A Confederate Soldier Writes.
Washington,
Beaufort Co., X. C.,
Sept. -<>, 1 i>U 1
Mr. K. J. Holt.
Sinithfield. X. C.
My Hkaii Comkadk and ltno.?
Your intensely interesting and
thrice welcomed letter of the 2.'Id
inst. to hand.
Since reading and re reading
the same i have been surprised
that you and I have been silent
so long. I am more than delight
ed that you have broken the
silence ana that we may hear
more of each other hereafter.
As to the history of the North
Carolina Kegimeuts that Judge
Clark is editing, 1 am looking
forward with much interest for
the forthcoming of every volume,
and if obtainable shall give them
a conspicuous place in my
library.
You wrote me in reference to
data you had given Judge Clark
for our battalion. Some time
last year Fletcher l'arker, of En
held, wrote me for some facts as
I could remember them. 1 also
sent him my photograph with
money sufficient to haveit copied
aud put in the volumecontaiuing
the history of our battalion and
requested him to forward the
same to Kaleigh. 1 have never
heard whether he sent it or not;
I presume he did.
The long intervening years of a1
busy life have swept away thej
memory of many incidents in
which you and I were actors. I
find it most difficult to recall but
few, and even then cannot mar
shal them in order.
Our company, "G," enlisted
September .'I, 18(12, with Jesse A.
Clement as captain. Your hum
ble servant was orderly sergeant i
when we first went out, and we J
were a part of the Seventh Con-1
federate Cavalry wiih Claiborn
Col., Taliafero Lieut. Col., Clai
born Maj., Had en Adjt., Moore
Bergt. Maj. I saw tladen shot
in our tight at Blacksand Whites
station, the ball entering his
breast and passim;clear through
him. 1 never saw him again.
Wheu we entered i he army we
did not remain long in North
Carolina but went to Virginia and
did picket duty on Hlackwater
river, and at Franklin in an en
gagement 1 saw my first dead
Confederate soldier. We were
under General Koger A. Prior.
An artillery duel occurred here
and we wereshelled most terribly.
Early in 18tel we were at Kinston
under General Martin, (one arm)
a rigid disciplinarian, although
he tailed to discover on one occa
son that 1, an orderly sergeant,
did not have on a cartridge box.
Later we were with General Rob
ertson -near Washington when
General 11 <11 laid seige to Wash
ington. L iter we were with Gen
eral Clingman wiieu lie made a
movement against Suffolk. This
was the first time we came in
contact with negro troops. They
got seven of our men of whom we
have never heard. My impression
is that one of them was Turner,
a brother or kinsman of Lieut.
Governor Turner, a noble, brave
fellow.
We wt re at Blount'sCreek Mills,
ten miles below Washington, N.
C., when General Pettigew re
pulsed General Spinola on his
way to Washington, N. C.
In July, wheu General Potter
made his raid on Rocky Mount
and Tarboro, part of our regi
meat pursued liiin and by a mis-'
taken movement at Scuftieton
Potter got away. ('apt. barret's
company was there, 1 think, at
the bridge. At this time we were
under General Martin, a brother
in-law to General Potter.
In May 1MG-I, I think we were
ordered back to Virginia, and
reaching Petersburg met the ad
vance of Puller's army, here we
repeatedly came in contact with
Spear's cavalry. I think it was
in May also that our battalion
was at Port Walthall Junction
where we were engaged on the
turnpike road. 1 think we were
with Whitney's division at this
time; 1 remember we were ordered
one night toreeonnoitreandrode
to thereurof the Yankee camp. 1
never expected to gt^f hack. Well
we were armed withuouble-barrel
shot guns and threw 1<> buck
shot at a load. In an engage
ment on the turnpike on horse
back my horse was shot twice
and Maj. Claiborn who wasstand
ing by me ordered me to take my
horse to the rear; I got half mile
to the rear and an elegant Vir
ginia lady allowed me to turn
my wounded horse in a clover
field, gave me a basin and rags
to bathe his wounds. While I
was doing this a boy came from
the house and brought a goblet
with julep in it. I hod never drank
a drop oi spirits in my life, but I
was hungry, tired, mad and pow
der burnt, 1 drank it, and in two
aecouds I wanted to go back to
the front and kill the fellow that |
shot my horse. Well, that was J
my first and last julep. We fought
S|H'ur'? cavalry hen* and (len.
