The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-12-01
A GOOD STORY.
But the Author would he Poor Man
To Write History.

"Tho most desperate personal act /
witnessed during the war was perform
ed by Wisconsin cavalryman, said
C. J. Hilton Of Madison. lit was Mt
Fleetwood Hill, and tho man discounted
the capture mado Mt Ciudad Rodrigo by
Charles Q Malley's man, Mickey Free.
The Wisconsin man rodo ont between
two great cavalry foroes-Union and
Contcderate-aud attacked Il lieutenant
and TIVE men belonging to Jeb Stumt's
force, and after hand to hand saber
fight lasting fully ten minutes, cap
tured the three aud brought them in II
was the prettest fight of the kind ever
saw, and the Wisconsin trooper was
eheered 10y every man ON our sido who
witnessed his act and by some of stu
arts riders. | don't know who the mnu
WAS, hut my recollection Is that he be-
longed To tho Second Wisconsin "
~ man who wore tho Loyal Legion
button said ho did not think the Second
Wisconsin was in the fight with Stuart
Mt Brandy Station and Fleetwood Hill.
He asked for the story, however:
81 was IA member of the Eighth Now
York, said Mr.. Hilton, land cur regi-
ment was part Of the cavalry command
sent under pleasonton to look up Jeh
Stuart just before Gettysburg We
found Stuart--yellow sash, black hat
plumes gold spurs and all that-at
Brandy Station and with him We're all
his riders. The fight WAS hot one, and
wo came very near being beautifully
whipped, although we claimed the vic
tory ON tho ground that Wo learned
what we wanted to lnow-whcro stu.
art WAS and what Lee was about. Some
of the heaviest fighting of the day was
ut spot called Fleetwood Hill and it
was there that tho Wisconsin trooper
captured his three men.
We had been ut it hammer and
tongs for two or three hours, when
there came ono of those let ups you all
have seon--for all tho world like two
bulldogs looking fora fresh hold. Whilo
both sides Were waiting fer the order to
advance Confederate lieutenant and
two men rode cut from their tents,
moving toward MS rs if searching for
something ON Tho field. Everybody on
our side watched them and wondered
what they were looking for The two
lines We're fully two-thirds of milo
apart. and the three had got about u
third Of the way across toward us.
Then over ON the right of our line was
q stir aud connection, and tho excite
ment spread along until II reached us.
Tho right Of our limo WAS concealed
from us by II little grove of oak trees
\ trooper III blue, mounted ON II big bay
that looked and carried himself like u
Thoroughbred, was riding out to meet
those three mon iii gray. lilo sat ON his
horse like riding school master. When
within loo yards of Stuart three mon
he halted, salutcd with his sabcr aud
dropped his carbine aud revolver The
three men from the other side had been
Watching him. and understanding the
challenges, dropped their arms.
Then came the fight 1t WAS sabci
contest, with throe against one. That
Wisconsin man disarmcd that lieuten
ant IN two passes hamstruug tho horse
of another and put his blade through
the shoulder Of tho third. lIn brought
the three into oar lines,
What do you think Of that." he con
Guided
Tho story IS all right, said ono Of
the listeners, hut | don't think you
would do To Writo history. - Milwau-
kcc f. lincl