was
a
j;-imi.I
ju>t
the la>t
w
iidei-neNS.
That
t ie
reeinieut.
i-iim—
r'atiip
Sc-oiii/<—
1
at
sroiitimr
anil
at Hunker
•
set
for
h
Thr llarri-
alry_(
l.\
nrlilairL'—
Hunter .^
ol'
the
raid—
31
arch
to
Pi'tiTslairg
:32T'
Ca
ClIAPTEK
XXVir.
•ridan
sefs
.\
Ti;ai.ns
'»•'.
;>.M.
Xewtown.
Va.
authorized
to
Ijo
rai.-sed,
in
iJiHl,
to
aid
in
and
half
States, in aceordanc(^
Union;
with
the
avowed
intt-'Utiou
]i:id made
were
being
urgeil
on
blindly
such
which
they
ihcu
William H.
to
be
inrserved.
It
is
eoneedc'd
by
all
modern
Tiic Cavalry ( i'j.:i
f.jni
pninils
be
uiialilo
to
to raise
ngt.-nient.
Then
a
Major
Merrill,
who
had
also
served
ill
tlie
United
States
Dragoons,
same direction,
but with
no better
tliere
tliey
.-.cenu'd
to
(•ii{ii(''l
grounds
Wert'
accordance with
and
inonnttd
ill
the
afternoons,
tii'-
then
jiloying
tliey adxaiieed
on
horscbnek
;
they were
foot.( )
A
troop
had
to
Ami
for
tlie
his
return:
of
regulation
Lorse-Cipiipnients.
valuable
serviees.
tiieir
c:ii)tain
rising
jor
in
the
become very
pi-oti<-ient
could.
<Tovernment
Vi
rk—
Tli.'
li.'itlalion
I'.mler
Adains
lui'l
ollitTs
join
him
—He
v\ty. early
hut
with
hetter
success,
(iiimans
another
i'i'
tlii'
in-tructors
at
tlie
AiMilcmv.
v.ouhl
cost
half
a
million
(jf
dollars
ing obtained the
.vnu
to
lake
authority.
Yours,
very
truly,
;
ac.[nainti'd with
A.
T.
:
'•
to
I.e.
by
tin;
iirxt.
(Siuiirl,
SI.NKjX
CA.MKKoX.
Jtn,-'
I .
im;i.
He'
hi-,
famous
churue
at
and
ii-'ariug
tlial
hi-;
coU'.iii
ollieer,
and
I'liek
mrithcrs.
^istt.Ts
and
swei-tliearts,
Imilding on
over to nie.
comfortable for
crowd
di-inkinu'
in
every
word,
ht're
t<;)
surrouuil(-<l
stories
drew
our
from
Ailing-
ton.
\Nher(>
Grove.
at
t
lie
Western
end
was
marching
hy
voice
rang
out:
 charge
with the
'inie limited
its
ranks.
had become very
sjieedy
return
liome.
they
went
into
camp
at
tlif ollicers who
—
hrst
advance
.^r.'ne.s—
of August.
jiy
(len-
t'ral
\
as
individ-
uals,
liut
they Were
in: hnt
in a
few (hiys
thi- eamp
'mt
thi'y
were
then
priunotud
to
the
uiajnr,
of
liieir
hordes.
jovial
a
scL
of
fellows
as
Were
many a
morn
;
>l,ii-.
Tliat
seat
him
were
I
eai)t:iin
Kearny
going
into
tVdhnvetl Iteggars
lie dismounted
War. llo^vov(M,
was
known
as
the
First
Station ami
had
theif
The
other
e(
» iq(anie-<
chnrus, making tlie
that
']:\v
'hat
oui'
regiment
w,i>
c:dhd
the
iid'antry
ready
to
man
cut
us
oti',
and
tliis
and
the
infan-
tiy
of charging up
affair
iiia.l.'
irencrars
headiniarU'i's,
ami
lie
callt?d
upon
to
perform
—the
shociting
of
a
Ei^litoenlh Now
to
(ienoral
mounted.
loriiiir stt>p. aiicl
storm,
to
the
great
annoyance
give
the
alarm, riding
*
his;
beat,
to
auil
fro,
A
treimiloiis
si_rii.
as
tlie
her.
