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TEEHLLIAfS, MAINf
OO TIIKR ACCOU.VT OF THE GRKAT
CAVAI.IIV FIGHT. ; ;
y PARTIGIPAI^rS RECOLLEGTIOKS.
(jt.iicrni Hampton ncceiyw .All ;_««!
Credit I)u« "Him, But Justice Ao
oordcrt to Fltz I,oe nt tlie Same
T l me _llninpt<)nS Testimony.
v.'.ishir.gton. D. C, January 17, 1900.
To I'ie Editor of the Dispatch:: .
I enclose an article* oii-Trevillinn's Sta- '
"W written by Hon. D. A. Grinisley*
which I *- rust you will publish in your
..,-xt Sunday issue. : ._■■ :
1 ask this in justice to General 1 Fitz.
1 e r> and his command, after, reading.
t',e account of General Johnson in your
. a p«r o£ December 31st. ;
' yours truly, L-.LOMAX, • .
No. ISIS, G street, X: AY.
7o the Editor of the Culpeper Exponent: ■
In'tbe Richmond Dispatch of January
- th ' i notice an article by G. T, Crallc,. a;
i-eieran of the. Third Virs.inia Cavalry,
-riticising the review by ; General Bradley.
I ' Johnson of a story , of Hampton and
,j s cavalry by Edward T. Wells, Esq."
Jaeral Johnson's" article 'first appeared
\ the Baltimore American, and was
denied in the Dispatch. of December 31st.;
i-r' Cr»ilc'* criticism :of the article? is
oX.the fact that in it General
3ohM3a malies * appear that General.
;.-!.- t^ with his division ol cavalry,
knot" reach Tre'villian's Station in gmg
to participate in the great cavalry: battle
Lt took place at that point on *he 11th
;;*r r . h of June, i 864; w if he was there
in time he did not cordially co-operate
■Kith ' General Hampton," his senior m
rank, in bringing about the results ot that
-See reading the article of Mr. Crallc
1 have road with" some care the review
of G-— V. Johnson, and have reached tho
concision that Mr. Cralle's criticism Is
tun and that General Johnson a state
<,«t off the- events of- that;- battle- is not^
i"a"a^ord with the reports of olhcers
comir-anfiing on the respective sides,- does
nJustTce to Fitz. Lee and his command,
naVvolence to the truth of history: -that
X if there be any such thing as historj,
■■'o- ifhttorv be a "true narration of pub
lic events,"* then we almost question if
ilicr" be am* such thing. . . ■
We T.ho wero soldiers-will remember
how confiict&s wore the. statements made
by cur comrades around , their camp
f : t n -- Bht of the events of:
-•he- battle of the day in which they parti- :
clpatet and when they pernaps touched
toot* in the same battle line. If this were
tree then how utterly unreliable is human
ir.omory become after a lapse; of moro
•iaa thirty years! Even the f, reports _of
general officers are so conflicting as to the
r.urnh-r encaged, the- casualties on the
respective sides, and the general results
ol a battle, that we turn from this source
or information in almost hopeless despair
cf ever arrivimr at the truth of/anything
connected witrTthe civil war. : But notwith
standing thin. I am tempted to -enter -tnis
field of uncertainty, and give my. recollec
tion -of the -events of this battle at Tre
villian's Station, aided by a recent exami
nation of the reports of General* Hampton
on the Confederate sice, and of/Generals
?hi-rican. Custer, ' Tbrberti and others, on
the Ftcieral Mde. . •■■.•: .
I entirely concur in all .that.General
Johnson .says, of General Hampton person- ;
all>% as an officer and' as a civilian, Oi.
his command, and of tho '.importance^ of
the cavalry engagement to which he refers
•and the skill with which iiwas managed,
u:id 1 cheerfully accord to him. (General
Hampton) all the credit and honor result- j
ing from the battle save that to' which his_.
subordinates are entitled.: General, Johnson
coems to think that General Custer reach- !
cd Hampton's rt-.ar at ■ Trevillian's " by
reason of the failure of .General >Lice to
take the position assigned him- by," General
Hampton, and that Custer ■■ was : driven
f:ora Hampton's rear by a charge of Cen
tra.' Rosser's command,, and that Custer's
retiring- ended the battle. : All .this.;, to"
■which General Johnson's article refers,
occurred on tlie 31th of June. He seemsto
f'irg'rl that the battle lasted for 'two days,
find was not concluded until about 10
o'clock on the evening of the 12th. : This
■■"'as a mere prelude' to the engagement,
an cpifode which ushered it hi. The hard-,
est fighting a;id the real struggle occurred
thi! (-after, especially on the 12th. But. I
<'-j not think General Johnson is correct.
i:: h:s version of the first day.'s affair. {;■:
From Gorseral Hampton's report(ltccords
of the .■Rebellion, Volume- xxxvi. Part 1.
t'age 1.053, it appears that when General
•">!ieridan moved from our front before
Richmond, Hampton was orederd. by.
i>*rit-rai Lee to take one!, other
fihision and Intercept him, if pos-'
*lu'.e, and that he, ; (Gpneral Hampton,)
viav 'i'''a his division, .began the pursuit- at"
ordering Fitz.-1-oe to follow as rapid-,.
• i)' as possible. On the night of the 30th'.
Geat-.ral Hampton encamped on the left
. of Tr<"viUian/s Station; and General I>ee'
3; far Louisa Courthouse,- some six or eight.'
