The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-02-01

WE MAY GET TIE WORST OF 1T, BUT''-
counter was at Monterey, in the Blue
Ridge, where he fought Stuart's cavalry in
the front and Lees infantry in the rear, and
cut his way through, carrying off 500 pris-
oners and destroying an immense train of
the enemy's wagons He rode ahead of
Stuart all the way to the Potomac and
drove him out of the passes in South noun
tain to clear the way for Mcades columns.
When the Confederates were cornered Mt
Falling Waters. on the Potomac Kilpat-
rick surprised the infantry division of Gen.
Pcttigrew i'll it's entertainments and cap
tured its artillery by one of the boldest
charges of the war Pcttigrcw was killed.
In that brief campaign Kilpatrck's cavalry
captured 1900 prisoners, 9 cannon and IL
battlcflags.
The raid to Richmond to liberate Union
prisoners, headed by Fitzpatrick in the win
ter of 1864, was by all odds the boldest
cavalry foray of the war. The general led
the main column to the Notifications of
the city, but trcachcrous guides mislcd the
detachments and spoiled the plans. In the
spring of 1854 he was transferred from his
old Virginia troops to Sherman's army in
Georgia. At Resaca he saw his leading
brigade rcpulscd in IL chargc-a repetition
of Brandy Station and Aldc Sprinein.
to the head of n reserve brigade, he led it in
and drove the Confederate troops back
upon their infantry supports. He was
wounded by bullet in the groin that dis
abed him for several weeks.
AS soon as he was able to ride in n car
riage he headed Il raid against the railroads
in the heart OF Georgia and made n com
plcte circuit Of the southern army. The
enemy laid IL trap to capture him and his
force ut l.ovejoy's Station, but he led his
entire command of four brigadcs and eight
cannon i'll IL galloping charge that cut the
cncmy's line in two. After Atlanta fell his
| cavalry took the field us road breaker for
Shcrmnn's army in the march to the sen.
Whatever opposition the Confedcrates
made to the march WAS brushed aside by
the mounted advance guard. In crossing
the Carolinas toward Raleigh Fitzpatrick
met Il column OF Confcdcratcs hurrying to
seize defensive position between IL swamp
and deep ravine, where there was only a
narrow pass for an army to march
Nothing short of Il bold stroke could save
the pass, but he sent skirmishers ahead
and prepared to battle for the right of way
Ills brigade officers were startled mt what
appeared to them sheer rccklessness and
wanted to withdraw. "Gentlemen." said
he, I'VE may get the. worst of it, but the
enemy must not hold this road if the cav
airy can prevent it, Sherman wants to pass
this way tomorrow" The farther brink of
the ravine WAS barricadcd with rails, brush
and timbcrs, while the active skirmshcrs
Kept the enemy busy at IL safe distance be-
Tond. Finally several desperate charges
were rcpulsed at the barricadcs by dis
mounted cavalry, and the next day Sher-
mans infantry reached the scene After a
desperate action on the ground chosen by
Fitzpatrick the COnfederatcs were driven
from the path, and the army marched on
to Raleigh That battlc-Avcrysboro--
kllpatrick's last. GEORGE l.. KIlMEE.
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