The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-09-26
=s,a from the hand wel Lore
~ - log o4Csyalry's routs. e. -
'isBy GENERAL s~Aps HAMPTON.

'"V 'p'c"HV Shelcu OI scout Iie, Oy
General Wade'Hsmpto6, take, from
the, AnRust uumtsr of he Land zoe Loss
Ca p,ain. John nsE.,ensC Coake. in his silast.
hook, ''Wearihg If the 6reyoIaa mos,
interesting and captivating work4has
given a. chapter to ibis same, sutj-o, =.
He, gives various gallant deeds and hair
breadth Nescspes as Occurring tn one OF
those brave men, whom reco n;ze we'll.
though his name is moi mentioned. to, he
omits one exploit which WAS among the
most re'nsrkshlerof bis career. Ia sup
plying this omission, shall preserve the
incoguito of S--.A--A-Aas Captain Coke
has not given liis name. The occasion to
which aIlusinn is here msde, took place
when Meade had his auny camped near
Culpepper Court House, and the object
WAS 10 endeavour To ascertain tho position.
numbers, &c, g., OF the Federal troops.
s. undertook TO accomplish, Ills
object, and he adopted 2 plan worthy OF
his .holdness AID address,. Dsruismp
hmselfas country ,bon,dn, he procured
n small caft which he loaded with poui
try. vegetables. DC, and he drove boldly
into the Yankee lines where he made
application for n pass. ,a This he onta,n-d
hs'rhen snid HE stock and afar spending
three days at Neade's. head9uarters it is
T., be boped without scaLdsI to thu,
wor,hy--be leftLis ,fre0ds in blue. hiring
ing in TO Grperal Stuart all the iuiorma-
,ion .d-sired, This rsucc dole fnrms. the
only exception to the s.ai ement ,,nads bv ,.
me previously. That Only siich "a cam.
under nv personal ohs.rya,ion would ha
given, s1his occurred before S. was
associated with us. as lie WAS after Gener
al Sluarts death 'burl have every res
s"n TO believe thsr the sffait happened
just asihss been described. ,..., -
Selecting special scou,sand particular
insiidnts rom Tie whole number. as 7
propose To ddyi beg now to- Introduce to
vonr readers, Sergesnt Shadhnurne. Of
the } III Davis ~ Legion, whose exploits
w"o,i ~ themselves fSrrn a volume
SAajboptpa Was detailed asa, scuul by-
General llanp,op. and he was CONSTANTLY
engaged on this dutv until the and of,he
war. He was-svonng man Of very pre-
p1ssess'ng npnesrance, tall. active and
resolu's. Ordinarily, he appeared to b-
only ahands"me eo'ng fellow. with large,
soft, mild eyes lut as soon ss fgh,
hrean, hs became transformed Instantly
mt" the d"sh'"C cavalry man; his whole.
soul sNe'ned 10 be IN the battle, and his
"'"ek eve -Tb'~z-d Ike hre. Armed with
"'.'ess"twosP's'o's' aud often three, tie
would aa'h against The enemy. Hiring With
""Tndhy AND p'ec'''o" not surpassed by
even Moshv, who was ''y"ry handy With
H.. pistol" bh' IN all the excitement of
bst,le, Shadb"urre was perfectly coo'.
feadyIor any emergency. or IN avail him
se'f OF any advantage. On occasions of
this soH.i hssprov'd h't~ he'P"s'"ss@'l
q'a'"ies which on'V needed ~'d-r field
for heW exercse.to make him leader =
As illustrative OF 'h'' | shall give hr",
n" Fceonnt OF one of hs performances
which was witnessed hy mvseif h7von
ren'ember,r wilson and KAu'z '~i.h a
Iares'''rce made q ,"'d against the South
"'ds ana D"nV''Ie R'''r"sd AZ s''nt"h
river ofdss Tthsv were 'fernhsd ana re'
t"rnsd 10 jH'e1Fsn;' ntat 'Peter'eurQ.-
Near Stony c'srk thew were met bV our
cavalry snpysdrlTa'ed ~'.hsi1sss elsea,
ing .ossfd' Rsa"s' Station thew were
net by f'z Tee l''''" snd "aAo"e. "hen their
youta hac .mn co n, nfa,a and G,,i R.t,,