Wit* apdri. On the- sam<j night General
Curt* r encamped a-bout three "miles
3:r 'nh of Louisa'i Courthouse, on'- the
r °a<2 !pading thence to ; Clayton's- Store,
*- r i<3 tho residue of i-'Sherldan^s' command
: in the uei-hUorhoodrOf, the latter, place,
" n the road reading to' Trevillian's. So' tho
Watlvo position "-of ihe forces v was that
L! a. triangle, the f]<3<;S of which .tvero'
- tb out six .miles'- in length. "The enemy.
ihs apex of the triangle, at the
J' J "'-Tjou of the roads, and the. Confederate,
forces the other points or the a"nglo/ : :
General -HampionVsays U-°?e hb? report);
Ttia t ih? plan of battle- for the /following
d «y was for him' to Tatlac'K t %vith his
. on t he"'Tiw-inian'.s.-roa<l,;ln ad-,
the slatlon..and Fitz. l.v*;on the
*i?ufsa CourthiJuse rbdH, leading, to ; Cla
y'«!'! Store-, and force Kheridan ■back to
: y '«. forks or thtV.ron'ds, -at^.whicli; point
- Jl wjis expected T tl!e; final^striigglaiVvvould:
w:<: p] ace; ! whero ; i he" forc*:s op'^both,
1 would lie" /united. "- , f "■.*«>'•
"auiptori,: accoidlne to j>rngr:imme. at
taclu-a i',-e "eiieiny. 'early In lh« "lornlngv of;
. Ulw nth about- thr.:«r miles ;wist; of llie;
•;» tuition, but. did. r.otr drive lhim::nack to;
'•'«' f r Tks of.thft/rrtad^FStz.j.l^-lattacJ^d
'; n . ! ' ;;/x lyjuisa' Courth'oiisc r'pa/l: nor; did he
: iv< - the enoinybockHo-Claytbn's'Store.
," ! >';il sWiOan : wivji, >: lii;' hiHv- reporis,
rfar»« yolum e *paj;e',7W;^;ihaV'Cußter,waS:
dirocl^drto take a , wood road which" .'was
.no^tJons occipieii^by ! /and
•itefflptqn, :-and; if pc^siblo, to reach:- the
biation :i nrt caprure ' the* led liorVefi ', "
general Johnson says ir w;is Tlarnplon's
to attack the enemy, below, the forks
,oi the road and drnwhimou t boyond ". the
; forks, andahus giVoiree dn'opportunity to
strike, him •in • the ". -flank arid rear,- Irom
/.f™?*:. , ■ Pa«rthfnisfi-,_VGeneral". Hampton
does not- say tnis;;-,n6'r co'uia this "be so.^
.sinco' the'enemy occuj)ied' ; the s forks of.'the"
,road, i and;,]n.-ld / both: roads.some distance
out from the forks; so that' as Hampton
and Lee advanced on these roads- the next
converging tv, the .forks; Vthev
necessarily struck the enemy ■ be iota rcach
ms that point. It is true 'that as the
two divisions pressed forward Hampton
?H Slh more serious-' opposition than
did Wickham, of Fitn. Lee's division, and
as.t. ie.intcrv.-U; ; l-,etwoen, the -tw'o'i divisions
\vas not oecu])ied;(t2ieTenemy:'.jmdins"lhis
Avocd rbail ■ which led- in -between ', them;
.v.-hichno doubt from the wooded ''condition
of the country- escaped, the' attention? of,
ikuii Confederate com"maisder.sj left Fitk
J-,eiVs (ront,;. and, through..,, this -,- avenue
ma<3e-a-daElnfor::the;stati6n iriTGeneral
Hamptoja;s . rear, and -/-captured some
portions of his train, -many Jed .horses, and
prisoners. Hut- ! as -they dashed past the
station, .in pursuit. of. some of Hampton's
trains, they were met by General Rosser
and, in, a gallant charge by him 1 driven
back toward the station, with the. loss'
pf-eome ,of his train,', guns, .-. etc, and.
says General Jolinson- r "escaped through
the :spacotha.t General Lee should have
occupied."
One would suppose; in reading this ver
sion of the affair that this ended the
light; in fact, General Johnson says this
.much, .and that Fitz. Lee's division took
no further part whatever in; n. . This to
one- who at least thinks he knows'some
thing- about it, is the veriest romance
imaginable. .' !", "
When Custer- reached .the station, find
ing many of the ambulances and led
horses of Hampton'.s division on the road
leading to Gordonsville, he made a dash
for them, and succeeded in capturing
quite a number; "■; ;but at this juncture
Geneml Rosser, who had been recalled
from. :his position xin 'Hampton's left,
charged the enemyin front; as is stated
bjv General Hampton, "driving' them back
on General Lee, v.-ho was coming up, to
Trevillian's,; and "i. by them . roughly
handled," they (Generals Leeand Rosser)
recapturing all- his wagons, ambulances,
etc., that had been taken by. the enemy,
together with four -caissons and the head
quarters wagon of General Custer, which,
however, on October Gth.lS'j-i, at Tom's
Brook; he (General Custe'r) r ecaDtured in
almost the same condition it was v/hen
his lost it. ■ . >
General Sheridan says he sent forward
General Gregg to reinforce Generalj'Ouster
at the' station, who attacked -Fitz. Lee's
divisidn-coming up on the Louisa Court
house road. In the meantime the battle
raged fiercely around the station". Major
Bob Mason, of ; Fitz. Lee's stair, tempo
rarily in command of the Fifteenth Vir
ginia Cavalry, Lomax's Brigade,, was the
lirst to come -up on the rear of Custer's
column, about one-halt mile south of Tre
villian's, and in a" most ..gallant charge
drove in their rear guard on the main
column at. the station, inflicting t serious
loss to the enemy and suffering no; littie
in his; own command. The Fourth' Virginia
Cavalry and a portion" of the Sixth
Virginia were rushed forward, and, being
dismounted, occupied the position about
the old.; hotel building, commanding the
road -leading east, and held- that position
against repeated attacks of the enemy.
