The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-06-19
The Cavalry Fight.

From the New York papers we gather the
following particulars of the desperate cavalry
fight which took place near Rappahannock
Station, on Tuesday of last week. brief men
ton of which was made in our postscript
last week.
Gen Lee, it was pretty we'll known, had as
sembled his cavalry. supported by artillery
and infantry, between Cuipepper Courthouse
and Beverly's Ford. with design to send
them upon a raid. and this fact is further
substantial from document that fell into
! Pleasanton's hands, by which it was ascer-
tanned that Stuart was to have started on
his Journey within an hour or two of the
time our force came up with him. General
Pleasanton, in view of the Information above
stated, was dispatched with portions Of the
divisions of our cavalry commanded By Gems
Butord and Greggs respectively, to proven:
the consummation of the programme.
| The force under Gen Buiord consisted of
portions of the LIST. ID. 9TH and 9th Regular
Cavalry, and the 9th Pennsylvania Cavalry.
and that under Gen Gregg of portions of
the Sth and 9th New York, the Sth Illinois.
and the Sd Indiana Cavalry. Gen Buford S
force, which was on the right, first net the
enemy's pickets half q nile south of the
ford. when a severe engagement immedia.el,
commemorative rebels being in heavy force.
and resisting the advance of our troops with
continuous hand-to-han! fighting When
Gregg brought his force 10 the fshl, and be-
came engaged, the enemy gradually gave
way, disputing every inch of the ground des-
perately, however
! In this way our men made more than a
dozen charges in the midst of the rebel
ranks, relying almost entirely upon the sa0er
which they used with terrible effect The en-
envy on the other hand repeatedly charged,
also, relying on their reviewers for the most
part however. Both sides were repeatedly
driven back in the course of the battle,
though ae succeeded in driving the rebels
titz Hugh Lees ard Wade Hampron's d.
visions of cavalry, with artillery, all com-
mandcd by Maj Gen J. Z. b. Stuart-bacll
to point about SIX miles southwest of where
their plcke;S were first encountered, where
IIeaSanton iOInd the enemy so heavily re-
enforced with iutratr; and artillery as to make
J..
This commenced at about p NJ. General
Plea santon bringing eli about 200 prisoners,
his own wounded, and the bodies of his off
GERS who had been killed in the engagement.
ihe 9th Pennsylvania Cavalry, which was in
the advance. under Buford. lost heavily. in
Guiding Sly officers killed, wounded, o. miss
ing.
! On the return 70 this side OF the river the
enemy skirmi>hed frequently with our rear
guard, doing US no damage to speak of, how
ever.
I The proportion Of horses killed on bcth
sides in this almost uneXampleI hand -to-hand
cavalry battle was very large The tiel!
from where Bu!ord and Gregg first became
engaged, Throughout the whole distance of
/ five miles over which the enemy were driven
before getting back to their re-enforcements,
vas strcWn with dead horses and wounded
rebels.
We had two batteries of artillery engaged
and the enemy the same. Much credit is
given our artillery for bravery aud efficiency.