The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1897-07-02

| horse. sgd Ferguson. Sam Alexander,
| Cab MadduN and Powell, four Of my
| best men, were following like hounds
on his heels, and for some time they
ran neck and neck. \ solitary horse
man in front was plunginG the rOweis
! of his spurs into the ilanks OF hIS
| painting steed. lie wore IL blue over
| coat, which concealed his insignia Of
| rank, 80 they did nor suspect who 1t
was. At last Syd's fine horse forged
! ahead; ne lett his companions lar be-
| hind, and overlook the fleeing horse
men. sgd had emptied already every
| barrel of his two SiN-shooGers. Al
| though but II boy in wears. he was an
athlete in strength. For few seconds
he and his flying enemy rode side by
side; Blazer crouched and laid his
head on the neck of his horse. sgd
rose in his stirrups and struck him q
tremendous blow on the head. The
man tumbled to the ground.
Sgd never halted to find out the et-
feet OF the blow as there were $IItl II
few bluecoats ahead. and he was bent
on catching them. The other three
men behind Sgd passed the man lying
Hat on his face: they did not stop, for
on occasions of this sort their motto
was to 'let the dead bury he dead"
and they thought sgd had killed him.
At last the pursuit was over, and they
started back to where the fight had
commenced. They came upon the
man whom sgd had knocked off his
horse, still lying prone Oh his face by
the way-side. The men called to him.
but received no answer. sgd thought
his blow might have stunned, but
mid NOT hpiipyA T NrnnlI b.tSrn L. iilel
Il man, and it seemed to have done.
So he got off his horse and turned the
soldier over. He then detected ruse;
the man was playing possum. They
made him mount his horse, and start
eG off with him without suspecting
who their prisoner was.
Presently they met II citizen who
haG been captured that morning by
the same prisoner, and he iMueuIate-
~ recognized his dptOr-Cdptain
Blazer. Richards had lost It young
man (Hudgln) killed and seven wound
Ell; Blazers logs was twenty-fOur kill
ed, twelve wounded, and siXty-uwo
PRISONERS including himself. In pro-
portion to the number engaged, it
was one Of The most destructive cav
airy lights on record. AS II lair and
square mounted combat, boot to boot
and hilt to hilr, and as an illustration
of pluck and tactical skill. nothing in
the war surpassed it. As soon as the
fight was over, the victors and the
WANG uished were on the friendliest
terIus, and tie eXultation of the fierce
warriors was tempered with all The
grace Of chivalry. Blazer shared the
contents of his canteen with Harry
Hatcher, and III the refreshing
draught they found Oblivion OF all the
trials and dangers of war. That might
Blazer and his captorS had high jiuks
Richards treated him with ali the
courtesy that BLACK Prince" showed
TO his royal captive. Blazer, too, had
the consolation of the fallen monarch
if he had lost the battle he had not
lost his honor.
This fight occurred q few miles from
Harper's Ferry. and when the news of
iC reached there, the commandment
sent the following report to Colonel
Forsyth, Sheridan's Chief of Staff
Harper's Ferry, Nov, 18TH, 1861.
Lieutenant Colonel j, w. Forsyth,
Chisf of Staff, etc, in the field:
COlonei.-Two Of Captain Blazers
men came i'll this morning, privutes
Harris and Johnson. They report
That MOsby, with 200 men, attacked
Bluzer near kabletown yesterday
abe It eleven O'clock. They say that
me entire command, with rhe excep-
tion of themselves, was either capt ured |
or killed. l have ordered out Major
COngdon with 800 Twelfth Peunsyl-
vanIa Cavalry to Labletown TO bury
the dead, take care OF the wounded, |
and report all the facts he could learn
Shall immediately furnish report as
soon as received.