Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-08-11

for the town on run. = At Tue top of a
bill overlooking the town found one ,oi
our men who had been put nn! on picket,
who tod me, in an eXched manner, thsi
they were fighting Ike the devil" and
he feared the enemy were 100 strong for
us. | took him, with me, and We zchsrg-
ed into The town IN their rear, raising a
rousing yell as We did so. The Federals
were in the town. anl numbeyed sb vi
,werty. FIVE They fred one voIIey. 3, US,
"onndipg Orison zone of our mem in tie
thigh, and then fed in confusion. Wsy-
ing my hal 10 Thrsshef to come on, he,
and Welch. and Kemp, having the fastest
horses. joined me, and we, charged them
in the lane, bal they jumped The fence in.
10 a corn field. Weich and !, on better
horses. followed them in advance OF the
res, Of our men; but, being Two against so
many. we did moi fad the place comfort
able. and so jumped The fence back again.
" eIch's mare made one Of The. mosi ex-
Iraordinary leaps that have ever seen.
She jumped 4 fence Oh the edge Of bank
four Zee, high, and alish,eG on the bed Of
The road, the drop being a, least nine feet.
gOt Out over some old bars. and We all
dashed roaud the base OF the bluff to cot
'hsm of. However. We came in sight OF
Teglmeni,aud were met by yoIley rom
hem. They uere drawn up on The 9TH
er side OF The river, and IN good posi-
ZION 10 cover The recrossing Of their men,
so we gave up lhe pursuit. o..
We then returned toward the town,
thinking we had chased them sli away:
but We found squad there larger Than
The first, which opened upon us. The
'ables were turned, and We wheeled and
rereated up the Shepherds'own Road al
rate OF speed surpassed oul y on the tuif,
leaving the enemy far in the rear, and in
undispn'sd possession Of the ilIusrious
Iowr Of Sc sbble
Thrasher sent a dispatch to Ccl"nel
Ashby and we continued on toward Shcp-
hcrd-l0wn, intending there to " ali orders;
but the enemy now seemed bert on sur
US, for we found citizens of that
place III great excitement, company o
eighty men having just entered ne ether
end Of the lown. afler lorting lhe river be-
low. Some of our men. fearing To be
picked OF .rom behind he EOusls, wish
ed lhIashcr Ia take the squad out OF .oWn;
but he sent me TO rscounoiire, and find
Out where the Federsls were. had no,
gone fer before Thfasher. as brave man
as ever lived, joined me, saying he would
not have ne 60 alone.
This town. is justly famed for pretty
women-a great many OF them too. As
We rode through the sHeet looking for the
blue.cosls. many fair creature would
come forth. .implorng US to pro.ec, them
and their mothers, which Thrasber and
determined 10 do. as long as ,he squad
would stick by u.s., We ordered out all
he citizens, telling them that, If they
would stand by us for half an hour, Ash
BY would come TO our relief gentle
nan, named -, joined US, and. at The
edge of the Town, we found The enemy
stacking their arms. being entirely igno-
ant Of our approach.
Win loud whoop we made at them.
md, before they could reach their guns,
lied and re,rea'ed. They were thrown
n,o some confusion, out snatched up ,h,ir
,uns, and sought positions behind saw.
ogs and piles of lumber; while our whole
quad dismoun,ed, and with such citizens
IS we could get 10 join US. fred at them
rom the windows oi the houses, the girls |
Us with ammunition when our
'wn was expended. Soon after sunset
colonel Ashby came with two or three
ompanies, and the enemy retreateG a. !
ross the river. They procured small
un from Sharpsburg.and fred three shots
shen il exploded, with wha, damage TO
hem we never learned. We had 6u, one
ian wounded during the cay. a.aJ /
",ru W.