But the best
proof Of how far line Of battle went
is where it's dead and wounded those
bloody derclicts OF war, were left by
the rcceding wave. The fact that Cap
tain Satterdeid, OF Person, and TWO
other North Carolin;ans, were found
at the foot OF this wall. as the Fed
eral tablets attest, considerably fur
ther than the foremos, Virginia dead,
proves that North Carolina did her
duty on that day OF fate"
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sixth New York Volunteer
Late Bugler 146th y. y Vol Infantry
G5i Chippura Avenue, Detroit, Mich
Explanation From "The Old Gray
Doctor"

Confederate Editor. Times Dispa tch:
My Dear Sir,-The writer recently
received n letter from Virginian, in
which. after referring 10 an article
stated to have been published on the
Confederate Page of The Times-Dis-
patch as from the writer. he offers
congratulations to the writer as n Con
federate veteran.
The highest honor which can DO con-
ferred on the memory OF decea sed
citizen of the United States is thai
gained by dying in the Confederate
service; barely, if at all, less honora bi O
is that OF having served under the Con-
federate flag; and to these honors that
gift of which the former Governor OF
New Jersey is the latest recipient is
an empty one
The writer was born in 1858, and can
lay no. claim whatever to such a gift OF
Almighty God as YOU have apparently
accredited d,, to me Possibly by my sig
nature, The Old Gray Doctor" you
have been misled; If so. and the writer
is to blame. / sincerely apologize, in
whatever form you request.
carry that title for two reasons:
gray hair began TO thatch my head at
the age or twenty four, and / have
assumed that title not only because
patients so speak OF me, but with
trace OF pride In that / have among nv
acquaintances always been called a
rebel unrcconstructed and hot headed
THIS letter would probably not have
been written, as my copy or The
Times Dispatch containing the article
referred TO came into the hands OF a
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The Johnson ARTILLERY.

BESIDES checking and verifying many
OF the names furnished by Captain
onel Joseph V. Ridgood Military Secre
tary of Virginia. the writer obtained
the following names from some mem
Those marked with an asterisk rs
indicate the men who surrendered Mt
Those marked with an asterick (D
indicate the men who surrendered at
Appomattox. siXty-six in number.
Captain (Doctor) Joe Pete Gillian
0ater treasurer Of Chesterfield County,
Creek, Prince Edward County. where
many, others We're also taken prisoners.
including James Boisseau formerly
No record OF the names OF others can.
tured, nor Of those killed and wound :
ed, except William II. Gee died in SER
at Howletts Bluff In fight with Mont
tors; John Robinson, leg broken in
same fight; William H. Lewis. killed
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young Firginian. and has never reached
mine. so that 1 had supposed the ar
ucle submitted in December had prob
ably passed to the waste basket: in
fact. this letter is written only on tho
supposition that my Virginia friend
quoted your paper. Had the matter
become known to me earlier 1t would
hnye been earlier corrected. No more
ulsnonorable action can be committed
than that OF either claiming an UNI
earned honor or of allowing It's ac-
crediting to he made without prompt
reference to tho error.
Believe me. sincerely yours.
MILTON A. MOBILES.
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Roll of II. J. Epes' Company, johnston
Artillery from DiDwiddie County, Va.

Roll of II. J. Epes' Company, ,Johnston
Artillery from Dinviddie County. Va.
Branch. J. Epes: enlisted May. 1851:
rank: corporal. resigned February. 1865,
for i'll health.
Joe r. Gillian: enlisted May. 1861;
rank. lieutenant; promoted captain;
~ounded and captured at Sailors Creek
'T. r. Adams.
John w. Gillian.
William r Lee; rank. sergeant:
81 Sidney Worshan. sergeant.
Thomas g. Haskins, sergeant.
X i. Reese. sergeant.
william, +. Doyle. corporal; trans
ferred from Third Virginia Cavalry.
Sailors Creek
Herbert Williams. corporal
privates:
Alfred Andrews.
David Andrews
Leonidas Birchctt.
wv. g. Belcher
Cadnus Belcher
John Bland.
Peter Bland
Lorenzo r. Butler
Algernon Butler
Thomas a. Boisseau; discharged as
county officer.
THONGS j. Barton.
samuel Barton.
John j. Butler: enlisted June 1862:
matoaca; three years and eight months;
Chesterfield.
Robert q. Rousseau; fourth sergeant
at surrender Appomattox
william II. Brown.
Arnistcad Brown: killed in fight with
monitors at Howletts Bluff.
Abner Burke.
John Burke.
alexander q. Bragg.
Richard Cor w RI Buckner
-. r, Cor J. H) Bonannon
William c. Bohannon.
Thomas Buckncr.
y. r. Bragg
Mark J. Bragg.
John =. Bragg
POLK ID. Bohannor
William B. Crowdcr
Thomas Crowder.
Lee Crowder
John Calhoun
Norman Coleman
'Iacheus Clarke
william Clay: transferred to Third
Virginia Cavalry.
Asa Garter
G. w. Cabiness
. John G. Chandler
Boiling Chandler
90. II. Chalkley
n w. Crofton
Patrick Coleman
Vines Doris.
John =. DUNCAN
j II. Dawson
Robert Dabney
william II Daniel; discharged for
Pat Dumeld.
Frank p. billiard
John r. Dedman
Peter b. Epes; transferred to Third
virginia Cavalry.