Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-07-08
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lSVdFespQlQelce OF the cleveland LAAD1kel
,-,rs-. s=55-- ~ p. Aide, VA, June "a, 1868.
EDITOR LEADER-As We are the only
Ohio cavalry regiment in the Army Of the
'' Potomac, our friends at home hear little of
us through the Eastern Press. New Eerk
reporters always take care to mention
New York regiments, giving them their
za share Of credit and we think oftentimes
far more hence you will pardon us if in
times like these, we arc anxious that
friends IN Ohio should know that we are
doing our duty.
On the 9th of the present month We left
our Camp near Bealton, on the o. s. R.
ss-.a R, and crossed the Rappahannock at the
same time with General Gregg he CROSS
ing at Beverly Ford and we at Kelly's
-is Ford. Soon after we crossed we heard
o. General Gregg's cannon booming our
right, but We pushedrapidly on to Stevens
burg a small town about ten miles from
Culpepper one squsdron under Major
Stanhope and Captain Cryer leading the
--.- way ct full speed These last found the
enemy in the town and after short sharp
skirmish, drove them out bat we're com
.. PEELED to retire in turn before two rezi-
ments who advanced upon them. They re-
tired slowly disputing every inch till the
s-a brigade came up and then, the tide turned
After short skirmish two squadrons of
the Sixth and one Of the First Massachu-
sets charged on the enemy's skirmishers
and drove them in confusion before u.s.
Their main line endeaEored to check the
20 fugitiTes and resist charge; but in
vain. No sooner did our ssbres appear,
cleaning in front, than panic seemed 70
strike them ana they lied, pell nell, 90
ward CulPePper. Our boys chased them
more than two miles, sabring them with
out mercy. Captain Barber with platoon
of his Lawrence County iron-I miners, press
3 ed into their retreating column until be
I'd. was surrounded by three or four times his
number, and even then, it was almost i'm
+t possible to call his men off and allow the
-ta e..r17 rebels to escape a--- t-I 'a-aI .s.5ls
ye As other regiments Of rebels were rap
idly gathering in our front, we reluctantly
desisted from the chase and rallied our
-a. scattered squadroDs. We then pushed on
rapidly to tie right to assist General Gregg,
a.. but the fight there was nearly done. s15a
We had made raid into the main body
PIT Of General Lees army, and all that could |
be done was to re-cross the river. This
we accomplished without loss bringing off
our wounded and many of dead,
#t Our dash on the left resulted in the cap |
ture Of forty rebels. Their dead We did |
a not count but they were scattered along |
1sH the road for three miles, and many rode |
of badly gashed BY our sabres. Our own
loss killed and two or three
wounded H-
After remaining on picket and in camp |
for sfeW days, until our main army chang
ed its base, we started from Manassas
Junction on the 18th and moved in the di-
rection Of Aldie.
We reached this place about three o'clock /
in the afternoon and found the rebels un-
der Fitz Lee in full possession of the place
% After short skirmish drove them ont
Of the town, but they planted their batter
a les on hill just beyond and tried to check
our progress. Our regiment was ordered
lzG 70 the front and dashed through the town
in column Of fours As we reached its
further edge the rebel batteries poured in
storm of shot and shell, TainIy hoping to
check us, Shots struck, and shells burst
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gusntlet Of their fire for half mile, then
dashed through gap in stone fence to
the right end formed our line. We were
i-a then at the foot Of gentle knoll that pro-
=, tected us from the FIRE of the rebel guns.
Strongly posted in the hollow just beyond l.
body Of rebel infantry and dis
mounted cavalry which the Harris Light
-1A Il Cavalry had attempted to dislodge and
s failed. Major Stedman gave us the order
.rBa to charge, and with wild hurrah We went
HDta like whirlwind over the hill Crack,
d a crash came The ebel Shells bdtWe needed
them not. Down the slope, in the teeth of
lr Z d their fire. we went; but at the foot Of
the hill, gully yawned before us from six
-asJl 10 twelve feet wide and in many places
zr,o more than ak feet deep;- a line Of fire
streamed from it as we came on, but most
of our horses went over it at one brave
bound, and the rebels soon felt our steel
We captured here sixty prisoners, includ-
ing nine commissioned officers. We killed
se1s5) but six OF eight but among these was the
Cd. a.f Colonel Of the 9Th Virginia Cavalry Our
own loss was three killed and twelve
wounded; among the latter Major B. C.
StanhoPe shot through his right arm
while gallantly leading into the thiekest
.Es Of the fray. As soon as we had dslodged
the enemy from the hollow we dismounted
portion OF our carbineers and depoyed
on the crest Of the next hill within three
hundred yards of the rebel battery which
We several times silenced with our car
bines. At sunset the contest ceased and
the rebels Withdrew from thelfeld . a..-
On the 10Th again pushed on and
q 7--.r drove the rebels five miles further, beyond
= n -Middleburg. Our regiment had but little r
lighting to do we're supporting bat y
terry the greater part Of the day. Once we
had the task Of driving the rebel skiTmish-- .
ers from piece of woods which we accom- 9
plished without loss d.
.a.. On the 2lst we again started on deter s
mined this time to drive the rebels beyond.
the Blue Ridge It a lovely Sabbath J
morning and just about that the time that Il
the church bells at home commenced 7
to call friends to the house Of
God cannon were calling the =
rebels to His judgment bar. .a.3 J.
i.i.. The country which we have to pass over
was entirely Unsuited for cavalry. opera Il
hons. constant succession Of hills aud
holloWs, the fields strongly enclosed by "
stone fences Of the most substantial char
aeter, which afforded the retreatiug foe
most admirable positions for defense at Il
almost every step. Notwithstanding all
these obstacles, we drove the rebels into
the town Of Upperville and here for the u
nrsI tIme we caught sight Of their forces
fully equal If not superior to cur oEYn, led =,
Dy the redoubtabie Stuart in person. The Sl
9th was in advance, where it had been dur
ing the whole running fight. The order to I
charge was given, and we went fn-two ab
hundred and fifty against five humid
red We drove in their skirmishers and =