The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-09-14
MIGHTY CAVALRY CONFLICT.
Private Soldier on Battle of Trevillian
Station.
Station.

| s S@S NO \OuHtotJ promptly
rode In With hitdivision, capturing
, some OF our men, horses and wagons.
Two Of the men were the bravest of
the brave-couriers FOR Gen. Hampton
Wade Manning and Alex. Taylor.
What might have been the result OF
the unlocked for attack in the rear, il
is not pleasant TO contemplate. Gen.
Rosser held the left Of Butler's line
with his brigade, covering the road
Sheridan mTss move on to reach Cor
donS;!!e, farther north, and as soon as
apprised Of the situation, Rosser led
his gallant Virgiuians in pell nell
rebel yell charge. Among the fore
most in this dashing charge were Pri-
vate Chas. b. Rouss. Capt. Mcclure,
Capt. Hatcher, Col. E. ". White,
Maj. P. B. Winston, Maj. Holmes
Conrad and Gen. T. L. Rosser. OF
the United States army were Color
Sergt. John Mash, Col. Clark, Gen. R.
&As <AfBVA huO O0us OubL6E.
When Maj. Conrad shot Color
Sergt. John Nash Gen. Custer saw
him falling with the United States
flag, and rushed forward and seized it..
Rosser and Custer were near enough
to shoot each other at this critical
moment.
Rosssrs's Confederate flag Was flash
ing in the Southern sky
"On TO death aud glory dashing,
On, where nzords vere changing, clash
ing,
On. where balls were oru6hing, crashing,
And Roaser's men won It., routed and
rivea
Reeled, she Soennen's proud nrrey;
They had struggled hard and striven,
Flood ia torrents they hatl given
But eheir ranhes dinpsrned and dEiveu,
Fled In oullenness sway"
Thus. Rossef routed Custer ca. tur-
ing his ambulences, wagons and tho
caissono Of his battery and many pro-
viSions, besides recapturing every
thing Custer had captured from us.
Col. Hugh Aiken, Of the sizsh South
Carolins Cavalry, Fad been shot
through che right dung; Sergt. Maj.
Oscsr Sheppard was mortally wound
ed; Cept. James Gregg Of Co. B,
Sixth South Carolina, was shot in the
arm; Wiley Moyer was killed; Abner
Bushnell shot in the hip; Dick Berry,
while trying TO show me q Yankee 10
the tLicket, was shot through the
arm. Why he did not first shoot the
Yankee and then show him to me I
never could understand.
Lieut.. John Bauskett took command
OF Go. B Immediately after Capt.
Gsegg was shot and behaved most gal
lantly. W +
Lieut.. Col. L. P. Millerof che Sixth
Cavalry was not in this fight, having
been left in charge Of some dismounted
men aeas Richmond. Mai. Tom Fer
guson commanded the regiment after
the gallant Aiken fell, as we thought
then mortally wounded, but thank
God, he recovered and did much ha-. d
service afterwards. Hampton rode up
to the Sixth South Carolina Cavalry
and ordered Maj. Ferguson to mount
his meu and follow him. We were
surrounded aud had to cut our way
out Hampton led the charge in per-
son. The enemy's line was broken.
Fighting ontinued until the afternoon
when Hampton withdrew Buffers 8
division to the line Of the Central
railroad, where they dismounted and
remained in line Of battle all night,
filing up the angle at the crossing.
just before sundown Hampton and
Butler ro6e Dy our line ana some OF
the men said: General, we gave
them hell to-day "Oh, yes," he
said, ''but you must do better to-
morrow" We then began to realize
that they had given US she'll"
On Sunday morning, June IL, Gen.
Fitzhugh Lees division was brought
around from Louisa Court House and
placed in reserve ON our left. The
main road leading to Charlottesville
was covered by Buffers brigade, COM
Manded by the late and gallant Col. B.
8. Rutledge Of the Fourth South Car
olina Cavalry. Rosser's brigade os-
cupied the right and Youns's gallant
Georgia brigade was on the left of the
division, commanded by that brave
and gallant Col. Gid Wright Of the
Cobb legion. Gems. Young and John
Dunovant were both suffering from
sounds received at the battle Of
HIVES Shop and in consequence Of
which were unable to take part in the
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