South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1884-02-08
Northern Virginia Gen. Htonewall
jackson, Gems. A. z. Hill, y. II. Hill,
Early, Picket and Eongstrook end IN

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Early, Picket and Longstroot md IN
consequence of tho above unln0 re
would tell the enemy. or sd them
word, that before they could enotule
Richmond they would have - Wnken
up sEsrly,' charge the 'Pick have
two big sHiils' to climb ovefy1 Long
street to pass through, and eeStous-
WALL to batter down. and ~ thcy
would iiud it q hard road to1wval.
While in camp near Con 1aliIlc,
we heard that General Pod nom
tie west, had taken commasla Of the.
Federal army and that he wa5 going
to Richmond euro. lilo wus euin1 10
show us how to fight. that be had ne.
YER seen anything but the back Of o
Reel yet, and would head his dis
patches, Headquarters Il the Daddle.'
| heard that Gen. Jackson sent him
word that il was strange that o gen.
eral would have his headquarters
where his headquarters ought to be.
We had been victorious in so ma
ny battles that the boys were rather
anxious to meet Gen. Pope, and we
could hear it remarked in camp Just
wait until 'Old Jack gets n chance at
him and he would take some Of the
starch out of him. SO we did not
have to wait long, we heard he was
advancing on us and bad crossed the
Reppahanock river and was in Gull
Pepper county. On the 9th of Au-
gust we LETT camp, marching toward
the enemy. passed through Orange
G. III crossed the Rapidan river aud
went into camp about one mile be.
yond. The day was very hot and &C.
vcral men dropped dead in the ranks
from sunstroke. The next morning
we were on the march aud soon heard
some skirmishing. We still advanc-
ed until about IL o'clock, when we
filed out OF the road to the LETT and
were formed in line OF battle in q
piece OF woods aud halted. We had
rot been there long until the artillery
opened out on both sides, and the
shells ratified through the woods over
our heads very lively. We advanced
in slowly for some distance, and could
hear the infantry at it on our right as
!! heavily engaged; in few moments
We reached an open field with woods
on each side; as we entered it tho
right and the lett of our brigade cx-
tended in the woods; my regiment
being OH the right was partly in the
woods; as we were about half way IL
cross the field we met the cnemy's
line lying down behind small slope,
aud we commenced firing and still
advancing; they returned the FIRE,
but as our line on the left was about
one regiment longer than theirs. the
brigade kept on advancing and com.
ing around on a wheel.
The first line of the enemy fell
back on the second, ard rs our regi-
ment reached the edge of the woods
we came to a wheat field that was cut
and shocked, and the firing was very
heavy. We halted at the fence when
Major Holiday, commanding the reg
iment, ordered US several times to adj
vance, and, we all being slow about
getting over the fence, he says, sget
over the fence with those colors and
| know the men VIII follow The
color-bearer then sprang over and
tue whole regiment followed. The
color-bearer WAS shot down, but the
colors did not more than touch tho
ground when they werc up again.
Major Holiday lost his arm there aud
was taken to the rear. We had a Sc.
we're fight for short time, when the
enemy broke, and an officer came
dashing down between the lines to
rally them and was riddled with bull.
lets. He was Major, for cut his
shoulder-straps off few minutes af.
forwards, because they were such
beautiful ones and / thought they
were gold. We pursued the enemy
two miles until dark and lay in line
OF battle all night, and at one time re.
ecivcd u shower OF shells from tho
enemy, but did not reply. So ended
The 9th of August and the battle OF
Cedar Mountain, and Mr.. Pope had
Il chance to see the faces of the John
ME Kebs,' and did not like the looks
of them rs we'll as their backs.
Our Brigsdier-General Wrndei
was commanding the division in this
battle, aud ia the commencement Of
tie fight, as he was riding forward tc
give instructions TO battery, he was
MORALLY wounded By shell from tbs
enemy and died in short time.
saw him as Inc was being carried e
the rear on stretcher. His death
was not much lamented by the bri.
gade for il saved some Of them tho
trouble If killing him. would no
have done it had / the chance, but
firmly believe it would have been
done by como one in that battle.
coSTIsUED.
= CARD OF THANRs