The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-07

Gettysburg, I met General A. P. Hill.
whom l knew personally, with his
staff on the road
I reported to DR. Guild. medical
director on General Robert &. Lees
staff. and was assigned in charge OF
the reserte hospital of the third army
corps ut Culpeper courthouse.
Some time afterwards. General A
z. Hill made personal application to
the medical director TO order me to
his headquarters. and ] was made as
sociate medical director Of the third
corps on his staff. In that capacity
was in the battle OF "Tsristow Sta
ton" and had charge Of the train OF
smbuiances transporting the wounded
from that battlefield 10 the Orange
and Alexandria railroad en- route u
Richmond. The Army OF Northern
Virginia went into winter quarters
south u the Rapidan river and n
Orange county for the winter of
'c3-e4.
White 1T Orange courthouse. arpfi-
NATION was made by the Virginia au-
thorities for my appointment to the
position OF assistant surgeon at the
Y NJ. 1t was refused by The sar
EA.n-refEal of the army. and I
VISITED ersonally t'.e Office OF the
secretary % war jams \. Sed6on,
and secured from him acceptance OF
my resignation from my position on
General A. +. Hills stafr--my reasons
for the change being considered i'm
pera tive.
| entered upon my duties at the Y.
NJ. l. in February. and about the st
IF May, 1864. General Franz Seigel.
Z. 8. army, advanced down the Valley
OF Virginia with federal force OF
about 5000 men, General John c.
breckenridge was directed to gather
a force to resist his advance. The
cadet battalion was ordered to report
to him at Staunton and heyed. The
Confederate forces marched up the
Val. ey and Joined issue with Siegel at
Newmarket" on the 18th day OF Nav.
1864. in what is now known as the
famous battle of Newmarket" in
which the cadet battalion suffered
heavily. losing about tifty-eiSht cadets
killed and wounded
After tho battle. they were ordered
back to Lexington, via Richmond.
General Seigei was deposed by the
federal authorities and the notorious
David H. Hunter of Virginia. appoint
ed as his successor. He advanced to
Lexington and shelled the town fro,s,
the Cameron Mills, on the north of
the river, sending a number of mis- :
siles into the V. NJ, T. barracks. and
later ordering the burning OF the bar
racks. The battalion was withdrawn
under the command Of Colonel Scott
Ship to Balcony Falls. remained a
FEW Gass there. then went to Lynch
burg, where sharp encounter took
place between the federal and Con-
federate armies. The cadets were not
In the engagement.
The barracks having been burned
by General Hunter. the battalion was
ordered to~~Fichmond and quartered
in Camp Lee" for a month, then as
signed te the eastern dsfenses Of Rich
mond on Pes farm FOR four months.
and then ordered to tho City Aims
house. into winter quarters In Janu.
airy, '65. While In winter quarters,
they were participants In the defense
of Richmond against federal raiding
parties. On the day OF the evacuat ton
of Richmcnd---the 3rd day OF April.
1865. the battalion was put on two
freight boats at Eighth and Canal
streets. and sent UP the canal, The
boat on which was sprung a leak
and had to be abandoned The bat
talon ceased To be an organized force.
] walked up the Stoe-path to Lynch
burg, caught 4 train To Lexington. Sc
cured my horse and together with
Captain 4 q WhitwelI. commianAry