Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-26

. tf"if mann I'm" OF battle. Oar men
continued t" advance until they came
in contact with the Hankeca main line
Of baitl" The Yankees did moi show
much light. They broke aud ran. our
men kept up the rout until thcy rea chcd
'McchanicSrilly. Here night set ill., and
during the night. We could not rest or
sleep for the MOANING, of the woan,lc,
tame dying.
HIS FIRST AND Awful.
! ENPEItII;NCE OF NtIs
; This was my first ana awful eAperi
ence of war. During the night n la rro
bodN OF our soldiers crossed the Chick
lanominN where the Mcchnnicsville
! inrnpike crosses that stream Early
me h"Nt morning these fresh troops
followed up the rout made the even
! me- before and came IN contact with
tn" enemy At Gaines Mill Her, III,
th"inN made Il stubborn resistance he
ih- strongly fortified. but was told
our men charged across an openinp
whore every lwir had been cut. save
one zone stately pine. SO as to sweep
| our men as they charged across tho
OPEN field, across til" Mill ,,reel; m,
the incline and into the cncmy's works
/ ne tFouhd here WAS a natural lorna
NON icr the encmy's works The enemy.
SaNc way and ran in confusion.
VIII here state by authority of some
INf the best soldiers in the Army ~
I TX
Lee made tho remark that had his sol
!dic"s occupied those works ubc cnn.
my - the world could not have 1riynn
'"'ih on' VI was at Gaines Mill in
passing Over the bridge that sparncd
the creek, ! saw one OF orr nc, .;,
/ ''liS behind lone woods pine mentioned
! """Nr' ana Thought at tho time first
saw MN. that he was alive bu, on
iarpro"chime him found he was coli.
:" "''t a. having been wounded and
taken shelter behind this tree
ne next stand the enemy made was
o,' ''"rnoF. our line OF battle
was on a slight incline frontir. rho
'h"mNs works on the opposite side m
" slh"Il stream. We were lvin,, .lour
b"'hH" pea hills exchanging shor. ,,th
me chrmN when the word was p,sscI
I!""" me i'ne that General "StoncwnlI.
~" WIS on our left, and the order
I" "hNancc WAS passed down ,hn linn
~ the Same time. and with thn poi'oi
{ ~ every man arose and went for
w" ~ a double quick. and the enen,v
W. di"i"dE.d from their strongly for-
titled position i'i
state that I never heard a more
H,N'Fr muSkc' firing save tina, n,
. 49,, s'lorSVi.ie' Wilderness. the first,
H''o'u ana third days at C;":tvshur-
second Cold liarbor and sccond N,,'aS'
Sas. 'HtlaS-
Gun men. feeling cheerful over rho
victories thnS gained pressed on ~
'H"''f farm At I'razier's farm inst
~ m'S "'iaii' our brigade charged
."e enemy across an opening and rnn.
''rt" II battery OF several uuns
ORDERED no TAKE cu.n,:r
OF tAFrI RED RAT'TEKy
INC colonel Of our regimen, Jobn.
! som ordered Captain Tomu;irs n,
! '""'p"hE y. TO make Il detail from his
'"ulp'nE ana take charge of the cap.
/ nv" "''frN aud reverse the same on
me enemy. Company \ hu; lri,,n,i
I ~ artillery while in the for,in..,,in,,r
/ around Hichnond prior to Joining mr.
/ ftSilhcht This dctail was firing tbn
several captured pieces on tho cncn,v
~ 'n'"rNais. after darkness had set i'm
,u' "'Sa"r was lying down in road
/ h"rhorrd with ccdars when i soI,d az
/ men rode into the road Ana ,si. al
: W nat command is this?" Colonial
May" replied with AN oath: "It's tho
mortN seventh Virginia Regiment.
ne slha" right about and started ba.l;
~" 'H' pines when Colonel MAYO
S"nN''u with an oath: If 1ou don't
n,'l' II Kill tn" last one %: you,..
I"N matted, and returned and su,u,ni
n'"h'' Mayo. and Tho Spokesman said.
wv mime - Mccall. senior lieutenant
Itnetai under General George r.. Me
't,,"h colonel Mayo said: MY name
MtH"' colonel OF the Fortv-seycnth
virginia Regiment General N1cf,,i,
,h'h Colonel, I was mislcd: I vas
81 'he opinion that our men still held
,'"' norton of our line" pointing TO
'"r hattery Just captured, land was
i i,,n l" reacn that portion of the
me Wnei ! rode into you're" saw
General Mccall when he presented his
sword TO Colonel Mayo.
Mter passing compliments. etc.
'o!"hei MAYO ordered a detail TO take
General Mccall and star 10 General
tar
I" this day have never known whot
he'tu" of General Mccall ana star
NHn amy reader of the "C,onfedcr,,.
'"'umn' tell Inc" am sure more than
'' men heard what passed between
Genera! Mccall and Colonel N,yn
az" ANXIOUS to know, from the fac,
thai our men considered General Nc-
'aiI and stars capture n very ricI,
r''"c" as ne Was next III command 10
General George - Mcclellan b,yo
wondered hundreds OF times since The
war II he was cashicred and his CON
mission taken from him as Io .>n
showed up again in either the ,rn,, ~,
the potomac or the Western t-,nv
DIVISION MOVES on
TO MALVERN HILL.
nc next day. our brigade and d,
vision moved on to Malvern i'm and
toes position Oh the right OF .lc lin.
NhlIc our brigade was no, .no.,nd
Az thc infantry attacks vet We were
subjected TO severe cahnon,diur
from the enemy's guuboats There was
'"!Sr p"dE OF woods just III the rear
"i our line When one OF the cn.m,'s
SH"!iN struck tine woods, the sound was
"dUaI 10 Twenty-Five or more men fell
ing IA" trees. Where one OF these
sh"l!S struck the ground ana exploded
would blow out hole suiicien,lv
large 10 hury "a horse
ia long /" our position on tn" right
OF our line saw the deadly effects OF