Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-04-20

end Washington The main body Of rrion
cavalry was also at CeuteTvilic. but 3cn.
Plca1nrton himself was no, fur FROM Aldie
Gap, Watching il.
June Il. FIT lre." ns he was called, the
Jrrc,eut governor OF Eirliujn, was sent TO
take possession of Aldc Cap. and hold it
with Il brigade Of Confederate cavalry
Within easy Supporting distance 1yerN two
other Confederate cavalry bri%ad,e
PloU'nnton says tina, some Aind OF PRESENT.
Iucnl--he cauuot rApialu ii--IauYed MIN to
pass through Ald,p GAP, "i inrt very day
Il. Lnerclor1 marched 10 the C.p with Cen.
GrcEES division - find il Urru"ici h., Con-
fouerate picLctN. He drove theln back to
the r!nin body between ind j in tie after
noon 81 jane Il.
On "a han w,=r Of the villngc Of Aldic, Cen
"Iilz1 LIZ Was waiting for the Mon cav
airy. Near Aldie Gap were two roads lead
Ing TO hshhv'@ Gap aul SnicAecis Gap in The
Blue Ridge Hotn of these the Conicierat,~
sought ~ guard,
Immediately TIC . armies rnoi the battle
began 1t b+ an Desperately anC rrR'4i IN.
ii0usly until after DARK The Cunttdclut.e,
had the advantage Of position that was Ia lie
derived from ditch ami Lie Of t.l stacks
After u bl,-hy te hi Of thre, hours the Fed.
erHl line was bros en- and driven hack. Tncn
thr day vas saved to the Union Cauee ~ jho
gailnntry OF Brig Gen kIugh JudsuA Nj!
lntri"k. The Unicn line wuycrt,i, rtDpIetl
! self in person ut the head OF tAa f.rtv Name
cavalry and ordered them "a charge the
Confederate lne on the Aehhy Gap ruaG.
This they did brilliantly nnh successfully
/ The tOL1cdcrUtes ~ tuTTI iu.l back and il a
patricks pea captured four guns Several
spirited charges ,a'olr Gruu5 Tire same tiI",
by tic Fedsrul ,IlI7'Ls1 light cavalry com
} pleted the work, and the day w,-s won for
IlenS0utun The Confederate. say that
about this time they received orders from
L. b. Stuart 10 fall hacs - M.4ui,Aurg,
which orders they ubeyri.
whsle CregCS division VAS thjl4 citing
! pos, -,sion Of A.l.r Cop, a Lortie Nrs tpSm4
/ place hlaO At Mi1tls1ur-. not Gar away Col
! Dui!le, ui FlelsIl,ous tprcr, TOOK possession
/ Cf thut town, only 10 he a ,>i htq y stuart I,
men and fOrc,d 70 retreat, Ht day, Juue
-. PlcaSonton came GA Wl,u al his force
There was fighting again, aud for srvclal
days afb'TwaTd. The r.aui- 81 t,,re varlcls
cavalry Ignrs Was hat thu Confederate,
were driven cat Of LDLGoIa c1~a,y, Va The
Ca'E.vy Refreshed bach lHb- tbs iiue RdC,
lnOuuLs.ns.
The lu,,e,.ylon ot Aldo Gnp rrj the fuI
Run mouutaius by the Onion cavalry WAS &
very important advantage go GcH liooEer
II pressed Lees army - tHo VS. ard ia hi:
iuIssiOn of Pennsylvania aud r'a.tc hts ruut,
longer and more difficult, and Insured ih,
safety OF \, Washington IN that objection.
Bur!ug tle~r cavalry hllIs .,a.t - tie T. u,
E!dy0 Gen K'lmul's especially as
tiugiuShc1 hInae'i. b, wo5a oa..Vc o, New
Jersey, and "as IN the flower M his youth al
-. outbreak of the war. rtv.ps u.rn Grad
uit,l from Wo' Point a 1891 he was aD
pointed to ,H. ARTILLERY arm ul tat service ~
FIRST, lHu soon found more cor genial ocoupa
ti1u for BIS gallant. du'lil2 fu"t u th'
crvals, h. w- promoted lHgidN A
Getty -1urE Ae conn .uIed O. DIVISION II
l-t5. at the ugc OF 80, he wus promoted {,
major general ui volunteers, The year rttU