About this time there was put in position
by. the -enemy on the west of .the railroad
two guns, which at short . range, with
grape- and canister, -were making serious
work for the Confederate troops. By direc
tion, of' General Loraax these guns were
charged by a squadron of the Sixth Vir
ginia Cavalry, composed.'- of ; Company's
D and H, and captured; but being charged
in turn by one of the regiments of Custer's
command, it was unable to bring- the guns
off; tho field. It succeeded, however, in
bringing with them one, or perhaps two,
■of the caissons. In this coarse Company
D, of the Clarke Cavalry, suffered severe
ly. Some years ago a very iiiteresting a.c
count of this fight was by. one
of the ■-memberß of .this .'company, "who, was
severely' wounded in, this charge and! left
on the field. it would be interesting "to
have this republished at this time.
. -Custer says in his report "that he was
here assailed on _all sides"; but he was
compelled to fight- in a. circle, and that
the entire .ground occupied by him. was
covered by . the enemy's ■; guns. He was
truly in close quarters, with Rosser on tlie
one side and Fitz Lee on the other, but
he/v.-itli his splendid command of Michi
ganders, . gallantly .'maintained his posi
tion till assistance came-to him. ,' ;i;
But Custer did : not return to the posi
tion-from whence he came, as General
Jolinson states.. ; !\Vhen ;he' appeared in^the
rear of Hampton -/.that -.'officer/ moved : his
division by the left, Hank, and reaching
tlie railroad west- of! the station, -took
position .covering, .the,. Gordonsville ; and
ff He Tliai Stays ;
■Does ihe Business?'^
■<XAll the -world admires
"staying power/? On this
quality success: depends: The
Blood is: the -best friend th^
hearth^ and "faintheart"
never won anything;; Hood r s
SarsaparillaMhe^
the blood: evei^had} it cleans-
es the blood of everything:: If
volt woctd be strong in ihs race °f; life
ind^do- ihe business/'- ;yoa,rtnu S t
"si^r '"Hood's- SzrszparilU- mAkes
strong blood; hence perfect health. : ":,
Ml could not h?o<fs^
well man.; *rea V.
'Haiioch,:Boz94, SoattvKent;^. ; .
feeling:^ hehibarv.,::Jhts f .<w:ih
my rnoutfi perfedly^d^pod:^
;v^pure Blood;^:^ ;^fg^
E{f er.brznt Rochester, N. Y.~
"I?ZZ-s Pi!l» care Uier^lliiUV^lilitath^q^
}i'i\L 'Si will M gifa ran teo %
tliat AyiKhcuniatismji
Cure^wiili i Felicfe jhini-r;j hini-r;
r an(lfall %
two 'i. orilthree !■.; hoiirs;^
and v cure Jin a;; f f .^T-J
'dnys:;'; .>. > ' i ;^.-vV?.---.-.'.'-'-: : l' ,!!'vi
■'. MUNYON. / j
"" At f all
2ocJ l "a:vinI:V!;: ; -Gnifle .;
to ." Health. Vari(l^rnedi;>f
cal 'ndvice-f ree^V ■■■■' -
1505 <AjrcuVSt:;'Pliila: ■■!
Charlottosvillev roads, occupying' with -his
leR ; flank : tlie ; railroad, arid swinging \;his'
: right- around the-station inVa circle joined;
on to Fitz. Tx;e, .! whose right = fla!nk.v!rested
;on'.!the railroad,: ■;••. towards Louisa-; Court-'
house.' The. enemy..! occupied tlie railroad;
about the statlcmjwith his!; right, >east- of
the. railroad, and Jri?fr'ont of ■ Hampton's
• left: ■;■■■-:■!;!■ .-.; : ;:.-... .-■', ;.;• ..;-';; : ;'v/;. •;;"."■:■ ■■••:. : "
' Tli is was : ; the position .occupied dur
ing the -night of the 11th. and the- greater
portion "off the. 12th, : during Jwhich-- time
:thor'e Ayas,inpre(or.-less; skirmishiiig.-with'
now and L then .a' vigorous- assault upon
.different .positions Of :the; line, "but.'with
out, success' ""About' 3 o'clock on the -.eve
nlng of the 12th ; AVicktiamJs Brigade was'
taken from the right to reinforce Butler,
■who -held ;the : railroad on the ; extreme
*left ; of our" line', to enable -him' to resist
a determined attack made by:"the Jenerny,
oru that;;portion of the ; line.-. lust before
night Lorn ax's -Brigade .was :■: also! with-,
drawri : from ' the right," and. 'moving by
tlie rear,'. came '-to "the extreme lrleft! of-; our
line on the-, railroad. .They' Were there
dismounted and sent forward east of the
railroad, .and formed in ;lihe. /of.
-battle^at : ; right angles"; with , bur -line,: on
the railroad, and perhaps some; 200 yards
to its left. : From tin's position they moved
forward, .and charging the ! enemy's right.
;flank that was engaging Butler or Wick
ham, struck his line at -right •'-. angles,
doubling, it -up and driving it back .in '-
confusion;; thus uncovering and relieving,
the left of our line 6f^.battle.. : lt was now,
quite dark.^anu as Lomax's .Brigade press
ed ' forward j~ driving tho" enemy : in rout
and confusion before iC*- there occurred
o!ie of the untoward events which • so'
often hbppen. to prevent the realization
of the full fruits of victory. The writer '
'was; in 'this flank attack and commanded
'the regiment on -the. -right, which was
thrown next to our,, line of battle. ' v
He! was. informed "that as -v/e uncov
ered and relieved the front -of our line
froiri the presure of the enemy, it would
move!forward and joining on rightof the
charge' column, would -make- the move
ment connected and continuous along .the ;
i^w hole front." .
...This was; not done. Some one blunder
ed. ..The line "remained stationary, and -as
Lomax's moved, forward, . driving; the
enemy before them, the. lire was kept' up
from some portions. of our owh : lines, and
this brigade suffered more from its friends
than it did; from the enemy. This together
with: the "darkness of the night, V.saved. saved
Sheridan-: from : a complete overthrow.'- Ho
retreated hastily during; the night,
leaving his; wounded and many;. of his,
wagons and ambulances in our hands.
