The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-05-07
THE AFFAIR At wARRENToN JUNCTION.
The Correspondence OF Mr.. George II.
Hart.

The Corrcsponde OF Mr.. George II.
Hart.
FAIRFAX CouRr HOUSE, May a, 1883.
My despatch last night concluded really all the leading
details Of tho affair warrenton Junction; but, In
many others Of like nature, there incidents
which interesting they serve TO illustrate the
transaction more vividly.
MosBY's FIRST ATTACK
Mostly FIRST attacked detachment Of the First Virginia
cavalry consisting OF about eighty men, under the
Lieutenant Colonel Krepps, while engaged in feed
ing and watering their horses This chosen the
opportune moment strike by Mosby, who had negro
spy watching the movements Of men, after.
wards ascertaned The rebels formed in line Of battle
three hundred yards distant from the First Virginia,
who supposed they the First Vermont cavalry com
ing in, and were only undeceived when the rebels
charged upon them. Our men were thus compelled TO
meet them dismouped they were, time being Afford
ca to rally CALAMITY fought them spite Of the dis
advantages Of their position as the long list o: their
killed and wounded will testify. This unequal con
test lasted some time In the meanwhile the rebels
captured several prisoners when Colonel kreps ordered
the men to seek the shelter OF q house near by.
This was DONE notice Of The condition OF affairs
being at the same time Colonel De Forrest,
handing the brigade
The srRRgyD.R EEsPEcrFrLX DECLINED.
The lighting was continued briskly from the house,
men 10 surrender This Major steele and Captain Mccoy
scornully rejected and shortly afterwards were shot,
being at this time lower story or tho house
posed 10 a murdcrors IRE from the enemy, which
men responded from the floor above with much effect
| THE HOUSE rRE-ARRivAL Of FORREST.
Mosby finding bc could not intmidate into a surren
der ordered the torch applied and the house set
Ore. Al this critical moment the Fifth New York, led
by Colonel De Forrest person, yelling and charg
ing into the rebel midst For a there ems ued
u hand to hand encounter, whom tie rebels broke and
rau entlrey demorazed and panc-strckn their pass.
word soure qui peu They left, without thought o. our
men, their prisoners, and leaving behind them some
twenty seven Of their comrades wounded and slain
Major Hammond OF the flth New York, continued tho
pursuit and parties despatched IN all directions
CUT of tho scattered and Geelng rebels.
INCIDENTS.
Many interesting episodes occurred during this engage
gagement Private Barney Lagrange, Company c. First
virginia cavalry being pursued by rebel captain aud
two men fcd rapidly towards the railroad bank which
having reached no drew sabre turned drove IL six
inches into the rebel captains head Fortune always
avors the brave here miracuoasy nterpOsed by caus.
ns both horses Of his pursuers 10 fail, when he made
good his escape
nosBy. prRSo rrv ENGAGEMENT
was cuergecally rayins hs men and waving his sword
and while engaged shc, in the shoulder by one Of
our men, who suspected who no was. whea shot he
dropped his sword which was picked up, and when
wards shown by the surgeon 10 charge 10 Of the
wounded prisoners the latter identified IL with this 70
ark;--"Tha,s Mcsby's sword. Ny God, is he killed
toor'
rns nAS uxrtEos, =
who well known by his soubri1uc ~ the Tsxnn spy
met hIs death In this manner ;TIsving discharged his
pistol he unarmed, and with nccueeivabe enron,ery
approached our men aud ordered one Of them TO sur
render. Tho Thomas Harlow, Company c., Tirs
vrginia) fesned compliance, and reaching for his re
volvcr, apparently for the purpose OF surrcndcrng ~
suddenly cooked H. nred, and killed the bold desperate
TOO honorable death for bis deserts
WpupcAL ACnfKvKxKrm
seccnd Lieutenant &c. sweatzei, Company @, Frs
yrsipa, he'd BIZ hospo SHOT IRON under him and VA