The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-14

IeRram. Hays, James ~ ,,'nunded and
II. ID. Johnson had been a't,'red
George II. Stewart had been Gsp 49, MANY
The stan had hen cut TO pieces many
field officers had fallen anu 80" radrcad
ana HE OF the corps va NV
10 eight thousand musNe'S'
1HY RACE FOR LYscHBuRG'
An hour ahead of time, at ciO ,,,>,, oi
the 18th OF June. Genera heinz ti then IN
20 miles and he in 100 miles from ~
burg which was Hunter ".
point, On the 18th. EatS Ta' hav.
the Rlvanna near ShaI'0 miles in four
days, and there he received telesIa ln
from General Breckinridge az ~ t,n9s .,
that Hunter was at LDetts 70 r-ar, tbat
county about twenty-five mn ~ ~ EsrI,.
place. On the morning OF tne mn. 800
seized a train at CharlottesViHe Pushsu
Ramseur's division and part OF IJ'u u,,
on board, ROdes and the res -, VI III ~ 20 ~ n
and the artillery movlhs h ddS 1-ss to re-
road TO meet the train when was 10 re.
turn after il had delivered the lorihos1
troops In Lyr chburg
LYScHBURG. JUNE nth.
Quite a number Of distinguished men
were now giving attention 70 THIS lmpor-
tant point; a railroad .ehtre, WIN la.
tories. fOundries. hospitals ana SUIT
There was Breckenridge eA-slce-P 80.
dent a the United states put ne Mds
disabled from a fall on ms hoISe at ILL LII
Hdrbor and unable 10 De IN tne SSi'I't a.,
Gen. ID. II. Hill. who happened 10 DE en M
trenchments. Gen. Harry T. Hays OF
Louisiana. there wounded. aided IN ar
rangements Gen. Elzey was mere 10
take breckenridge pace o-pi,ed ~
command the cavalry. On ine , otnet
side were Hunter, with Gen *, D. HayeS,
afterwards President OF ihe CIlI ,'u
States commanding one OF ms brigades'
and with Cen Crook was Major William
Mckinley. Of Ohio, on ms stah, WHO
may be President q the United states
unless something else happens. But ne
already knows from his Lynchpurg onsfT
vations that there Is many sup t"t1t
cup and nip" Most important OF all
presently there was "Old JuDe;
At o'clock. June 18th, Early reached
Lynchburg. Not a moment W. - srnons
went at quick time through the streets
OF the town, Hunter was IN sight adNahc-
ing tn line Of battle on its S9utheth
border and McCausland.s ana linDoIen
being driven back. The feW Ioops
Of Breckenridge under wharton
invalids from the hospitals. the
old men OF the town IN an tN-
five or six guns Of horse artillery ana
the reduced cavalry brigades OF lmboden
and McCausland, and the battalion or
cadets from the Virginia Military lnSu-
post Commander. Gen. Francis Nichols.
Of Louisiana. since Governor OF that
state. one armed and one legged, rode
out upon the lines 10 cheer the men with
the news that the reinforcements were
coming As Hunters skirmishers were
pushing close 10 the town. and as the
cavalry were falling back before them, a
rev pieces OF artillery near the toll gate
under Lieut. Carter Berkeley were doing
their best 10 stop the Oncomers. In this
condition IInsley the bugler Of the
Stonewall Brigade. came trotting up the
road, sounding the advance. and behind
him came the skirmiShers Of Ramseurs
division with rapid strides. Just then
the artillerists saw through the smoke
the broad white SLOUGH hat and the black
feather OF "Old Jube.' who rode amongst
them ana looking toward the enemy ex-
claimed: mo buttermilk rangers after
you now, damn you" an expression not
10 be found in tactics. but OF a kind
sometimes mixed with gunpOwder.
Poor Tnsley, his last bugle call-like
the bagpipes OF Lucknow foreiold the
rescue OF Lyme kurg; but on that field
he found in a soldiers duty and with
soldiers glory, soldiers death.
EXIT DELICIOUS WATER AND GOOD
REST"
on the afternoon OF the 18th Hunter.
with his cavalry on each wing. his two
infantry divisions and his artillery n the
centre, advanced to the assault but the
attack was feeble and quickly repulsed,
ana Hunters career was over. ROdes'
division arrived that afternoon from
charlottesville, and though the artillery
mad not yet come Early had determined
to attack Hunter at dawn on the 18th.
but between TWO suns Hunter vanished
having lost 100 killed. 500 wounded and
100 missing, Early was hot upon his heels.
McNauSldnd Fading with his cavalry.
The night Of the 18th Ramseur drove his
rear guard through Liberty twenty-five
miles away. On the 21st McCaus-
land. always enterprlsing. struck him
again a Hanging Rock. i'm Roanoke cOun-
and hunter passed on through Craig cOun-
~ to West Virginia. The northern histor-
ian. Pond, says i'm his account OF this
campaign. the night Of June 9th having
passed sweet Springs the column reach
ed White sulphur Springs and there
had delicious water and a good rest"
Had JBinter advanced from Staunton
June 9TH TO Lynchbu-c. through the
mountain gaps north of the James. IL Is
hard TO tell how he could have been
foiled Had he marched as fast as Early
or been bold enough 10 assaii after he
arrived all the chances OF war We're In
his favor. Had he either marched by
I'M right flank from Lynchgurg and
joined Grant at Petersburg. or retreat
ed through Southwest Virginia. where
ne might have done infinite damage and
easily subslSted. his campaign would nor
nave been as IL is, blank record and a
minus quantity.
oS TO WASHINGTON.
While Hunters men were reposing nm
der the great oaks al hlte Sulpher
Springs, Early's men were moving 10
stanton where he arrived June 18th
Here hc was Joined by General Bradley
7. Johnson, with battalion OF Maryland
cavalry. and that officer put i'm command
or Il with the remnant OF Jones cavalry
brigade. HIS cavalry under General Ron
ert Ransom. composed OF this brigade
and Of lmbodens, JackSOn's and Ne
Causland's now numbered 1900 men and
his infantry with Naushan's dis
mounted cavalry numbered 1000
BRECKENRIDGE was now put In COM
mand OF his own division and that OF
Gordon while Early kept immed ate
charge Of Rodes division and Ransoms
cavalry.
ON the 18th of June This force started
up the valley july - il was al Win
chester. July 4th at Shepherdstown.
July 9Th IL drove the enemy into his works
at Harper Ferry and Maryland Heights.
THIS force. under Generals Sigel. STAPLE
ana Weber was fully 6'V strong. and
leaving IL i'm his rear Early passed swift
" on through the gaps Of the SoNh
Mountain and on the 9Th confronted Gen
eral Lew Wallace. strongly posted with
General Tylers troops from baltimore
and Ricketts, division OF the bth corps,
on the banks OF the MOnoracy between
SIX and seven thousand strong.
MoNoCICT. july l'G4.
Right ~ this force Early hurled his
men and after "A fierce. dec sve fSht that
REDEEMED the river for a hundred yards
with blood he drove it from the Held
leaving its dead and wounded ana many
prisoners In the Confederate hands. wal
lace lost 9S killed go wounded and l.22