Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-07-21


Column of lours. We drew sabFes ana
charged them ohliqnely in flank. broke
,hem without difficulty. and drove them
across The fields MOI a man ol mine as
wounded. We captured about twenty
prisoners. We ran them farther than |
intended, for found il th fliculI TO call IN
the men and form them in line 10 meet
larger party lha, felt sure would soon
be upon US.
Bv the tine had accomplished this.
the 18Th, in line, were III the woods; my
d,, mounted men. under Captain Burke.
were also there al point near 'he Turn
pike. was returning with my prison
ers. and was within quarter OF nile ot
the turnpike, " hen The remainder OF The
enrm,'s cavalry came oal, charging ID
column with drawn ssbres, seemingly de-
rermined to cut their way through.
First. Burke opened on them with his
Mississippi rars, and, though several sad,
dies were empIied, they kept on until
;hey came opposite 10 tie lSIh, when
Captain Frank lmboden charged them
ih his squadron, while | struck them on
The left flank al The head Of their column,
Ouly seven goi by. and even these were
Icapmred farther down The road by our
prkers. We took thirty or forty more
| of them. and drove the rest back INTO
tnwn and across the country. followed
hem some distance. and then returned to
wal, for the infantry that knew would
nexr be coming forth.
While we were thus engaged The gen
eral had been fighting them with the o2''
Whites and CaIlamese's halsllonS. and
MrNelPs Rangers. on he other side "i
The town. compelling rbe enemy 10 take
refuge in tie Court House; but few
shells from McLanahsn's guns soon drove
Them out Colonel Benjamin Simpson
of The 9th Federal (MaryIaOd) regiment
now formed So as I" protect his wagons
and Gu, his way through TO Harper's Fer
ry.
recrnssed rhr turnpike just as the en-,
rmy came out oG town, and, having turn
ed my prisoners over TO The prnVo>'
guard. | formed on the rIqhl Of tie 1871,
| bout one hundred and titIy yards from
rhe road. and siIed lmv allen'Iy for then
20 approarh. A. he column Of infantry
passed hy Captain Burke gave lhem val
Ilry. which threw lhp teams INTO some
conIusIon; hul the regiment came on, and
Vas passing our front. when I rode up IL
uur commanding officer and asked BIN !
he was not going to charge, reminding
h.,n that General IT, b0den had 0pderpd Us
TO make a stubborn resistance. "WeIl.'
SAID The colonel, "my men have never
charged infantry, and do not know VITA
10 do" "Dismount. and charge them on
foot" said !. Without giving any posi-.
| i've order, he turred round and sand
MEN lhink you had better dismonn',
and make sn attack on foot = Some
dismounied. bui kept close TO th'ir hnr'
ses' heads. popping away without taking
aim. iui not man tell. ,... ....... ..
The enemy were by this time abreas
Of US, and we were in no lIlle danger from
our own shells. One of lhem cut a lar E
| limb from lree which fell ON Dick Gil.
m"r and Captain Ross, huI!I0g them very
much.
ordered my men 20 draw pistols and
prepare 10 charge. AS we started out al
lroi we received a wild Voliey without
muph damage. though II was OF bucksboi
aud b'll. Only myself aud another were
struck; and moi ull alter tie battle did ]
discover that ! had buCkshUI III ny leg
tn an instant we were among them;
they broke, and H.ade for deep cot IN
,he rsIlread. Had they been allowed 10
reach ,hst we should have had some Irou
bic IN lslrlng them oui; but al surrender.
ed rxcepts part of The color company
and HEY made bu, feeble stand. One
Of nv lieufei ants charged these viii a
.ew men. killing the color bearer with. his
ing up his flag. a.. -.... ....- s.
There was man in command Of one
Of The companies who waited for NE I'LL I
was Just upon him, when he fired, but
missed me. Seeing this. be threw up
his hands, and JcrleJ. MY GsJ. Mr..
GiIpor, don'l kill me - IL don't know
wa" said |. making cut al his head.
Ills hat was looped to tie crown, and
the double lhirkness Of fe,t is all that saw.
ed his worthless life /: il stunned hin,
however, 10 such degree lhal il was q
long Mme before he recovered bis senses
When discovered who he wss--fUr !
did no, know him by sight regretted
lba, nv steel had not entered his brain.
ltws a singulsr sight TO see my men
and The Federal MaryIandtrs Of this regi.
meatreeoenize each other. O1i every
side we could hear. ."ls that you Char