Hearing huh slightly wounded.
In June 18(14 our battalion,
under tieneral W. H. F. Fee fol-1
lowed Wilson and Kant z. In June
1ni;4 when (irant changed his
J base to the southside of James
river, tieneral Smith, with about
! 10,000 men, moved forward.
Graham's battery and our c ival
ry with Hearing held him in check
J as long as we could and we had
I to withdraw after severe fighting j
within the main works.
in August we were at Ream's
Station; we were in the battle of
White Oak road also Gravely
run, heie 1 thought I would freeze
to death in the sleet, here we had
: no rations and 1 picked up corn
where horses had formerly been
fed and parched it.
October 27th we foughtat Bur
gess Mills, 18(J."> Chamberlain's J
run, Five Forks.
On February 21st, 18G5, Gene-!
ral Roberts was promoted and
took charge of us.
I was appointed Ordinance,
Sergeant at i.ellfield by General
Hearing.
Well, do you remember that at
the surrender ut Appomattox
when we left the bullpen you and j
I were riding together and pass- j
ing by the apple tree (from which
General Lee went to the Mcl^ean
house to surrender) on the side
of the road you reached up and
broke off a limb from the tree,
and breaking the limb you gave
me part of it. I have part of
that limb now, only a small piece,
which 1 prize very highly. 1 also
have my parole signed by you. I
carried it in my purse for thirty [
years. I now have it nicely framed
and my wife keeps it in her Con
federate corner in the parlor. l|
guess Judge Clark will have a
conv of someo.'irolesin his books, i
Gold would not buy mine.
Well, when the war closed 1
went hack to Chattel Kill to finish
my education, then entered the
ministry, traveled lo years, mar
ried in Washington; have settled
here aud getting along comfort
ably; have no children living;
my wife is a great Confederate,
goes to the conventions, is now
getting ready to go to Charlotte
also to Wilmington. She is a
delegate to both. Let me hear
from you again soon. God bless
you.
Your Old Comrade and Bro.,
W. H. Call.
a Physician Testifies,
"1 have taken Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure and have never used any- f
thing in my life that did me the
good that did," says County
Physician Geo. W. Scroggs, of j
Hall County, Ga. "Being a phy
sician I have prescribed it and
found it to give the best results."
If the food you eat remains un
digested in your stomach it de
cays there and poisons the sys
tem You can prevent this by
dieting but that means starva
tion. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure di- I
gests what you eat. You need
suffei from neither dyspepsia nor
starvation. The worst cases
quickly cured. Never fails. Hood
Bros., Hare Son, ,J. It. Led bet
ter, Benson Drug Co. '
Providence and 'Possum.
"Hit do look lak Providence is
on de side er we race," said the
old colored citizen. "Br'cr Wil
liams dumb a tree ter frit three
'possums, w'en a storm come up. .
en lightning strick de tree, en
w'en Br'er Williams landed de
'possums wuz baked brown, en
all he had ter do wuz ter blow de
ho'n t'er de preacher to come say
grace!"?Atlanta Constitution.
I Could | >
Not '
- Sleep |
k "T wat a jrreat sufferer from indigestion Ej
M and dyspepsia I invariably spit up itiy M ?
food after nieaN, and suffered with pains R
in the chest, and from awful nervousness H n
?could not ileep My attention was call
ed to
Coleman's
Guarantee
as a positive remedy I toek an* battle I
C irding to tlireetions and not oaly *et tj
relief but a prt mmntnt curt. I recent El ?
mend it without hesitation. \
W ? FONDntANT H M
Pittsylvania Ce Vs ? ?
