Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-10-28

together N Ine DulIuIugi anu lAS Ii
ing ceased. Ny brother and Crayton
were removed to the house Of DR..
Mason, who had been for years our
family physician and where I knew
they would be well cared for. My
brother died in a few hours, but Cray
ton rallied for awhile, but died soon
after the close Of the war. The loss
of these two gallant soldiers was deep
ly deplored by their comrades, and,
especially by myself. On the same
day, just one year prior my brother
Richard had been killed in a cavalry
engagement al Parker's store, near
Fredericksburg, and of the four Of the
family in the company, was the last.
In this engagement We killed and
wounded eleven of the enemy, cap
tured twenty.seyen prisoners and thir-
ty-seven horses and equipments.
In seems a little strange in the light
of recent publication of the war rec
ords that success attended us in this
attack, for we find that as early as
November 23d, the day after the at
tack at Keyes Ford, General Sheridan
dispatches General Stevenson at Har-
'per's Ferry as follows
KERNsTowN, Va, Nov. %, 1864.
GENERAL-It is reported that Major
Congdon. Of the Twelfth Pennsylvania
Cavalry. reports the enemy in force at
or near Charlestown. Find out If he has
made this untruthful report. If the
Twelfth Pennsylvania Cavalry cannot
keep that country clear of guerillas, |
will take the shoulder straps of every
officer belonging to the regiment and dis
mount the regiment in disgrace.
p. H. SHERIDAN,
Major-Gcneral.
And on the 29th of the same month
he wires the commanding officer at
Charlestown,
KERNsrowN, VA. Nov. 2S, 1864
Commanding Officer Charlcstown, Va:
I,oOI, out for MoSby tonight.
p. II. SHERIDAN,
Maior-General.
And Captain Payne, commanding
the Twelfth Pennsylvania, on the
night of the attack in his report says ::
Il have the honor to report that mac
cordance with information of yesterday,
our reserve post was attacked by the
Rebels last night between the hours OF
eleven and twelve o'clock, killing two
men, wounding one, and capturing five
of our men and nineteen horses. The
enemy lost i'm killed one man Ga young
Bavlor). and three wounded They were
about 200 strong and attacked the post
from different directions diSmounted.
They were commanded by a major.
Lieutenant Baylor was also with them,
as his name was frequently mentioned
by them at the time of the attack.
NATHANIEL PAYNE,
Capt. Commanding,
Lr. ). f. ADAMS,
Acting Assistant Adjutant-GcneraI,
Harpers Ferry. W. va.
The eyes of the captain on that night
evidently had large magnitying pow
ers when viewing our little band Of
thirty men, and correspondingly min
imizing powers when recOunting his
loss on that occasion. He was afraid
of General Sheridans threat.
After the fight at Charlestown we
retired to the neighborhood Of Mill
dale, and got rid Of our prisoners and
booty. The enemy, it seems, took a
scout around as usual after a fight and
reported as follows:
HEADQUARTERS ID CAVALRY DIVISION.
Dec !. 1864.
Major VIM Russell, Jr.. Assistant Adju-
tant General Cavalry.
MAJoR-The reconnaissance sent out
Yesterday under Major 7. Gibson, Four
teeuth Pennsylvania Cavalry, has re-
turned, having thoroughly secuted the
country between Millwood and Summit
Point to near Charlestown. No enemy
was seen. Mosby was reported to have
been in Berryville on the 29th. Baylor,
who commanded the party Of Rebels
which fought the Twelfth Pennsylvania
Cavalry at Charlestown, was killed with
one man. The party dispersed after the
fight. Very respectfully, your obedient
servant, WM. i. IIBBITTs,
Brevet Brigadier-General Commanding.
an, Notwithstanding this report,
thanks to a kind Providence, gratifed
to say that I am still alive and hearty.
We were not quiet very long. On the
9th day of December, with about thir-
ty-fve men, we made little scout in
the direction Of the Double Tollgate,
near White Post, in expectation Of
meeting some scouting party Of the
enemy in that direction, remaining in
that vicinity until about 3 p. m, when
we returned to Milldale and learned
that two companies of the Twenty
First New York Cavalry, numbering
about 100 men, had been there after
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