He reported that he had been attacked
on the flank by the infantry, of Breck
inridge'scommand."
-This, as General, Johnson says, was an
interesting .fight, it was fought wholly
with cavalry, 1 , but from the nature of the
ground they- had to fight dismounted.' It.
was fought!: between less than; s,ooo Con
federates and ! aboii t 9,000 Federal cavalry.
If .was fought under the immediate eye
and -.command of Sheridan, .who; unques
tionably was a' good soldier, lti was
fought for a big stake, for if he (Sheri
dan) had succeeded in his purposes ; or
joining Hunter and destroylng-the Cen
tral arid Virginia and Tennessee railroad,
and . the canal. • Richmond . would have
been speedily evacuated. Ha Bays in his
report that' lie ''had determined, on the
night .of the" 11th to' retrace hi?- steps."
Then why v clid : the fight the battle of the
;32th? But he was defeated— signally de
feated — and Hampton showed himself a
worthy. " successor"' '! of the „ lamented
Stuart' ".""■'.■' ;■:', •■'-;■• . = ••.• '. - . ■'■; -"i V.!:... ..: '■" -
But ' it is unnecessary ■'■ for us to 'dis
cuss - tho ; question or the co-operation
of ..the 'zealous Fitz. Lee in this battle..
General . Hampton himself ; forever
silenced this question in his' report in
samo volume -of . Records, of Rebellion,
page . 1097. Ho ."say?;.; "Major-General
Fitzhugh . Lea ; cordially' co-operated with
me and' rendered me' valuable assis
tance,"'lf it had been otherwise, Hamp
ton was too .'much of a! soldier to have
smoothed over- the shortcoming .of his;
subordinate with" 7 soft words. I .'will per
haps . have 'something '■ herea f ter to ' say of
the .battles- at : Sapony, 7 Church' and at
Reams Station, though what* I may say
Js certainly. ! with - no desire" to -provoke
a controversy in respect tliereto, -for, as
I have heretofore said, ; I ; appreciate tho
inability • of the human, mind,;; in -the.ex
citement'of a' battle,. to. obtain a just con
ception of the facts, -as they occur, or of
human memory to repeat them, there
after.- - ' .D. .A.GRIMSLEY,
Sixth' Virginia,' Cavalry.
'. Hamyton and lice. . ; .
Charleston,. S. C.,^ January 12," 1900.
To the Editor of the Dispatch: - :
I ask from j-ou, the privilege of reply- ■
Ing. to some points, in aletter -of Mr." G.
T. >Cralle, in; your issued of - the 7th -in
stant. After reading- the letter, . I hadnot
intended to trouble' you in this way, as it
seemed- to me- that '.'Hampton and- His
Cavalry in ; ISGJ,': by"r Edward I*. ATells,
contained the .; refutation, -and I■: am
averse r to newspaper controversies, par-;
ticularly. with; friends, and I claim- all
good. Confederates as such, v ; especially
cavalrymen.: ; But if. has been suggested
to- me that in this instance a reply ought
to be . made, lest .."■ my. / silence should be
niisinterpreted. . -. " .. ; : .
'-The ,letter referred, to in effect, states'
that -in my: book it : is .made to appear
that: the division of "General "Fitzhugh'
Lee' did riot reach Trevillian's in time to
participate' in the -battle fought there in;
ISG4. .A more careful reading .will,\l think,
convince the .writer; of the' letter that" I
made no such. statement, but gave v/hat
are .the ■ facts of the case— viz.,- that the'
division- was : in the . desired position -in'
time, „ and v/as ordered to" operate 'on, the
right'Vof 'Hampton's -line. This ; was hot
effectually; done,, and, as ; : a -consequence,
of the failure - ; to • do ■ ■; so, . ' Custer passed^
through^ the ."gap -thus "') caused between'
Hampton's division's' right and Fitzhugh.
Lee's left, andVin -this manner - reached'
•the rear of Hampton's division, and' open-:
ed '.the 'way for the othur Federals, and
; Fitzhugh Lee's- division Was ; . off, iso-;
■late'd.'a'arid^.'ren^eredfi'-.uselesß^for.;: over
twerity-four, hours. V'These are the simple .
f acts :of "the - case,' and" are matter ;'of j re-,
cord. . ",V.- ■■ - . ; ; , ; .' . .; ; .-■. ■ ...-;.
'■■ And Mr.' Cralle' also pays -that' it -is hit
timated'*in the", book in- question :that
Fitzhugh 'Lee; was tardy in striking the,
Wilson raiders. :This,' permit me. to -say,
is 'not. intimated; ;but it stated that Ihe'
; did' hot "keep ; in;; communication;! with his.
•comir>.nding;ofricer '(Hampton) and .that
only)through:this want of communieati'on
L Vas it ■ rendered .. possible '"for . any. of . the .
"fugitive j raiders to/escape. This; r too) .is
matter bf record. .. ,c. /.::".'; - .".-'.?•: •
:'6f ..mere; private, opinion .riee'd,
hardly bY discussed; but that- the : mantle
:of ".".leb" :Stuart 'r fell Aip'o'nv Fitzhiigh- 'Bee, ■
tho latter,' because he;; is ;( ah /experienced i
"soldier,'- woulq,V:r'believe, : .;be ; .the;; last . to;.
Imagine ; br^'assert;- i Thev: opinion ;; enter- : :
taincd '- abou t"; this .; by :: G eneral ' ; Rober t : ' E. ;
Loe : may -■ be o from vihis; letter* of ;
August' if' lS6s,*;ta?General: Hampton:- ■":■.--:
•'* : - Vlf - : you had; beenHhere" ; - with'rall ;'of ; ' our!
cavalry the'- : ; result at ;Five>Forks ; would;
,^ % your? l ' : rcsnectfully/-, •' ~r
• ■ ', EDWARD L. WELLS.