I PBICB 50?. A BOTTLB k
At DniMristB. jj-*
?ycare guaranteed.
C81EHAI REMEDY CO.,
For Sale by hood Brothers. M
And Benson Druj Company. to
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Groves
Tasteless Chill Tonic
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has stood the test
for 20 years.
One Million Six
Hundred Thou
sand bottles were
sold last year.
Do you think it
pays to try others?
MiLLlINERV
And Other Goods.
Just r ceived rny new stock. of
Fall and Winter Millinery.
HAT3 IN DIFFERENT STYLES,
Shapes and e< lors trimmed to order. A full line of Silks,
Satins, Ribbons, Fancy Hat Pins and other hat trimmings
as cheap as can be sold. Miss Willie Creech has charge of
ItTillinery Department.
Keep also a lull slock of Pry Goods, Notions, Hats,
SHOES, GROCERIES AND GENERAL MERCHANDISE.
A. CREECH,
>15?2m Four Oaks, N. C.
HERALD AND HOME AND FARM,
ONE YEAR EOR
Hardware!
Fitz Lee arid Wetter Stoves
for cooking and heating.
Jig stock of Farm Implements, Carpenters' Tools, Builders
Material, Cutlery, Tinware, Crockery, Paints, Sash, Doors
Binds, &c., always on hand.
500D STOCK OF GUNS OF THE BEST MAKES.
We Have Taken out License to Sell Pistols.
COUNTRY MERCHANTS,
We are prepared to give you wholesale prints on Nails b\
he keg. Tinware, Cobhlers' Shoe Nails, Axes, S. & W
Cartridges
Everybody asked to come and trade with us.
Clayton Hardware Company,
C. W. CARTER, Owner and Proprietor,
1)10?tf. CLAYTON, N. C.
3. R. /V\?re?a n.
Cabinet Maker
bmithkield, n. c. and Undertaker,
III repair furniture and frame your pictures. Full line of Caskets and Cofflni
en's, Ladles' and Children's Burial Robes and Shoes, Hose, Gloves, &c. Thank,
my friends and patrons for past patronage. Hope to serve you In future
JOHN A. McKAY. E.F.YOUNG.
THE JOHN A. McKAY M'F'G CO.
Edged Tool. Foundry and Machine Works. One of the very best
equipped plants in the State.
Machine Repair Work oi Every Description.
High Grade Sow-Mill, Engine
and Boiler Work a Specialty.
Ail Kinds Iron and
Brass Castings.
Store Front Irons and other <
Heavy Work to Order.
WE ARE AGEMS FOR
A. B. Farqufiar Co.'s
Machinery \
Engines Boilers, Saw Mills, <Stc We
| are also agents for the Southern Saw
i Works and have a gdod stock of their
(mill) saws on ha- d.
_
THE riRQUHAR,
P ENGINES
_ -S^TD
BOILERS
Of all Stylos fros
4 to 600 horsepower
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We Handle All Kinds of Machinery and
JY Machinery Supplies, JY
| Steam Fittings, I'ipe, Inspirators, Shafting, Pulleys, Post Hang
ers, Grate-bars, &c., &c.
WB DO HIGH GRADE WORK ONLY.
GET OUR CATALOGUE AND PKICES.
The John A. JVIcKyOy JVITg Co.,
dunn. n. c.
Statement of One Year's Business.
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As the people who trade with us are benefited or damaged to*
the extent that our prices are lower or higher than those usu
all i hurged for the same goods, we submit ihe following state
ment that our customers and the public may know just what
we have done for them. Our books are open for the inspection
of any who may doubt the correctness thereof:
Amount of sales $9,893 68
Profit 1,014.12
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Average per cent, profit 101
Average per cent, profit usually charged
on such goods 25
Amount saved our customers 1,621.05
From the above statement, it is seen that we 1 ave saved the
people $1,621.05 in one year's time.
We are now better prepared than ever to save them money.
Our line of Furniture is complete. Our prices ate prices that
save money for the purchaser.
Gratefully yours,
The Smithfield Furniture Co,