Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1862-06-25
From The iiirL,n6ad Dispatch.

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1t was busy one. Scarcely haf: he "ld red
his baggage train to proceed betoIe The Tilen'y
opened lire upon his camp. With hut two
companies of his old cavalry ne prepared to
.rerr item; seeing this they Immediately
Withdrew The command vas then moved
slowly .hroug!: HaFffisonbur,, and drawn up
three hundred yalds from the opp"sitc end.
Suon regiment Of blue coats" came charg-
ing through town, around the bend, in full
sirht Of A>Lhy's men, whn Stoml upon their
,raiac! CHARGERS as if fixed to the grounl.
When within q Very short distance, they COM
nencrl 10 s!ackcn their speed, only giving us
lime 10 tender Tie Salu-1 due then Soon
their ranks were broken and in confusion they
iltl through the streets,
Never bef,re had our noble Gen
e | by Victory overa brave zoe after llnri
contested ght, but only seemed designed to
shame an iguolirnous band f.,r rnr:.ing heinre
they were hur: We had begun to entertain
Il high cpiuon OF this body OF cavalry. Upon
,,ns Instance it ilanke,l and charged upon
battery, whrh was left without Il support
must D. ring feat for them. Here Gen. Ash
by stood by tile guns, fired every load from
his three pistols, and brought everything away
saIrlvl Soon we were moving along the
ml to Port K, public, tue enemy pressing
COSTLY. AsLbl's casle,ye was upon them,
IL. if watching Tor an excuse to give them bat
tie. An excuse. and even the necessity tur
ii-ht, soon became evident. nIhe road Was
very bad, the trail, moved slowly, and tue
main body of tile clleny's cavalry was only -
mile from its rear. They gave us no time to
prepare to meet them.
Ashby had not begua-.o inrm his.men, be-
fore three regiments, with coors !!yins and
music rare, emerScd from 81 woods tbree-
fourths of mile distant. Bearing TO onr
right, they charged, presenting beautiful
sight. A>hby coud cuuain himself no l"nS.
er. Gently drawing his sabre, ami waving 1t
around his head, lis ,lear, sounding voice
rang ont hs only commanl-" Follow me"
The dash was simultaneous. Fences were
cleared, which III any other time would have
been ,l.ough. impossible. The enemy came
to Il hat. 1t WAS but for u mouicnt. ~ i"v
heard tic strange whiz uf the sabre around
their heads they broke and ran. The work
of slaughter had colnmencel. At esery ste!
Asliby, followed closeI. yls nem, ,icrit them
down, or sent them to the rear. For tw1
miles aud 4 half the chase continued, and The
scene became more bloody. Never befnre
did our General or his men use their >abreS
to such all extent. None but those who have
f Witnessed similar car imagine the spectacle
Enraged by deeds too horrible 10 mention
led bY y General whose presence rxertcd i
layslic influence over every heart, the bravery
of the men knew no limit, and seldom was i
| summons tu surrender heard.
, The scattered fragments cf the three resi
meuls bid themselves behind their column %
nfantry three miles beyond the point OF ut
Jack and lhe pursuit ended not until this III
iantry opened fire. Here Ashhy drew Wy hi
! men and remained beneath their lire. AM
waited f,r r.niorcemcMts from jackson. II
this fight Major Green, of the 9th Virgni;
cavalry, was slightly wounded. Also anoth
er, naine unknown. We took torty-tour pris
E :ers-among them the Colonel commandin!
the brigade oil cavalry. The infantry havin!
arrived, Gems. Ashby, Ewell and Stewart. II
Marvlanll led them tO' the fight. Here Ash
by's gaan;ry could not have been exceled
ci-r: 17:. 81 7a1 ne ia'se; .5TS
onei to the u!ei,, and whilst in the very act
ha,l cn'"r",i loss in H. ,ft <i,',. cai:ig 81
, near the right breast and shattered his righ
,, wrist. lie tellhe died. Net even :srt,al
or sigh was uttered by tha lying hero. Ii,
was brave whilst living, bu: bruver in dying
The men We're not discouraged, but Irt:se,
on, and SOON lie victory WAS ours. Nigh
closed the fighting. The noble Asihy frl
between six and seven in the cvsllimg. Tn.
news went likea flash through our lines
Every haart was woun'!rl. The aged. ll.'
Young, and the hard hearted, wrI:. Nature
made deeper l!lr gloom and soon the larl;
Ness Of the night made still iall;er the re.inrs
Of t!,e mind. He now sleeps in The 'nvcrsi
~ Hurying Grounds near Charlottesville.
tHAlH SnuT.