Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-04

crossed on = pontoun bridge four days
before. Here a; tho old la Rogue
house, General Dickinson lef, rs in
tho care OF = New Jersey chaplain
aud went To soc about getting Us across
III. river. We saw here the corpse OF
an old colored woman. and they said
,hat She had been frightened 10 death
VIC all sat on the porch waiting. not
knowing what would happen next.
Presently General Dickinson returned.
went with us to the bridge. and there
badc rs Sood-hy. y noblcr. drawer.
kindlicr gentleman never lived.
The chaplain wen; with us across
the bridge. and | Will never forget the
"wobbly sensation rs we walked across
those boats. when We reached the
other side. the chaplain got n horse
from Somewhere. put my sister "n il
and took us To the top Of IN" hill.
There my sister tainted, and Was laid
on; on the grass. \ little drummer
hoy, named ThaCkcr. was so Kind TO
US. Tic got some ice and a lemoa tu:.
my sister. and took his clean bandanna
handkerchief and tied up her hcaG.
He said III this is 'On to Eirhnlond.'
! want none OF il. would not like
to see my mother and sisters in suvn
fin.
KINDNESS SHOWN
Try FEDERAL GlAItDS
We stayed here for some tim" After
awhile an ambulance. sent hy General
Dickinson. drove ur. They put MY
sick sister in it, with my mother Miss;
Kate. my little brother and myself.
rho others had % walk. ami SO We
came finally 10 tho house Of John ilunt.
a tho Eagle cold mines. ia stafford
County. This was in tho Fedora! ,incS.
an'l here wc were kept undo uu4rd
;or ten days My sister got hcircr:
had GOOD food "A M a. !.
very Kind to us My sisters wcr. vcr:.
cool Ia them At first. hut after a Whil"
they relaxed. aud relieved Tho iri-
>omcncSs OF our confinement hN talk
ing. playing cards. music. etc. and I
even think there were some Airt"tion,;
coinc ON.
General Dickinson sent word Of nu,,
safety TO my brother. pr. Chancellor
aud also To Miss Hates friends. and
10 my mother lie sent u message in
return from my brother. Mis-. Kate
had :: brother who Was :, professor Of
distinction III til" Medical College in
Philadelphia She. stiil with her
basket 1T. papers. was sent /" Bal,i
moro. where she was met by her
brother. aud spent the last TWO years
of the war with him 1T his home
General Dickinson went 10 sec her
there, and II was said that lie laid
Ter marked attention. and even courtcd
her. but ! don't know how that was
When the order came for our release
enc OF my sisters said TO one Of the
guards Well reckon YOU arc glad
Your prisoners arc going" Not at
All. ne said = am glad for YOU. out
s",t! for ourselves. am going 10
write my mother aud tell her what a
good time have had with these .epcI
ladies. We were pui into ambulance,
and carried back to United states Ford
wh"r' We were met by my sister. Mrs
harlcrs. VIII" received ~ ~ rc.ov-
cred from tho very Jaws Of death. ~
her home We found Nanny Nancy and
IN" little "oiorcd girl aud here we
learned the particulars OF our glorious
victory and In" sad news Of the death
"f "uT beloved Stoncwall jackson
GIRLS ENTEH SCuoUI.
AZ tHAHL0T"rE.S, WILLIE
'hc following fan we went TO Char
ioit"sNi'ic. whc:" | was pu, to school
Two ~ my sisters got positions in tho
N".l'N a> teachers, and my mother WAS
mad" natron. first OF the Midway. and
afterwards. az the pclcvan llospital
There wer" thrc" hospitals in Char
iottesNilic. and my uncle there nr. Ed
Sai 'aanccllor. WAS in Ghal sc and ne
got ii'r tn" place. Here we STAYED
Nnfh IN" lose Of tn" wu.. and jus;
AZ M that time cousin. Mr. LORNA il.
OF Baltimore, died and left my mo;hc,
-'''' bA'Al'S- - We lHT'G pretty we'll,
| cannot close this papcr without
commenting on the enduring friend :
ship which Sprsn. M between my
m"ihc: ana General Dickinson They
sorrcspondcd. and ~ he WAS decplv
interested il, verifying the war history
OF TINS section. he several times
visited tho battle fields ana never
without comm. I" sec hcr. He attend
"d hcr funeral cher death occurred in
Jay. 1927. thus tcstiryiu. 10 Tho re-
st'cci aud affection rc felt for her
Aud now anojh .V incident Of interest ::
in 1876, party OF VS. and ON con-
nc"ti"ns boarded tho train in Fred
rrickShurc on ou' way 10 HE c"utcn-
NAL Tho name Chancellor caught the
car OF g distinguished looking gem
tlcman seated near, and presently he
came up, asking IL NC were tho chan
ccllo"s ~ ChanccllorsNiilc. When he
found that "" wclc he said. "tud | am
Genera! lIuukcr." Df course. We were
surprised. hu, We invited him Ia Join
our party lie shared our huuutifUl
luncheon and Nc had a very pleasant
daN-a contrast 10 tho three days spent
ia the sam" house with him thirteen
ycars before, We ncvrr saw him again
nat for wears No had visits from sol
"!crs North and South, who r"mcln-
hcrcd The ladies Of 1hanccllorsville :
married my cousin. Nespas ia u
Chancellor. ana have preserved thu
name. How many ON both sides have
passed away, and tho wears have
'limmcd my memory as to incidents and
occurrences. yet tic horrible impress.
sion OF those days Of agony and con-
aict * still vivid and | can close my
eScs and sec again tho blazing woods.
the house in flames. tho flying shot and
shell. and tho REORGANIZATION women
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