Washington telegraph. [volume] (Washington, Ark.) 1839-1871, 1862-07-23

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was busy Que. Scarcely had he order /.
ed his baggage train to proceed before
the enemy opened fire upon his camp.
With but two companies of his old cavalry
he prepared to meet them; seeing this
they Immediately withdrew. The COM
iEard was then moved slowly through
Harrisburg, and drawn up three hundred
yards from the opposite end Soon . reg 7
imcnt If '-bluG coats came charging
through town, around thc bend, in full
sight Of A,hby's men, who stood upon their
trained chargers Is lZel to the ground
When within very short distance they
commence ID siackcn heir speed, only -iy
in4 u time ~ tender the salute due
70 them. Soon thcir ranks were broken
and ia o.fus.on they fed through the
streets. Never bclyra Ind heard cur no
II4 General utter such a shout 1t was
one caused by victory over i brave tOe
.vr a hard cnotes;cd fight, but only seem
~ designed To save an gn0miHivus band
for running before they were hurt Upon
one instance it hinked aud charged upon
battery, which was left without a sup
nor, a. mast TIlriRg feat fur them
Here Gen A-hby stood bv The guns tir-
"a every Ilad from his pistols, and brought
everything away sally. Soon we were
moving along The road 10 Port Roprblie,
lhs enemy pressing closely Ashby's
eagle eyc was rpon them, as if watching
for an czcgsc u give them , tile. An
excuse, and even the necessity for fight
soan became evident Ihe road was very
bad, tie tain moved 80 sly, aud The main
body Of the cnemy's cavalry was Only d
mile from its rear They saTo a. 40 time
tO prepare t. meet them A5hby had tct
begun to forlI his men, before three req
ncuts with cJlors flying aud music rare,
emerged from wood ihree-fcurths of
uiIe distant Keeping to our right they
CHARGED, presenting beautiful sight.
Ashby could contain himself no longer.
Gently drawing his sabre, and wavin. il
around his head, his clear, sounding voice
rang cu: his only command" FOLLOW
ME- The dash was simultaneous. Fen.
ccs were cleared, which mt any other time
would have been thought impossible. The
enemy cane to halt. Ii was but for
n.nmcut. Is they heard the strange
whil ue .ll III trc around their helds they
hr.kc anl gan. Ihe work Of slaughter
h5l c.lluynccd. At every step Ashby
fol- wed clos Is by his men, cut them
4 lrwH lr >.t .Eem lo tile rear. For taO
lat.. aul Ha.I th4 chase continued. aal
. Ih --gre became more bloody. Never
D,iaie G!l cur General or his mcn use
-lc.s sahrls tl such an extent. None
blt those whp. have watched q similar
cau imagine tile spectacle. Enragcd ~
deeds too terrible to mention, led by a
\ General whose presence exerted a mystic
4 Influence over every heart, The bravery III
! tic men knew uU limit, and seldom vas ii
summons to surrender heard. The scat.
4 tered fragments NJ the three regiment.
Y hil rhcmscl.u- hehind tie column of I'll
7 ftnny, three miles beyond the point Of
"a tack, and tie pur nit ended not mill
\ lis infantry opened fire. Here Aslby
drew up li- men, and remained beneath
! their fire and waited for rciuf0rcements
/ from jackson. La this fight MuiOr Green
Of the 6fh Virginia cavalry, was slightly
wounded Also, another, name unknown.
I We took IL pr:sOners-among hem the
/ Colonel commanding the brigade # cav
airy.
rhc infantry having arrived, Generals
Ashby, Ewell, ard Stewart (of Maryland
led them to the fight. Here Ashby's gal
lantry could rot have been excllled-
Having cd the first Marylaud regiment
10 charge, which sent the enemy flying
/ from that quarter, he sought the 5Sth
Virginia, and, still between two fires ne
ordered tile charge. Ills horse fell dead;
he rose. ans beckoned to His men, and
whilst in the very act, ball cutfred low
in his left side, came out near the right
/ breast, aud shattered his right wrist Ill
| rtll-hc died. Mt even 4 gr0an Or
sigh escaped the dying hero. lie was
brave willie living, bur braver lib dying,
lie men were not discouraged, but press,
"a on, aud SOON the victory vas ours -
Night closed the fighting The nohly
A-hby fell between six aud seven ia The
\ evening. The news went like "A flash
through the lines. Every heart was
wounded. The aged, the Young anl
hard hearted wept Mature made deeper
HE gloom; and soon The darkness or
night made still darker tie regions Of The
mind. lie DOW sleeps in the university
burying grounds rear Charlottesville
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