The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-11-24


In August, 1854, when Kilpat;
ssick siGask the Atlantir Eadsale
con railroad at Jonesboto' and
other points l was attached to
Armstrong; brigade of Jackson's
division Of Confederate cavalry -
The Federal raider struck Jones.
boro' late one afternoon, drove out
the militia stationed there in small
numbers and applied the torch to
four.ffths of the town. Next morn.
ing as they came on up to Love.
joys station, our division, which
had been widely scattered the day
before, were massed and ready for
a fight. Our infantry had been
fighting and falling back for al
hour, when we moved into the
fight, two thirds Of the command
being dismounted to support one
lof our batteries, and while lying
in the ravine just behind the guns
we're taken in flank by a charge oE
the Fourth Michigan cavally. |
admit that We were badly rattled
ut the onset, some Of the men break,
ling for the cover Of u wood a few
hundred yards away, and being
sabered us they ran. A cavalry.
man rode straight at me with up.
lifted saber, and | hauled up my
musEet to shoot him IF his horse.
AT that time my regiment was
armed with rifles, shot.guns, car.
bines, revolvers, sabers and swords.
A few men had carbines and sa.
bres together; all others depended
on one weapon alone, Those who
had muskets did not have, except
in rare instances, sabresj those who
| had Sabres had neither muskets NOR
revolvefs, Not over one company
in the regiment was us well equip.
ped as the Fedeials. had an in.
fantry musReL with bayonet at.
rachcd, and when | sought to FIRE
on the cayalryman at close range
the charge would not explme.-
Then n. he rode me down, l de.
Tended myself with the bayonet,
wCunding him in the band and
finging his sabre to the ground.-
had the advantage aud he saw it
and gracefully surrendered and
came down of his horse.
During this time there vas fight.
ing all around Us. A part Of our
men used the ravine for u rife pit
and could not be dislodged, aud the
cavalry were galloping hiIher and
thither through the smoke. lask.
ed my prisoner what command he
belonged to, and he answered
Fourth Michigan. Bullets were
zipping about US like angry bees,
but could not take him to the
rear for the simple reason that
there was no rear, Rebel and
Iank were mixed up like beans in
a bag as far as | could see. | stood
holding him by the arm with one
hand, and hanging to his horse
with the other, when two Yankee
CaValrymen came riding up. My
man appealed to them, and as they
raised their sabres at me | Surren.
dered as a prisoner Of war.
watch your chance aud run him
into our lines" said one Of the men
to my captor, and both rode of at
the call Of u bugle.
The Yankee now had his sabre
and my gun, and as his horse be
came very ressive he could give me
but little attention.
He asked me what command
belonged to, how the fgh! seemed
to be going, and rather depended
on my honesty nUt to run of, lie
had just suggested moving along
the ravine when u dismounted
Johnny, who was dodging about in
the smoke, camoupon us. lie took
in the situation at 4 glance, and
inside Of Il minute Fourth Michi.
gan was again my prisoner My
friend toOk the sabCr and mounted
the horse and rode away, while /
got my musket back.
you'll probably be ro captured
again." said to the blus.coat as
we walked side by side up the ra.
vine.
avery likely" he replied as he
walked on ahead and ducked every
two seconds fora bullet.
We had proceeded not over a
hundred yards when u crowd Of
about twenty cavalrymen, nCatly
evenly divided as To friend and foe,
came surging down upon us as they
cut and slashed. We were bpth
knocked down in jiffy, and l got
cut On the head from 4 horses :