The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-23

leave 4i,h6lt HAT saprsf a I had eattt
nothing since sunrise that moruius.
About ~ o'olpck that night reached the
ground allotted to n and after placing
men in pcs tior. laid down and slept a,
qujetiy - an infant
Septemher 1T. 1864 At - n. vc
we're callei out aud moved dosn the road
q few miles when we enc in.cryd ~,
Yankee cavalry and pushed "a. drvius
the,n through Aiarliaebarg. leaving IA &c
Quantities 1T pork. corn oats clothes
shoes. boots Ne. ! cpioy-i the sporf.
and after i ivlug them teu miles byont
Nartlusburr. came back 10 camp Vii gu
the los Of a single mat. AID Few ound
Cd. We inflicted n liEnt severe punish
ment u}on the e-emy. besides a bI
fright. They thought .e We're on tht
route 10 William sport, Nd.
September 9th, 1864. Stevenson
Depot have moved down ~ III,
direction OF Berryyiile, where we formed
to attack the enemy. but found them =
S~trongiy e~ntreuched after sklrm shir !
for a couple of hours we retired for the
night, when we reached camp wet, ana
exhausted, and hungry, without a Wagon
OF tent ~ Silt4lCA Us tiOAs u taAhs cf'
the night all exposed and woke up next
morning drenchci - the SKIN About
ten O'Clock began to retire from the
front of the enemy, and moved dnwH
toward this point. where We started from
the day b fore. " hea within a coupl,
Il miles learned that the enemy were bt-
tween Us and u eucampmeut. y iduy
ing our cavalry before them Wy Bri-
gade being IN advance formed aud pre-
pared to fight ohargeI them al d ub.e
quick. anu had a most exciting chase.
breaking them in every effort they made
to make = stand and drove them unit
right came on and prevented further
pursuit This fight was during one oi
the severeSt rains that ! have ever seen
fall. Tom Devereux had his horse Killed
under him. and Kept up with ne on toOt
until | ordered hun TO stop. Both he
and Tuck Badger behave emark1 bly
well under fire.
September 10th, 1901, ~Stevenson'>
Depot.-Ne are now very much IN need
of clothes and shoes, there beng at least
two hundred ba~retooted and half naked
men in my command. Am using every
exertion 10 get them clothed, but with
all our rags and nakeduess can put up a
most beautiful fight. The meu go into
action with spirit, and | feel like a boy
after being in a tight a few mInutes To
morrow We break up amp AMI again 40
to Bunker Hill. Gen. Early has been
very successful in all his manoeuvres.
Steyeuson's Depot, September 18th
The nights are very cold find w or
three blankets comfortable.
L~u lH,I A- l-t Hal a
serenade last night given by the band of
the .'Old Fourth Regiment" which
appreciate as a mark Of respect and es-
TEEN from my old command. Anderson's
Division returned to Richmond.
Strasburg. September 20th, lS6l-
Yesterday we had a most ter rble fight at
Winchester, and We were very roughly
handled by the enemy. We lost a great
many men, aud our troops did not behave
with their usual valor. With great ex
ertion on my part and that of my staff
mine did better than any other, but that
was not as well as | desired. General
Rodes was Killed. Capt. London, Capt.
Stitt and Lieut.. Barnes, of my staff,
were wounded. The horse of one OF
my couriers Sherwood Badger and my
own horse killed under heavy fire, and
men falling around me almost every in
slant. Have been as neal exhausted as
a man could well be. not slept ten hours
in iorty-eight 1t was the most trying
day of the war to me, when after what
| supposed was a victory, | saw the enc
my break over our cavalry and dash III
rear OF our troops aud cut inc hack
away t them. Am truly thankful for
my safety.
ITO be c0ntinuei)