The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-04-29
NUMBER II.

troops: finally he went back himself to
urge them or. Soon after the entmv
cou be seen moviI g To The attack fiom
a poinl on Sbelidan's lef' Cpips c,n-
manders were atouce nolficG The as
SAUL beirg ptincila ly upon that part Of
the line Occupied by Tie Nineteebth Corls
Iii being row not taken by surprise
it gallantly rel ulsed lie enemy. "Thank
God Tor that" said sSheiitiar ~"rell
General Emory if they attack him seain
to 90 after tilem and fellow Their. We'll
get good twist on lhtm, the tigbtest one
they ever saw .safesss - e
cUsTER's MEN DRAW sABERs.
AT about Al. m. the oider went ont:
"The whole line will advance. The
Nineteenih C,rps will m we. in cannec-
lion with the S.x'h; the right Of the
Nineteenth will swing toward the left "
The attack was splcndidly made. The
enemy, was protected in some portions
OF tile line by stone fences. ard made q
determined resistance; Int General She
ridsn had formed q compact mass ofmen
across the pike Custer on the extreme
left 10 harass and vex the enemy until
Sheridan sh Il d create panic with the
remainder Of the line. Tie plan, ,sosim.
pie in its conception, worked like charm,
and, indeed, was suece.s ul beyond alex
-pectatiom The enemys left overlapped
Sheridan right, and, taking advantage
of this, turned the overlapping portion
on the flank of the Nineteenth Corps,
causing momentary. confusion in SlIeii-
dams line. THIS was, however, quickly
righted by counter charge OF General
Mcmillan brigade into the angle thus
formed, aud the Thinking party oftheent-
my was cutoff, and now it was. that the
gallant Custer ordered his men 10 draw
sabers, hurting his entire division of ca,-
airy upon The rebel left, sabering them
without mercy and tranpling them under
foot. Tue sboy General with the golden
lock" even ou Clustered Custer. The
Sixth Corps sprang forward as if shot
from the canhoh's mouth, the other
|corIs lyingin impeiuosity. Il seemed
scarcely credible that the men who were
beaten so badly in the morning were the
same who charged so splendidly in the
afternoon. The enemy were not idle.
They opened upon The charging column
with fifty pieces Of artillery; shells were
hurled with terrible precision into lbe
solid mass of advancing infantry. The
Federal batteries were nobly duing their
duty Over The hills and up the pike The
blue closely pressed the gray. Sheridan.
seeing battery favorably posted. turned
to one Of his aids, SAYING: RIDE down
TO Gaptain and tell him 10 fire Has
ter.n uTae message was d. livered and
the delonations we're almost without ir-
,erval. Once, and once only, did cur
men falter, and that VAS when sui jected
to murderous fire from behind stone
fence. A hearty cheer from the line,:
the "Iohnnies' were on the run, though
not all of them-tle ground was covered
with the dead and The dying. The ere
my now became miserable rabble,
/ 1tnrU'nfnsSn nnn2lheH arms-any thing TO
get away from their pursnefs. Ine cav
airy were occupied all night in securing
the trophies of hattie. The road from
Cedar Creek 10 Fishers hill, distance
of about three miles, was perfect jam Of
ambulances, artillery, caissons and wag-
Ions. An ufiicer'of the Second Brigade.
FIRST Cavalry Division, rode up TO Gel
eral She. idan's headquarters. when the
followingdialogue ensued: ''General, !
come to ask for brigade Of infantry to
hold the captured artillery, of which l
believe we haYe at least twenty pieces. '"
II don't believe it. Who are You I"
captain Britton, Of the FIRST New York
IDragoons. General, d-drif | don't
believe we have over forty pieces 2 "Car-
/ tain, you shall have two brieadts. Can
any of my staff give this ctlic.r some
Thing to drink :" "W,ll: General, that
would suit me bully"
| Custer coming in. reporting his great
success, Sheridan caught him in his aims.
embraced him, ard bath > danced
around for jny. Other General officers
came in, each in. his turn reporting bis
success.s, showing that the victory was
ICOmpiele, anu what III 'nS HoihiuS 'oo'
ed SO dark was now turned into splei.
did victory Rations were short, the sui :
ply train twenty miles to tho rear, but
4 who cared for rationsp We were not
hungry. d ubtless had we been defca-
ted we should have been ffl.cted with q
voracious appetite. Daylight showed
that the en,my's transportation and AZ
tilery was in our hands. They had left
every thing behind them in their fight,
their dead unburied and their Vi u,ded
uncared for. This battle ended cam
paigning in the Shenandoah Valley. The
i Confederate Government had lost all coz
idence in Lees .'bad old mar" Artil.
lery was sent 10 this Department labeled,
"General Phil Sheridan via Jubal Eai-
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