Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-30
Erie Medical Co., Buffalo, N.Y..
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| camped at WtilldmspOrt tHdl Hlsht' -
next morning, learning that a force {
PENNSYLVANIA cavalry were approachih
from Chambersburg moved out the lhil
tv-fourth Battalion, of about $50 men. an
defeated the Federal cavalry under MAYO
FIERY Jenkins coming up, soon after
wards we advanced TO Hagerstown an
Chambersburg. Green Castle, Carlisle
and on to a position I'm front OF Harris
burg some of the brigade having Jolne
us with Jacksons Battery and the Baltl
more Light Artillery and two companle
Of the Thirty-sixth Battalion OF Nrglnl
Cavalry. These constituted nearly the en-
tire force with Jenkins at this time IN
sixteenth. Fifteenth. and Fourteenth reg
iments being most of the time on detach
| ed service and not in front Of Harrisburg
On the 18th OF June, General Lee haVlnl
sent some officers 10 jenkins 10 examine
the field around Harrisburg. and | havini
been ordered TO engage the Pennsylvania
| militia who were behind line OF en-
trenchments some half mile long In oul
front ] charged and carried the enemy
whole line in our front Jenkins, who wa:
with General Lees officers on the flank
was as mad as a wet hen because l had
moved on TO the attack instead Of Skin
mshing but the enemy having been
| crushingly defeated, it was soon forgot
| ten.
on the evening of the Goth of June we
retired from the front of Harrisburg,
marched by way of Carlisle to Gettys-
burg. and arrived there on the night OF
the first day Of July. The Thirty-fourth
Virginia Battalion of Cavalry. two com
panies Of the Thirty-sixth Virginia Bat
talon, under Captains Smith and Nor
gan; four companies Of the Sixteenth,
under Major Norman now al the Soldiers
Home. and four companies Of the Four
teenth Virginia Cavalry. Jackson's Bat
terry. and the Baltimore Light Artillery
were all the troops with Jenkins's Bri-
gade in the battle Of the Sd Of July. COL
onel Ferguson, with six companies of the
sixteenth. was detached on General Lees
extreme left flank. Colonel French. with
the Fifteenth. and six companies Of the
Fourteenth. was detailed 20 guard the
prisoners captured by General Lees army
on the first day. General Jenkins was
wounded on the second day. On the morn
ing of the third days fighting the Thir-
ty-fourth Virginia Battalion Of Cavalry,
Eve companies under my command, four
companies of the Sixteenth under Major
Norman. four companies OF the Four
tenth Regiment under Major Eagle. and
two companies OF the Thrty-siXth Nir-
ginia Battalion Of Cavalry under Captain
Smith. Jacksons Battery OF Mountain
Howitzers, and the Baltimore Light Ar
tillery, under Captain Griffith, were all
sent around, under Colonel CocBroun, 20
the left of General Lees line. In front o.
The last town on the march we were join
ed by General =. d. b. Stuart, and the
Thirty-fourth being in front l rode along
with General Stuart, who was along with
Major McClelland his command not hay
ing left camp. Arriving upon the field the
Thirty-f0urth were d!smOunted in front
of the Hubbel barn and formed in line OF
battle.
The Thirty-fourth was soon vigorously
assailed in front by q ~ 'ounted Federals
from behind a stone ie-ce. Rcpelling ds-
saut after assault the Thirty-fourth held
It's position until our ammunition was
exhausted. when we fell back 10 the
Hubbel barn and halted IN perfect order
The men were furnished ammunition and
the battle was renewed. Stuarts Cavalry
having arrived upon the field, the |
eight companies OF the sixteenth and |
Fourteen were sent 70 reinforce me. the |
sixteenth on my immediate right and |
the Fourteenth 20 their right These re- |
having been received, and /
Federal battery IN our front having an /
loyed Us all day mucn, l determined 10 /
take IL.
Hat IN hand I mounted the stone fence |
With Captain Balwin. Of Company A. |
md ordered a charge. The command |
'ushed forward, swept the enemy's line
II G.smOunted men from behind the stone
ences In our front and rushed on TO
-iege the battery When we had got some
iX hundred yards and We're nearly 70 the
lattery. a dense coluan Of cavalry IN
quadrons with five lines OF battle rush
ID from the woods 10 our right We had
ust passed over a staSed and rider fence,
nd as We charged through a wheat field,
we're ordered 10 retreat The Thirty
ourth recrOssed the fence and in the
'heat iield ! reformed II. The Fourteenth
nd Sixteenth except Captain K. -.
'arks. OF The Sixteenth who took up a
un and fought like hero-as he was
ad an stampeded Having been about
aced" the Thirty-tourth coolly. a. the
ommand. Take aim" opened deadly
he ali along the Federal front. AZ the
rst fire the Federal front went down
{ the second and third fires great gaps
'ere made through the whole Ave ranks.
teaching the fence they had been halted.
heir front destroyed. and every shot had
0rn through the rive sqEedrons. Al the
bird fire they wheeled and fed. when
Confederate command rushed down
pom their rear Their destruction SEEM
d inevitable, but just chen a fresh Fede-
al column ran 20 the front ana With !
Dud shouts drove the Confederate column
dck. \ fresh Confederate brigade In
irn drove this Federal column back until
heir was alternately three Confederate |
nj three Federal brlgadss charging
layiug defeated the Federal charge on
~ command. l moved II 10 the front and
III and assisted the Confederate cavalry
every charge by eniiadiug Ares upon
ne Federal columns as they charged
eneral Stuart's command for which
eneral Stuart not only thanked ME, but
resented US with & battie-hag.
The cavalry that charged Us was the
ifth Michigan, under Colonel Russell
lger. lie lost his major and we cap
ired his colcrs on the rield he made a
lost gallant charge. but was severely
hpped. AT the reunion OF Gettysburg
me years since he succeeded in lOcat-
& his regiment AZ the (Hubbe barn at
10 a. NJ, and Jenkins's command my
wn) az 2l5 l.. NJ | wrote 70 Colonc'
atchelow and the Secretary OF War and
'otested against this. Nothing ever
ime OF IL. He (Alser) claimed he held
10 Hubbel barn. and so did some Cor
derate officers. / held Il all day. My
ounded were carried 10 that and another
I'm and were LEFT there My loss Was
arfui. Out of 3Se enlisted men carried
to the night that fateful morning. only
were NJ for duty on July the an. The
Oldest event OF my life was on the nieh,
ter the battle. when / went 20 these
rms 20 carry OFF all who could come
I'd bid farewell 10 those | was compel
10 Lair ind