Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1915-01-03
DIARY OF AN OLD CONFED-
ERATE SOLDIER

Rappahanuook River rauuonadIur
ar day Clear.
August 30 We mu,Hcl ZOO ihp
river under fire all dat some rain
IN the evening
August % We marched 400 Jsy
under fire aud will nothing Co eat.
Pleasant
August -. We marched five milo.
ANA cooked three days ration. Wp
had had nothing 90 eII for .NIy
hours and we're moving under firo
an the time Pleasant
August 30 As Robert Crockett
had Two sons and iNo grandson, M
Company G. he had brought loi
of provisions for u. a. NO. vpr,
between the Hazel RIVER ANA tho
Rappahauuock he go.If mot ert 10
us he finally got some one iu loi
" fo us ON the nigh thc twenty.
fourth. the night ih.f Np had tu
cook three DAYS ratou and move
az daylight over coru'r uc du uuf
know We marched through three
towns ana marched 1000 90 o'clock
at night. laid down li.l g.. then mur
ed AGAIN the remaiuder ui THE night
Clear
August - We marched tu Nau
assas depot and captur.i the place
with the guard there aUl mo box
cars loaded with suppIr- The de-
pot was packed full of army sun
plies There was nothing Won ruIll
think OF 10 eat but fhlt Won could
find IL there and also iu drink or to
wear. mems clothing dresses tor
ladies' etc The depot Was piled
fuil 10 the ceiling and lHp platform.
ON the outside The Blue. bal COME
10 think that they would soon bo
in Richmond and have bir time
I'm very short time after $50 hrI
reached the depot we marched MORT
aud placed IN a draw IH, artillery
that Wc had was placed uu rf..
behind u.s. WASHINGTON Hld rrpu.
ed word oi the Grnys being there.
rushed @ train of truuu. m aul
unluadod them north ui us Thpl
formed q line and oamr up u time
style The artillery opened tire with
our cavalry on their iHub I'm d.
few minutes We had a, o tuc brI
pdde as prisoners W, Ipu 40 darts
Everything that We could not wI
was burned II was estimated chat
tive million dollars went 100 m tUc
flames Fourteen big railway l0ro.
motives were put out %. commission
along with the rcmainhDr Ul Che old,
struction lOok twelve udIo-
At uishi, az some house that sr
had 10 pass % candle would Doe p.u,-
ed so we could march t0 Che house
through the lulds and when 500 H#I
reached there another would bc 900
sight To direct the head of Che army
Weather hot
August IS. The GuWu bar.
devils aud Company g. NrD detail
ed 90 skirmish. We started ont Boa
the morning aud were ou' AN N
tin late Ia the evening when N"
we're ordered 20 reioin fHo regiment
We did 50 and In a few minutes '''H
rral Jackson came M IH llrn'Du
ant clint Gardner and nr were uI
dcred Co dCploy In haste aud advance
through field al one, Nr did go
ibut could not sae any ulug oi tht
enemy w 'front.' hCG " r'dgn
WAeu Ne rot GO the fsntcau ia ran
along the top of The ridge 'h' "n'.
my was visible by The hundred pur
Tine opened at once Hu TIE 4't
Immediately advanced on t0u
Talon back three hundred ,H r
Joined our regiment lust as coach.
cd the regiment ! Hfs siru HN 10
grape ON the lp1 side and .. j
had testament u Wy sid .". N...
which testament D #ll eve. ..|.|'
saved my life Tu. tcstau $500.
placed 10 my puok. bv m "'.',
So hen ] lcit home aNinr h'
did $40 live a. CLOS to its .u-
as YOU can aud % pray Eo"
that vm mat U, pared .. come
back 10 me- n oH baby 81. coat
and shirt Vcrt'tor ud tvn u' u
rib. broken \.f i .af h m. ''
mont was torn
Z ,rt can tc.I fU. palm o' OH" N..
when $50. .trH.. The H 500.
SHINING Boz tUo nrH nd I knr. nH b.
Vas dark SOM, o.. was pHH.U- Il.
m, aud told m, tU" ~ I could NH.t
/ had better pu poo f.. rear. for fOOr
Uas danger that F.. I remained -h'
should b, apt sd Re Iid uu'
think our usu pD# = hoid uH .N
long us th, number ga,ust Them 'Is
ten tu on. tIp helped me tu nay ''
prI .artpd fu fUr rear. thruua. 300
open field uI WHHuui ANY Nul
Obj. getting there H"e bui HE H'
mere, ol God. H.a back tH Whore
$50 had lcpIu.ed Fl. go into action
I va. told fu Eu hospital II
PAS, pu' wr uu o. horse and fHF' 300.
instruction tu move on. siil. nHu
iur'f., p.t. A. Hngth ! iNuHH.
VIA. afr at th, Hl piial Some H.
helped m, duHn and asked .n.
some water .g. told tN1i SOME
would Do, there soon Ia q I0" mT
.i,. 9 slo . light ming round 'H'
nous. and THING 'U Ned too I'". Iur
mr found tHu I WAS uui Boz .
.aa. place. .u "a 90 br HH.l
obi mis- horse. at tbH Hu
nm. that . $50. go 20 i." .r.'.
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crock hUt lId uo 'iuru
Ey Ia O'Clock 20 night ...
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fhr brigade lav w' '. '
t.r depot ! tuot candle. '..i
them in o. haud hiei an.
faru fp m, b,H They ,8U. ..r
handy "a. F., nun. OF the ....I.
wore ueedtn. lIt.r iun T.. '."r'
regiment went @ the 'a''
$50 men and iI Than u'
-g Upr, killed a. uuudrd s OF
t.. ,.., ,.trrft.. La many . #..