Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-05
A STAMPEDE OF CAVALRY.
Novel Night Experience of Some
Confederate Horsemen.

ONew York SUM
at was bilin' July weather. when the
Gays are the longest and the hottest"
said the ex-Canfederate, as he slipped his
appie-toddy. "The general of my brigade,
you understand, was trying 10 drive in
the Yankee picket-line, stretched along
the Rappahannocll. SO as to let the IN
fantry column cross unbelSnown to the
enemy. Massa Bob, you see, was slippiR
up on General Meade 20 give him. when
he least expected it. lick behind the
ear. Well after wrestling for quite
spell behind the timber. we got Mr.. Iank
on the run, and drove him, with a rush,
across the river. near Warrenton, Va,
gobbling up nearly 200 prisoners. When
we got on the Washington side We had
another brush-our regiment did-and
started Mr.. Yank with flea IN his ear
toward Warrenton. Pretty soon it was
night. The sky got black with heaps of
clouds, and Il was so dark you couldn't
see your own horses head.
I'VE were Jogging along slow and eau
tous in fours, with an advance guard In
front, under Colonel Forsythe, as cool a
man as ever drew rein. l was awful
tired, but felt so good over the way we
had run the Yank that day. that. like
everybody else / was a-bragging about
st. / forgot to say that just before dark
General Jeb Stuart met us and took on
his hat and said: Bully for the old
Twelfth After that We ell came TO
mink ours was the fightenest regiment IN
the army. and We was just spiin' 10
tackle n Yankee division. Well. we was
go.ng along this way, ready TO bust with
bride, when, all at once / heard pistol
shots In the rear.
q" What's that? cried Colonel Jarvis. IN
q loud and excited tone.
IT had squared myself I'm the saddle.
and gathered up the reins. W sich I must
know, though couldn't see. others were
doing likewise.
yankees charging the rear was the
reply.
II really can't say what happened then.
] only know that IN less than two Sc
combs tho whole command was out or
that pesky road, some on one side and
some on tother. How we got out on my
side specially, is first-ciass mystery.
For when we went 10 come back j found
we had got over stone fence into
field. When held up there was a DEATH
Ike stiffness ali around. and nothing
could be heard except the breathing and
snoring OF the horses.
II didn't know but what We were sur
rounded by the Yankees. and really
thought i had gone fully mile, where
as, as a matter OF fact, was only about
forty yards from the road or course,
J didn't say nothing 10 nobody. and Tor
like reasons nobody said nothing 10 me.
After what seemed to be a quarter or
an hour. though 1t was really but
minute heard men near mo whisperin'.
Presently man whispered:
"'Vot regiment Ssh doty
H. do rr1xr hat faafu NM
felt l was in the midst of Yankee Dutch
mya Before answering. took my pistol
fro5 its holder. and. cocring IT, neid II
t0N6.rd the sound. for. as | told you, II
was es dark as Niger tar baby.
What did you say. my friendy'
nsiSs3.
"Vot regiment fish doty
What DO you belong tor
De twelve said the voice.
"'All right said i. putting up my pis-
col. There was more whispering. ana
one voice sounded like ! knew it.
rs that you. Smooth" ] said.
h Eyes. Eb.' was the answer
"'Where are the Yankeesy' / asked.
"'Sh, shl was all the answer l got,
and my hair began 10 shoot up sKyward
again. In about half minute i whisper
"a:
How far off are tfeyr
'Shi shall around US
80. then. we were In the Jaws or the
lion, or booked Cor Camp Chase. mag
ined. After that l was still. moving no.
thing but my right hand. TO pat my horse
on the neck. 10 keep him quiet But the
voices around me grew louder, and soon
found out that the people near me were
Confederates. But we all kept talking In
whispers, for everybody believed the
Yankees were within a stones throw.
Soon we heard voices on the other SIDE.
"Jfello, over there said one OF our
mon what command Is THAR
Who are your. was shouted back. ana