The
morn
secsns
Mary.
is
ebbinj;
aia.l
plashin;;.
I
forever.
I
proci-eded lo
I
I
and when
tht' charging
enemy ran
Thi^i
sahres
raised,
in
1'
I
IcttiT-^;
S(jiiii.-
uie
iKjppinir
him, had
luit
the
'itlicers
were
[>ernutted
tc>
inii
the
w
a
how-
enen^y had
was
or-
d';rcd
se-
lected
horses
.of
Cori)oral
Lewis
and
L'niou
sabres
and
Coufedei'ate
bay-
onets
 
in the
the
onset
I>ewis
and
captured
rul McCleihui
luick
cliureh,
sianed
by
George
AVasli-
ington.
of
their return
Thei-e
were
Fairfax at
has il-
Y'ou
wore
to
direieion you
you
there.
I
am
liaps. W'l'
-we
can
ask
the
I'otoniae.
(.Signed)
^}i:onr,K
R.
.AreCLELLAX.
tle>
ijii- liately on Ihi^ rr'.iirn of tie' ri'iriiu^-at from
lie'
eoniman.linu'
otfiec'r :
alike
to
the
alcove
^llocctMlill^>
-on.
fir-r
Lii-uti-nant
Harry
i;.
lliddi'U.
and
to
Mr(
'Id
Ian
ojxn'are on
towards Fred-
wife with
rdeutmuuits
Hailev
and
Martiudale
to
to
win
the
ti:,' .
ClIoKfrf.
We'll
liere
tlie
tr()0[)S cheered,
the
front.
We
were
Kiver
to
make
a
demonstra-
tion
''dug-outs.
hollowed
out
of
amid
general
at work
and
and
whizzini,'-
all
the
tinii\
lease, the
woo<ls.
an
old
Confederate
eani[)
and
Imried
beneath
ro.uU.
J^;.
?rC>
^^^^-^•*v
The
slirlls
Ixirst
all
riyuinii' ami
Xew
'^'ork
\'(dnnteers
fought
like
Turks,
and
man\-
of
them
wei'O
killed
near
the
winding-sheets
si,le
Pnninnkey
and
^Tattapony
Rivers;
to the army.
and
on
farm,
1'.
lir-
lueiit
^vas
with (
iencrad
McClellaii
nearly
nuuieTous.
The
enemy
outnumliered
AvIiL'U tlHjiisands
wore
c'oiisigncil
into
s(.)nie
us
and
of
at all
of
a
l'v\\-
mo-
imiitlier.
oi'
the
yell
of
to shell the
Our
sipiadron
eoxei'ed
the
under (Jeneral MeClelhin.
it ne\er
demoralize
it.
thai.
time.
the Laiuiinu', and
('analiiy. Ill
in
< ia
riL;iiu'
y')m-
hat tlo.and liavi'
have
lj.'
ot
nnnd)crs,
and
necessarily
of
-:iy
Nulliiiii:,'
id'
sur[)rise.
entering
;o
voiiiIhtii
lamU.
 . Iri.i--
.\iiti<'',a.n—
,ii-
JJowlinu
(Ji-ecn
Uoad.
All
of
thtj-e
roail.>
k'ail
out
I'leileriekshnrL ,
iind
nioviui;-
after
ten
o'clock
next
niorninc:.
Tiie
rain
came
soih
(leUiMal
riea--anton
.iCSK
^/M'
to
of that
coiiim.'iuded
'-hniu'e
and
oil'
\v,'
wunlt.iws
were
to keep up with
and the
making
a
briUiant
eharge,
and
th.r
nioiuitaius
<^f
^\'lst
AT,' wia-f
lie
passed
through
of
a
and
a
and
niost
of
friends
kindly
on
several
oeea-iions.
ri.'as(>
on through Hang-
the
Confederates
at
Capon
Jhidu'-'.
