The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-11

T. command OF Colonel Munford, be-
fs n part OF General l.. S. Ewcil's Di-
sipn. then stationed ut Swift Run
CAR IL formed a part of General
Stpnewall JackBon's army Of tlte Val
10y. whose headquarters We're at that
limo not far from Harrisonbure.
I wanted 10 many friends and
relatives then ia the city AS vel as
10 call OH General Lee to hand him
letter which cousin Mary Lee his
Wife, had tola me to give him before
leaving fina!ly - Join my regiment
The day before leaving Richmond.
called upon General Lee III hts house
on Franklin street.
J found him alone seated at !. large
table covered with maps. paper, etc.
The general received mo with affection
ate cordiality, and made mo take Il
!, seat near him. After answering qucs-
tons az 10 friends ard relatives and
: as 10 my future plans took his wifes
4, letter from my pocket and handed /.
i 70 him lie read the letter and II
., yncc said: Certainly. ] will write
tc, on "A letter 70 General Ewen whose
-. onmand you are about To Join. with
., great pleasure After writing the
IN ,cttcr and giving ii to me. arose and
"es about 10 take my leave. when he
u 20 talk TO
:, After conversing for some minutes
~ bout matters connected with family
.iatory. friends, etc. | heard a tap 1T
-
-, ~; the General telegram. which he
~ pencd ana read Then. bowing his
sad for few moments aud throw
- tho telegram the table before
cIt m ne said htther to himself than
-. nc): II told them 80. ! knew how
nV would be
roi Knew what, general?' / said
-" why YOU sec this - u telegram
,,r rom General Johnrtou who commands,
III, you know, the army confronting
.cclollan. who has just landed with
IA Is army ut OLD Point ana Johnston
an lis lis army Is nothing bat u
81 ioh. IN various divisions or the army
nj rms Of enlistment OF great many
., svc expired Some want to 20 home:
ia lhcrs are holding elections, regular
)jiitical meetings ! can do nothing
L. 9Th them.
T. Las, summer, when volunteers were
y2urng into Richmond from the South.
u were discussing this matter OF en-
fstment. Many had then volunteered
for six months and = year ! said 20
Inc Cabinet that they should accept
Volunteers only for the war 60 Tie
II southern poole are fun Of enthusiasm
now and would ~ soon enlist for the
var as Tor shorter period; and u
would be wise 10 take advantage OF
this state or feeling and run no risk
~ such matter y might be that
terms OF serpice might expire while
fronting the enemy. Don't YOU think
there would be danger III such 4 con
A!tiong'
why" said Mr, Benjamin, sou
dont suppose. General Lee, for mo-
,ncnt, that the can las, - long
as one yeaty'
,,,t 1890 ,ban
one year--and they laughed me to
scorn." These wcr. his very words.
they ring la my ears to-day.
80 80, 3t.',t,,t,ts,.,I bnrlI 81
tr.ft urcat soldier lik. Lee.
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,, LII ! ,.a-d m out. ann .,ln,;
J ,,, ,,,.ars.,in,, / ala moi 1yont AN.
=, ,,n,,. ,b,t ,cncral lee could
,n;,,,, e,cj, i MING But General Ice
vo,i ! man OF marvellous wisdom and
80, .hro,I,H thc medium, az clean
,,, roaan,, and nor through ewes or
In nxiltaut enthusiasm II such a
t,ar baa hcep nj the head Of our gov
,.rnnent success would have been as
surrd
Gcnerol Lee believing as he did that
,hc wor would he a long onc--an .,n-
d,rtolsinr very arduous and the re-
suit dnubtful---as FAR as possible all the
~esourcos of the whole country would
hnve been carefully conserved
The immense crops OF corn wheat
hav etc. which had been harvested in
.bc counties living along the Potomac
,yould have been bought up by the gov
4i eminent and carried back into the in
,orior Nothing could have been cas-
.r than to have done this Long
rains of ears were moving from Rich
,ond to Manassas bringing supplies
ar .Iohnston's army and returning
rnpty. The people all over these coun-
r,s we're exceedingly anxious TO sell