The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-02

from III" firing. that there is "a full
me OF h;,te In your front; Genera .nici
from the field. and | know nothing of
the position OF tho enemy. ! consider
to your command. will either send
Nor c-enforcemcntS or order you what
TO d" ia Z, very short while
Tho captain Of Company l. return
cd I" his company and was soon order
ed to bring his men out. which he did
in good order. notw outstanding he had
seventeen ncn wounded aud one kill
ed. Inns was 4 trying time with Com
gre:tt"r courage and GOODNESS under
fire. Again. Company t. was selected
for special service When Grants
army "as so near TIA" capital city .,
Harrison near Chai'iin's farm. the
Thirti SECOND Virginia Regiment was
hurricJ'E gent to occupy portion OF
the outer worries around Richmond. The
wri'cr remembers that ii was Il very
rainy season aud tho roads very mud
dy and tao bitches fun o. water.
REACHES DESTINATION
On DhRk. DHIZZIl NIGHT
Tho Thirty-scco Regiment reach
ID its point OF destination after dark
Ga drizzly rainy nighD. When the
CAPTAIN OF Company J.. hearing tn"
sergeant major complaining very
words. won't say) about the difficult
- of making NJ Il detail for AN out :
side picket linz. saving tina, some Of
the companies did not have men enough
thcir quota of tho detail" The cap
tain Of COMPANY !. inquired how many
men h" required ON the detail !ic
said. "'TwcntN-nvc ~ thirty dis
hut II was about just tho number
present for duty in Company !. The
captain said. Sergeant, have about
that number In my company present
will excuse my men from the next dc
tall. will take my whole company out
and establish tho liuc. myself acting as
officer Of the day and my licutenants
as officers OF tho guard"
Tho scrrcan major said. II will sec
the colonel. am quite sur" lac VIII
Ecaut soon returned. and reported that
tho colonel s"ut his compliments 10 thu"
Gap,ain of t"mpany !, Saying thnt
of Company would take his COM
pany on, and establish the. picket line
about 2oo yards from the lin, "f
breas;woris," Tho captain of Cont
pany was lcd Ia this little kind Of
strategy. thinking that out in front
thr Eronnd misG, he highHr and drE"r ~;
h"tter than tho sluSh and mud behind
Tho brcastwork. Tho writer mcu-
pany was better disciplined than
tn" other companies, always ready for
duty.
Again. the ncNt day Comp,any | was
portant .S"rvict. Major i'airfaX, of
General Lees staff. reported To Col
onel Mcntauc. requesting that tho col
on"l furnish linn II company from his
regiment. In order that he might make
u reconnaissance III front Of our outer
line OF breaStworlls.
This. request. however. was made he
fore Company | had been withdrawn
from III" picket line. Major fairfaX
was furnished with company. Ilc
went out with this company. hut soon
carry out General i,r.s order, because
the men furnished him ran at the frs;
ever. am inclined TO doubt. for he
had with him COMPANY + captain T..
'iohnsons comranO, and ! know
they were good and brave men. This
veN"d Colonel Montague. and he iold
The major that he would take his en-
than u" should fail - carry out Cen
cral Ices order. company | was
called ia from tho picket line. and the
colonel ordered out tho whole rcgi-
mcnt to accompany Major FairfnN ig
his reconnaissance. No all march cd
down the Laurel liill Road until We
this road were dead horses and
Y IA killed d.y or TWO before.
Fort Gilmore
While 81; Laurel lin Church Com
pary was detached FROM the rcgi-
Intnt and ordered 10 report 10 Major
falrfaI. who. in compnnN with COL
"hc' Montague and his field officers
Wrfc Standing near tho church.
W M H., Company ,s,l.,imy Wa ,oarched ont
fax. Colonel Montague said: "Alnjor.
There is Il company that viii go whcr-
mounted his horse ana directed Inc
captain OF Company ! to follow him
re Tea ~. way down this Laurel hin
Road until he came to Il body az woods
whore he halted and said to tho can,
tam Of Company I. Captain. want
YOU 10 take a strong guard from your
WOODS road 10 keep - bright look ON
and remain here until give or send
Nou further orders"
WOMAN Is DISCOVERED
LURKING IN BUSHES
The Captain Of Company selected
thc guards and went down tho road
with them: stationed them at a con
Nchient place Tor observation and sent
one OF nc men up - tee TO look over
inc country and report any movement
OF the enemy he might observe. on
my return 10 the company ! was in
among tho bushes nearby. sent Two
men TO find her ana bring her to mo.
incN soon return with her qucs-
toned her. and asked her If she was
aware that she was III it very danger
Gus place. wandering alone between
TWO armies that might he engaged in
battle al any moment. She said She
had lost her COW, and that she must
ma her, as she was the main support
Tor herself and children. She said
the Yankees had been 10 her house that
morning and she was fearful that they
might get her COW and Kill H. She
thcn started off, but | told her not To
leave. that could not allow her To so
wandering between the lines at this
tune as we might have an engagement
~ amy moment; that she must remain
q of n,,Lt
was settled: that il would not be right
III me or safe for her to allow her to
position Of our troops. She began TO
cry. and said that she had two sons
IN the Confederate array. aud that she
would not diNulSc anything she had
seen. ] tried to console her as best
could. and told her that | did not
doubt her loyalty to the South, but il
would he very dangerous for her to
leave at this critical time. While thus
talking to her received orders from