Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-31
DEPLORES BITTERNESS
WHICH STILL EXISTS
5. ben Kelley, Of Hayn,arkct, Says
That Feeling Should Have Been
Buried at AppOmattoA.
FAVORED JUBILEE;
Writer Declares That He Has Never
Found Confederate Who Did Not
Heartily Support His Plan for
Peace Celebration at Manassas
iSi -. BEN kelley.
of iInyIt,nrket, Nu.

II Is with extreme sorrow and re-
;rct that / perceive evidence of some
Of the bitterness that should nave been
buried at Appomattox still remains in
the hearts OF some of our most
estimablc citizens, shown by the
resolutions passed by the richmond
Chapter of the United Daughters Of
the Confcderucy regarding the Ma
nassas Peace Jubilee, and also by the
attempt Of another chapter Of The
United Daughters Of the Confederacy
to rc-establish Mason and DiXon's line,
which has been entirely obliterated.
The peace jubilee was held at Ma
nassis In 1911. have never met with
Confederate veteran who ala not
favor II.
Ny friend, Lieutenant Round. who
has been its most energetic advoca te,
Is a whole -soulcd, liberal hearted man
perfectly free OF all sectionalism. and
has done more for tho county Of his
adoption and it's county seat than any
man living. feel perfectly assured
that our Heavenly Father caused the
war to end in the best possible way
that Il could for the South as well as
the North. and that the South should
feel as proud as the North OF the past
II performed in making this per
fcctly reunited country and the great
est on earth
LAST OF FOUR
HEOTIIERS ~ WAR
am the last Of four brothers who
fought during the war and who were
wounded and captured at Gettysburg.
where | was borne of the field severely
wounded
had also :, son wounded in the war
and. although our great patriot martyr
liberated several hundred of our slaves
yet no one Of us felt the least bitter
ness At the act,
have a special object IN referring
here 10 the Second On to Richmond ul
Balls Blur, which consider the most
remarkable battle OF the war. hop.
some reader can furnish me wi,h som,
information that ! desire.
While IL took the entire force OF
some $4,000 10 10000 infantry. some
1000 Or 5000 cavalry. and a propor.
Tomato force Of artillery TO send GEN.
eral McClelland'S forces back across
the Potomac with loss. If remember
right. Of some Loo. Yet when he or
dercd General stone to throw his
force across and capture Lecsburg.
preparatory TO a second advance OF
Rlchmond. the same result was accom-.
plished by nine companies OF tn,
Eighth. Virginia Regiment, which wa.
sent as cats paw 10 draw the enem,
into the open, where General Evan.
could use his artillery upon them The
tighth was kept fighting unsupported
until nearly dark. In this night the
Northern Army acknowledged loss
II some LOO, killed. wounded and
Missing: their commanding officer
General Baker. Was killed, ana all ,hci,
artillery captured. General Beaura.
gard. in acknowledged Of the gal.
ian'ry OF the Eighth t!Dgirlcnt. go,
ms wife I" take choice silk drcs.
and With her own fingers to make =
"a nner wh!ch ne presented 10 The
Eighth Regiment as Il rcvard for thei,
ghllantry. ann which is now In tn.
hall OF the Confederate Museum il
Richmond
When General Evans vas Informed
that the Yankees had crossed The 20.
to'nac be sent courier to coloue
Hunter. who was on picket with hi,
regiment, 70 hurry TO him at Forr
Evans, near Lecshurg, and when We ar.
rived ordered Colonel Hunter TO de.
p!oy mis- regiment aud 20 into tho
Wo'us ana md the enemy. ana turn.
ing 10 his stan said: "Thos. t!arnc,
N!rs!nians are going IN quite lively but
WI! come out a confounded sigh, live.
Tier, and when the enemy pursues then
across those iie!ds will open on thc..
win my aT'illery' referring 20 III.
there.
EVANS Is Enabled
TO CARRY our PLAN
In letter from a member OF III.
lfowitzers who was present and which
was published in some work on III,
ing 10 the fact that the Eighth Reel.
ment did not retreat worth Il cent Gen.
erai Evans could not carry out hi.
program" ! would be glad ii an,
reader could inform me in what book
could find that letter.
When night came on and il wa.
thought the enemy had all returned
across the Potomac the Eight
marched back 10 Fort Evans and hat
Just partaken OF some nluch-needc(
food and laid down on the ground ,c
sleep when Lice White rode I'D anc
told Lieutenant Colonel Tebbs who
was in command, that he and Lieuten,
ant HeTklcy, who commanded the
picket left on the battlefield, had dis
covered some 100 of the eremy a,
The foot OF the bluf, and he had com,
Tor 100 men to capture them. Colone
TcDbs replied that If Colonel Hunter
was there he would not order men whc
were thoroughly exhausted on an,
such expedition, but that he was sick
and Major Berkley had taken him &c
town. but If any chose to go they
could do SO. So thoroughly wore on
were the men that only two captains
three heutenants and forty-cjeht mer
we're able 70 rtSpond out of as gallant