The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-10-13

1 inaily they rooe out into the highway so the enemy could see the paucity of their number, and began 10 yell and fire their pistols, but made no attempt to ad- vance. Mosby's men kep, returning the fire, and, having long range guns. they succeeded in killing one of the cavalry men and Lieutenant Hawkins. of the Sixth Maryland. who had accompanied the expedition ou, of pure love of ad- venture.
 1 This had gone on bu, a short time when stir was noticed among Mosby's forces, as if they were preparing for some movement. and the nex, instant they came charging down the road. firing rapidly, cheering and yelling as only the rebels could cheer and yell. This was what the federals wanted, and being we'll mounted, they took things easy. Ser geant Snyder had his horse shot in the hip, which lamed him very much, and he was left behind his comrades in the re- i treat.
 The enemy was gaining upon him very rapidly and he bullets were un- comfortably numerous. so ,ha, he had to apply to the spurs io keep out of danger. l Ills horse was failing fast and the fore : i tance behind him. but ne had no thought of surren6erins. Turning in the saddle he blazed away at the leader of the ad- vancins foes, causing him 10 crouch low in his saddle, and producing some con fusion in the head of the column This he repeated several times as the enemy i got too close. un,il his revolver was emptied. Then the graybacks" put spurs.to their horses and soon shortened the distance between them and the leader, who rode very fast horse. dashed up on line with snyder, taking care 10 keep clear of his sabre. and fired. The bullet gfazed his upper lip. cutting off part oi his moastache and fearing the next Sho, would rnish hm. he rolled from his horse. and the whole rebel squadron dashed past, thinking he had been killed, but he was only bruised by the fall.
 In d momen; ne was on his feet and over the fence into the woods. but not d bl. too soon. ear re;reating cavalry had ust got in iron, of our infantry. when the whole line poured d whitening volley into them. which haG the infantry not been so i frightened, mus have killed every man and horse in he party. .As it WAS. they killed two men ard two horses, and wounded several others of our own men. and neally al the rest of inc horses. This was dreadful mistake. The enemy dis covered the t:ip ls; in time. anc, wheeling their horses, they dashed back past where Snyder was concealed. so close 5y that he could hear them con sratala,lns themselves upon ;heir narrow escape ard re o1eins because the .Yan- kee trap had been sprung on them selves.
 Some of the rebel equeS;rians stood up on their horses and yelled and danced 10 express their TOY over the fearful miscar- riage of the scheme and hurled back all the taunts they could think of as they rode away back 10 their own lines
 This was one of the most criminal and ineNcusable blunders oi the war. Tie arrangement IS made were all perfect. and the infantry had been notitied of the coming enemy, and ye, they were panic stricken and so anxious to rire that they blazed into the rirst mounted men who came along. notwithstanding ;he despair ing ye.ls of he anfo tina,e men:
 Cease arins. Nou are mardering your own friends
 And when the party returned to camp and the Lincoln cavalry learned that some of their comrades had been killed by the cowardly nervousness Of the Six,y-seventh men |, was with no l'ttle difficulty they were prevented from wreakins a terrible punishment.
 On May I,;h Clp,ain Boyd. with one hundred cavalry. crossed the Shenandoah and the Blue Nld,e into Mosbv's Con- tederaoy. determined ,o have sa,isfac- ,ion. They proceeded ,o I-eesburs. ,ak- ing several prisoners on ;he way. and en- cantped for the night.
 Mex. morning they marched through Middleburg. captarliIg number of Mos by's "moss troopers, and proceeded on ,o Cpperville. Ol ,heway between these TWO places the country seemed alive with guerilas and bush- whackers but they let distance lend as much entertainment to the view as possible. only deigning to give the party a salute occasionally with their rifles from he hilltop ou, of the range of the cavalry carbines.
 Near Uppervllle about nifty mounted men were discovered. and Boyd divided his force sending Captain Jones with fifty men to flank the town while he charged through it. Captain Jones. however. los, his way in pine ,hicke,. and the plan misearried but Boyd dashed in and cap ,ared abou; dozen of the bold raiders before they could escape. He then pur- sued Mosby and the balance of his force for several miles. During this chase an officer, supposed 10 be Mosby, would hal, far in the rear of his men. fire upon the union advance and then dash away. He was mounted upon magnihcen, gray horse. whose speed seemed to our men ,o be almost miraculous. h this way he played with the advance for several miles. narrowly ese seap'ns the federal earoine bullets and causing much swearing at the defective maykmanship. In ,his irui,less puysu, several of the union men. whose horses had gwen out. were sho; by the bushwhackers who lowered all about, Among these was Private Patrick Don- nelly. of connany (. who was sho,