The National tribune., 1892-02-25

tlefeld on the left OF
tho pike. / also saw men shot in the river
Just back of our line was a field Of from two to
four acres in extent / we'll remember how
thick the wounded lay on IL. Our Adiutant
was taken prisoner. and gave up his life in An
Jacksonville for his country Our Surgeon staid
on the field with the wounded aud came in the
second day Of the fight; and. mind you, be-
longed to the infantry, not to the dismOunted
cavalry.
Here is where I take issue with tho comradc
We left Sandy Hook JCly IS. marched to Ber-
lin, forded the Potomac at Balls Bluff marched
almost to Leesburg, then turned TO the right
and went 10 Hillsboro Church, and went
into camp. The next morning we started
about o'clock, and arrived at Snickerville in
the afternoon This was a great place for
honey. the best ever saw. Here Col. Mulligan
refused safety guards 10 all except one family.
The next morning We started for the river.
We marched only a little ways on the pike,
then filed TO the right through the laurels and
struck the river about mile and a half north
! OF the ford. We crossed where the water was
about breast-deep. aud the bottom very slip
/ perry. After crossing we marched out into a
wheatfod and formed in line Of battle. The
/ skirmish-linc was advanced on 10 a high ridge
/ We soon found as we thought then aud know
now. Early's whole force IN line waiting for ne.
/ We fell hack 10 the main line and went 10 work
throwing up light breastworks, using rail
Il fence Tor part.
While at this Col. Frast came 20 nv company,
\ brother-in-law Of his belonging 10 the com
pany. lie called him out aud showed him
some new photographs Of his family that he
! had Just received. He said he would give his
| interest in tho Government 90 see them again.
Jim told him not 20 feel bad. as he had got
| through all right so far, and he would still.
Just then OF on the left tho entertainment
opened and lie rode away TO his regiment.
The next time / saw him he was propped mp
/ in bed preparing his will. He was shot through
the bowels and died at IL o'clock that night.
Now, his regiment was not cavalry, but one
Of the best Of the West Virginia regiments: so
tho Doctor il away OF II no thinks that they
did IL all.
Ny regiment lost four killed, 10 wounded
and IL prisoners. We held our position until
dark, and then recroSsed 10 the cast side Of the
river. One division, said at that time to 30 OF
the Nineteenth Corps, laid in sight all after
noon, and failed 10 assist us. Gen. Hunter was
in command. After the Lynchburg raid, Gen.
Crook had command.
We lay on the east side Of the river until
tho morning Of the Goth, then went out and
buried the dead some OF whom were partly
eaten by hogs. We then marched to Berry.
VILE then 10 Winchester. and went into cam
Just south Of town, along the creek
On the morning Of the 23i Saturday We
threw up works. My regiment was on the ex
IRENE right. On Sunday morning on our left
ia front Of Mnlhgans line. there was quite
brisk skirmish. We were all double-quicked
out to tho works. The fight became genera
at about . D. NJ, and at 3 o'clock we wer,
routed. Mulligan being killed while trying {,
gave his flag We Tetreated TO Bunker Hill
my own regiment and two others acting as rear
guards. At daylight the rebs came on ant
drove us out We fell back % Martinsburg
Battery l.. 9Th u. S. Art, was all through TN,
raid, aud did nobly, while Battery A cut loos
from their guns aud the infantry hauled then
in mot tho cavalry 10 Martinsburg w
marched aud cOuntermarched, 10 make the reb
think we had received reinforcements Aver
ellis troops charged back into town, tho rob
falling back into the woods south OF town
All this was done TO get our trains across tn,
river ut WilliamspOrt. i know tho marching
was hard, as went the last half of it without
shoes.
All wanted 20 show 10 that there was som
others engaged in this movement besides mill
tia aud dismounted men. The object of tn
! movement was 10 cut of Earlys train, said t
: consist Of 1900 wagons, after his raid int
Pennsylvania aud Maryland, which we faile
20 DO. as they passed through the Gap befor
I we got there. Let some other comrade tell u
, Of the march after McCauslin in Maryland, a
ID would make good reading.-B. s. BoGARDUs
: | First Brigade, First Division, Eighth Corps
! | Army of West Virginia.