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THE ROANOKE NEWS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2.9, 1892. HVATE DAN YvTJGIIT. Modect Hero tit tho Battle ci Ccdcr Mountain. Received a rromotlon I!ut Cldn't Wnnt to Accept It I ii 1 11 After the Mzbt A Soldier's ICoinunre Tbut , Wits Ncv;r Completed. Hie history of tlie rjrent civil war 1 1 ot incidents of startlinj,' anil heroli iracter. l!ut few, comparatively, of ! brave deeds performed or suiTer ra endured arc ever recorded. They naiaavsortof family treasure, and 5 told ,;nl tho fireside on winter even ts. When we remember that ovei 0 million soldiers were miihtered in-tho- union army between 1S01 and 15 we arc struck with wonder that h n. nilplity volunteer army could be rslmled. We are apt, however, to ik at it as an entirety, 'as a whole, at most, wo individualize only sc a to note the character and eon ct of its preut leaders. The names Grant, Hlierruan, Thomas, Sheridan 3 a few more uro on our lips, while hundreds of thousands who per mcd the duties of private soldiers, dare now at their homes perform r the duties of private citizens, or are epingf in the quiet fjrnvos where ;y fell in batt'e, are hardly tlioujrht My theme Is the private soldier, and )an Wright" is my nero. Ho was a let, retiring1 boy. In the summer o! !8 he camo into my office and wanted learn the trado of a printer. We Iked together a few minutes, and I is satisfied that he would answer my rpoco. I n;eded a "devil." The hoy to had filled that important place d been promoted, and so it waE reed that he should come into the ice as an apprentice and remain ree years. lie "lefran work. Nothing special Interest transpired during 1 apprenticeship. lie was quiet, in strious, thoughtful, and that was all. s term of service expired on Satur f, April 13, 1H01, the day after the .1 of Sumter. On the evening of nday following a public meeting is Jield at Citizen's hall. Speeches re made. The excitement was in- ISO. U the close of the meeting there was all for volunteers. Among others, n Wright came forward. I watched n as he came up. There was a quiet ik and manner about him quite in atraat with most of those who signed ;ir names to the enlistment roll He I it just us he would perform any ty about the office. I said: "Why, ,n,' are you going? I thought that, you are just through with your ap snticcship, you would like to remain th me awhile. You would make a od foreman and, what is more, you lid begin to lay by a little money w." 3e replied: "Mr. II , you have en very kind to me, and I had in ided to remain with you, if you were lling. Itut I th.'nk I ought to go to i War. 1 may be back after awhile, t if I should not come back, perhaps is as well One ought to be willing do. a little for his country." Be' was mustered into Company G, venth regiment. The Seventh was a od regiment, filled up with excellent in, and, during the progress of the lr, did some splendid fighting. There is Tery little opportunity for fur jghs in the regiment. We heard oi through the papers occasionally, le only , report that came as to Dan right was that he was a good soldier. In the summer of 1802 he came home. stopped a few days with his moth and sisters. On tho 4th of July he is in Ravenna and took dinner at my use. After dinner we went out liking. I inquired of him as to hi :perience in the service. From him i ard that he had been in excellent lth; that a soldier'B life agreed with m; that he had obtained valuable perience; had had a good opportuni to study, not only the art of war and 0 questions connected with the con 5versy between the two sections, but so to study tho geography of the untry and the conditions of the pco a..'