The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-03


not. probable we should meet Shields
End, answering aiIirmatlveiy, heart
Them Germans is poor creatures, bli
Shields boys, will be after hghtihK.' ES
pr,e'ss,l,ng belief that my "boys' COULD mate
Shields any day, ( received loud assprhtle
iron, half u hundred Tipperury throats, ''Y
may bet yer life on that, sirW Thus we be
guilei the weary honrs. During the night
desired to relieve tise rear guard, but was di
y"Ited from my purpose by scornful bowls 9
I'VE are the boys 10 see 1t oatY' As Argylet
90 the tartan, My heart has warmed to a.
Irishman sinceothat night.
Daylight came, ana tried 10 brace m ysel
for hotter work, when a body Of troops was
reported In position to- The southsS my col
ulnn. This proved to be Charles W1nder with
his formerly Jaclson's own) bgigatie This
aetst.ts. p lsh4sd snldie, nnd true brothel-in
arms had fteasd the eymys guns during the
and formed Zine to await me. His men were
rested and fed, aud he insisted on taking my
place in the rear, and we passed through his
| line, We moved slowly, with frequent hats,
so as TO remain near Winder,. to whom the
enemy Was mach devoted during tle morn
sing. .olhe day Was uneommonlg hot the smn
| like fire. Water was source along the read,
| and the men suffered greatly. just after mid
| day my brisk young aide, Hamilton. whom
| had left with Winder TO bring early iptellt-
genee, came 30 report that officer In trouble
| anh want of assistance. My men were SO
jaded as to make me unwilling to pe-
trace ground If II eoold be avoided 40
thcy were ordered to form line on the crest of
the slope at hand, and went to Winder, q
mile and half to the rear His brigade
renowned rs the Stonewal was depIoyed
on both sides Of the pike, on which he had
four g1.s.s. Large masses of cavalry. with
Eoclosely, while far 10 the north clouds ofodust
was on one OF the many swells I" crossing
the pike at right angles, and n gentle slope
led to the next crest south, beyond which my
brigade was forming. The problem was to
retire without giving the enemy eager aud
persistent an opportunity 30 charge. The
situation looked no blue that ] offered to
| move bacls my command, but Wintler thought
he could pull through, and splendidly
did he accomplish IT, Reg ment by regiment,
gun by gun, the brigade was withdrawn,
always checking the enemy. though boldly
led. Winder, cool rs II professor playing the
new German game, directed every movement
in person. The men were worthy Of him and
Of their first commander, Jackson. 1t was
very close work In the vale before he reached
the next crest, and heavy volleys were neces-
sary to stay ON placty. foe. Once theuS, my
the enemy who haited to reconnoitfs, and the
brigades We're united without further
trouble. The position was good. my
battery was OF hand, and our men
were SO fatgued that we debated whether it
was not more comfortable 10 fight thnn to re-
treat. We could hold the ground for hours
against cavalry, and night would probably
come before the infantry got up, while retreat
was certain to bring the cavalry on us. At
this juncture up came Gen. Turner Ashby,
| think this officer had been destroying
bridges In tho Lurny Valley, to prevent
Shields from crossing. that branch OF the
Shenandoah, and guarding Massanuttan Gap
However. NY he came and to Our satisfaction,
TO take charge Of the rear. He proceeded to
pay his respects to our friends, and soon took
them off our hands. We remained mn hour
TO rest the men and give Ashby time TO get up
his force, then moved on; Before sunset heavy
clouds gathered. and the intense heat was
broken by IL regular down-pour In the midst
Of which we crossed the bridge over the west
branch OF the Shenandoah, Il large stream
at Mount Jackson. and cnmped. There WIS
not IL dry thread about me, Ny boots would
have furnished u respectable bath. We were
less than ton miles from New Market, be-
tween which and this point the army was
campcd. Jackson was easy about NasSanut-
ten Gap. Shields must march south of the
crossed was impassable except by bridge.
We remained thirty-six hours in this camp
from the evening OF the second until the
morning Of the fourth of June-n welcome
rest to all. Two days Of easy marching car
licd us to Harrisonburg, some thirty miles.
Here Jacksonquit the pike leading to Staun-
ton, and took the roed to Port Republic. This
village, twelve miles southeast OF Harrison
UNIH, lies III Hllh DRJ' VI hluEb, bflc
east bank of the Shenandoah. Several streams
unite here to form the east locally called
SOUTH branch Of that river. The only bridge
from Front, Royal south was at this point.
All others had been destroyed by Ashby, to
prevent Shields gaining the west bank of the
river. This commander was moving south
from Front Royal and Lurny by the road on
the east bank. On the night Of June 5 the
army camped three miles from Harrison
burg toward Port Republic. Ewclrs divl-
sion, which had rejoined for tho first time
since we met jackson. was in the rear. and
the rear brigade was Gen. George Stewards,
composed of one Maryland and two Virginia
regiments. My command was Immediately
in advance Of Stewart: Ashby command
ing the rear guard had burned the bridge at
Mount Jackson, to delay Fremont, and was
cnmped, with his cavalry, in advance of and
near Harrisonburg. The road to Port Re
trains, SO that we did not move on the morn
ing of the sixth. Early in the day Fremont
reinforced from Banks, got up, and his cav
airy, vigorously led, pushed Ashby through
oHAHRIsoNBuRG,
when sharp action occurred resulting in the
Percy Wyndham, commanding brigade
whose meeting with Major Wheat has been
described. Later, while Ewell WAS convers-
Jug withene. a message from Ashby took him
to the rear. Federal cavalry, supported by
of which Ewell placed it in position
A severe struggle ensued. The enemy's adj
vance was driven back, and many prisoners
taken. ] had ridden back with EwelI, and SO
witnessed the affair ,,''ncommonly spirited,
and creditable to both sides. Col. Kane, of
Philadelphia, commanding Pennsylvania
regiment, was among the prisoners, and pain
flnly wounded Having known this gentle
mau's father, Judge Kane, as well as his
brother, the Arctic explorer solicited and
obtained from Jackson his parole. The Skin
mishing developed into severe work, in which
Gen. Ashby was killed Abiding to his death
in an official report Jackson says: "As q par
tisan officer, neSer knew his superior" On
the seventh of June we marched to d place
four miles from Port Republic, called Cross
Keys, where sever al roads met Near at hand
was the meeting house ofS sect of German
Quakers-Tunkers or Dunkards as they are
DIFFERENTLY named. Here Jackson de-
termined to await and fight FIRE.
mont who followed him hard; but as
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