Our
men
followed
the
(diarging
sipiadr(;ns.
but
on
lliey
went,
made
\er\-
little
 
'riu'i)ni<ir<. .Ki-'i.t
IiT
tilt
, m;|.-.
I
to
unite
witii
( )
the
elee:
thf tfi-ril'le' lhri'-:t-
cliit'f dc\'t,'li>iHMl
away
uji
on
the
Sr.iith
IJranch
of
the
Potomac,
bt
yond
the
ndb'S below
and Moor-
i>as>fd
thr»uig}i
men.
Captain
Battersliy
was
a
\t;vy
 war. ami
His
thigh of
se\'eral
of his
were
two
\\'e
set
out
auaiu
al
li
uian/hirig
the
i\-
mainder
my
oi)inion.the
raid
a
i)raying
man.
he wi'iiL
caiitui-ed. to'jethci'
to chariie
got
within
a
done so ipiickly
On the
set
out
du-t
they
could.
About
this
with
srvcral
conipanirs
of
which
it
siKjwi-d
lu^rses
soon
touud
[ihiiiy
of
luo'l
work
his
narrative,
of
l.owei- \':ddi'v.
Ilivcr, wliirli
Ferry,
where
and
their
united
gap.
and
of
of the
for
them intart
they
took
tlieir
li\
es
in
their
it- tirror--
were
ai)pr.'iachinij;
be
a
ready to
Jon,-
ov-
dered
hi-
nun
lo
chai'ue
the
and
and
men, and
had
taught
met
took tlie
to
had
llien
af'out
two
hun-
tir.-d
ar;or
our
['iiti'Dls—
(,'aiitun-
ot'
Ilic
at
Mo -liy—
Sci'.it to
in
March,
cf
of
the
dllirrrs
were
at
the
door.
There
unde'r
Colonel
Slanntun.
to
srt
a
 ti'ip
Ibr
.Mo-hy.
We
had
thi' infaiilry. and whiui
long enough
numerous,
peated
several
ilK'.
afiout
hft}
uiounled
men
were
discovered,
and
while
by
luisliwhaekers,
haviicj
been
left
is now
Major
.\dam-,
m:iin
undi-r
?iiaj(n'
tw(j
were
taken
iu
Our
ollioers
hnd
iVum
Winrhi'slir.
HKlr
lellan.
hay
horse,
entered
and
ridden
on
his
sjiet-d.
inuir-i
the
horse-;
fair s:art.
rush.'
1
r'lsi''
over
the
of c\
evening
there
was
a
sei)arated
many
of
--lUnlc
,%;d lifth
le:;ci-< the
which
,
riding,
whieli
served,
tlio,-e
>tat,esn:en
who
helped
to
make
u-
a
Niitiie.i.
Their
nuiuners
were
retiued.and
tlu'ir
hospitality,
cv.mi
to
orbnrn
the
house,
in
onier
a Mr. Jlalhaway.
whoit'aliouts,
Iidwcvlt,
ami
the
party
dread of
like
Ilrrry villo—
fail
liaek,
Fiont
Koyal,
and
a
lively
skirmish
com-
eavalrv and artillery
Hill,
and
enemy's
thirty
niru
killed,
in-
cluding
two
captains,
and
had
next
thirst
but
the
rain
came
evening,
cool-
ing
us
passed
a
di-ead
of
rying
W
three
rei:inicnts
of
cavalry,
the
choice
knowing
that
his
life
was
not
safe
left
lines to a
soun
we
he
ird
tin.'
sound
of
musketry.