. Ho had proven to be a close ob rver of men and things, and he gave a great deal of information not und in the newspapers. He had a try in which he had jotted down the suit of his observations. He had ready filled two or three books, and was a wonder to me how he found ne to do so much writing. He said was a source of pleasure, and if he ed long might be of some service. There are a great many newspaper ide men in the country. Men whose me depends not so much upon what ey do as upon their ability to get the e of the newspaper press and have elr performances heralded to the jrld. This was especially so in tho my. The successful general was tentimes the one who kept on the ht side of the newspaper correspond ts. Some men were written up, and hers of equal merit were written urn, and other brave, - conscientious V. capable commanders were lefl . hout notice. Oar conversation was long and picas it Ho told me not only of tho war, it iilRo of his personal experiences id of acquaintances that he had rmed. Among other things he ex blted to me the photograph of a beau 'ul girl. Her home wus Winchester, k, and she belonged to a good family, "on't know whnt ofmnno had brought em together, but it was very evident 3in liis conversation that an attach pnt had grown up between them. I mterod him a little on going down pth to euphu'o the rebels and then ling captured himself. i"ho time had come for him to go back 1 his regiment, and tho train was trly due upon which he was to take (departure.. As he turned to go he d: "Good-by, Mtt II . I want to inU yon for tho kind thinrrs you have io for me. My timo has come to go. shall never see you again." Struct- 1 ;.' this rcir.r;rk, well as his Spressive manner, I replied: "Cheer , Can. No doubt we shall incot ten again. When the war is over, you will come back here to live, anc perhaps you will bring that prettj Winchester girl with you. liood-hy and goo I lin-k to you. . Don't have air. evil pri-seiiiiraents now. hut go uwny with u light heart. Write ine whei: you can. 1 shall always want to heal from you." He gave mo hi:; hand and slowly an swered: "Mr. II , I shall never re turn. I Hi ink the contest now goup,' iu will result in final victory to the union cause. The government wi.l be n:.vc:l; but I shall not livo to see it. I do not hesitate to go. It is in the line of duly, nnd a brave man ought never to feal death. 1 shall probably ilio in batllc; but, whether in battle or elsewhere, my death is sure to come before the war u over. Good-by." lie went away. Fceiing a deep in terest in the young man, nnd believing ho was entitled to u better posit iot than that of a private, I interested my self with the authorities, and in a short time it was arranged that he was to he appointed a lieutenant in one of the companies of the Ono Hundred anc fourth regiment, then forming, witV headquarters at Camp Massillon. Hit credentials were duly made out and forwarded to tho colonel of the Seventh regiment, then in the field, with in structions to senil Wright to join tin new regiment In Ohio. The pa peri reached the regiment the diy before tho battle of Cedir Mountain. Wright was snt for, informed by the com manding officer that his commission had bcn received, and he could go im mediately to Ohio. Dan replied: "I am glad to receive this appointment, and I will try to fill the place acceptably, but I hope, sir, you will permit mc to remain here a few days. Wo are probably on the eve of an engagement, and I shall bo bet ter satisfied to stay with the boys till the fight is over. It wouldn't be manly to go away now." The request was granted. Tho next day occurred one of the bloody battles of the war. In the heat of the con test the Seventh regiment was hotly engaged and suffered from a tremen dous fire of the enemy. Dan Wright was wounded by a shot in the face. Cnpt. Keed said to him: "You are badly hurt; better go to tho rear." Dan answered: "It is not so bad, cap tain. I can still use my musket." Hardly had the words been uttered, when another ball came and buried it self in his brain. lie fell dead on the field. The battle still waged with terrible fury, and when tho day was over the groend occupied by tho union array in the norning, with its bloody burden of unicn dead, was occupied by the con federate forces. Dan Wright's life wai over. His prophecy was fulfilled. A day or two later the daily papers announced the fact that in the battle