Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-18
Dy wIllinrn beverley.

When q small hoy. went with my
hothcr. VINO was near relation OF
tho Lees TO visit at Arlington, the
old Lee home knew the general
when l was student at tho Virginia
Military Institute. l was at LeIlnE-
ton when he died. and saw him lafd
III his last resting place.
can remember Incidents connect
cd with the second battle OF Man
assas. fought In August. 1862.
Just after McClcllan's defeat on
the peninsula. he was ordered TO
withdraw from the peninsula and go
TO the aid OF General Pope, who was
III command OF the Federal forces
before Washington. Lee. hearing
Mcclellan WAS ordered TO re-entorce
Pope. gave orders to Stonswall Jack
son 10 make forced march ana
strike out Pope's army before Nc
Ciellan could reach him.
Jackson. leaving culpcpcr made
rapid march to Standardization called
Salcm--from where via The Plain,
through Thorou1hfarc Gap. and was
n Manassas. capturing General Popc's
provision train before Pope knew
that Jackson was within hundred
miles OF him.
First Discrcdlt~d story.
When General Pope. who had head
Informed ny courier that Jackson was
at Manassas. he AT first discrcditcd
the Information. but a second courier
Informed him that jackson was at
Manassas and had captured his
Popc's) provision train.
Pope gave orders AT once to Cen
cral Rickct. who commanded n
Pennsylvania division. 10 occupy
Thoroughfare Gap and cut OF Lee,
who was following Jackson from
Culpcpcr on the same route. through
Marshall and The Plains.
on the night before the second bat
tic Of Manassas. General Leo, with his
army. had reached the western en-
trance q Thoroughfarc Gap: his
army going into camp along Broad
Run Crock and near the present
Broad Run station
General Lee and his stan spent
tina, night at my old home. "Avcnei."
Being anxious about Jackson. Cen
erai Leo walked the floor until mid :
night. when courier arrived with
the General that Jackson was In no
immediate danger, and could hold ou;
until I.oes army could reach him.
Ice Mounted "rrnrrirr."
Early the next morning General
Lee mounted his gray horse. "Trav-
elcr, and, with his stan, rode to-
ward Thoroughtare Gap. and gave
orders To General Longstrcct 10
drive hack the Federal forces and
take the Gap.
General Longsucot sent regiment
over tho mountain north OF tho Gap.
one south OF it.and n body Of troops
along the road leading through II.
Ricketts, Division had a battery on
ridge a quarter OF a mile from the
east side OF the Gap. and shelled
both sides OF the Gap continuously
IN front ~ his advance After hard
fighting General Rickct was forced
TO retreat and was driven back In
the direction OF Washington. Con
cral Lee then pushed rapidly for
ward. joining Jackson and INJECTING
disastrous defeat on Pope's army.
Some years after tho war. an old
soldier came from California to visit
tho old BATTLE-GROUND. He said the
hardest fighting he was in during the
war was In the baltic AT Thorough
fare Gap. that his company in Rick
cts Division lost more men there
than in any other cnEagemoDt: thai
with ono vollcy from Longstreets
men thirty OF his men fell killed
and wounded His own brother was
killed at his side.
Tho Confcderatcs." he said. "uscd
paper cartridge containing round
ball and three buck shot. When
Iongstreet's men rose and fred they
were so near us TINT the round ball
went through my brothers forehead
one buck shot ErRZed one check. one
the other. and one pierced his chin.
AZ FIRST / though I would stay with
my brother. hut seeing that he had