Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-03
DESCRIBES HIS CAPTURE
By KILPATRlCK'S MEN
r.. y. Waddiii Tells of Night Ride Dmr-
ing Time OF Federal Raid
on RichmOnd.

IN article published in your last
sundays paper. written by i. \. Grad
dock, described the Fitzpatrick Dahl
Vren raid He says it took place in
February. 1854 think il was March.
1864 claim to know very little abou,
either branch Of /, and do not claim
to remember correctly or accurately
anything that occurred fifty-two wears
ago. was about twenty years old.
had an experience with tho Fitzpatrick
branch Of the raid that have not en-
tirely forgotten Two bodies OF caval-
ry left the Yankee winter quarters. !
think in March. 1884. and abou; the
2+ih, ! think.
The Sahleren command was to cross
the James River AT. or near Columbia
aud attack Richmond from the south
side. while the Fitzpatrick branch was
TO march by way OF Beaver Dam Station
in Hanover. tear I'D the railroad tracks
at this point, as they did. and attack
iicnriond OH the north side At the
same time Dahleren attacked from the
south side. Dahlgrcu took negro
guide Not far from Columbia this
darliy made a mistake and was hanged
] feel quite sure hc was q slave OF
John Winston George. OF Goochland
County. Dahicrrn mot with unexpcct
ed resistance. and had 10 recross the
river and scauiper over Hanover and
Queen. There Captain Pollard. who
was al home got together every man
he could and attacked them. killing
several think. among thcm Colonel
DahlGrcn. feel quite sure none OF
Dahlrren's mon went 10 Mcchanicsvill"
o. very near there. and certainly Dahl
Iren was not KILLED there.
Now for my experience with the
Fitzpatrick command Thomas NJ. Ware
and myself both belonging 10 the
topoa Ia phical engineering department,
having completed q map Of Amelia
County. were or our NAY from Rich
mond TO Fredericksbure. both well
mounted. On behind Us came oui
wagons containing all "f our belong
mss. including MANY very ralnabl"
Instruments that could not I've replaced
While passing through a body Of
woods near chlcShurg, Caroline coun-
~. We were suddenly confronted by q
dozen or more Yankees. with pistols
pointed in our faces. We surrendered
like good buNs. This, think. occur
rcd about 3 O'Clock II was dark.
gloomy day. and ia an hour OF tw" ii
hogan TO rain, and continued 10 rain
harder as night approached.
our wagon was soon met. and pulled
I" one side Of the road aud everything
"" had was burned right there. Now.
Viii SAY. under the circumstances
do not see nov q .uau could have
been treated with greater kindness
than thos" people treated me. Tho
romuandcr of the provost guard,
who's. nam. rhini> was Macilwaine.
rode hy my side Whenever he could
do aud We became good friends.
Jas; before dark theN were fred on
by some scouts suppose, and RICH:
much confusion existed among them
for few minutes. Soon after dark
they stopped 10 feed the horses and
themselves soon | saw skyrockctS al
different c"lors going ur, "Nidcntly
signalling IL pnhrr-u. probably
could have seen his reply, bat would
not have known what Was going on
This Lieutenant Marilw3,iue. Az
think his name was gave n- every
attention. possible When was cap
tured | had several small maps IN my
pockets, also traciurS by which We had
10 travel and they seemed To Trims
they had made AN important capture.
and the lieutenant knew belonged Ia
a topoEraphca, corps. Nlons about
midnight they arrived al Beaver Dam
station. and commenced Al one" 10 tear
up ih- railroad tracks aud burned ScN =
"rai buildings. one 81 them containing
a large quantity Of SAIL They then
marched on. Lieutenant Macilwniuc
riding on my right haud nearly all
the time. We were all Wet and cold
Lieulennn, Msciiwaine asked m. II
wasn't cold. told him yes Il" then
said "WHddiii. il YOU promise nv that
YOU will not try 10 escape. | will turn
Your horse and my own over TO some
Of the prisoners VIII" are walking and
YOU aud | will Walk some and sc,
warm. had n" idea of keeping this
promise. as II Was just what wanted.
In few minutes We we're walking
a m n
airyman can toll what y time we had
After walkluE few hundred Yards
W" came 10 water in the road. We
could ten 10y the horses walking IN
IL that IL WAS shallow. but unite wide
Macilwsine asked me If had on boots
told him no. only weil-worn shoes
Well said he, = have on new boots
Jump on my hack and | Will carry
YOU across Tie did. aud when he
rui m" down. put his hand on my
shoulder and said: "waddlll. don't for
get your promise" | did not forc.t
it. and would have gone to prison
before would have attempted ia
escape while walking lie soon so,
tired and we got our horses again.
1t was them raining quite hard aud as
DARK as II could he
ATOMS about an hour before da ,
something occurred in front To cause
halt The lieutenant rode on rhe
"'aH i'olhE on my lcft was very quiet
never said dozen words To mo
hhe" ne was guarding me. and that
was all ! knew about him I conf,
tell By water falling on the leaves tina,
mere were woods on my right;
wheeled my horse and dashed into thr
"oo"S. "nd. few yards from tn,
road. Jus, rs few pistol bullets cams
whis'linr by. down went horse and
INTO deep raVirc. In 81 moment
was on my feet. and the FIRST though,
was run. soon found was almost
smothered with briars and all sorts OF
ofhsh. ana had TO stop. There stuot
nntii day broke, perhaps an hour NJ,
hat gone, put my cane over my he,t
ana stood there until broad daylight,
Knew the Yankees had moved on.
could hear them plainly then cam,
ont ana looked around. and found
was only short distance from tho
south Anna bridge. in Hanover. the,
rode on behind tho Yankccs tov.or,.