The National tribune., 1890-01-16

StevensbUrg You come 10 a road coming in
from The left from kelly's Ford and Jack
Stones mill, rs also a road from Brandy by
way Of Stony Ford and Turner's, passing near
Hamlton's and Redd's. We are now p miles
from Frejericksburg at the point where the
Filth, Eleventh and Twelfth Corps of Hooker's
army, entered the Fredericksburg road on
"Wednesday the 29th of April, 1863, on their
WAY 20 Charlottesville, commanded respect
lively by
GEMS. MEADE, HOWARD AND sLocUM.
The road then bends to the right or southeast,
the first house on the left. a little off the road
being that Of Willis Madden. free colored
mau; then, quarter Of mile further, Mary
DaEgett's, aud about half the distance further
on Charles Daggett's Soon we came TO Tapp's
old field. on the right hand side Of the road
where branch road comes in from the west
from free colored settlement on the plank
read. Between Charles aud Mary Daggett's a
brcastwork was thrown up across the road by
Federal infantry brigade, which camped Op-
posite Daggetts on Barnes's Branch, 10 support
the cavalry pickets and ouiposts. A North
Carolina brigade Of infantry, and subsequently,
q brigade Of Confederate cavalry had camped
there al times previously, and this brigade of
the Second Division Of Hancock's Corps took
their place In the Fall Of Is63, on account Of
the good wood and water. and located on the
ground where Longstreet executed the spy the
previous Summer.
We are now "a miles from Fredericksburg.
with Mrs. Aliens house on our right and Shep-
herd Grove POstOiice half nj e further on our
left; aud still another half mile aud we are at
the forks o. the road. 3 miles. That road 20
the right leads 10 Germauia Ford, three miles.
and that 20 the left goes TO Bichardsville, five
miles and Ely's Ford, four miles further, on the
Rapidsn. with branch roads 20 Fields Ford
Eiliss Ford and Richards Ford and Ferry, with
trails % Deep Run Mill and Klinker's Mill,
where there are crossings also. on the Kappa
hammock Here in the forks is a clearing in
which The Stone house is situated, occupied by
ME. Brannon and family. Here is where the
cavalry videts IN this direction stood post
many time. Between those two large pine
trees on the left pole was fastened, where the
Corporal and men not on post hitched their
horses and slept That burnt place at the base
Of the big double pine is where they cooked
The reserve WAS back AZ Shepherds Grove. or
in a hollow on the west side Of the road little
behind Shepherds. There part Of Col. Bryant's
18th Pa Cav. were surprised one morning By
some Of hamptOn's Confederate Division, who
came over Germania Ford and run the pickeis in
on the reserve. into whom they charged, wound
ing and capturing a number Of men aud horses
and driving the rest IN on the infantry sup
ports. Pnfruit was made by Gen. Davies, but
without success the Con federate cavalry getting
of with their captures In the same hollow.
the Confederate Gen. Chamblss came upon and
killed number Of colored soldiers, who were
struggling from the negro troops sent on In the
Summer Of lS64 20 join Gen. Burnside, ] be-
lieye A number OF them were picked up here
and there along their route from Brandy Station
past tho sulphur Springs until they crossed at
Germania, they lay around all over the
country. found two Of them fast asleep and
open-mOutned under the hOncy-shnck trees
below my house snne hourg after their rear
guard had passed. ] woke them up and told
them they had better git. or they might get
into trouble. When informed them how long
their command had been gone, they pulled out
very lively. il is true / did not like 20 see
NEGEOEs Ts FEDERAL UNIFoRM,
bot yet ] did not care 70 have them get into
trouble on my place not knowing what the