' (For the Dispatch.):-- ;? -.: „
At a recent meotiiu <f Mckett-Stuarf
■f-'imn -ko.^^Corifederate; Vcteraris"3the|
Camp, i^o-
l^olit^ins^rfisblutioh.A'waa/; passed/s juidjjit
"•was[rcauestedttliatltlfe)sa^
.' "-'"-"
s ."U"hcreas,Hn^!Harni)toivand' His! Cavalry.
dh^S{H; > .'SbyXEdw?>^;"Vyells^sreat;vmjus^
is i; 'ddneTtoiGeneral .?Htzriugli;;Lee|hnd!
Ihlsidivislon'.'ynXt^-^^^tfof^thVi'flglitT
"at •:■: TreviHan's, ;Starion ■ and^ ; ' Sapoiiy^
"churchfliahd^bfKhe^attack^mile^on^-lWll^
fsoh's&aidin'gifofce-fand.Cwhe'reaJU'lin^the
Hs^cjofithe;Richmond*Dispatch\ofjJanu^
iary, 6?rl»00,y Comrade • G?jF.';: Cralle^ ofjthis
camp;! defends? General jLee'an^ihisTdtvl-T;
?iri c'refer^
iencel tofthese^erigagements:- -.. "^S *
J: 'Now,- therefore,^ this 'carnp,' composed . ; In
ipart'- '-bf /members i" ot Com pan y7E, : : -Third.
iVirginia'rßegimerit^Wickham'sV; Brigade,";
;Fitz;LeVs 'Division,.vendorses'^and:;cori
ifirais";the .; .said/,' article; and >'! : extends?, to
'. Comrade .: CralleXits ' : thanks if or- having;
written the same. . " \!!:". Qv^
" : 'Nottoway,-. Va.',"; January.' 13th::'.- ;; v! ; :V";.
fA'SCarti;. froni ; General- Braille>* _;T ;
,- -. ■■'■..■.■,'.'.•.'■..■;■: JolniHon.' ■.''■':■'_'■■■'. .\ '■'■'■ ,-i. •■■'-
..;.- : ; : . ■'■■'■ -'■ -. ; .:■■-■•. - The :--"Woocllancls.
'! ;! ' Amelia Courthouse/-Va.^;
.To v the -Editor, of the" Dispatch:' ;-.'.;'
The ; editor of a great- paper, and a com
petent, critic, wrote me aboutl'my review
of; Mr. .M'ells's book about Hampton , and
'the' cavalry-rthat I had succeecled,in,do-.
ing what Macaulay had! tried ..to 'do,, and
failed— that ■ is , write ' a review ■of /a" book
in the narrative form.' ' ■' ■ .
I .was: pleased at the praise, but I find
I '.have;; overdone it.: My narrative is so
graphic .! that ; almost '-everybody . under-;
.stands ; me Vas'- speaking-- for .myself ..-and
relating ray . own . experiences . and opinions
Thus-my friend Judge Grimsley; charges
rhe;Jn ; . close, squadron, .and my.' comrade:
Cralle, of the Third Virginia^ gives me .a
blizzard -from liis sharpshooters.'.for. facts
asserted .'and. opinions 'expressed in the
article! •-v . ' .. . .. : ;'/ . - :
;Theyare both perfectly right from their
Voiut~of. view, but I didn't doit!/ iVam
reviewing a narrative, and sticking close-,
ly to the chain of events, as stated by tho
author. ■ -. '■■ ; -..' ! -.-; •.. ; :'■■■;.'] - : "-.■"■
Theonly opinion of my own in the whole
article,;is that! B ."Ko=,ser's charge ended it,'',
and in that -I was utterly wrong,'!f or the
hardest fighting occurred the; next! day.
I was in ! the charge" with Rosser, 'and it
left' the impression my mind that it ought
to have -ended^ it," if." it didn't' ;,' -
-I/-} ;■ ' ;!!v BRADLEY T. JOHNSON.
. ' ■; ■ \
Tlie mil; of April, ISOS. '■ \ '
It is ! a nation' s death cry— yes, the agony
■ . : is : past; ; :■ ' ■';■■■' ■ ' '- ■ ,•, • >■-.
The stoutest race that ever fought to-day
hath fought its last. ' ■■'..;. . v
Aye! start and shudder; well thou may st,
. '. well veil thy weeping eyes; ■ ;
England, may; God forgive thy part— man
..." cannot but despise. ; :
Aye, "shudder; at that cry that speaks the
' Souths! supreme despair;. .
Thou 'that could'st save and saved'st not;
that would; yet did not dare; -
Thou that had'st might to aid the right
and heart to : brook the .wrong, ■.-
Weak words of- comfort-, for.; the weak,
strong hands to help the strong. ■ ./
That land, the garden of thy wealth, one
; haggard waste- appears; . .-■ ;.
The ashes of her. sunny homes are slaked.
in~.patriot tears— ,
Tears !f or ; - the. slain who died- in vain for.
<; freedom on the field:
Tears tears of bitter anguish still for
those who live to yield. .
The cannon of his country pealed Stuart's
- fiuneral knell; :- ! !.
His soldiers' cheers rang in his. ears as
■ ' Stonewall Jackson fell;
Onward o'er gallant Ashby's grave swept
war's ? successful . tide,
And southenv hopes were living 1 yet when
Polk and Morgan died. ' . ■
But he, the leader, on. whose words. those
■• captains loved to -wait; ;! •-.-.;
The noblest,, bravest, best ..of all, hath
found a harder fate; ! : , . - . .
Unscathed by shot : and stesl he passed
- o'er many a desperate field; N...
Oh, "God! -that, he hath lived so long and
only, lived to yield^ .' _ ;. •.
