The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-10
FIGHT AT FRONT ROYAL.
a rINDICdTTON or HTsTORICdL
mum, NJ on VINO KNOBS.
Facts from "A Diary OF Events, substan-
tiatcd by Official Reports OF Actors
ia the scenes.



cerning tho fighting in the vicinity Oh
1,,,,., f,,.,i ar, the gs8 OF May. 1862. and
+.. Federal garrison at
''o O"f'''0 ~ @.....,tfy hcou ye-
that place, j H'Fo ''4''
ouestfl Dv some of my old comi"u's 10
Ur.oars Cor publication correct state,
ne,f al tHe occurrences of that eNent'"
dav. llom Nalous causes have nom
t.ino 10 umc postponed 90 compliance Win
these requests until tine present, DNN
Aa4lle L.,l recently informed "He'"o4
eolf..tly or not / am not able 20 STATE
taat some oi these statements nave beth
iuc.rllfafrI lu some OF our uodtfi MS
tors. have concluded TO rIeI are Tor
Sour column, correct statement OK lne
occurrence referred Co, and Do DONG zoo
j shall NOT depend upon my memory bul
shah state tAo facts ln the matter
uuaer consideration. ass rocoflcd IN u,"Iy
kept by mc dLrug the VAL ana shaI
sul>lanulte that record hy quotations
from tl. official reports of the oihceis
Confederate and lciCraD who were ace
Tors boo th.se suuiur events
ON ile lfl of May. 1902 the Secouu
and tlo SIAth regiments of Virginia cav
aIrv Che former under the command or
Colonel MmtorI, and the latter under
Colonel Thomas Stanhopc liournoy' VINO
being tl. Nor oHhcer' hii command ga
both r.-.m.nis broke camp near Nui-
pepper courthouse ana marched 10 oou-
willie. larIaaanuo. k county. ON inc Ioi-
lowing U.y Nc crossed the hiot i"'be
iuto r.aa Valley. in advance OF HeHei1I
L"eils ..i''N, 'l.t .,''"u,' -,..,,
,... -o.-...I i'm tro direction Of Front
Royal ODD tle two last-named DAYS bu
a.Hn. c.r route me Joy 3" "oiie" oi quay
beautiful valley ifom 'He gray - iI,.,...'
ultrou to Che iaIr, hloom.u5 Hi"'otn'
no.k.I to tuc roadside 90 pid us Wei
come ami Orb cheer us on our way
DO is proper to state mere. ucioie GOING
irfo narration OF tne events oil lie
ioN'Win- ".l. 'lii ''ls Iil'S''" 49,.
ferei to~Note u.s. 10 me- eHe-- '""t .I's
garrison al iu"l NoSa va
hy thc tIf,l MaIAIaNd 'D""l' i''']
Regiment or Infantry. ana wheat a LOUIS
iauul battalion OF Infantry, whereas lHe
facts ana the official records VIII sho"
that there was 100 Confederate infantry
within three or four miles Of the Federal
force 40 the time OF fits capture
ON tle following day, the 23d, our
march northvard was resumed but the
cavalry was soon sent to the ieit 70 cut
tho railroad ana te.eerapmc commullca-
tions between Strausnuis ana Ioht
Royal while the infantry Fa"sel ON
towards the latter place. Whete q tfish
-iIrmi-h ensled hul ihe tue.a ."Io'
reiterated across both forks or me Shen-
nndoah. carrying with them their ar
tillerv and wacor-trlin. and firing the
bridge over the North river after they had
crossed &c.
,-.., .-,,- 7-or, rAc,t-coN
Az" "'-' ''
In referring t0 what trausplred at Front
Royal. General jackson. IN his official
report says. "But Boa the mean time,
WAears Battalion, Major Wheat and
the First Maryland Regiment Coionel
Bradley ~ Johnson, advanced more uI-
rectly. driving in their skiimisherA the
Felerals retrcatcd across both FORKS Oh
the Shenandoah
The cavalry, having accomplished the
mission upon which 30 had been sent
moved on in the direction oI Front I'oy a.
Upon reaching the brdso crossing tie
North fOik, we Ioihd lndt mo enemy
lad fired d. Ine Aie' however Hau Dei'
eAuusueLeI iF our luia"'l9' DuV nv
until the flooring on the soutH si"e o.
tho bridge had been burned nearly
through 1852 riding slowly, ln sli,I'o me-
and NeailN- a, lar as poe@l"i 10 e'' il-"'
we proceeded To cross lHe pil"s.' l"',
Wls slow work. ana 700 BIO" Io' N'i'1 "'
jackson, Who, as soon as louI conn ''.''.9
bad crossed. ordered Doloh'l o"i "oI ~
pursuit of the enemy WIN l"oae 4o"'
companies
Colonel Ilournoy promptly oueyeu' anu
started rapidly UP the turnpike N"IuS
Winchester with his small loIce mot OK
occdinr. if eqluuine. two huhuIeu mem
the companies benz I'D lhe lolio" Iiis VI
der: Company D. oI iid.ilaA, Pun -
p. liomnoy, company l'' OF IVA !l'l.''ll-
mack. captain 'ail,i 1l', l.' Boz,
u.s. ol l-'u.''ll'' al .''''' rl,,,1l,,,,
ter anu '"I.i"uf ~ "''' va
captain i'- H. I'ul""9' ....-- 90
Beng lh t"e front acD-i'.i "i 'o'''
our company, WAS wines ~
following rather amusing Incl'' ~ v,
were proceeding ih IaI4u u"'' -" S'.'l.l
Baxter being Immediately iH front o. i,'
section. just ln lfout or iAe 4"l'gI Io-0
l"o '9 ...i ,,' "' ' ..n '.o nlrt i'm front
Mo c.l.- wore diney gray coat and
,n odd military cap. pulled wei forward.
ana rode "a raw-boue sorrol horse, while
on bis right rode a youth. who seemed
TO Doe more neatly dressed Than the otnef
True. the OLD sorrrl and biz companioa
amb.cl along no good gait but not iasl
enough for the ardent and impatient spirit
OF Baxter. who. in no very CnOice lam
r-riare. urcromut0riiy commanded them
Il, .,.t ont Of tho way of my CiD men.
Tbo YOUNGER of the two turned TO Baxter
aud with q motion towards his COM
'rhs vl. like a thnler-holt tO Baxter
and the rest of us. as We were not then
as familiar with General JacEson's APP
paaranca as we became afterwards du-
ring DIS Valley campaign and as couricrs