Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-26
AN EVENTFUL RAID.
D. SCOTT MOORE TENS ANor"E"
STORY or wcAUsLAND's mEs.
HOW FOURTH.OP- JULY DINER ENDED
The Rebel yell, cnafgipg Cavalry
men. and Popping Pistols Put o."
roa to u-an I.cfdent OF July.
1894.


written for the D.spafch)
In July. iNl. MoCouaand's Brigade "
Cavalry was csmped in the northwestern
part " Frederick county, w. Early's
corps was lying between Winchester and
Martlnsbufg. on the evening Of ihe ID
tho huele sounded ln our camp tho fa-
mlliar "saddle-up." and the Generals orr
DERBY was seen riding 20 o hurry from
regiment 10 regiment giving the order 10
al once prepare three days. fatlona
Well. rations "a iiGi were 30 email ana
uniDvltng lint good "nankol' never
went 10 get his portion. If / rcco.lec'
rightly ! went and Fot mine ON this oc-
casion. and ate The whole business 90 one
sitting. and then GA not feel any incon-
vonlonce from distortion Of iho stomach.
when these kinds ~ orders were given we
know there Was "a march ahead. but of
course, never know where We were COINS.
As soon as the head Of the column turned
IA a certain direction there were enough
"smart Alecs" in The command 20 reveal
20 Us what Was The objective point. ho"
many Yankees $50 would have 20 meet
what were the Generals orders, &c.
ApHETTY nlG JOB
My regiment dho Fourteenth cavalry
was az tho head of ihe column, and We
took "A road leading due north exactly "a
Decline 80 where We hHd hoard were Che
nearest Yankees py s0mo mems "a story
had leaked ont Chat we were bound Tor
North Mountain Depot ou thr baltimore
ana Ohio railroad % burn 20 aul bridge
and capture 1900 hurdrod-duy men Who
were thero as ID harrison j rcc0Iloct that
the nows came goo etaipht Chat we all he-
ucvod A. aud ~ TUNED uut tO hc true
An nIrht LONG wn marched. uud just at
duybfeaf We struck tbo YDukoa outp0sts.
Thcy were nl asI,sp living on tha upper
elda Of fbe road A man Who lived 200 tbe
Vteltitv h4d boon "prrsr,df to accom-
,.t,y ns taid lis th, tsarf location of the
t.rl,rs 'aut tho situation off the camp
and th.t tH, ..lJl.f. lu Old. cnmp would
celebrate tho romW tl July Win "a big
dinner io ho nf.n DID 90 tI1F. hr'i
bi''h mouse 900 ni MH''n M'. '"' N"'''
You 'oldom r'I INI nrlHN" liom men vl
tn'a rhiiatl,i N iltt nil'h lhi"'hH
irfhi t'll misleading ana SONS 'ln'H ln-
furious stories ana N.l the alWN DO Hlul-
'ulii'f, hui Wl fliif m'htf ihtt TINS
man made. either a Go pos uun. numbers
lu'lNoh. sc. were absolute li'lt
When our advance got to whore The
dismouutod. and strI'tmly approached
the SPOT which could easily be located
by pllo of glowing ombera, Cautiously
step by step, cNpcouhs every mom'nt To
hear gun 90 on, they approached the
fuc. aud as Att r0 pirkDt. revealed them-
selves ono 90 th. uUu. ting his eye
up and over tho hfrh bank saw about ten
or twelve at4lWnrf fnfu lNiur close to-
-, -. ..'',.. a.....l 20 ,,,,r me-,
mr. ,,ent,,ras',,,. ,b,,,. ,l,.. ,,.t as,end-
nl''N 49,, ,'' .. ,,,,',,,.
ca lhe hahh' aho 'uuin pc seen hfh'f
moving among lhe slrepcfs. gathering up
their guns and placing them beyond their
E reach, while several others stood in the
ROAD with cooked rpNolycra 20 protect
their counrad.e .h,uld tha Yankee.
,,..t
90 '.eN'in VIZ" '"'f
that IL seemed az n the presence OF I'VE
rebel among them hlpnou1ed them FOR
the snoring was uouceably increased
now THEY AWOKF THEM.
when evervthlne x,as ready the waking
.,,ro.... 90. ,..,,.,..,,...t s,bis trouobf /,
fv,NN' Va. ',,.''''' ,'' "a, ...,,..1',,, 49,
enh" 70 INC h''iheH'" on wy 100 -,
ent' lt was commenced hy stNelal %. the
.conf0dCratcs depOsitigB the toe Of thvir
heavy cavalry boots 60 tEe sleeping an
KEGS anatomy lust below whore his rear
-, ~, suI ar a
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h',le"' tn'N seeheo u"N,u 'e'' ...,,..
- NNNNhiihb NNheNlVNN w 'li'tt ''N". ''''''
they gathered up tteir blankets ana were
marched TO tho road one ot them re-
marked that he had no idea a "rebci" was
within 100 miles az them and consequent
IA ,r,ra talin,- thinns e4sv
ort. ,,.,,,,t,s,,,h 60 ,,o,,. an q, the a.
-. 49,, ~. N.ari..a ninl,fs M
- ,s,,,,it . i,.,, ~, ,r.g'. ,,,,e st,a,
=, sl,' ~, ,"tr y+ht,,,, ,aads ggVr,
" 'n,'n ~ 'No' ~ n -, VAS iua
Js~'' ''a' ~ h., tinssS ff,. e,rrunen,
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sVuiu,iN1v ,'"N'e ,lf ts'st cslgw n
1890 ~ w ~ A. a. - ls,ee ,-rov. q
~ 'no ~, .'s,,i5 Ia sa.n hundreds d
lA.'NN :" 800 ,,,,ifN,,oe and anuallV IA
s''sa - ,,,sii,' ,,~,aeed i'm ,trrana,in
1870 ~, 80. 10 ainnsr an, sllide fol
- tNttl,'. ,osrfil,. ana lauehln.
10, $500 t,,. ..t.llv nhixious al an
s $500 N"''t "a ~. i,,,nendinc danger am
s> y, 18TH t6Ft were subiected h
aNr"s ,o,c',f.s
~ ,,r,, ~ S.,4,Nrr
\ WILD sohNN. ,,., j..
All Of sudden spurs were 0pptiSd
oor horses. aud away Ne went down ~
han like WhlrlWind. The ie'e. yen
never sounded mercer as ~ rang OUT ulS
the quiet morning air hNt ABOVE "