I b^'ini:- ehief
politieian
in
\ thi'on'jli.
briiiLiiiiu'
after
skirmishing
with
his
ment,
a
priswuer.
and
and
it
Were
wi'li
<--T,i>i;''s
Ikci
liad
>incc
cut
eriiii:'
nnil'.T
['aid us
la luivlinl
sent
r>li
after
all
it
diil
not
city:
:
he
was
draggrd
off
to
execution.
l»ecn
sc\'eral of our
at
a
Lrlancc
the
and a
.Major
]'>oyd
 
rode
uj)
swe.aring
*'X[)eetL'<l
of
about
twmtv-tiw
mile.i
11)
anotlicerof
theTn-elfth
I'eiin-
iiot
lir
<.'onfrd(.M
him
ti,»
call,
rather
The major
il k>i\
their hoi->e--
in
untyini;
a
Icnot
and
and
liy
the
ca-hier
of
the
hank
at
\\'inehestfi'.
the
cdothiiiL'.
I'-lt
aveiiued
for
I
lie
l.i:..s
of
I CluirlestoAvii.
liirn. tV)rini ej,- the outpo.-ts
of
llnrii.T'-
I-'ni'y.
wheie
hea'h[Uarler>.
ai^ieed to
await
the
arrival
S'ra-luirg.
ani
inadi'
 f
tiuaii.
and
lloi-:e>.
On
[-.Lintation
f-o
calL-il.)
is
about
two
a
found
oiii'selvcs
in
a
u,unril.
coniiKUc'l
of
Coinpanio
 A
and
the
en*
wagon
out
injui-y.
W'c
the'
Stearns
and
(;ilnioi\;
met,
and
immediately
lia\'i'
the eiu'niy'.s
had
murehed
ihou>-
aiid^
of
miles;
Ti'i*
-ahres.
^\'e
had
'e:iree;y
rnn--lied
i,iii-le:anu'
the
men
when
o:'der^
wei'e
|)i\'\ious
(d
the
ri-spia-l
lirst
day.
lo
( aiion
Uiiduc
tin
si.-ond
a
Xew
^'orki'r-
p,'ani/.ation.
to
lull
io
n:-
li_\
Maj.oi-
( i
un'.
l:''r.
accoiii;
aiiicl
li.v
a
and
iiiiuiiiifralili'
I'l.-.-siiiL'^
poiircil
HI
M)i
hi^
\\i':v\.
Ill-
a
ji'au'lli
Mici-i'.ilrd
in
fi-arli
the
t'.attiTiii'.' miiarl<^.
lorlh.
a-id
it
wa-
^'^rk
ir.rlu'liuL;
I
In-
will
no:
(
».
iKAwitli-
Tlicy liiul
v\\h-
Stevenson
had
indreed
v/ldch
I'i'oN
iik''d.
llar-
Frri-y.
under Maj'.u'
I>ut
reach
tliat
|)lat-T
•
In
en
eali'.iired
liy
tlu-
enemy.
-My
men
and
I
lloyd,
u
C
VVAI.RV
20
[il:i(.H'.
I'oad.
hv
\\as
i-ont'iMnU'd
liy
Ju- then
very
in-eeiire,
so
I
dismounted
to
theiu,
aii'l
we
u-ainctl
in
 u
hut
it
is
not
hiiMly
Indjodeu
through
and
heyond
coming
a
more
unfortunate
.
tVKc-iit rmb.) l.f:\'s
thf iliM'i-ii.^t.'
of Staunton. Tiii>
should ['urnish trail siiortatj.
of
our
ilia
ce-
ll
ie.it-
:'..
j>roieet the in.
and uuard
su tfieienl
tool;
in
liic
on
tlic
>t:it}.
nnd
shortlv
A
uunilier
of
lor the
so Major
of the
(dot'hing
at
the
flies.
tout-ilu'i-,
wilU
yells
siillieiciit
1^
with
.-Indl.
Ivill-
inu'
srNera
f
tlinii
mo.s'.
<if
the
cavalry
upon Coh'nel Mellcvnolds.
('aptaiii
IJaiky
left
us
liere
and
Iluuter's
train,
kept
the
main
direction
two-toM:
:\]\d
telegraph
eouiinuniealious
Cha
riot
at
short
intervals
all
liefoic.
Oui-
iid'anlry
to over-
tiike our
trooi)s. whieli
worn
out
with
trooj'S at
Ohio
Kivei .
wlin':
avo
t(_)()k
Uic
enemy
havinu
ik'slroycil
the
ruilroail
lietwten
those
jMints,
It
ami
Lieutcnnnt-Coloiiel
A.
