The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-09-14

two squadrons oe Federal cavalry, cap.
tured several officers and q hundred mos,
end sll wiihous any los on his aide. On
the 11th, he made O euccessful dash unes.zs
Dumfiiea and sgaie. or the I6sb, o still
more auccessful one, & which he brought
of hundred and thirty prisoners.
In the splendid and syentfui but varied
operations Of 1868, General Hampton did
| come Of the niost gallant fighting Of the
whole war. In tho battle Of Brandy Sta
tion his command consisted Of the F;ryt
| and Second South Carolina Cavalry, the
First North Carolina CslvaFY and the
Cobb, JEFF Davis aud Phillip Legions-
ell cavalry and mounted artillery. The
fight was obstinate anu bloody. The
character cf the contest and tho spirit
shown by the Confederates, appear, In
the atEiking fact that every Geld oticaT to
whom the command succeaaively fell was
wounded-Cca. Baker, Of the Firnt North
Carolina; then Colonel Young, of Cobb'e
Legion; then Col. Black, CT tho First
ScG;;; GaTo;iIS; sheu Lieutenant Colonel
Lipscomb, Of the Second South Carolina.
The important results ofthat engagement
are nart of history. The i:m:ssG space
at our disposal Lere does not allow Ills to
present them.
In Lees Pennsylvania campaign, tho
cavalry had some of the most arduous
service; and the gallant performance Of
the duties enacted Of then by those try
ing circumstances, established for them
that prestige which they bore Into the
memorable warfare around Richmond
and Petersburg in 1854 warfare, in its
inequality Of forcea, and the heroism dis
played III it, AMI it's ends accomplished
by daring and endurance, unparalleled
in history.
In the grand drama Of GottysburK-
those three July days Of the riot of red
part he took appears in the effects upon
ly after. Upon the field he was three
times wounded, and his command 80 torn
by the terrific work that Of the twenty
three field officera in his brigade, twenty
one were either killed or wounded. Soon
after General Hamptoa-up to this time
Q Brigadier-was promoted to be Major
General. The Confederate government,
made duly sensible Of the services done,
was not reluctant TO accord to him its ap.
propriate recognition and reward-pro-
motion.
10 detail the many operations OF Gen.
Hampton's cavalry from the memorable
days OF Gettysburg to the still more men,
orable days Of May, 1854, might come
within the limits of biography, but
cannot within those of briaf sketch like
this.
Upon the death of Stuart, May, 1864,
General Hampton became the comman.
der-in-chief Of the cavalry branch Of
Lees army.
As part Of his g.ana a.o-e On R;c!;-
mond, Grant sent Sheyidan to deal soms
blows cooperative to that end. Sheridan
was to take Gordonsville and Charlottes-
vile, aIt. destT0y THUR rniivsy conuec-
tions, after which he Yas to move on
and capture Lynchburg in conjunction
with E.nier. On the, 10th of June, at
Trevillian's Station, on the Central Rail-
road, Sheridan discovered an ualooked- for
resistance. Hampton's troops weye FORM
ing across his ronte. On the morning of
tho 11th, tho battle was fought. battle
hardly surpassed daring the whole war
in its determined and almost desperate
daring. Sheridan was severely handled,
and his expedition thwarted. Rapid
movements on tho part of Hampton
brought these commands again end sGaia
in contact-at the White House. at Forre
Bridges and finally at Samaris Church,
where Sheridan's forces we're handsomely
routed. -.
This brilliant achievement accom-.
Pliahed, Hampton was returning to re-
join Lee's army. on the 26th Of june,
after three weeks Of Herculean service,
was to intercept and damage Wilson's
command, who was ascertainsa to be e..
route from Stapnto9 River bridge, for
Grants army. Fits Lee was to co .operate
with an artillery and infantry foSce plsced
at Reamys Station, Hampton found
Wilson OF Sappony Church, broke his
main line of, battle, and kept up hot
and embarrassing purruit for several
days. The troops at Resms' Station adj
ded further to the discontinue, and the
whole affair added laurels to Lees cayal-
Ty arm, and inspired degree of caution
in. Sheridan's. calvary that they never
fully recovered from until some days after
the affair at Appomattox. Hampton took
800 prisopers. a summary Of these ope.
ration, beginning on the 18th of June
two days before he met sheridan at Trs.
!!!::ss;a'sE;s fiiiis, given in Gen. Hamp-
toms official report: :. s..,.,..
During this time-a period of tvsnty.
three daysTthe command had no rest,
was badly supplied with rations and for.
age, Inafched upwards Of four hundred
miles, fought the greater portion of .Bix
days and one entire night, captured ,ic-
ward of two thousand prisoners, any
guns, small arms, wagons, horses and
other materials of war, and was con-
pletely successful in defeating emo Of the
most formidable and wen organized ex-
petitions of the enemy. This was accom-
plished at a cost, In my dlyigion, of seven
and missing. The men have borne Their
priyat!ons with perfect cheerlplnsss they
haye fought admirably. and I Eish to ok-
press, before closing my reports, not only
my thanks to them for their good con-
.uct, but my pride at having had the
honor TO command then,Wn
This Language is characteristic Of the
man. Candid and generous as he Is
brave, none can be more ready TO accord
10. others their due need Of praise.
Then came few months OF lull. Rest
there could not be-. That eternal vigi-
lance which Is said to he the price oflib-
erty. ia yeritable condition, of existence
10 tho face ofspch an enemy under Buch
circumstance. I. l...:
The 10th of Septembsr is the date of
Hampton's famous Beef Raid. This con-
sisted of first ascehaining that On inn
mense shipment of beefcsttle, had been
received by Grant at City Point, aud were
kept East Of that. place short distance
and in rear Of the Federal army; and OIL
secondly making q dash around G.aat,a
iefe wing. and driving or four hundred
prisoners and twenty I've hundred beeves.