Along the war-worn, wanted ranks that
■: loved him to the last, '...'. '
With saddened face!. and weary pace the
vanquished chieftain passed; . ■
.Their. own hard lot the men forgot; -they
■{■■ felt what his must be— v \ :
■What thoughts in that-dark hour must
wring the heart of General-Lea.
The manly cheek with tears was wet, the
' • stately head was bov/'d. ' !
As breaking from their shattered ranks
• around his steed they crowd;
"I did my best," 'twas- all: those trem
bling lips ccifild . say. ! . -
Ahl happy those whom death hath spared
: ;-the anguish of to-day.' , ; '■/.'.-
Weep on Virginia! Weep these, lives
' given to thy cause in vain— - - : ■
The "sons who live to wear once more the
Union's galling chain;
The homes whose, light is quenched for
sfye. the graves. without a stone; !,
The folded flag," the broken sword, the
hope forever flown. •
Yet" raise thy - head, - fair land ; thy dead
died bravely for the right;
The. folded flag, is stainless still, the bro
ken sword is bright: -
No blot is on thy record found; no trea
son soils -thy fame! A
Weep thou thy ! dead— with cover'd head
. : " ; we mourn our England's shame. " " .
PERCY GREG-.
Dorset Hall,, Surrey, 1565. ' .. *
!:"po!_,©s^,
Radway's Ready Relief cures and pre
vents Coughs,' Colds. Sore Throat, In-:
lluenza,-'- Bronchitis, rPneumonia,?. Swelling
of the Joints, ■ -Lumbago, Inflammation;
Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Headache, Tooth
ache, Asthma; Difficult Breathing. ; :
Radway's Ready Relief is a sure-cure
for every Pain,. Sprain, Bruises, Pains in.
the Back, Chest, or Limbs. It was the
first .and is- the. only Pain Remedy vthat.
instantly -' stops . the • ' most excruciating
pains allays inflammation, ; and ; cures con
gestions, whether of the lungs,, stomach,
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Heartburn, ! Sick Headache, r Diarrhoea,
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ternal . pain?. --Sold by Druggist-?..--'
- ■Eadway& Co., 55 Elm St., :3T. 1".
. -■..;-," ' , : EDIICATIOXAL. •'-: V:-j) .:■: ; :' :
■*^r?~7llCllMp3yp COLLEGE.
SPRING TERM BEGINS 6.
Students admitted to Academic and Law
Classes- during: 'January - and \ February.
Catalogue and- Spring-. Announcement sent
on request..: Address --.;,>; :;-; : : ; ;
: ; ;.-:-,F.. -W. BOAT\VRIGHT.. President, r
■ ja 10eodl2t ■'-.-.•.- ■ -. ■ Richmond, Va.'!
' THE "3 DAYS' CURE -
' :^- ; .-■■■ . (FpK -MEN) ■ ■."■:■■-■ ■■'"-'.
Leads -all Ternedies in .this State. -■■ :Drugr
gists.refund; the money, if it 'fails: to cure/
Guara ntee : pn : ! the ;, package, t- Price,;- §L
Also, by mail. . ..-.': ';•;?/ -- - .!? ';;- . : ."'• v V: ;v; : - : . .!.' ? ;
- ■ THE : ','3-DAYS'"; CURE CO.,
'. • ja !'a9-F&Sun3m ■ ;;■ VV.Washington, D. C .
Beat Ont of an ; Increase >-._6f Hisj Pen
. " , r. \ sion. •■• ; : '.• ; : ;-.\ ;~-: : -
A Mexican -.war veteran'and "prominent
editor! writes : -'. '.'Seemg ■ the- advertisement
ofc^Chamberlain's .'Colic,' ;. 'Cholera, >- and'
Diarrhoea iKemedy, '; l; am 'reminded that'
as a ■ soldier," in \ Mexico In ,»47 and .'43 : 1 'con-;
tracted -Mexican ;'diarrhoe¥ y 'ahd\this)reme7
dy has kept; me from -getting : an increase'
j n - tiiy "p'ensi6h;Vfor; : on ; ;every^ronewal^- ; a
dose of it restores; me.'.:, vltVis ; unequalled
as^squickKCure^fojV;diajrlioea,\vand9is
pleasantfiand :safe to .take.-;: r For t sale'Jby
allfdruggißts: ■ " ja 14-Su,W&F,W
'** OarasV'BiU-Heaiis, Stateiaeuts.f X.&tV(ir-'
'Heads, : fNote-Heads,^Cifculars|\ ; H'andbin
Dodgers,. &c; printed.- by; ■} the '.Dispatch
Company^ati low prices. - Will give ■ you
goodi.work 'atlthe;sajßerprice's:yjou;pay.:for
irif eriof^wqr lc. y : Send ius '; you r j orderi^and 1
,we '; . wil I '-. su a ran t e«* '; sa ti3f. Ac tioa '-.■' iii - -T every,-
'To-day, and for five more to come, we'll make every floor clispla^S^ stocks^
hum with the crowds. These might be looked upoh=ks slow times, but we've set
the scenes to a crowded' house. It's the only solid" attraction .of. it.s kind iiijtown* 1 !
There's a;;caste^6f Rvalues ithatre^^
offeredjgreatery delight for 1 the thrift^
*YoU'Can- buy-as much as you desire and make the settlement as easy -and : convenient^
as you like.'\ " ' - ,"■•-..■- . ; '-£^b
■'There's. not a better value in: the city,
than this large golden oak Bedroom Suite."?
Beautifully;; carved Dressing.' Case, large
Washstand and '; . Bed. ' d^> '/%■. -4 '■'. ■': f* r\ "
finelv;"carved;" '"A ?25 i-V / 1 • I ;
value...... V ....V.. < 4 /^ ii :«-f : V
Carpets and Mattings.
Our stock is well worth a visit. Jhf>
range of, assortment, practically limitless '
and the prices correct: ! ■". .-'.( ■
Heavy Ingrain Carpet, a j*ard: ..". . . .35c.