On
the
14th
of
^\
r^tui ie<l
<':iv-
iiu'.
wcninding-
;i
lui-ii'e
jcUiiiljer,
. .'kI
ejiiiturinpf
nnr.iy
\<i{\
get
tiiat
^';;nkee
tlaLi-r'
(Jur
we
t'ell
hack
Coh>uel
pii-it
ion
:,u-ain.
(.^nick
us
thought
we
spurred
iioise.
eoohi.
<s
aiel
-'luragc
Wor-
thy
of
;ind
remained
town. where we t'utind tliat
(iein'ial iliinter hail
a
-hi;t,
they
beiiiu-
iienrly
all
iViu'hteUed
escape
of
the
colors.
I'utirely
overlo
,ki
iil;-
hi<
own
to
aetually
attacked
aul
Mr*
r>turne<l
to Harper's I'eiry.
on tlio 11th, and
encani[)ed at llalltov.n,
iug force
dftMui'd
fl  i.
while t
to
lii-s
k'ft,
enter
approaching,
and
they
made
good
time
back
boys
Avere
charging
this
part}'
Hi-
whi(di
i\'Vo vers and
tious
witli
liesL
><)ldiei-s
we
the
-allaiit
a
(JentM-alSheridan's
army.
Freiiuently
we
forwarded
waucn
trains
seven
milts
in
leugtli.
loaded
with
all
kind-
of
nuiid cr
to
Stias-
burg
Imt
onv
of
their
number.
the
*>\\
tlie
of
hrcak
of
da}'.
The
victory
ssill
be
found
interesting
Tlic aanki a:,'
in
di.-urdcr.
T' -':
lurnt
a d>astroiis ri'triiit \ .as triiriit lull \ ininiim-nf.
Kar
I
h,'L;;ui
aiiUciiiinc:
liy
u'
down
the
iiia-lc-r
W.-rc
lii'at
Virginia,
Colonel
MeCee,
on
as
if
>o.
.n
:,f;etwar(K
united
it
to
(ieufral
Cu-ter's
I
)i -,
i-ion,
as
llie
'i'hird
I'.iiunde.
 
.-:.'.-.
Capiain
U.
ti.
Prcnih.'rcrast,
tnr'.vard to
^ui'li
im-
p.
tno-ity
a.-,
to
.'-(•.ill'T
First
N-u-
(jfr
to
ji.iu
I
of
tin-
raid—
March
'.< p
had. caiaied
at
tlieir
thr(eim-h
tliat
wci'r
(ht-hed f<)rward
Briua<le;
killing, wounding,
pris(jni'rs.
eleven
guns,
nine
captui-ed
1»\-
our
regiment.)
and
some
\'er\
spicy
tor
liaiigiiiii-
so.
a
hrace
of
revol-
inen
destroyed,
and
the
scouts
had
to
swim
uiiil, when loaving, I)att^.l•^sl»y inii^iiii\'(l
of
tlio
know
'lln' roh>uC'l
on
the
march
fr'tin
luarched
along.
The
ward.^ Tav
so
his
a.
t'orce
of
tlie
affair.
wheat.
1
plow
and
wa'-'on
inamifaclor.x
tVnr ol your
pc^sti ion.
i-oat i inic
iiioiid aiiil stand
the
riu'hf.
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re.vpict
fully.
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of
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dirccily
south,
from
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intu
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clo^e
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tl.at.
rrccnt
liard
vvork.
insisted
that
General
Custer
with
deliuht.
The
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ami
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or
the
IC.ljrUion.uiiil
opcnt.-jl
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to iv-.'ori-
in di>ta ii;L'. dnral ion.
n.solinion
and
r\ nun.
ill
^non
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the orders
prejiai'a-
toi-y
to
niarchinu'
Adanrs
at
once
^ei't.
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i
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i
iin
liiis
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of
tliat
j
a
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the
regiment
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