Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-06-23
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From the Richmond DSr Jeh,I
j. was a busy Que. Scarcely hal he ordered
h baggage train 30 proceed before the en-my
opened fire upon his camp With but two C IN
psuies Of his old cavalry he prepared II meet
them; seeing this they Immediately Withdrew.
The command was then moved slowly through
HarrisOnLug 2, and drawn up three hundred
yards from the opposite eud. S ION a resi nent
OF blue coats" csma charging through town.
around the bend, in full sight Of AshbS .men.
who stood upon their trained chargers as If fixed
to The ground. When within a very short dis
lance, they commenced 10 slack n heir SD ed
only giving rs lime TO tender the salute due them
Soon their rauks were broken, aud in confusion
they fed through The streets.
Never before had l heard our robe general
utter such a shout. 1t was not one caused By
victory over a brave foe al er a hard contested
fight, but only seemed designed to shame an ig-
nomin'oHs hand for running before they were
tut. We had begun to cut rain a high opiu-
ion Of this body Of cavalry Upon one Instance
It Hanked and charged upon a battery, which
was IL without support most turing feat Er
them. Here Gen. AsLby stood by he guus.
Tired every lead fl, IN his three pistols, and
brought everything away safaly Soon we we're
moving along the road to Port Republic, the en-
envy pressing clcse'y. Ashby's eagle eye Wa
upon them, as If watching Tor an excuse to give
tAem BATH. An ex use, AID even the Lecessi Y
Tor a fight, soon became eyiient. The road was
very baf, the train moved slowly, and the main
body of the enfmys cavalry was only mile
from It's rear. They gave Us no time H. prepare
to meet them. Ashby had but btgun 70 form
his men, before three r giments, with colors fy-
ing and music rare, emerged from wood three
tourghs of a mile distant Bearing 10 our light.
they charged, presenting u beau iiul SIGHT
A1hhy could contain him,ef no longer. Gsutly
drawing his ssber, and waving It around his
bead, his Gear. sounding voice rang out his only
coTmaud-'FJllOw me'-Ihe dash was stimuli
taneOus Fences were cleared, which al any
o-hsr time would have b en- thought imp ssib!e.
The enemy came to a halt. l. was but Tor a
moment. As they heard the strange whiz Of The
saber around th-ir heads they br Ike ard ran.
The work Of slaughter had cJmnencel. At
every st Ashby, followed closely by his men,
cut them down OF sc { them to the rear. For
two miles and a halt the chase continued, and
he scene became more bloody Never b fJ.e
did cur general OF hiss men u e their sabers %
such an extent. NJLe but these whj have Ri!-
ne sed a similar scene can imagine rhs spec
tacle. Enraged by deeds too horrible 10 m-n-
tion, ledby a general whore presence ex,rtcd d
mystic iDnlance ever ,y ~ heart, the bravery
of IN men knew no limit, and seldom was a
summons 10 surrender heard Tue scattered
fragments OF the three regiments hid themselves
behind their column Of Infantry three miles BE-
You'd the p int of attack, and the pu suit ended
not until this infantry opened fire. Here Ashby
d ew up his mn, and remained beneath their
tire and. waited for %reinfOic~ mants from J ,ckson.
la this fight NJ jor Green, of the SIKH Virginia
cavalry, was slightly wounded. Also another,
name unknown. We took forty -.wo p isoaers-
am 'ng them the colonel commanding the bri-
gale Of cavalry. The infantry having arrived,
Gems. Ashby, E veil and S. wsrt cot Marylanc)
led them to tn fight. HIRE Ashby ca lansry
could not Ia e been excelled Having led the
FIRST Maryland regimaIt in a charge, which sent
the eCemy flying Tom that q I4TJer, hs sought
the ssh Virginia, AMI still between The two fires,
he ordered the charge. His horse fell dead; he
rose, bsckoned to the men, aud whilst in the
very act, q ball entered low in his lgf: side, came
ous near ths left breast. aud shalter d rs rght
wrist. He frll-he died. Not even a or an or
a sigh was uttered by the dying hero. He was
b-ave whilst living, but Drawer il dying. The
men were not discouraged, but pressed on, and
soon the victory was ours. Night closed The
fighting. The ncbls Ash5y fell between six
and seven in the evening. The news went ike
a dash through our lines. Every heart was
wounded. The aged, tie young and the hard
hearted wept. NsluTe.msde deeper the glJom
and sool the darkness Of tie hight made It'll
dasker the regions Of the soul. lie now sleeps
in the Udiye,Siiy buTying grounds, rear Char-
bt,esyille. CHAIN-SU ".