Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-14

tant pOint-a railroad centre, with rae
tories. foundries, hospitals, and stores
There was Breckinridge. ex-Nice-Presl-
dent of the United States, but he WAS
disabled from a fall off his horse at
Cold Harbor. and unable 10 b. in the'sad-
die. General ID. II. Hll, who happened
TO be in town. assisted IN preparing nasty
Entertainments. General Harry I. Hays,
of Louisiana, there wounded, aided In ar
rangements. General Elzey was there To
take Breckinrdges place. and General
Robert Ransom had arrived 10 command
the cavalry. On the other side were
Hunter, with General r. B. Hayes, AFTER
wards President of the United states
commanding one of his brigados and with
General Cook was Major william Nc
KinIey. Of Ohio. on his staff. who may
be President of the United States unless
something else happens. But he already
knows from his Lynchburg observations
that there is many a slip 'twixt cup and
lip" Most important Of all, presently
there was "Old Jube."
At o'clock. June 17th. Early reached
Lynchburg. Not moment was 10 spare,
for as Ramseurs and Gorlon's troops
went al quick time through the streets
Of the town. Hunter was in sight advanc-
ing i'm line OF battle on its southern bOr-
der. and McCausland's and Imboden's
driven back. The few troops of Breck-
inTdgc. under Wharton. invalids from
the hospitals the old men of the town in
an eXtempore battalion of silver Grays,
with five or six guns OF horse artillery
and the reduced cavalry brigades OF
Imboden and McCausland, and the bat
talon Of cadets from the Virginia Mill
tary Institute, constituted our whole
force. The post commander. General
Francis Nichols. OF Louisiana, since Cow
ernOr Of that State. one-armed and one
legged. rode out upon the lines TO cheer
the men with the news that the REIN
forcements were coming. As Hunters
skrmishers were pushing close to the
town. and as the cavalry were falling
back before them. few pieces Of artillery
near the toll-gate, under Lieutenant Car
ter Berkley. We're doing their best q stop
the oncOmers. In this condition Tinsley,
the bugler OF the Stonewall Brigade came
trottlng up the road. sounding the adj
vance. and behind him came the skir-
mishers Of Ramseur's Division with rapid
strides. Just then the artlllerists saw
through the smoke the broad, white
slouch hat and the black feather Of "Old
Jube," who rode amongst them and look
Ing toward the enemy. exclaimed: NO
buttermiik rangers after you now damn
YOU" an expression not to be found I'm
tactics. but of kind sometimes mixed
with gunpOwder.
Poor Tinsley! his last bugle call, like
the bagplpes OF Lucknow, foretold the
rescue Of Lynchburg; but on that field
he found In a soldiers duty and with q
soldiers glory. a soldiers death.
WATER AND \ GOOD REST"
on the afternoon OF the 18th, Hunter.
with his cavalry on each wing, his two
infantry divisions and his artillery in
the centre. advanced 10 the assault, but
the attack was feeble and quickly re-
pulsed, and Hunters career was over.
Rodes's Division arrived that afternoon
from Charlottesville and. though the ar
tillery had not yet come. Early had deter
mined to attack Hunter at dawn on the
10Th; but, between two suns. Hunter
vanished, having lost 100 killed. 500 wound
ed. and 100 missing. Early was hot upon
his heels. McCausland leading, with his
cavalry. The night OF the 18th Ramseur
| drove his rear guard through Liberty,
twenty-five miles away. on the 2lst. Nc
| Causland, always enterprising, struck
! him again at Hanging Rock, in
| Roanoke county, capturing some guns
| and prisoners, and Hunter passed
| on through Craig county to West Nir-
/ ginia. The northern historian, Pond, says,
| in his account OF this campaign: Tine
night of June 2ith-having passed Sweet
Springs-the column reached White Sui
! phur Springs, and there had delicious
water and a good rest" Had Hunter
advanced from Staunton June Sth TO
! Lynchburg, through the mountain gaps
north OF the James 1t Is hard TO tell how
he could have been foiled. Had ne
marched as fast as Early, or been bold
| enough TO assail after he arrived. all
| the chances OF war were in his favor.
Had he either marched by the right flank
from I.ynchburg and joined Grant at Pc
tersburg. or retreated through Southwest
| Virginia, where he might have done In
finite damage and easily subsisted, his
campaign would not have been. as IL Is
blank record. and a minus quantity.
While Hunters men were reposins
under the great oaks at White Sulphur
Springs. Early's men We're moving &c
| Staunton, where he arrived June 18th
Here he was Joined by General Bradley
T. Johnson with a battalion OF Maryland
cavalry. and that officer put in command
OF Il, with the remains Of Jones's cavalry
Brigade. His cavalry. under Genera
Robert Ransom composed or this brigade
and OF Imboden's, Jackson's. and Nc
| Causland's, now numbered 2c00 men, ans
his infantry, with Vaughan's dlsmountee
cavalry. numbered 10000. Breckinridgs
was now put In command OF his cwn al
vision and that of Gordon. while Earl,
kept immediate charge OF Rodess Divisioi
and Ransom's cavalry.
On the 18th Of June this force started
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