The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-05-17

brigade IL the rear one, and as
the regiments get across they are
| marched up the river along the
| low bank and form in line and are or
dered forward to the attack AS the
| Second brigade rises the hil we 500 :
| corn-neld in our front. IL Is about waist
| high. The corn extends to n nos, and
| ran fence. Behind this fence Is the YAM
kee line of battle. They commence to
shoot at Us az soon as we get in sight
our men on the right are heavily en-
eaged' and we break into a run. with n
! yeh' ana 20 for the fence. In a moment
| or two we have It, and the Yanks are
running for another An oalcer nouv
/ comes along and says that We are no,
wanted there; that General Gordon IS
waiting for our brigade. We are wronar 60
fan back through the corn. behind the
| hill. on the low hank. and form at once
and go 10 General Gordon. We are fight
| Ing all the time, but as soon as the men
can be made to understand they make
/ a run FOR the rear. Here the brigade is
soon formed. and we march by the flank
| further up the river. Then the head OF
| the column IS turned 20 the right. We
march up on top Of the hill. and there
| Is Gordon.
IN HIS OLD RED SHIRT.
Il shall recOllect him to nv diving day
Not man In sight: sitting his horse as
| quietly as II nothing was going on. He
! had on his old red shirt The sleeves
/ pulled up a little was the only thing to
show that he was ready for the fight.
| Our division was heavily engaged on our
| right. The troops on the other side of
the river. towards our left. were keeping
l M. hi G,.
from this point. We are to the left of the
corn-held and march obliquely from IT.
! The fields are surrounded with post-and-
rail fences. On nearing General Gordon
he rides forward TO meet us and when
/ he does he says. Hurry up, boys" turn
Ing his horse and taking the lead.
THE head Of the column is now near
fence and high enough up the rise to
see some distance. On looking through
this fence We could see another one
| parallel TO and about two hundred yards
from it. Just on the other side of this
second fence was a line Of Yankees.
marching towards the river. They were
going at n double-quick step and AT a
right-shoulder shift-arms Every man
seemed 10 be in place, and from the man.
ner they We're marching IT looked more
Ike drill than the run of battle.
"The men az the head Of our column on
seeing this gave a yell and sung out,
a. them boys. Now comes General
Gordon's part Turning quietly I'm his sad
die, he says. Keep quiet: we'll have our
time presently We have now gotten
almost 10 the fence. Gordon says quietly.
some Of you pull down the fence so
We can so through In an instant sew
eral panels OF the fence are down. The
men quietly step aside and let their gen
eral go through. As soon as this is done
they start to run. passing through the
fence. the General leading them. in the
same direction We had been marching,
and trying TO allay the excitement Of the
men. This he was able to do untfi about
a hundred passed the fence. Then the
cry went up from the men. Charge them!
charge them"
NO UsR now.
mo use. General Gordon. TO try and stop
II now; nothing but a shot through each
man could have done It, With a yell We
are al the fence 4 voliey from our
guns, and that magnificent body Of men
who We're taking their places in their
line are flying. The other men OF our
brigade come mp as fast as they can
run, and deliver their fire into the flying
enemy. over the fence we go. The enc
my is seen running in all directions. Up
goes our old yell all along the line. and
SIS answered by our comrades on the other
side Of the river.
a little way from The fence the hll
falls abruptly to a small valley. Through
this valley is the road 10 Wash
ington. Some Of the enemy stop on get
ting TO this road. turn and
fire at us. II was just
here that Porter Wren, Of f. Company.
al
managed 10 walk back to the fence. tried
10 get over it. but fell back dead Sew
eral Of the old company We're wounded
and the regiment had its usual quota.
This was the most exciting time l wit
messed during the war The men We're
perfectly wild when they came In sight
Of the Yankee column. knowing. as they
did, that the first line that fred would
have the advantage Of the other r.
was as much as General Gordon could
do 10 keep the head Of our column from
making the attack
"Our division pursued the enemy short
distance when II was taken up by Ram
scLr's division who eros 5ed the river
on the railroad bridge &c soon as We
cleared the way. II is about SHUTDOWN
now. and my brigade goes into camp
IN an orchard near the road on the same
ground we ran the enemy over ~ few
minutes before. \ mill pond was near
and most Of the men took a bath. which
refreshed them very much. got good
supper ont Of Il haversack taken from a
dead Yank.
"The tables were turned completely on
our division. We thought to witness the |
battle but our little army witnessed the
battle Of our division with General Lew |
Wallaces force. The road 10 Washing
ton is now open. and we FASTENED as fast !
as the men can travel"
AN OLD RICHMOND Of"
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