Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-01-23

place within the unemys lines led him 70
iinper behind when his troopers fell back,
aud on attempting 20 regain his oominnnl
he found his way blocked by two mon, and
n large hostile force on either hank push
ing tar m anvance Of him. Hc rJlo quietly
up to within few PAGES Of the men, then
nut spurs and dashed on them ~ n gallop
Shooting ono and dragging the other along
by main force 10 the Confederate lines
This kind u personal daring bad n charm
for the actors Ia the early sccaca Of the
war. II wa. such wcklessnc.s of danger
that made Ellsworth hero. immortalizcd
young winthrop az nix Bethel, crowned
the name VI Lyon With lnurels IN the west
aud made Phil Kcnrny the idoli1ed war
god Of the hour. Sucl dords-and there
were scores ofthcm during Aahby's short
carer, could he possibly have survived the
pcrils-would In time have placed him
beside Forrest aud Custer a. leader Of
daring attacks,
gtonewails methods, however, called TOT
other qualities Ia u cavalry commander,
and In carrying out his chlcftaln's policy
10 always myrtIfy, misload and surprise
the enemy" Ashby was rs cunning ~ he
was reckless ut other times. Ia Juckson'H
one disastrous battle, kcrnstOwn. March
~, is6l. Ashby played u mastcrly game
All day on the 2ed be- skirinishcd with his
enemy, Shields, drawing him farther nnl
farther from his supports. On the ~
Jackson had his infantry on the field and
the battle opened. Ashby was stationed In
front Of the Union right wing with
mcagey force Of cavalry, four infantry com.
panics and one battery. jackson led tho
main body of bis infantry against the
Union right aud was blogiily rcpulscd
Ashby held his own and covered Jackson's
retreat
Soon after the Kcrnsiown nght jackson
learned that an army under Fremont was
moving on his rcar from West Virginia
with the purpose Of ontrapping him between
two foc--one from the lower and one from
the upper end of the valley. ~ he was not
strong enough 70 cope with both, he IT,
solved 10 disappear with part Of his troops,
20 around Frcmont's column and head Il
oil. then turn against Banks, who was on
the other front Aslhy took the task
Of keeping up a clatier Ia the old lines
facing Banks while jackson was away. and
succeeded 10 perfection. jackson fought
Frrmunts advance ut Mcdowell on May
3, Banks meanwhile actually rctrcatiug
before Stoncwalls shadow. which Ashby
caused to hang over the valley,
with Fremont disposed u for time,
Jackson turned again To Banks. Tho whole
force marched down tho valley toward
Stfashurg whcrc hanks lay behind fortiii'
cations. AMI Ashby pressed the Union out
posts feigning attack. Then with sudden
dash he appeared miles away on tho Union
left and ninr between Front Royal aud
Strasburg His instructions were to cut
the telegraph and railroad 70 ~ to Isolate
banks army, but Ia carrying out these
orlrr, he met opposition from several com.
panios Of infantry guard posted along the
track. Although hia enemy was sheltered
by buildings, fences and the high railroad
emhankmcnt, Ashhy attacked In saddle,
and was at first successful llo burned tho
Buckton railway station, destroyed tic
virus and core mp rails, and then turned
upon the guards who had concentrated
across his pathway 20 the Uniun rrur.
Hoping TO stampede his opponents, Ashby