The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-06-27
TWO JOHNNY REBs.
Uow They Secured Horses from tie Enemy;
We're Captured and Escaped Atiw a
Break-neck Rdce-Running tie Gauntlet
Of Federal BuRets-An Ercitiny Adven-
ture at Night.

A division of Federal cavalry returning
from raid in the direction of Gordonsvile,
encampcd for the night in and around War.
renton, Va. Richard Lo Wis, Ed. O'Brien
(of fMosbys command and Charming Smith
started to meet them, hoping by Keeping
near their line of march to pick up a few
straSglers aud secure remount for them
selves, their horses being badly in .necd of
rest. A heavy sleet covered the earth with
solid armor of ice, so thick that a man
could skate upon it, while, dense fog shut
out from view objects at a distance of a
hundred yards. Hearing the advance of
cavalry, they posted themselves near the road
from Warrehton to Bethel, and could hear
the men laughing and talking. Soon they
were discovered, and shower of bullets
whistlcd harmlessly over their heads Then
began an exciting stecplc. chase, in which
the scouts soon out -dstanccd their pursucrs,
who gave up the pursuit in disgust. Think
ing the command had pretty we'll passed.
they again struck down the road and came
face with four or five Yankees leading two
horses. GobbinG them up, they were
turned over to O'Brien to carry to the rear,
and Lewis and Smith gallopcd on down the
road. About three miles from Warrcnton
they met three cavarymcn finely mounted.
one OF whom was Il negro. At first they
showed fight, but the scouts dashing upon
them and firing as they drew near they
turncd and ran for n mile over the hills,
across the fields, sweeping over bitches and
fences, their horses feet ringing upon the
ice.bound earth. Hurrah they are gain
H5Rp R55R eefaghs " fagae tteir sides hca8ins to
nostrlls expanded, and in vain did their
riders bclabor them. Smith shouted to the
negro to halt, that he did not want to kill him.
and at every step gaining upon him, while
Lewis was rapidly ovcrtaking the other two
At distance of about two feet Smith fired
shot after shot, but still the negro kept on
though repeatedly struck. Just as he was
overtaken, aud his pursucr had reached out
his hand to take his horse by the bride, the
animal slipyed on the ice, breaking the
girth and rolling in heap. Scrambling
a' his feet just as the negro rolled, mortally
wounded into swamp, Smith saw others
disappearing over the hill and Lewis riding
batk tovi-d him, thinking him badly hurt
by his fall. Saddling UP any. securing the
captured horse, a beautiful sorrel mare,
they again started in pursuit. At Major
Saunders house, near Chestnut Park, they
discovered two blue.coated cavalrymen in
front OF them on the other side of a pair of
bars a demand for surrender was met by
an oath and pistol shot. While pulling
down the bars bullet passed through the
neck of Lewis horse, and the scouts event
ut EN-" AS the man turned to Hv
Lewis captured him. but the other made
his escape after Smith had emptied his pis-
tol at him. Just then 100 cavalrymcp
were seen approaching.
Having turned over the two prisoners,
the rebs rode in the direction of Lewis
house, only half satisfied with their spois,