The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-30

Kane and CAPTAIN Fred Taylor. had pre-
cedoI him. and while he vas congratuia'.
inc himself upon the fact that he hao
outstripped Shields I'm the race for posses
sion Of the bridge troop Of Feaeri cay
airy dashed into the town. and not oh'S
captured the guard and reeayiuiet tne
wounded prisoners. but caytured JACK
son himself How little tie officer 'n
command of that cavalry advance kne"
what a prize be had in that shH.
dressed Confederate. and no par'l'"'aI
attention being given him he slipped ava
from hts captOrs. recrossed the U''-
and sent forward a force that recoptured
an that had been lost and gathered III
number Of the dashing troopers besides.
Then for the first time Jackson learned
his true situation. Tyler with w" -,
gades OF infantry and a battery OF Shle'"9
command. had halted three miles iioil
Port Republic. where he had taken W.
q strong position. and there he aWal'.i
Jacksons attack. possibly expecting % re
REINFORCED by Shields before that shoul"
come In thus dspOslng OF MS uOoy9
Tyler had Jet slip the opportunity Oh -
life Had he advanced TO PORT t,eD'D
lic-and he had ample time TO DO so-'ilu
! contested the passage Of the river ~
| seiee Of Richmond would not have Dee"
ralsod-at least not when IL was
Jackson Immediately took advantage Oh
! the lack of decision go plainly mannes'eu
by both Of the Federal commanders anu
/ BEGAN 10 rush his prisoners, Wagons anu
/ troous over the crazy old bridge. ana
! before daylight Of the 9th EweH. VINO
/ had left his camp-fres brightly outni'b
| i'm Trem0nt's front brought up the rcdl'
and as the last man reached me PORT Ne-
] r,btic side the bridge was hred-Fremont
/ b.d heen cut off and Tyler was doomed.
Jackson Immediately made preparations
/ to attack. Tyler's position was NefV
/ strong one. his right resting on the river
| while his left was protected by an ap-
! r,ar-utlv Uncomfortable chauuarral. near
! which was stationed his battery Of SIX
! N4r0leOns. The only way jackson coud
! re1ch him was across An open bottom
where his troops would necessarily he
EXPOSED 20 Tyler's fire for a long distance
| There seemed 90 be no alternative ana lHe
attack was begun. But brigade altet
brigade recolled before the murdefous hIe
/ of those six NapoleOus and the two prl-
| rades OF Ohio and Indiana infantry in
! sunuort and Il was not until Genelal
| Dick TAYLOR forced his LouSianlans
| through the chaDarrll and attacked IN-
Ter I'm flank that the battery was ca'-
! tured and the infantry put TO usht. III
| was a most gallant and determined hsnl
| that Tyler made against odds, and a VIC
| tory to- the Coufederates that was dearly
! won.
The first chapter Of the plan Of cam
| naign for the relief OF Richmond iorinu-
! 'ated by the great Confederate leader
| Ice and entrusted 10 his subordinate.
| Jackson opened az winchester and clos
! ell az Port Republic It had been failh-
| fully and successfully executed I'm every
| detail and the next chapter was 10 open
| I'm front Of Richmond "a few days later.
AMONG THE DEAD.
OF the many painful duties that fall 90
| the lot of "a soldier that OF gathering TO-
| cether tho bodies of his slain comrades
| after a battle preparatory 20 tnelr hel.s
| consigned tO one common grave. IS lne
| most painful. None but those who have
| experienced o. can conceive The feelings
of a soldier as he gazes upon the mang.ed
| remains of a delr comrade whom he hao
| but am hour or two before seen IN all his
| manly vlgor.
The details from tho various regiments
| after the bloody battle of Port Republic
! had no trin.lg task 90 perform. for the
| ground over which they had chargod
| was thickly strewn with the Confederate
| dead. Silently and sadly the details toll
| cd ON toward the position held 10y 1}leI
| gallant troops and toward evening all
tho bodies had been gatherel-no. there
was yet one more. and the reason why
| THIS should have been the last one was
that &c lay % yards nearer the spot where
had stood that terrible Ohio battery than
| amy OF the others
Near the dead soldiers head lay bat
tered and faded silk hat and in The right
hand was claspel The picture of @ young
girl That hts thoughts were OF her dur
| Ing the fcw heeIng moments Doe had llv-
| ed after the cruel bullet pierced his breast
| was evident They had doubtless gone
! back 10 the quiet little home that nestled
! amid the green hills of his beloved Massa-
! nutten. over which he and Mary had SO
| often wandered hand in hand and where
| they had pughted their troth and regis
| tered their vows in Heaven.
That night the men of the Fifty-eighth
! Nd again to mourn the loss of many of
their best and gravest and as they silent
ly and sadly prepared their simple meal
! tears uubiIieu coursed down rugged
! checks 40 the mention of brave. gentle
! generous Dlndy.-W. W. GoldsbJr0ugh
| i'm Philadelphia Record.