The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-07

article. which read as follows: Cen
eral Bradley Johnson. OF the Con-
fcderatc army. died In Richmond. Va. n
few days ago. and hts remains were
taken to Baltimore Ger burial. Balti-
more having been his home before the
war. and Judge Phelps. OF the Supreme
Court of Maryland. adjourned court in
honor to his memory. and in doing SO
paid high tribute to him NJ a gentle
man, soldier. etc" In reading this ar
ticle ! remembered tho woundinE OF
Colonel Phelps. as previously mentioned
herein. and. thinking that Judge Phelps
might be the Colonel Phelps mentioned.
Enclosed II to Judge Phelps and asked
II he was not wounded and captured
NJ the battle OF Spotsylvanla in May.
my letter, in which he said: II was
In the light AZ Spotsylvania, on May S.
1864, and Will be glad II you will let
me know what command YOU belonged
20 and what you remember of the tight
as pcrtained TO myself" | replied that
was not in the army, was only Il boz
living in the neighborhood and that !
had gone there for the two fold pur-
pose OF seeing the armies fight and Of
none could be bought in that section
at that time.
Enclosed him drawing showing
we're huilt soon after this fight. and
designated with the letter 4. as near
rs could. the spot on which he fell.
and with the letter Il designated the
point al which our line was broken. and
where was frightened by the shells
as previously stated: About ten days
later. had a letter from him, In which
he said: After getting your last letter
became so much Interested In the
matter. that l took a trip to Spotsyl-
vanilla for the first time since the war.
ana took with me your drawing, which
FOUND TO be very accurate. and. as
near as could tell. fell Mt the point
h. fNn,-g
works In very good state of prcscr-
walton. and bought UP the land on both
sides OF them, and am going to have
them fenced In and stone marker
placed where fell. While there /
met some friends and relatives OF
yours and also some negroes who
remembered to you. If you ever come
TO baltimore you must be sure to come
TO see me Now want to tell you "A
ter getting your first letter | received
letter from some one signing himself
C9nseience. and returning me $50.
which was tho amount taken from me
when ] was captured, and he sent IL
to me in hard money.
\ few months later, while on my way
to Philadelphia, l stopped over in !5alti-
more, went to the courthouse, and
found he had just adjourned court. l
sent in my card. and was soon ushered
cordial greeting, and after talking over
the incidents mentioned, he took me TO
dinner with him. and insisted on my
spending the night. ! told him could
not do that, and suggested that we go
down town and have our pictures taken
together, He said that was a good
seen with this article. The following
year G907) l visited Spotsylvania for
the hrst time since soon after the war.
and on going to the place mentioned.
found the breastworks in very good
state OF preservation, as he had stated
Cthey were built mostly Of oak logs
the woods, had changed very little).
! also found on the spot where he fell
large granite monument, or marker. on
18th of May. 1864; first assault on the
defenses OF Spotsylvania by Maryland
H isg Nearest approach on this
Second Division. Fifth Corps Orders
from General Warren: Never mind
cannon. never mind bullets: press on
and clear this road"
On the 10th of May 1.-TWO days after
the first mentioned), General Sedg-
wick. corps commander in the Fed
eral lines on the opposite side OF the
Held, above mentioned. stopped to give
some instructions in regard to the
placing of some artillery. and was fired
member of his staff suggested that nc
had better move along Or he might he
struck. Tic said: There is not n man
door at this distance" The last word
had scarcely escaped his lips. when the
next shot of the sharpshootcr struck
him under the left eye. He fell from
his horse, and was taken to the house
OF Mr.. Alsop. where he died soon
after reaching there. A large and
handsome monument now marks the
spot on which he fell.
1t Is rather remarkable that after n
lapse OF forty-twC years. should have
seen Colonel Phclps's name in news
paper. and remembered the Incidents
mentioned. and have met him in per-
son. Should this article be read by any
soldier who was In the fight mentioned,
will be glad to hear from him. and
to know what he remembers of IL.
T. II. STEWART.
1914 West Grace Street. Richmond,
Va