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

''Come, boys, IT'S shame 10 leave 'he
majpr there by himseli;" aud by the time
had returned the pistol and drawn my
sabre, II e boys were al NY size, 30 on
we went
Wien we gained The hilltop. saw, to
my am cement, that there were about
slxly before me; hut as there was good
post aud rail fence on either side. lhey
coul. show NJ more front han nay len
men. TO whip the i"remos, was 10 whip
all. As passed by The stone stable or.
D.. red the sesl 10 mount and lulInw. Gap.
tam SumeI> was Wing acFos. lhe road. /
was othred I" jump my horse ovef hIs
dead hudy; fur others lying near were
eihtr dead or wounded.
Seirling my,el' we'll IN the saddle !
dashed in among The blue lsckcNs, culIlng
aud hrus,ing hight and left, and parrylng
a blow when necessary. They were
from Michigan and Mar, land, and Tor a
uhiIp fought well Observing an ofiic' r
fighting like a Turk. and cheering hls
men on. made for him, lie was man
ai nv own size" wore very heavy beard,
and booked. thought. very savage as he
yelled out, ''Colnr on. you mned rebel;
IN soon fix your an,." This promised
good sport. closed with h}m, making a
powerful lInn, cut. which be paired. and
al the same Instant made a righl cut al
nv neck. BY bringing NY sabre down
IN time. my side caught the blow. Now
| | bad tive advantage. Quick "a q fash
cut bin across the che X, lnfiicung q
larg cash. and he tell 10 The ground.
gave him in charge Of one OF my men.
and H., followed alter my first ten. who
had pushed The column back TWO hundred
yards while The lieutenant and were
busy with our affair. The laier soon
sher escaped by Jumping stone wall and
running fnlO thick wood. We soon
yot lhrm on lhp run; nor did We give
I'hem time lO sop and r. form nniIl they
had passed lhIongh and beyond summit
Point. We had taken eighteen prisoners.
and were unable to pursue them farther
,unul my men had cone up, toI the Fed
,ral- had formed and Iurhtd upon NE two
or three men who wtTe sui IN IurSul';
but bv rhe lime they had pushed these
h OK again - Snmu,i, P"inI | bad his
mounted ten or fifteen men. ~h" easily
rhet he'd ,hem We charged again. took
i've ore prisoners, and HE rest uade
heir rsea?r.
Afef collecting my prisoners and men.
Il q. IL M la.
wounded. lei, by private rome for lhr
Upper Valley. " iih twenty-.hree prison.
ers and ,wenry.nine horses. lrsvlng four
of their dead and Ihree wounded on ih'
field. My loss "ss one nan "IIl' d, three
wrHndtd. and one taken prn0ner. |
reached camp ssf,Iy with everything !
had captured
II seems the Uninnist went immediate.
Ily 10 ChafIes,ow aRh gave information
uf hsi he had seen, and Somers follow
I'd ne all around. sad affair il iurned
out for him. bni '.such are tie frlunes oi
war." Captain SomeTs was highly es.
ieemed hv his commanding officers, as
shawn by long article. highly e"mpli
mentary 10 hiu. that appeared few day
after. The same paper also alleged .ha,
I had murdered him Indee0 /! Then
not few were murdered on both sides.
TINE CAPTURE OF cHARbEsTowN IN 1863.
On the l6ih of Oclober, ] took Sky
men and went ever 10 see what chance
there Was Of capturing The garrison Of
ChsrIesr0wn, consisting OF HE 9ih May
land and 5airaiion ei cavalry, Geueral
lmboden having Promised 10 give me any
s>sTsisnce might require. Alter tho.
roughly scouting the position. ronciu-
ded that II would require The m"sl OF In
brd.n'> brigade to make tie capture com
ple,e. and therefore weni 10 Btrryvllle.
whtre lie Ihen was. and laid my plans be.
lore hiu. He thought lavoistl, OF them;
Ecaled c,iun' Il OF I'll his emmsrd.hg Of
hcers at sP. NJ and they also gave lheir
approval.
/, was al / A. NJ. when We started.
took The advance. with The 18Th FngInla
Cavalry neN to ny battalion. which th-H
numbered only six,y FIVE mounted ntn
and lhirly d,smoun'ed, just recruited,
whom Intended To mount IN this ghl.
The distance Is Twelve miles and yeI
these thirty men kep'uP with The caval-
ry all the way ar~
We halted within three miles OF our
destination 10 decide upnn the p AN OF bat
tie. 10 me was assigned The hszardnus
duw OF getting POUND between Charles
town AID Hsrper's Ferry, to cut of re.
treat IN rh1t way. The 18Th was 10 lol
low and suppor, me. Vas allow ed onr
hour and hall before lbe general hiRseh
made The attack
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