New-York daily tribune., 1863-09-12
Hov he Escaped.
From Ous So a. Coropondsn;.

From Ous Spe,ial Coroponden'.
WOODSTOCK. sheandosh Co. Va, Aug "a.
The smoke Of the great battle still hung in
the air its echoes yet rumtled among the hills Lee
/ Rad fallen back from Gettysburg upon ChambcfSbnss
aud stown and Lc.d tho ground between. making
. stand there watch the neit movements Of Meade.
Meanwhile. anticipating another ard perhaps iercer
struggle before hc could reach the rver-e'cn hoping
iha he miglt ye' STRIFE Meade 80 damsgingh blow Ne
70 make good Bis footing the renlsytania side and
resnme tie oersige-he judged pradeat 10 hurry for
ward his wagons % WilamspoFi. equally With tie OBJ.
Jet Of providing of their safety aud q discncunber
ing himself Ihl, ilen be did and aiil them he sent
Lis 1. 900 prisoners IN charge Of Con Imbodcn.
And hero l sm reminded of tho blunder--in
Richmond said to be typographical, perhaps it VA
ilAt occurred in letter 70 tLo AHgrTU ID wLcrsb,
these 900 were multiplied into 20 100 and our North
crn Contemporaries supplied With stock Of banter and
.e,oI; sufficient to last TIL euerprsing Philadel
piiia paper should make worse fools Of them.
Arrived st WilN4mrport tlo trains and prisoners
we're Of course beyond tho protection Of Lees main
force and lad 10 stronger guard depend upon than
small dotachinents from the commands u Gmboden and
Jones Detained by tho high water. and with but little
hope u re oaforcemcnts Imbodon to whom the nplro
henson Of attack imNinent eppcaled to ali Of BIZ
sc5 ond wounded who could 10 tnko part in the de.
ionse. At tie zane tlmo the wagoncfs. an ihsYlrng
number were aImcd and mustered into tie ganls.
They had not long to whit. Tie expected attack WA
made with sudden impctuosty about a mile and ahal
20 the night Of Wb.nspor, Obsorye that Iay stand
point on the SOUTH by Union orcs Of cavalry and
artillery supposed to be 500 strong tho hguree have
been set higher but give you only what believe 10 bo
the truth portion Of this force, especially Of the
cavalry composed Of u 5. Regulars
The fight lasted about three hours, when darkness
set in ImOden and Jones have since declared hat the
wsgoners and the wounded fought Ike demons.
utterly Astounding their own veterans. whom they
almost put to shame by tie perA0cy and force Of Their
aseoults SO mixed at tin, was the hand dto-hsnd
struggle so wild and entanglcd tho huriy-bary. that
Jones ard part Of bis staff were caught In the very
cek Of tie siaslng Union horseInen and were al but
read, TO surrender every hope of escape ii was In the
very hight and midst Of fs mad meleca picture such
~ Dore would have deli GIFTED inthat painting officer
dashed up to Joncs and addressed him as General
Damn il. Sir hileod tie guerrilla chief " call mo
Billy"
II was al this time too and when tie fight was nt ts
neroest, that the ianou. cavalry Major Harry GimoF
Of Baltimorc--a nan In whom the MarylnndeIs oi tho
Rebel army especially those who have served under
Stonewa jackson. whose favorito he was among tho
younger officers. do much delght-was captured ana
left with pair Of guards between two trees. Tho
struggle Lasted till night when tie Union force was
driven slowly back and tho battle worked round 10 tho
right leaving the prisoner and his guards under tho
trees alone Then all three. alike "deod beat" threw
themselves on the ground aud in tho very rccLessness
and fraternity ofexhaustion, rent TO sle,p together
Very soon Glnor awokc and asked for water. No
answor-hs guards were sound. Now ZONE idea may
be formed of tho Wild hurry bury and bewdeIing fury
Of this remarkable fight from this crcumstancc-that
the prisoner had not been deprived Of his arms The
capture had been made in tho high din Of the battle and
shock upon shock 1t had stormed around tho little
party o. they painted under those trees. So nobody
had thought Of the sabor and the pistols. Of tho
rank much more Of the Identity Of their prisoner the
guards we're absolutely Ignorant Tho success OF tho
Union force being regarded SURE they had received
further orders than 70 stay there and take care of
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