Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-11-26
A BATTLE In THE SNOW
4 urausatie and Touching Incident
i'm abe Late Rebellion.
Philadelphia Press.

- second lieutenant OF cavalry sat perch
cd upon the top of a rail fence at Pax
TOMS crossroads, in London county, vir-
gina. He was covered with the dust
and smoke Of fight that his battalion
was having with Mosby's command It
few miles mp the road. He had CONF
hack to the point where this story opens,
in charge Of five severely wounded men,
% martial result Of the slsirmish They
were lying back Of him under an apple
tree, one OF them his own brother, shot
through the body and believed to be
mortality wounded. The other four
wers not bound to him by tho tie OF
kindred, bat they were very near to him,
for not only had they been his playmates
in childhood, but the companions OF
his later wears, and ever since the begin
wing of the war his closest comrades.
They were suffering terribly, and
while the officer was wondering how
they were to be taken to the Potomac
river. where medical assistance could be
secured. his command came down the
road somewhat III disorder, showing that
the battle had gone against them. The
dread OF capture MAS now added to the
gloom OF the situation, but there was no
time for reflection or dependency.
Essby was coming and something must
quickly be done.
a CHARITABLE REBEL.
The officer sought the farmer whose
name The crossroads bore and offered
800 tor wagon to transport his womb
ed comrades to the river, few miles
distant.
'sYon can have the wagon in welcome.
Tam q Confederate and have boy in
the Confederate arlnf, and do ny You,
air. rs | would want Others to do by me
If he were wounded
The farmer spurned tho offer to.pay
for his vehicle act, and not only assisted
the officer in laying straw in the bottom
of the wagon and placing the wounded
men upon it, but he drove with him to
the Potomac river, where medical assls'
tance was summoned, and the life oil
each 81 TIE wounded men saved. The
farmers son was in Mosby's command
at this moment, and in the fight wher,
these ruen were wounded.
The tide of battle flowed on; the disas
ters of var multiplied, Hardly week
during the two eyentful years which
followed, leading up to the climax o
this story, but That Moshy's command
and tn. battalion to which belonged th'
lieutenant and the five wounded met
met in battle.
Both saw hard service. Tho foul
companies of cavalry, whose marvellous
gallantry under the most trying clrcivn
Btances known in the warfare OF all tiu'
gives me the theme for this sketch, were
raised from amopg the Union men o
Western Maryland and the adjoining
counties Of Pennsylvania. They wer,
enlisted for the difficult and dangerous
duty of scouting along the border, a ser
vice for which their familiarity with tn
general lay Of the country specially fit
ted them.
COLES CAVALRY.
Army operations along the Potomac
river we're 20 active and important tina
this battalion almost from the day Of it
nnstrr INTO the service. was called to tn
fore front, and it was not long hetor
Cole's Cavalry was known far and wild
for its activity and dauntless bravery
Major Henry A. Cole, of. Frederick, Nd.
was the commander, and 1t js needles
to say that he was man of great das
and courage From the very first tigh
in which he led his ionf companies {
brave mountainous, down to the clos
or the war, the cavalry he commando
bore his name, and douhtif there eve
was one of those sturdy veterans VII
did not take a pride in saying that h
belonged to Coles cavalry,
Major A. S. McNair, of Adams comfy
Pa, the officer with whom I INTRODUCES
this story, is still living in York, Pa
and his brother, who was supposed to /
mortally wounded, is postmaster at En-
mettsburg. Capt. Hunter, Capt Bucl
ingham, Lieut.. Mcflhenny, and many {
the long list Of veterans who survive
the war. have lost sight Of Major 10
ner, Of Adams county, the adjutant ,
the bittalioa, is an officer in the Bait
more enssom-house. j. A. Scott, one
the veterans, reads proof in the govern
mcnt printing office, and so they al
scattered to the four winds. Very man
Of them are still living and will forcib|