, 1864-06-05
:. CAVALRY OPERATIONS.

~. CAFhLNX VfEkA1AVaas '..-
sherdian Reioins Grant
141r1u< eH nAwrs' SHOP. !
(Cor. y. 7. Herald.l -.
NxAR AKo1ANtcssnL1, VAL
,,,. ~ MAY Slst, l854,:5
Sheridan tad no sooner fed his men, noar |
sIsttapony Bridge, and haited. their horses,
th.p he ~. sgasn; IN n the saddle: he:d!ng 1os
bis road was The same upon which he return.
Cd sfts1 the great raid 'HoIses were strewn
aloug ths patti. Tho majority were skinned
BY the farmers to make leather for next year.
a disease, called the s'thumps" by the cay
alrymen, became prevalent snong horses.
lent pn1sAtion Of thu heart and, bleeding at
tbs. nose, which ended In sudden death.
Over three hundred horses were lost by this
ofaeAso.
About six p. M, Wednesday, the advance
Of our column reached the branch road lead
III te 2:Snsnt fs ct |io 9Th Virginia cavalry
guarded thcaa two lords. II Will be Temem-
bered By the reading public that this regi-
mept was almost annihilated By the 9th New
York sud 17th Pennsylrania cavalry, when
on the lata raid Col. Henry Clay Pate WAS
killcd; and also the Lieutenant Colonel.
The major ras severely wounded; and
d" "Roguish 5th." This was their fayorlto title
arnoug the 1edtez Of Virginia.
Our position was between Brook Church
and Strawberry Dnl; the former place about
Ave rules from the torn, and tho !attes on
the Central Railroad, about four miles from
Richmond. On the north side OF the Chick.
ahominy Fitzhugh Lee had his cavalry aud
artillery. Gyacie'e and Bart0n'B brigsde's Of
infantry were on the south side. Between
these formidable brigadce lay Sheridan and
biz command: Fitzhngh Lee sent word to
PRECEDENT Davis that thu Yankees were hem
med in; no avenue Of escape WAS left un-
guarded; II tt wanted to see how Yankees
could run he had bpt to ride ont In tho morn
ing. Mr. Davis, accompanied by Ger. Bragg,
did ride ont When he arrived. the 9th New
xo1k 9na ah ssan Of ps,s Gr111 e, t,
rebela from Meadow Bridge. This Is how
Davis and Bragg got "sucked." They came
to see how flst TIC rebels could run, and be-
hold, their Flrelnians Here too aeot-footed,
for the Yankees pursued them hard, but
could not ovcrtRkn them.
Tho column, with Cuetar in advance,
moved On till after midnight. About sixty
rebels Tcre on duty ut ibis ford. Thursday
morning we begau AoAtsng the pontoons and
laying tho bridge. These boats arc made OF
! canoea. Inever before eaw any like them in
NaAn NN33 oeAuh hSntt *noy otp essnJ tt"ue
the constructfon party. One sergeant WAs
shot while midway on the bridge, Tho poor
fellows blood IVES fresh upon the planks
J when I crossed.
W6en the la6t plaak was Placed Ing Atchi-
san D11es9e crossed, Inc lst Anu 'lh Isga'
nGnts n aoyhAce. sof ais'ahca 81 I've
rs usual, fell back to good position on the
| Greet OF hill. They wcre buried In thick
woods: Custar Tas On the LETT Of lac road
from Uanncy' te1sJ. ana DOWN on tue F1:ht'
| Me doa ott tWo OF Infee fcglmants engaged,
inc majority oi Inc tHo nr1saaea ncins on1J
II sappoFt1ns distance. Ihe hlashssen rest
menls aau ePelen slnes, eefgn.eaoo'e5s, I,
and eoon drove tho rebels lion, tle ieft Zap
t.'u .M..sn., - ~ .gtvee -. GaVva,s .s, Iva
81 :. I1ol.. ren;,nart ~ reha1z nnrn,e ~
M idea thert wern n many rshaIa hrfor,
| fhcr, apI Tho r.hp1e hai1 no idea of fha h.nd
/ ~ ~ ya.t-.,es aSo-rts,n erin "a MAIN ~
~. " faa - neafaat6 i.s1fnu ~ ts.t- n,a;a,
m9uTaea '1.a., la1ty msn MsEo gaptanseI u
.rls !ilt!e GoaIRe, Aaa sua1'einas'st Ans.sA
o. he t.An fsnnsyFahla, coming N sool
e!st VIII lsm men, eaplafeM captAn M ~
80 oo1en = 81 pnfate soldiers; re were nsh1
ng o1tcome o5d 9,.gaae; no oG,Dg e, ausa %
a4eJr Here ofiTea 70 Tltah shTeo 1nne
OF hanover couft do1se, Whth tHs
eompanles ol ln!sntry 9f the 0th corp
! came c1e onaps nnu Ws[e piaeFo Oh plcAat
IVY oetA Nstant, aenesat G1esg Has oe
EjnS,-,nnI ~ r,S ~ ~ 49, w. L. ns ~
the nla sfsre roed. iesdtn~ 1hrourf1 Mechan
itsril1c In kichmnnS E6ortIy. MIR ts,n NJ
man md her Eon T rnnn;nr to the wood. fn
J. shelter Failing them: 1nnuired whe
tl,e,e hsa hrrn INV rahsia ahont 1hat 1acn1it,
.tDis tnornin'. q, they auawcred. promptly
Adding atfer Their Gxn stvfc s>pily hos;
vc sccu dem ar suakre din blessed ucrnin
pey lest done aud cSnwled out Of the wood
when you all como. Do snakes We call
reaels Shakes, ehe added parenthetteally, )de
tired on your men and run away into
woods"
TIE RATTLE OF uAwEs' sHop.
Gen, Sheridan having rctuiucd the nruy O
I WEDNESDAY with 1Ia cort;s. rested one n1yl
st thc r.ar, took some suppliss, and, uud,
orders from Gen. Meade, proceeded to ii
meut~ Gen. Wilson rloyed to the cxtrcn
! right rs lar es tho North Anna River, whel
he made . demonstration By shelling for
i Of tho enemy over on tho other side
: A}ajor.Geuera1 Sheridan, with Gress's ar
, Torhcrt's divisions. moved to the left, +
. he was followed during tho night by Il
8 whole infantry force Of the army. Yesterd,
> 1 morning, the Pamunkeg having been crossr
Gen Uayiea' brigade, Of G1crr's dlylslo
J IVES ordsr to udvnncc two o. three miles
| uawcs' store and eucsmp.
unEx1Ec7Ep MEETING.
uwaa not spuposcd ,1,af anv forrc Of II
.rntmv wn,,id ~ fnnnfi theTa and Grne.
: f1agtcs .ort ont hat1,1fn% IL r,tsnI =
rnadn md e.tn1,t,sh ,,icEnta II ,,aa not ~ :.
r cerceff far. fo,ya tcr IcfnTr II rccrsraI X r.
~ 51n,n t6e Tehr, tavn,Vx wh;s,s aooo ~ -
~ ~ h. +hera j., t,rsot tsn,,n,asa oooh % fso
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