Memories of the 149th RegtNYVolInft., 3d Brig., 2 Div., 12th and 20th AC . formerlv u-ed inobtaining that mineral. .Mi. Elli-. who was a l»achelor overeighty years of aLTc, and the owner of al»out ei in lii-> youuLTer da\s e.\ten>i\ehengaged in that liu-ine-- and made \vcaltli b\ it. lroni hisstatement, it woidd appear that m foi-nu-r vears he was moreAvealthv than at time and had jo-st niueli in LrandiliiiL;-. lie PLhASAyr VALLEY TO ELLLSS FORD. 177 ! livfil ooiiifortalily ami set a guoil taldf, as many offieors couldtistify, assisteil l)y colored servants of his household. On the
Memories of the 149th RegtNYVolInft., 3d Brig., 2 Div., 12th and 20th AC . formerlv u-ed inobtaining that mineral. .Mi. Elli-. who was a l»achelor overeighty years of aLTc, and the owner of al»out ei in lii-> youuLTer da\s e.\ten>i\ehengaged in that liu-ine-- and made \vcaltli b\ it. lroni hisstatement, it woidd appear that m foi-nu-r vears he was moreAvealthv than at time and had jo-st niueli in LrandiliiiL;-. lie PLhASAyr VALLEY TO ELLLSS FORD. 177 ! livfil ooiiifortalily ami set a guoil taldf, as many offieors couldtistify, assisteil l)y colored servants of his household. On thesouth hank of the Iiver was an indenture in the soil which hesaid markftl the site of a fornuM- canal used liy him in forward-iuLC proiluc-ts from the trold mines, and from his plantation, tothe naviuable waters of the Kapiiahaiinock. Early one morniuL; the attention of the men was called tothe hi<.;hway, which ran alon^• the rear of the otHcers qiuirters,where was a twu-wheeled cart drawn by two S])an of oxen. •.OINr, TO EMI- - Fdlll). ilii\cn by a ne^-i-o ; asiriile the near wheel ox Lfuidino-the lealeis with a check i-ein. In tlie cart Mere several bausof LTfain on which sat two we!l-(lrc>vt-,l youn^ lailio; tlievWere on theii- way ttt Kiliss .Mill to have the ulain ground in-to tlour. The nu-n turned out in ma>s to witness the novelspectacle and admire the luMuty. Within an Imur thereafterit was astonishini; how many otlicer> had business down to themill. Tlie supplies the bri_ade were obtained at BeakmanStation on the Oraiiue and Alexandria l-vailroafl. with reu-ulai-ityand abundance. Ilie nnai Ieceived newspaper-, dailv fromneu>bi.\>. and the mail facilitie-. were nearly as jierfeit as at. 17S MEMOIRS I/ith X. Y. IXFT. hoim. The foiv part of August was very hot, l)iit after a eor-taiii thiiii(Ur sli(»\vrr, it becaiiic cold and, esjifcially iii^lit^, waschilly eiiKiiL;-]! to make oviMToats coniforlaMf ; and before thedepaiture, th
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