Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-10-01

IA, Try andal with bis cavalry and a brigade o. cur
infantry again. he fell back from Middlsburg but not
un il h. attacked by Whole corps Of Yankee in-
lauIy ane then he came of after inaicIiDg larger
loss on the euemy tran he sustained himself But lost
here he cavalry stops laliI back stuart not Ill
b-rk Whsn he naRchrd entirely round HOoksrs Wtole
army in Maryland, capturing IA 30 Number Of priio-
and $50 wagons and aims al Of shIch be broug
Of safely md gave them to the infantry. He did {
fall back on the lsh At g. ysburg where, with th ee
brRades he mel nearly the Whoe Ya1kee caV.lry foe
oh pped them badly, and held ,he basls-htl'. His
cavalry did not f, back at FArnslI Vhrrs the gu Va
cavalry met the n Unitod s .AIeS r. gulurs IN lar
6Rat and killed and captured the Whole regiment nrn
DeriSg 400 eIosI disy. He dad not fall back HA-
EetttOWn when h" charged with three OIgades pat-
Tcks aid Buio as divisions aud drove hem p Il-ne
before him cap; uring some Two hundred aud MY pr
gu rs He did not fall ok at BpOnesborouKh, Wbeie
he drove PsAsaDtoDs ~hOle corps OF fAI kee cavalry
10 the mOu, tuns. Again. when, IN the hisIOTy Of
the war has there been more determined agd brilliant
RRtt than the Que made by Col Baker in camniaud bf
han psous bf Lde from Rappahanhoek aim TO Cu.
pepsr court House He ass attacked aud fought XII
atFck aid BIlord's divisions with bis small brigade
not then numBer ny over 00O effective men. The
envy ucknowledge = loNs VI 2sy AL cd, wounded and
missiug; our loss 76' Tu Grue that Gu Sua
had 70 fall back Irem Gu pepper, but NhS hat saw
Lnat 6gst an say that the superiority VI eur men
over the Yankees Was not most splendidy asser ed
Do you know, sir, that Stuart fought the whole Yam.
kse force consisting of Siaions Of cavalry aud ay
9uApuy OF ArtlsFf, nth three regiments the l5aa,
Sth and h Virginia cAvary-and de you furtaer know
the only close Eight that wasJugds then VS., when
oar artillery all numbered up and mskisg tracks for
the rear bY the 9th Virginia cavalry and SO sdrcn
from the l5th and SIh regiuentsl TbTee rSVirentS
were charged in rear by whole brigade Of YGokee
eAyIiry, and, wheeling about, charged AID raa them
BE- / through upeper q. H. from position q mile
this side Of the town. Did you NOT know that when
sen. across the RApdau the l6Ih instant regi
menI Of Southern cavalry ran brigade Of Yankees
clear O OF the hVld capturing number Of prisoners
aud hersesf Aud nOa tor tns Last dght. Your read
sIs Ii know what lOrg line OF dsfsAes Stuart AID his
cavalry have 70 watch in our prssent posoD, aud
heretors ho cannot keep command concentrated ct
any one point IL the last fight he had but three mall
brgAdes in Aadi on county. He was attacked by two
ull divisions Of the Inemys cavalry; he charged and
drove back the first division. When he cked in
rear by another flCiug about q portion Of his
mand DO ordered a charge in both directions at once
heb vas done II ost gallant style, and the enemy
driven in q ght In bOIh direction, and uArt aud his
command tell back TO favorable positioa, from
ahch point he started at daylight. che next morning IN
p,irauit eager aud that Buford and klpAtIck
would give him 6ghi; but alas he was doomed TO ois-
Tney had wind Oi bis move Snd Gsd early
10 The mig Nc under the protection Of their infantry And
although uart vailed AuIi0usy, and tried by sheir
their lines to provoke an equal hght nary Yankee
oaVarymAn could DO 20 Ht ON behind their infantry.
Thus Mr. Editor, have tried 10 cite few Instances
In Shich the cavalry have not fallen b'ck Do you
knoW sir that more than oil cavalry pay
tor she shOeng of their horses, and for nearly al
the forage they get because the Government does not
urnish them. Do you know that one third o. the
with Nh Oh our GU armed have been purchased by
themselves | an the last man 10 shield sny arm ii
theEss vice irem just criticism but do think thst
"a eat injustice has been dOue both Stuart and his
mand Who are the infantry who make flu Of
s'uart's caya'ryi can tell They those men who
re liz seniors in tie old army, but for want Of his
aleutA energy and skill have IA Id remain his
nors In this service aud excl Of by aonsy they
elk to place sur upon him by showing to the world
ali the fills back" he may make, thou, ever men
touing the many brilliant welcomes be has Wol. All,
how many of them would gladly swap rlaces with our
gallant cLiefl How many Of the infantry would gladly
Join cavalry if they we're only AlloWedi Stuarts
airy have not faikd in fight when they met not
more than three times their numbers fitzpatrick aud
Buiord can tell you whether StuArt's cavalry de-
moral Eed, or fail 10 charge when oidsr,d. Now, Mr..
Editor hope you will be kind enough to let this go
before the public simple and truthful record Of the
actions in which the much abused cavalry of the Army
of NOithe Virginia have not fallen back.
JUsnoE.