Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-12

"ulheVN oSttie nell. Noti until the 18th
WAS AZ Has OF truce sent TO General
lacksous front with thu request that
there should hc n cessation OF hos,il-
ties between their left nnd our right
wing for the purpose of Ncmov!n.; their
wounded from the field. No such re-
quest came nj any time for tho relief
of tho poor fellows lying In front OF
Maryc's h,ll but our men, moved to
pity, did ali they could TO relieve the
suffering Yankees In our front Many
pathetic stories We're. told OF the eff
forts of the Southern soldiers 10 re-
licvc tho suffering OF their wounded
foes. General Lee confidently expected
tCat there would he renewal OF tho
stack on the IAN. but that day and
the next passed without anything more
serious than d"sultory artillery firing
and si>irmishiug by the picket lines.
want To ask nay comrades of \. r..
IiilrS Division who are now living and
who witnessed the battle OF Frcjer
iclisbUrr. if they recalled that long
range gun Of ours On Maryc's Illl that
took several shoots At the Yankee
balloon on the Stafford hills ON the
north side Of the river. This gun was
called Long Tom" Again do YOU "e-
member seeing tho two big guns Of
ours that were near General Lees
headquarters when ono of them eN
pioded while firing mt the Yankees on
Ia" north side Of III" river General
Lee and others or his staff made n
narrow escape
| want here 10 correct an error
prevailing with many, that the Yam
KEGS penetrated the lines OF Generals
Archer ana Lanes Brigades in Cen
cral y u. liilrs front. This is n mis-
! take. The hcad-watcrs or Deer Run
makes down through some woods into
the plain near tho railroad. For some
reason never explained, General Lees
or JackSon's engineers never survey
ed FOR any carthworks on each side
OF this l!ttlc stream and bottom. hence.
in placing tho troops along the line
this gap IN the line was passed and
no troops were placed In this gap. 1t
was an easy matter for the Yankees
to pass up this ravlno unmolcstcd, in
u sense. but Generals Archer and
Lanes Brigade made their reception
pretty warm
LoNCSTREETs FORCES
RESIST SIUBnORNI.Y
One ~ my main objects for going
back 10 the battle OF Frederick burg
WAS 10 show the reader how stub
born General Loncstrcct's forces re-
sisted and rcpulSCd tho Yankee, IN
front OF Marycs Heights. Note: Five
separate and distinct assaults were
made on his from; by tho Ynniiccs'e
hraS troops OF tho Army OF the po-
tomac," then why should there have
lecn such a vast difference In Cen
eral LouEstrcet ut the battle OF Get
tyshurg, and all these hard things that
lave been said about him through tho
newspapers these past several years.
Oh. shame, shame! Longstrcet's corps
was power ana made up OF the best
lighting material In this dear South
land. am q LonCstrcet man. and YOU
o., l,f,.
line when | write up the battles OF
Gettysburg. | Will here state that
captain w. j. Graves, once tie Mayor
OF our town, ana our camp here is
named for Observation-Disclosures Camp.
Confederate NctcranS-saNs that in
lSS@, on southern train 20 Washing
ton II. O.. he noticed sitting in front
OF him n gentleman Watching the coun-
try closely rs tho train passed Ma
naSSnS and Bun Run. and Captain
Graves approached him and said, You
seem /" know something of this coun-
Ivy along here The gentleman re-
inarN"d. ON. yes Then said Il was
dong her" often during the Civil War"
captain Graves then said. What might
be your nance" And he said. lanes
Long trc"t' Not James I.ongstreet
Of civil War fame" He said. Yes"
II was there that Captain Graves
Sprau" AZ him ana embraced him al
most with kisses ON the cheek, can
tam GrnNca said his once loul. dark
BEARD was gray. and his outward
appearance WAS that of :n aged
farmer.
Now. dear reader. YOU can imagine
The JOY that was brought back afrcsh
10 The hearts OF these two veterans
captain W. I. Graves was a I.ones,rcct
'''h through ana through. want to
say a word 10 the veterans now living.
ana sons of Veterans and Daughters
OF the United Daughters OF tho CON
trdoracy all over this Southland -
ih"re ~ not n monument already erect
ed ." General l.onEstrcct's memory
hcEin AT once and see that there will
: ." ore erected n Frcdcricksb burg, or
som" other suitable place.
AEalu, that brave Mississiprian.
hrii"dier- General Earilsdalc should
nave ono, and those of his brigade who
"i'hS'""d Tho o"Slaughts OF the yam
N0'S n the r"tod stone wall" a, Fred
euckshurg. See To II mt once.
'n the nigh; Of December IG. 1862.
General Eu:nsidc rccrosscd to mo
'"rtt side o. the Happahnnnocli River.
1'H remained inactive until late In
January. 1853. when oucc moro lie cs
save" irial Of strength with General
!'ce Ills plan. as arranged after con-
ference with tho War Department ar
hanucoh al tho forda above IN. citv
on fredericksburg and assail General
/ Ices army on that flank, hoping that
by thus turning his left he would de-
'r2t General Leo in battle, or compel
MIN 10 evacuato tho position held by
MS army ~ fredericksburg
nEI.AT ACTIVITY on
FART or ENEMY
ON -. 18TH reports wcr" made to
headquarters Of great activity on the
part Of tn" enemy ana OF n movement
IN force towards tho upper fords. and
on the goth tho larger part OF General
fHrnsidc's rrmy was mnSscd in tho
'i.in'tN of HARDWOOD Church. and tho
'-pons heretofore stationed about Fair
FAY N""o "dvanc!n. towards tho Rap
lahaun"ei.-- orders were ut on.A is-
sued by General Lee for the strcuvth-
ru'"E aud reinforcing of our posi-
lion Mt Banks and United states Tords.
where q was evident Tho Yankees
N'.d attempt TO cross Late IN the
evening II commenced 10 rain heavily.
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