of Cedar Mountain the union loss was fifteen hundred killed, wounded and missing. A little later the list of dead was given, and in the list wns the name of Dan Wright. It was only one life gone out, and to the greut world at large little notice was taken of it. Hut up in the good old town of Freedom, where Dan's people lived, the newswaa received with a sad interest. Men and women talked in low and tender words about tho lad who had grown up in their midst, and who now slept his lust sleep on the field of battle. Oi course, his body was not recovered, and they could never give it the rites of burial, and they could have no funeral in the ordinary acceptation of the term. Hut they determined to have funeral services, and so on one Sunday afternoon the church bell was rung, and people from far and near gathered at the church. I was not a preacher, but they asked me to speak for them, and I consented. The gray-haired and ver.cruhlc pastor was there, and made a prayer full oi tenderness. I did the best I could. Dan Wright's character and life, his services as a soldier, his bloody and heroic death, and the cause of the union in nnd for which he died, fur nished a grand theme. It was text enough for a good many sermons. This was only one life among the many, and the blood that trickled from his dying wounds went to make up the great river whose increasing volume bore red contributions from a million homes. Here, in the ordinary course of things, my little story should draw to a close. Hut while I havo my pen in hand, 1 wish to record a further incident con nected with Dan Wright Fifteen years after the close of tho war a letter was received ono day by the family of Dan Wright. I don't remember to whom it was directed. It was postmarked Charleston, S. C. When opened it was found to be written by a person of whom they had never heard. It stated in substance that tho writer was, in 1802, a soldier In the confederate army under Jackson; that he was at tho bat tle of Cedar Mountain, and when the contebt was over he and some of his comrades were detailed to bury the dead; that uinong tho union soldiers who had fallen on the field wns a young man of dark complexion and somewhat striking appearance, and when thej came to move hiiu they found on his person a pocket Testament, a diary and two or three letters. Tho soldier took these and. hud ever since retained possession of them, and after a perusal of tho content!, of tho diary ho hud determined if possible to send them to the friends of the de ceased. From the pnpers found he hud learned that the name of the denj soldier was Wright, anil that ho be longed to un Ohio regiment. He had written to vr.rious points, but so far without uvail. The family were satis fled from the letter that the liiblo and papers belonged to Daniel, and an swered tno letter at once. Iu a few days a package came by express from Charleston. It contained tlie testa ment, the diary and the letters. The diary was a daily memorandum or rec ord of events, and the last lines were written on the morning of t ie battle. The le-rs an 1 fie writing wore well preserved, but the cover of the little book was stained with blood. Alphon- so Hart, in Washington Post NEW ADVERTISEMENTS; MEN AND WOMEN LOOK YOUNG LR. 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M ft 1.1 1 40 I 6 :;c !1K I IS 58 6(10 ll 7 00 A. M. fion 1 7 w Lonve Weldon Ar Rocky Mount..., ArTarhoro Leave Tnrbnro Arrive Wilson. Leave Wilson Arrive Hclma Arrive Kayettevllle, LeaveColdstioro Leave Warsaw Leave Muinolla .... Arrive Wllmlnploa 7 40 SfO 13" I IS 15 '( 7 414 I 8 .10 I ' 44 I i'l J5 I 4 27 I too (40 9 55 TRAINS UOING NORTH M t. t a I " a " s i-a 6 d '3 3 X 'A -o eto A. M. A. M. f.X. I Leave WilmlnRtiK 12 :a l,r 4 20 J Leave Maifiiolia 1 64 1067 r, 0J I Leave Warsaw 11 11 1 1) 15 Arrive lioldsboro 2 55 1 2 0,r f 7 10 I Leave Fayettarlll "J 10 Arrive Sclma 11 01 ArrlveWilson 1810 Leave Wllso 0 85 115! 8 04 Arrive Rocky Mt. 4 0.1 1 H0 8 39 Arrive Tarboro, 6 30 18 Leave Tarboro, 12 58 Arrive Weldon, 5 05 8 55 10 00 Daily except Suiday. Train on Scotland Neelc Branch Road If area Weldon at 4 00 p.m. Halifax 4 88, arrive Scotland Neck at5 15p,m.