Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-06-14

who had lighted UP the church. ana were
enjoying bountlful supper. 1t was the
work OF minute to disarm these men
and send them to the rear, with the m
formation that nearly all OF the van
guard were guarding prisoners, and that
/ needed help, but would not wait for H..
On We dashed, and about an hour after
sunset we came In full sight Of Pope's
wagon-train at Bristoe Station. 1t was
a time OF intense excitement Minutes
heightened into hours. and hours would
have been days. The lurid lightning was
flashing thick and fast, the thunder would
have dwarfed corps OF mans artillery;
the rain was a down-pour, mules were
tramping and 1eighing. smouldering
camp-fires were fast going out. but the
lightning occasionally revealed wagons.
mules, and hay. And, above all, we did
not know when TO expect our support.
SOUNDS OF REvELRY.
Near by ug sounds of revelry broke
upon our ears. and the music OF the
violin and the tread Of the dancers oddly
mixed with the surrounding sounds and
scenes. l.. NJ. Ware and G. W. Hubbard
ventured up TO the banQuet-hall.
and brought the information that
the house was full Of dancing OFF,
GERS and women. But we
were afraid TO make arrests, lest an out
cry be raised. While waiting for rein
forcements, a Federal surgeon-the light
ming told us what he was-rode up TO u.s.
He was rushed 10 the rear. with orders
not TO say a word. He was splendidly
mounted. and oh, how l wished to ex-
change my outfit for his. Stuart Fitz
Lee, Roony Lee, and Rosser' all came
up together. Orders were speedily given
for the attack. Rosser to charge straight
ahead, and to tear up the railroad-track,
but no axes had been prepared for this
work Suppose they had been, who can
tell what would have been the result?
Rosser headed his men In the charge,
but before they had gone a hundred
yards the whole regiment was fiOuldering
in railroad-cut filed with water. This
difficulty was overcome, but we had TO
undergo q still worse one on the east
side Of the track; and yet this was also
surmounted without the loss OF life, but
not without the loss OF temper. By the
time we had shaken off the water from
ourselves, and poured it out of our car
bines, the main attack on the right had
begun. Yells. cheers. groans. reports OF
pistols and carbines, ana the clashing OF
sabres were heard and the noise Of tho
train that was returning from Pope's
headquarters was rapidly nearing. This
was our business, and so Rosser drew up
his regiment In line facing the track, and
ordered a fire upon the passing train.
This was done In good style. and the bull
let's could be distinctly heard crashing
through the cars. The surprise was COM
plete, the attack a success. And now,
having brought my narrative down TO
where history begins, l close, with the
remark that in the strategic move in
Popes rear the James City Cavalry was
the vanguard, and did its duty dashingly
heroically, and efficiently.
l append a roster of the company.
JAMES II. ALLEN.
The Roster.
The James City Cavalry, Company H..
Fifth Regiment, was mustered into ser
vice in the city of Williamsburg by
Colonel Munford, May %, 1861 There were
so few members enrolled that little
cheating was done in order TO get 1t ac-
cepted. 1t subsequently made such a rep
utation that 1t was more difficult to keep
out recruits than II was to gain them.
1t never lost a man by transfer, and only
one By exchange Major y. B. Douglass
once remarked to me: "Your company
illustrates the fact that educated gentle
men always make good soldiers" This
company was a close follower Of Rosser,
Fitz Lee, Payne, Lomax, and Stuart, and
was a sufferer with Early in his Valley
campaign.
Captains-G. Il. Geddy, dead; James II.
Allen, wounded; La w. Lane. wounded.
Lieutenants-M. A. Meanley. dead; An
drew Hockaday; George Il. Bush, dead
c. w. Hubbard, killed; J. +. Hubbard
T.. NJ. Ware. wounded and prisoner, dead
]. w. Morecock, killed.
Sorgeants-G. l.. Richardson, wounded
sabre cut-and prisoner; X. II. Whitaker,
dead; J. T.. James, dead; G.. d. Radcliffe,
dead: NJ. X. Harrell, wounded; Felix
Pierce, dead; l.. Il. Taylor; John Cowles.
dead.
Corporals-S. S. Hankins. prisoner; y.
w. Spencer; G.. A. Piggott. dead; c. w.
Cowles, wounded-sabre cut-and prisoner,
dead; q. w. Tyree; j. w. Manning. dead.
Privates-Richard Apperson. unknown;
G.. W. Bacon; - Ball, unknown j. H..
Barnes, prisoner: Basil Il. Bennett, I'M
known; Il. Il. Blair, wounded, D.; Frank
Eowden; w. T. Boswell, wounded. d;
william Burke. II. ii. Bush; G. II. N. Is.
Bush. prisoner; c. w. Coleman, D.; p. T..
Cowles, prisoner; ID. S. Coles. D.; w. r..
Coles. Tom Davis; S. S. Edwards, ID. {;
Sylvanus Edwards. D.; q. III. Enos.
wounded; Jerry Garnett. Joe Garnett,
ROBOT Gufntlt. II. w. idllInOhu, ~.
4. w. Hankins. d.; Charles Hansforc. Is.
c. Harwood. John Hicks; Oliver Hocka-
day, d.. Gustavus Hope. J. w. Hubbard;
G. w. James, wounded, D.; - Jeter.
unknown; j. p. Johnson; b. A. Marston,
D.; j. W. Marston. T. L. Marston. ID. W.
Marston; NJ. j. Martin, D.; NJ. Mattingy.
D.; George Meanley, D.; - Moon. VIII
liam Mountcastle. George Mountcastle.
John Mountcastle; - Muir. killed; h.
c. Newman. d.: Archer Pamplin. un-
known; Sam. Petit, killed; w. NJ. Pierce;
n. ID. Piggott. D.; Hamilton Richardson.
killed; c. ii. Richardson, G.. w. Richard
son; Walter Shackford, killed; Sydney
Smith. D.. Tom Sparrow, unknown; r. NJ.
Spencer, killed; G. W. Stewart. D.; w. NJ.
Taylor: Cyrus Tyree. D.; w. B. Walden;
Algernon Walden. D.; Vulosko Walden.
prisoner D.; Robert Warburton. u.
Southey Ward, unknown. Fl. B. Warren;
Watkins Warren, unknown; Robert Wat
kins; II. c. Whitaker. D.; G. W. Whitaker.
kins; Il. C. Whitaker. D.; G. NJ. Whita-