Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-12

IL" ChfcCnf3tIuCtcd Rebel" ia Ytlll
'Atani. Tho old fellows are fcw and
lar between. and arc fast GROWING
h"ary and docilc. They are stiIl bob
'inE UP here. there and everywhere,
every now and then. and they are
aust as proud OF their exploits in tn.
Wcil. Known days that tried mems
sous AS child with a crying doll OF
a baseball bat. y. NJ. Barnes is one
81 tho type. lie was somewhat dc-
1.-Two during the late unplcasan,ncsS"
IS Indicated in an account OF his do
ings. printed In tho Portland, (Orcgon)
Daily Journal tho other day. Com
radc Barnes is one of the unconpucrci
soldiers who followed the lead Of
General Lee right up 10 tho finish
and who hated to throw down his
gun. They didn't lick u.s." he de-
ciares, they simply starved us"
Was Horn In SpotsyIvanin.
Mr.. Barnes was born Mt Spo,syl.
vanilla Courthouse. October I6. lstI.
iifs father. Nathan Barnes. was i.
native of Fredericksburg. az was his
mother. who was Miss Mary a. Ma
harry. He had large family conncc.
lion. After tho war. finding every
thing below par around his old home.
With his family "ail shot to pieccs.
young Barnes took TO the pike and
MT the trail for tho West. He saw
much Of that wild and woody portion
~ tho United States. and finally cs-
tablishcd himself at Anchorage. Alas
Ia. where he now lives TO show his
faith In all things. he declares tina,
IN front OF his home in Alaska flies
Two flagH-the Stars and Stripes ana
tho Stars and BARE.
That good old flag Of tho Los,
Cause" no says. was given mo by
Miss Boiling, OF Petersburg. who's.
father served with mo under Cen
eral J. 4. B. Stuart. She is the niece
Ut tho vito OF former President vii.
SON Let Mr.. Barnes tell his inte--
eating story,
Il was ono of ciRht children, sove,
ot whom were boys. was next 10
Tho youngest. My older brothers were
living north OF the Mason and Dixon
iino when tho Civil War broke out.
Nathan. named after father. ano
Isaac enlisted in the Eighty-third IL
linoiH Volunteer Infantry. James en-
listed in tho Twenty-sixth Iowa In
fantry. My brother. Samuel. was In
tho Twenty-sccond Tennessee Infan-
try. while brother David and myself
we're in tho Fifth Virginia. when
you come to think Of II, that is n
rather strange thing. that three OF
my brothers were wearing blue uni
forms and fighting TO tho best OF
their ability against the three Of ug
who wore the gray. Ny mothers
i"o brothers, Sam and John Mahar"
We're In the Northern army, while my
'athcr's two brothers, David and
Elisha, were In Tho Confederate
army. ! was sergeant at le and I
drilled young boys, with the downy
'uzz on their cheeks. and white haired
men Down South they nil got into
nc game. You Yankees never Ticket
''s--you starved us out.
Brother KILLED in Action.
Ny brother Jim. who was In the
Iwcnty-sirth Iowa. was killed in ac-
tIon. lie really wnsn't killed: he was
murdered. Enfield rifles had been
issued 10 the Iowa troops tho night
bcforc. Their commanding officer
was so dunk next morning he d!da't
Nnow whether ne was afoot or on
horseback. He ordered them TO
charge strongly held Confederate
position ana just before making the
charge no ordered them TO fix bay
onets They charged all right, blu,
hoy had no bayonets: SO. OF course.
they couldn't fix them. Our men
moved down these Iowa troops. one
OF tho 1nen with Jim reported that
Jim had boon wounded three times.
but kept going; but no finally went
Gown and didn't rise. They never
round his body; SO no Is st!n carried
on The rolls as Inissing. My brother
isaac. who was In the Eighty-third
illinois Volunteers, lost {. leg at Fort
ponelson. while Nathan, who was n
mo same regiment. was wounded
three times.
NIX brother, Samuel Finley Barnes
VINO was member or the Twenty
second Tennessee Infantry, was as
Hassinated January 81. 1864. lie was
nome on THROUGH and some one shot
aim In the back from ambush. Con-
di,ions were SO disturbed in the South
mat We didn't bother much WITH ar
testing people for murder I'm those
days. My brother and l appointed
ourselves al committee 10 act as judge.
JNry and firing squad. We buried
Ham murderer in the woods where
we found him.
Fell In Seven Days Fight
MY Uncle Elisha was killed in tn.
even Days fight. My Uncle David,
Mhiie hghting near the north line OF
Robert ". Lees park. got Mimic hail
through his wrist. 1t was defiectrd
hy tho bone and came out at the cI-
DOW. Not far from where the battl.
was going on was n big stone hous.
mat was being used az hospitaI
My uncle's wife was in the house
nursing the wounded. a bunch NJ
Cd'dirSIhen, VINO mad got hold Of
some liquor. passed the house nm,
though II had the hospital flag on
and was under the flag OF truce. th.v
Tired vollcy through the windows
Three OF the wounded Federal so.-
diers, two wounded Confedcrates. my
aunt and nelghbor OF hers, who was
also acting as nurse, were killed and
several wounded. One of Uncle
paVih's negroes. called Niger Ben"
ran out to whcIo the lighting was
going on, located my uncle. who WAS
having his arm dressed. and told him
ms wife had just been killed. Ben
'"id him lie thought the drunken
soldiers. who had frjN the voiicy
through tho windows. were Michigan
,aNalry. My uncle was Il crack shot
ic broke away from the men who
we're binding UP his arm and went
on private war of his own. IL.
'"c''ed the Michigan cavalry com
p'hE ana ambushcd and Killed thir-
och OF thcm that afternoon.
BAH IIit Eyebrow.
10 you notice how pcculin. nv
tn'o" Is Put your finger up on
my forehead and you will find where
Mimic ball p!owcd a f,lrrow ana
ave my eyebrow that funny twist.
was shot through the groin at the
'at'lc Of the Wilderness. was also