Fancy Mattings, a yard .....: ....12 l-2c!
HeaAy Brussels Carpets, a yard. . : .'. .75c
Extra QualityVFancy Matting, a yard . . JSc '■
Large Fringe Rug .... . . . . .' . ; . . . ; . . 98c
J This nice, easy and comfortable Rock
er,- substantially finished, with T* Q>•
strong; >.: ;.•■ ! • ■■■ ; '. : SQL
Rattan 5eat............. ~ VV
Southern Furniture and Carpet Co., 7 and' 9 .West Broad Street
:QFFloE: :^gyfFjTfEes.
: :; ::StatEQoßry/Engraving, :
Printing, Binding^ Siiiboss
ing, Eiectrotyping,
Copper-P!ate Pnoting.
GENERAL; OFFICES, • 1105 NSAIN ST.
FACTORY, I^J^an^BJLEVENTH ST.
in "Business Furniture' 1
/we carry in stock: "
Flat To? Desks, Check, and £ ■ V •
Roll Top Desks, Deposit Tipkel
Standing Desks,- Filing Cabinets; -v...
Typewriter Desks,- Legal Blank Cases,
Office Chairs, X: ' Pigeon Hole Cases,
Office Tables, - Letter Press :
Letter, Document^ Stands. .
We set up original de- ;
sis^sahdroake to order:
Office Partitions, Lodge,-" -
Bank Partitions,,-; Courthouse, h
Office RaiHngs, Clerk's Office,/.
Showcases, Church, School and
Counters and -!';'■ Sunday School
Shelving. - Furniture:
- •W© are So ie 'Agents for.
■"fWESNICKE ELASTIC BCOX CASES,
G.W. ELASTIC OFFICE CASES,
;■ ; - : .--- arid for 'tiie'YJqrk'-': ; : \; •'■■
ANttVAytT;dOOI^
if yo u co nt em p I ate ; any
■.'■"impVpvemehts'i write
■' ■>"^-./:-;prvcall?oh>us:?;;.. .
(uu : ii-Suii,T si/i'ti) a
L. ; LIGHTENSTEIIfSISONS. \
\VB; HAVE REIIOVED .TO OUR NEW
;- ■ .. • STORE^ .'- " ": - '
No. 1413 EAST MAIN-STREET, ;..-.
. wheret.wo will carry a large stock of
DRY-GOODS/ !
', '. ■ .SHOES, _ : ;■' . ■■'■:' " ' ..;,..
RUBKER BOOTS,"
OIL CLOTHING. :
- SEINE-THREAD,;;
■v: ■: ■ .-■. -■ .-■■■■/-' • xettisg, &c.
>: We -make all; kinds ■ of ; Nets to order. !
. - ■ Lowest "-prices'.' "■!:-: Reliable . Goods; •
„: N ote 'the location: ■-■'.-'•■-• ■
• - ■' 1413- EAST MAIN -STREET. : i\i-; ,
■'-, -L.-LICHTENSTEIN'S'SONS: . ■■-
-■''.-„■;... !. ; ■;. (de 2S-Th,Sun&Tu) ?'!';! "• v'--
'- ; : •• ,' ' '. ; ■!■ If He'd Only^Go.-- iVi V' -;; ;= '. ;
■■ . (Philadelphia' Press.) ,-: v :
, Mrs. Gabbie— -I'm surprised -to ■ hear t yc v
arc ; h'aying ; trouble to 'get-, your) money;! out
of i Mr.v Starboard: ;•■:•. ;He"; always, boasted
that" he. paid "as ">he went. ■;■.-..;•.-" r. ; . ; ;;; . ';
:?-Mrs.V Bordern-rMaybe i he^-does;- : ; but I
can't. get him to go. ■,'■ ■■;■:■- ■■■,-■■ s •.'- ■■■ :
■ ■ .-"Snrpi'iMcd; -Bat: Yielded."..?. .
. . : • (Columbus (Ohio) _' State'- Journa 1.) - \. ■
. -New-'; Cook; (Lo mistress (oZ the i -house)—
Shufe, ' mum, . it's three, ay enihs"!in : t ri'. .wuke!
I must. have to. mesilt._ , .
vtMistre'sskCin^isinaiO-^WJii*,^-^
the ; ; Irish ;v; v l&dy^'with ' v.'hom 1 : we _ boarded
last .': orily;| took -! : tff6;^v" ;c- !";!. f;.''- v. : : "-! '/.'■;!
A Trne Picture. ',
(Brooklyn Life.) - . _
Critic— l ' must • cojiKratulate." ypujfohf the
villianfof j'youyTplay. : ;'?yHej.lXavesi«ie|im^
Wessib^iof;havlrigib'een^drawn{fr6fiKtho
life. , . - -, •
.: Author— He wht*. I mnj sj> to you,
;that;he ",is7o'h.; exact portrait \oi ■inyselfr as;
. One of the; banner attractions for tor
morrow is this magnificent S.large piece
Parlor Suite. ; Made -\yith a finely! carved
mahogany vanished 5! frame. Beautifully
upholstered ! in' fine 'tf» "~%'Y' '■■' I 7 ET'
silk;. tapestry. - 7, ft. 4 5
.! ".For 0n1y.;.. ...... % r~ / c
The
Costumers:
Won't last
Long at this
Price. Mass
Of heavy
Solid Oak.
Finished
Nicely,
:55c: 55c
TO OUR PATRONS.: :
; We start out with the new year with every desire-tb servo
our friends and the public tathe very best of i our ability.vOu£
stock of HARDWARE is complete : our. CARRIAGE VIVIATERIAp
DEPARTMENT is up to date; .our^ stcck^of -STEEL ROOEiNG *&
well bought, and from which we can furnish you anything you
want. On NAILS, BARBED WIRE;; -BALING. WIRE, POULTRIQ
NETTING, PAINT, VARNISH, GLASS, PUTTY, etc., we are head
quarters. Start .the year ; by. sending us anordor.
