Maryland free press., 1866-08-02

until use,rot nearlu l6, Snmmit Point wheI
nv, soo,,.s' 'ra,,,rnaS ,..,,;ro Tho ono,,y bo 4
ny Ir,ff, VfS
passeq knfeusH thatPlafe ALSO shor1 tihS
previ0us, and were. now On the road bach
to C. Chaflessusna -, 81, ,sI
NV SO ~ '0
anu somc7hntaiy fa9te eekeep up; stiil ae'
termined, not to abapdonthe enterprise,
Struck across the fields. hopipo to cut then,
7idhff S,ia J,iIf rra3 e. FL M
70, .S'Iis.iy ~ 1880 SI.g. .n.iS 80
In thls dlo not succeea; pue three OF my
| nien. fanDinto the eifofeaftEuardjost as they
Th.,los Eoron,, &c o.1I,raJ H.
mounted half Of my .I men. aI put Fl them IN POI
sition, and tried to ara@Slout The enemy !bt |
ftfevqfad 1bAirtowrfphnsiy yfeSga aftllfel
e,,ss,, vt,, rt,,lln.,,7 phisSo ,r.,,s Tn .a.haI
e'oe 70 'eHo"S i"""o
tsusp,eiousSso. putting otwelsessneaE uhaef
CAPTAIN Blaekfprd as 1a,rear guard I start
eG Ior %aa eu%mitIpias @ stf aaa agi1a
Mra alIor6w miles from, sv,,v,;t, PGt NJ had
halted TO LET tbe men dismounf. and get watch
M nj iBs go rbs at;S5 tafisIns ,p aS;, assl
wos the oniv ,nts,n ted mo-. Iaf, n tho 80 I
mi ddan Sp ~ t5sf Har5 n dfSSsttsn VA
sasha n ALL vhan NJ sas ;.ss.s
t.IIere fhey are. BOYS, ,lU God we've cot them
nnoov III ny 49, M
thrn,;o, i,,aS se .hss s hsIsssaS a. iaaies
self + wheeled rovnd and saw ,he head os
cSSydry ebI,imb ofi the focgy biiI ai,ote anf
Here VAS per;Ions nos;tionr Seeing onl,, tbe
frst seetion of failff fStiltfsf kSsW nS 6dW psSS XIII
ah;od tJ,on,g IN .nn,t nnf ,atraatt s,d 1hoIs..l
determined to mako tbe hest Gght possibia md,
fthe circhh9tdnces ordefe9 len bf hSv MN uho
had carbines IN oet bchn i,,,ss upSr of 10
stone stable and fpbt IN, m to the last See;a
NV horses Without n thd;r.E Via Sfhrs
tneuoht yyo were annr;sed af ,.bs;r so,n;nc "a
| had prepared an ambuscade and tbou~h Canta;n
Somers ,yhan al nScs rssb rh;zah ftrt,oS AZ,
nIored and CURSED thsn,, thSg 'vonia ny. cs r
but stood stilI on the hiii pcppinc awsv at ns
With their carbines. 2 Tahf rfi e SGG'9T -
One nf nv n,anWFord ~f,or, 'poI,;,,,,. o.,.
up with rife and pnftinG biss fh,nS' 81
tthgh asked What he sbo,lld do . b fn,d1 b;nHto
get behind The stone wall and ,talte GOOD ain,
svery fine hi freJ iigbt mai5or ttts,,
l;efsnnl the word a hall nereed his Losd ~ lin
him Instantly '''' ''e A'''As
AT that fiioment Cabtafn Sonters1 who 4burst
III, and eneaged me With b;s nstol fr;na VA
Nv. for / saw he was much excifed' IT Yeserved
nv fire iii he came within twenty .naoes s,es
led INV horse with tke bit took q lone S,,re aim
ana S6msrs fsl, from his baSIp 4 Tba 7sIi ~ taS
Me- ,sida of his nose and came. ont hack of h;s
mead ,,r..;tau,
ny inns tife nine Oh my men MAD mounteu,
rnrl, thommht 7 couIJ 81 cbar,e bn5 i ,,os
unnecessary 70 give the order, for heard Read
or Bosley say, Come, boys, it's o shame to
leave the major there by, himself and BY the
time had returned the pistol and dfawn my
sabre, the t'oys were at my side, so on We went.
When we gained the hilltop, saw to. my az
nnazement, that there were about sixty before me;
but as there vast good post and raib fenceI on
either. side, they could show no more front than
my ten men. To whip the foremost was to whip
all. AS Ipassed by the stone stable ordered
the. rest to mount and follow. Captain Somers
was lying across the road. T was obliged "to
Jump myIhorse over bis dead bod vi -FOUR others
lying near were either dead OF, wolnded. 40 /
Settling myself well in the saddle I dashedf n
! among the blue Jackets, cutting and thrusting
right ard left, and parrying a,blow when neces-
sary. They were from Michigan and Maryland,
and for while fought well. 99bserv .ng al, Off
Ger fighting like a Turk, and cheering his men
on, l made for him. He was a man Of my own
size, wplea very heavy beard and, locked /
though, very savage as he yelled out, f.Come on,
you damned rebel; III soon fix y6uf flint. 20 This