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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 30. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Refused to burn it. [from the Richmond, Va., Dispatch, April 27, 1902.] (search)
ered for service as a private on the Confederate side, April 17, 1861. He was successively first leutenant, captain, lieutenant-colonel of infantry, and colonel of the Twenty-first Virginia Cavalry. He was wounded three times. In 1866 he was elected Professor of Latin in the University of Virginia and entered upon his duties in 1867. His service has been continuous. His admirers and friends propose to signalize the date of his retirement by some tribute of respect to be bestowed on the 18th of next June, during the commencement exercises. Just what form this tribute will take and the details in connection with it, are facts as yet not fully determined. Refused to burn Chambersburg. Perhaps the event in the Colonel's life which his friends will remember with most pleasure is his courageous refusal to make war on helpless women and children at Chambersburg, Pa. When his commanding general ordered him to apply the torch to that town, he promptly and firmly declined to obey
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 30. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The campaign and battle of Lynchburg. (search)
did not reach Lynchburg until late on the afternoon of the 18th, when it was hurried through the city at a double-quick, mumonstration on the 17th, nor until after two o'clock on the 18th. There was firing along the picket line and much cannonadiorps occupied the inner line established by Hill. On the 18th General Duffie's division of the enemy made some attack on Lynchburg in time to take active part in the battle on the 18th. Opposed to Hunter's thirty-two guns, Early had none of thout cessation all of the 17th and until the evening of the 18th, when the sounds changed and indicated that a real battle wut could hear nothing of the result. About midnight of the 18th, or more probably on the morning of the 19th, she heard the more than get what he had into position. On Saturday, the 18th, more of Early's men came, and it was a delightful sound toe chance of making a fight right at home. Saturday, the 18th, was a day we will not soon forget. There was no general