Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1868-12-10
BEEATHED AND HIS Gun.

Tf5m the pages of work, entitl'd
"NourN or the Last d"ys Of Lee ana ms
poladtn. the following sketch OF Lheut.
rd BntA7uIp. of Washington county.
Md Is cofed
IT, the din and smoac Of that desperate
cran,l,-of the in 'antry, have lost sight
of the Irccssant cavalry combats whlch
marked each DAY with blood.
And now there IS no time to return to
Them A great and 0omore event drags
,ho -on With one scene shall dismiss
,hosa heroic hghts-but thst scone will
be superb. -,
Breathed, commanding battalion Of the
s,nart horse artillery l spoke OF him
on the night preceding ChancellorsvliIe'
ahcn hc came TO see Stuart. AZ tnaI
,;rnn he was already famous for tfS d O.
or-die" fighting \ Marylandcr by birth
be had .;conle over to help us ); had ben
tLo RIGHT hand man Of Pelham the Ia
voritc Of Stuart the admiration OF the
whole army for a courage which Tue "o.u
..rcckl.ss" best describcs--and now, In
tbjs Nav. 1864, his familiar name OF
"Old Jim Brcathed," bestowed by Stu
art who hold him in high favor, and be-
come the synonym of stubborn nerve and
<I,r unsurpassed by that of Murat 10
6pht his guns to the mu1zies' or % ~
with the sabre. best sult~d b'cathed.
vrr;tablo bulldog in combat, ne shfahA
>, no,binr. and led everywhere 81"
49,. men in tho war-none braver than
Krc,thaa When he tailed in anything,
:, u.,s , eause reckless coura.e could not
accompli,h-it, 49,,
lie was young, Of vigorous frame with
dark HAIR and eyes. and tanned by ''v
sun and wind His voice WAS low aHd
deem. his manners simple aud nnass UNI
mo- his ready laugh and otf-hand pear
;n9 Indicated the born soldier; eyes mI!d'
f~,sndlv aul full of honesty 1t vas
nnly when Br a,hed was fighting his guns
~ !. aiding q charge. that they rescmoieo
red hot GOALS and scelnod TO na'nt'
To come % my incident. | T'sh' F'a4-
- e show YOU Brcathed to. let you see
,b. Who'll. individual in ; single exploit.
l. :. good to record things not recorded
=, FhIs;orv." They are after al 'nc
r,,l rlory Of the Southot which moth
;nr eau deprive her. | please m!s H.
-" for Rrea.Lod was ny trlen I, 10y
ed and admired him-and only month :,
.r tvo before he bad made tue whole
.rmy admire-aud laugh with INN too
Soc how memory losdS me of al
oorg 10 rive ten words first, to that IN
el>,,t which made US laugh.
In the last d.y. Of winter, a force @
Federal cavalry came to mako an att"cN
ou Char!ottesyillc rross,ng the kap'dar
high up toward the mountains and, ann
mo to surprise the place. Cntor'una'e-
l1 TOR him, General Custer, who com
,n,ndod the expedition, was to ind the
Stuart horse artillery IN winter quarters
mar So sudden and unexpected was
Cns,ers advance thai the artillery camps
x,,o SURPRISED. At one moment .tA-
men were lying down in their tents d'z-
ipr. smoking laughing horses 'uFn-
ed out to Craze. the guns covered
nrofound peace rolgning-at tie heA'
,bcv were rushing to arms. shouting, and
IN confusion, with the blue cavalry thsrg
inc straight on their tents, sabre IN hana
Rreathed had been lounging like th'
rest, laughing and talking with the men
Lperil mad. him suddenly king, aud 81
! hre IN hand, he rushed TO the guns 1"'
ling 10 his men to follow.
= With his own hands he wheeled gun
~o,n5 drove home charge. and trantt
,h. niece 10 bear upon the Federal cava!-
w trampliug in among the tents W'Ih'l
ufy yards c. h.n =.
Man the guns "a he shouted IN IN
,o;ee Of thunder. Stand to yonr guns
\hoys, You promised ne yeu would ne'
fris, these guns be taken
, roar Of voices answered him In
III dor thrilled a, the voice OF the mas
ter Suddenly the pieces spon'ed "aA'5 :,
.h,ll and canister tore through 'hs 'n' "
al r,uks. Breathcd WAS sverywhs'e
,le,rinS on the cannopeers llsGh'' $
succeeded discharge the gr'nn" , -Ia'1
then the enemy gave back TaVsFi0s an
<le.iug heart. A..
Brea,hed seisei tho moment, H1n
os the horses had been caught AID haSN
y saddlcd. Br.sthed lsalei upon Oh
Of them and shouted;
Mount = i
The men threw themselves INTO ID
saadle-scme armed With sat-es, o'1eF
With clubs, others With pieces Ct 'to&
Yai', esrsh, W !-on the sres-
Ch.rle III = E.-..