155T ;EAST MAIN STREET, RICHMOND, VA. .
f/ , ' ''.['' Your loved ones and save your money S
V at "the same time by joining the /
A- - a home institution and reliable fraternal beneficiary v*
S order. Liberal benefits also in the event of sick- . J^
ness and total disability. The only fraternal order V /.;
<L having a substantial State" deposit for the benefit ,??
\y ■:■■■■■■: of its membership- For particulars apply to V
■v ; S, iGALESKS C -Supreme Secretary, , \
€ > ' 8 North Tenth Street,^icMond; Va. Wmk
~, -"' . ']a lU-lF.Sun&Tal :r:: r: k
I " FOR PERFECT GUMS |
S ■'.*".- "';-i.' I -- '- ■ •'■■ ...use ■'-'■■-■ ' '■ ' - ; .-"■■'»
l'VMoytli=Wash-:Nd.;4.^:|
M ■'■•' - Your dentist -will tell you so. -;,. »
■*.•-.;"..:..■:•'. •■■■■■--■.•■.25C ■;■ '.:-•■■■"■•'■:-'.::.:•- §
% ;t* A. iIILLEK," 510 east Broad atreet. |
. .. ; ■ -'■'-: ;:.']ocaa-Sao.W.fci3aJ '■' V
g^ ;"■ : C H I C H ESTER'S ENQ LI SH ' • ' '
jS '_/rj-\_ --, ■■ -'■- - OrlzlnaT md Only Genuine. -
' ■•EK/*36»>"VBAFE.'AlwaT»r«lisl>le.'l.BdlefcM*Urjf^t«
Wfi l(^a fcriCHICHESTEB'S JSSGXJSU
J^N^^A' 'a KEl> and CoM »st»!lle boiiw. n%!*i
S^r_-»?@-^3 irilU tiao rltb«a. Telcc bo other. Hefuao'
I*9i ■ »W l>ancf runs Bab»lltutlon* and Jtalta-
I- / ; *- - fir Uonc. 9 Baj of your Drst;!i«. or tend 4c. la ■
'■ -..--: r-W/V: -J/ i ttxmM lor . Parttealnm,' TcattmonUl*
: :; V «* "■''■' S? »» 4 l ''B.tHattorX,aAit*, n b*lttt*r,^T re- 9
V\ /* /a »nra3l»ll. 10,000 TeMSaoatali. ■ Soul fcj- v
'rS—*~l all Drnjsl"»- Co!ohe«t*r Ci emteal Co^
! »£»aa«otiU *<•£>«.■.. MadJtom *a»«">, flUUU _**A._._
' ? .~ (my 6-Sa,Su,V7&weowly)^ .
OEGANIZED 1832.
The Virginia Fire and Marine
osurance Company
OF RICHMOND, VA.
Asserts • $800,000
W. H. PALMER, President..
iwfilfe^R^^Seci:ef^
: '. -■-• "■-»■■-■■ ,-■*-. k OLD "'rAPEIIS - yoFL'!: J^A Hjy* '■-■:•>'< -^ '■*/
it^Not a'finer one in thecity^for the.prtce
Jal ban'dsoms Golden Oak Sid aboard i'jwitht,
j beautiful,; front "p-> elegantly .^ carved^ and
large _* " 'i'^l&kXi
::" e %^...: nwv
Th e , most ; varied , ahdT^ar g^est | assDrt-
i ment ofs ßrass and White Eriameled : Brass
■Trimmed Beds in '.thefcityT"! :'A'ysiy-j~ifa)Jz
■ orate. White • Enameled . * I
: Bed, with heavy pillars, ri> A / <"%' : --'Pt A
large brass yases r rails, '^ i ' '-'/-?■ ~^ 1 1
iand spindles. ..;> •'■/:. , ™:p .■??£§*-*
A fine White Enameled i '<J*^-"~fT|'r I-"1 '-"
Brass Trimmed Bed? "Any ?^ri':*|.f|'!
size. : *P^»./y
.: From thecheapest to the Highest grada
comprises our stock, of Extension" Tables;
Handsome, rhijhly-polish- ~.fi* c\ ! '*T^f?
cd, .Golden Oak Table, hrk /' ; rV
with heavy oak 1eg5 .:.... •.. V
Excellent- SLc-f00t .. .".: Oak Extension
Table;' golden oak fin- rf» ■ 4 >% fpt
Ish, with five legs, for \/jL ' : Y ; H
only .............. t ■ #i ">/.
'■■.■ ' ■ - '- '■' .--V: 1 :-;^ •i i z\:-ri-'\ -.-. -. ~-. :. '-.-"t - ;.- ■:■■'■;. ■';,';■■ ■'*
THE THOMAS POTTS CO.,
Millers' Agents; Richmond, Va,
/riiBcVEHXox TboTiiimt'sn:
• '"BIiUSH^'HAS' : ; : '' OiVKN " : ; SUCH
great? satlsfatf*tofi,%-attcl itixn, d&teiotz\hvm
'• has ' become I sm> - Jarg*.^ that A tljey4 are jno«f
f imltcit'edsby 1 aU'iaauitif acturers. i,wll£
ihe 'curatxtl-i to S s^e ;. that x;-THKiVERNOK
■;BRUS"l"^'is' : ;sUtrnpefl;;oti'-r'Vijry -iihuqUK-,'
)Only»theJili>estfqiujllty ofjbristl^is'tti rho
Jmosts carefully^et'icted jboJH' ) are « ukssTJuj
'theirj construction: IJrusU-s^ui/frftWr;
iteed"notat->ish^a';it3|br!siti«, ty
c^n'.a ;eacli;;^;lra-
li\T>V>\< i ';.COA :
j4]OM. papors. for sale ac if-v i'tstKUefiE
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