New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-15

The following is extracted from private let
ter Of Boston boy. Lieutenant in the sh Illinois
Cavslry regiment which has had numerous encoun.
tiers with both Stewards and Mosby's Cavalry
"You ask, are after MOsbyf Yes We keep
him in hot water most Of the time. Saturday after
noon six companies ordered out scout under
Capt Lincoln. TO 80 10 Upperylle Va. to move some
negro families few miles from camp, and we were
skirniShng continually. front and both fank'. On
our flank and rear between US and camp. we could
zee column of Rebels Of about hundred IN number
while IN every direction could be squaCs OF men
from SIX to Dozen who were pretty c3Ieini 10 Keep
ont OF carbiDe range Some bold enough To.
come up close and Try to entee us TO charge them into
the woods where they could cut us off with superior
numbers. but after one Of their number was shot and
one horse wounded they desisted from such endeavors.
Al UppeIHile, on the plain made memorable By two
OF our most successful cavalry fights Of the war, in
November 1862. and June, 1865. between PleasOnton
and stewart III both of which figured coDspicuoUsy
losby gave US what we have hoped onged and prayed
sor--9n open field, hand.tohand fight. Capt. Wings
squadron was sent over the plain to get the ne
grOos ready. Part of Mosby's command charged him.
lie, seeing them approach. formed TO meet them, aud
sent back word 70 Capt. Berry 60 support him. Wing
reserved his tireti the enemy were close upon him ON
fun charge, when he ordered i ire drop carbnes
and draw pistols forward" end cOunter-Chargcd
them. cutting them ia Two and driving them to the
woods He had only sixty Eve en, and they one hund-
red and eighteen.
II Lad charge of fifteen men of my company az rear.
guard. eaG while callOpinc over to where tho sitting
was observed heavy force OF Rebels Gpproa hing on
10y LEFT eank arl roar had just time 70 form M
stopping over hundred men wit, fiIcen but could
give them specimen of my regards. and perhaps
attract Tie attention Of u the other companies
making for the Rebs in front. As we opened with oar
carbines at fifteen rods staggered ther inst mo-
,nent. when they came at shOwcring cod Iced rs
they came yelling Q dead rpu. We had attracted
Lieut. Corbts attention. who was charging for the
front with part Of u and c. lie formed and Gcd for
us 10 diSperse on his fauks When usr as the Rebels
were close upon him. be bci,Aed forth H. fire ltsef
into their faces Sergeant Ilupp. my Orderly. came
down on their flank with TIE rest Of my Company,
having heard my firing. and the d,y was won.
ut was a close handto band cucounter-we were 20
mixed ~ AZ times as not to be able 20 tel our own men,
AioSby attacked with about three We had two
hundred men and officers. They took drink MI round
IN the woods before starting, swearing 10 use upthe
id Yankees When they attacked in orr rear 4
was one of the most critical moments cycr Witnessed
and but for the heroic fighting Of the men we would
have been almost annhilated, they came in on al
sides Winc in the the thickest Of the Eight, with
and made him surrender. Delany goes right III among
them with IMMUNITY. Corbt is a tower VI strength
good for twenty cODm0n mcn
In chasing them Rcd 10 get ont OF the way % one
side and LET the Rehs pass couldn't trId to both mont
and rcaI al once. Our los a. iOrr slightly wounded
and one man taken prisoner. They cu or tie held,
eleven killed and murtal.y wounded and bad some
twenty OF thirty more wounded who rode away We
also took niue OF them prisoners There were trty
or forty holscs killed and wounded Our boys are
highly elated Mosbys inca are Piestd you EnoW'
They have leen shy OF Us SIT. G their defeat