(ireenvilla 652 p. m. Klnston 8 00p.m. Returning leaves Klnston 7 10, a. m. Greenville 8 20a m. Arriving at Halifax 1100, a. m., Weldon 1185 a.m daily exeeptSunday. Local freight train leaves Weldon on Mon day, Wednesdays and Friday at 10 15 a. m. arriv ing at Scotland Neck 1 05, a. m , Greenville 5 30 p. m., Klnston 7 40 p. m. Returning, leaves Klnston Tuesday, Thursday andSuturday at 7 80, a. m. arriving at Greenville 0 55, Scotland Neck 8 80. p. m . eldon 5 15 p. m. Train leaves Tarboro N. C, via Albemarle and Raleigh K. R. Daily except Sunday 4 40 p, m., Sunday 3 00 p.m., arrive Wllliamston N. C. 718 p. m.,4 80p. m. Plymouth 8 Slip m 680 p. m. Returning leaves Plymouth dally except Sunday 60a. m.SuadaySOO a. m. Wllliamston, N. C, 7 40 a. m. 858 a. m. arrive Tarboro 10 06 a. m, 11 21) a.m. Trains on Southern division, Wilson and Fay etteville Rranch leave Favettevillc 7 .0 a. m arrive at Rowland 18 15 i. m. Returning leave Rowland 12 15, p. m. arrive at Fuyetteville 5 lop. m. Daily except SundHy. Train on Midland N. (!. Branch leaves Golds boro N.C., dally ecept Sunday 1 00 a. m., arrive Smlthficld.N C.,7 30 a. m. Returning leaves Smlthlicld.N.O., ntKJa. m., arrive Uoldsboro, N (J.,liaop.ui. Train on Nashville Branch leaves Rock; Mount at5 15 n. m.. arrives at Nash ville 5 56 tt. m., Spring Hope a.iop. m. Returning Uavel Spring Hop 8 00 a. m., Nashville 8 35 a. m., ar Rocky Mount 0 15 a, m. daily excei't Sunday, Train on Clinton Branch leaves Warsaw for Clinton, daily except Sunday at 6 00 p. m. and 1115 a. m Returning leavt Clinton at 8 80 a m and 3 10 p. m.. connecting at Warsaw with Noa. 40, 41. 83 and 78. Southbound train on Wilson and Fnvettevllle Rraneh is No. 61. Northbound is 50. Dily ex cept Sunday. Trains No. 27 8uth, and 14 North will only stop at Rock; Mount, Wilson Goldsboro and MHgnolla. Train No. 78 makes elos connection at Weldon furall points North dallv. All mil v iu Richmond and daily except Sunday vIb Bav Line, also at Rooky Mount daily with Norfu k mid Carolina Railroad for Norfolk and all points North via Norfolk. Trnlnsmakesclose connection for all polnti North via Richmond and Washington. All trains run solid between Wilmington and Washington and have Pullman Palai-e Sleepen auarneo. J.R.KENLY, J F. DIVINE, Sup't Tram General Sup't. T. M. EMERSON. en'l Passenger Agent. JTLANTIC COAST LINE. PETERSBURG d WELDOX R. R Condensed Schedule.) TRAINS (iOlNti SOUTH. Dated May Slat, 1W2. No. !.'! Daily. N o 27 Daily. 1 c:ivc 1'' lors'-iirg, i...,M! ,,11.1) c iii k, Lcavt Jarratts, Leave lb-Hie Id, Aniw Wi Ulim, lll.liH am Kl.n'iam 11.11 inn li.::om !; Iin !l. i'.i 4.1H 4 48 ;. 'j:t )) ni p IP pm p m TRAINS (10INO NORTH. No. 14 Daily. No. 7 Dailv. Leave Weldon, I.e Hdlleld, Le .(..vratts, Le Stony Creek, Arrive I'elerHluirs. Mo a.m. fi 44 a.m. (i.tlll .1 III. H .15 a.m. .50a-m. S.1.rp. 4 or p. l.:p. r..l2P. 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Lrwcn casli prices guaranteed. All woik warranted satisfactory. CHAltLlCf M.WALSH, oct 1 1 ly. toth:. patkons OK THE ALBEMARLE STKAM 0 M-iiS I NAVIGATION CO filllPI TIMF lU-twecn NORFOLK and rKHN N. CAROLIN On nnd after Monday. Pecember 17th, nnd until further uoticr, the Steamer CHOWAN. Car'ani Wiihv, will LEA V. Fi; NK 1.1 N mi Mondays, Vlti nesdayp and rrida.vx li.rEDENTON, PLY MOUTH nnd il ii'icn .idiate points oa arrival of mail train tVom 1'ortpniouth, aay 10: IS A. M. RETUlwCINf: ilii "ChoTfan" will rench Franklin on Tofsdiiys, Thurndays and Hntnrdiiya ntlHfi A. M., in time to connect with Fast Mail train from Kaleigh to I'ort'-iiK-nti' :imi v itli Kxprraa. train for the Smitii. PawenjicTH, hy this hit'hik merit, taking the Steamer Chowan tit a ly point on the river, w ill REACH NORFOLK hy 1 J odock A.M., nnd tl'.un linve ti rutin- m v fur the tup action of busiin m in tl::'l i-it-j GIVE Tills 1(1 I I A TRIAL. j-l-cclMilly, J. H. RGPJIST rklu. Yn . ! ,t
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