The National tribune., 1891-07-16

sustaIns +" Tic Caauonecr" Regarding the Told's
IaYrrE Fight.

sustaIns "TLc CaanoneT" Regarding the Todd's
TaYrrE Fight.
Mr. Buell. furnishes the following letter,
which he has jus, received from Mai. James
Stewart commander OF Battery b. 9TH u. S. Art,
during the war:
] have just finished reading the article in
tho last hAgT8SAL TRIBUNE. under the head
OF " Who is higAly" on the subject af the
operations Of the cavalry, May = 1894 lust
preceding the battles Of spousylyauia Court
house. j remember passing McWitt's cavalry
ia the woods along the Brock road carly that
morning about daybrgal). They were all
halted, and cleared the road 10 allow the in
fautry and batteries to pass. As We were moy-
ing past there were frequent hats in c0use.
Cucncc Of Instructions iH the r0ad-trccs fclIed
across i', ctc.-aud during these ha,ts we un-
derstoOd from the cayaIymcn that they had
had very severe fight the day before aud last
ing until into ihe night. As ] followed your
article through b. brought hacl, the whole scene
ln my memory inst as 10 happened.
Alter $50 had pissed the cavalry aud had gone
some little distance Uc came to uu open field
Ithc north end Of Alg1p's cieaTHg) aud there
found The three batteries Of the Fifth Corps
which had preceded rs. These batteries were
with l,GbiusOus Division, and as cur battery
was With corps headquarters, did not expect
20 be ordered up until the batteries with tho
division had taken position. ] therefore told
my boys 70 take advantage of the opportunity
20 make lttic coffee, rs the march had been
very tedious aud they had had no sleep worth
mentioning for two nights. They had scarcely
bcgun 10 build their fires when oucof Warrcn's
staff thinl. b was Capt R0ebling-came to
me with an order as follows;
Bring up your battery at gellop."
This order was from Gen. Warren IN person.
Roeblin2 conducted me out into the pasture
east 81 the house and we wcut ~ battery there
At this time EObnsou's Division was lighting
Immediately 10 Tie right Of the battery, and
the engagement was heavy. An Aid Of Robin
sons, or one Of lls Eripadicrs came 20 me with
a request 70 move 10 my right aud take position
in front Of bis left brigade. Richardson's bat
terry ID, ist y. J.. was ~ THAI time with that
brigade. ] was DESTROYS to 20 and help them.
but having been posted hy personal order Of
Gen. Warren, could no, leave my post without
orders iIom him. However, the repulse Of
Robinson soon brought rs into action. GriAin's
Division camo up, and then Ece's Brigade and
later CuwlOrds Division. Then there was
about three hours OF magnificent fighting.
charges aud couuteT-charFes by the infantry,
and close, sharp work by the artillery. Gen.
Robinson lost his leg early IN the action.
Our position was within "A few yards u tho
spot where Gen. Spdgwici, was killed the next
morning The battery was heavily ENGAGED
several times during the day without any con-
siderable change Of position. We lost Lieut.
Goodman, monally wounded aud Vaudicar,
Irving and Ji..s0u killed, besides a good many
wounded. When the Sixth Corps relieved ms
1 that night wo went 10 Gen. Wawens hend-
7 quarters, whore we remained during the OH,
/ going into action again on the 10th, In which
action The gallant Gen. Rice fell 70 the head Of
/ bis brRade.-JAMIs STEWART, Captain, Bat
I tory ~ 4ih L. >. ART Carthage o.