Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-04

JERSEY CITY HEIGHTS, y. j.
hood days you deserved a better fate.
When he passed through Lexington he
seemed to be aware of his fate, for as
he went by the residence of his old friend,
Houghawont, he said to him, "Good-by,
Huck, am gone up" and marched on TO
the place of his assassination with the
irmness ana fOrtitude OF a stole. lie
had no trial, and Il is presumed that he
was shot by the order of David Hunter.
THE FIGHT AT LYNCHBURG.
After remaining in Lexington three
days the Yankees departed, with Lynch
burg as their objective point We an
moved and harassed them. and made
their march as tedious as possible. When
we got to Buchanan we burned the bridge
across Jones's river, which did not delay
them as much as we expected They
found a ford a mile above. and crossed
by wading. Here we turned to the left
and crossed the mountain by the Peaks
Of Otter and camped that night at Fancy
Farm, about eight miles north of Liberty
Next day we pursued our journey
through Liberty, and on the high hill
south of the town we gave the Yankees
much trouble with our four siX-pounders,
with which we shelled them and made
further progress impossible for a time.
About night they struck both our TANKS.
and we had to give back. While in the
vicinity of Liberty they burned the resi-
dence Of Colonel Leftwich. a Confederate
soldier and prominent citizen of Bedford
county in ante-bellum times
The next stopping place was in full
view of Lynchburg. where we determined
that if any Yankees got into Lynchburg
somebody would certainly be hurt. The
Yankee infantry marched slowly, as 1t
was very hot weather. and we realized
the difficulty Of 1000 Confederates resist
ing 5000 cavalry. But we stopped them
and held our line until their 10000 infan-
try came up, and as yet Genera Early
had not put in an appearance, out was
expected every moment Hope had gwen
way to despair when we heard the
whistle of locomotives in the distance
We knew who it was. Well do | recol-
lect standing on a high hill overlooking
the city and seeing the black columns OF
snake rising from the engines. away
down on the Southside railroad. Engines
those days used pine wood 10 make
steam. and a LOCOMOTIVES. If constantly
fed with seasoned wood, could get
hustle on It, | had seen men go INTO
battle before, but never had the oppor-
tunity of viewing the sight from as
,,nce as had now. Heretofore l was
one of the soldiers, and now sate from
uolestation and HARM I could view a
hattie not circumscribed by what was IN
~, Immediate front. / could see both
the offensive and defensive armies.
IN THE NICK OF TINE,
Tho ,rains came i'm full view. plastered
over sides and tops with men. a MATT
was made. and out swarmed men ihe
hlockhirds piling their knapsacks into
hmge niles. Quickly forming, a double
-.icl,,i was made towards the t1rlng line.
In hill and down they rushed, eager 10
oat there. do not know how many
tbere were OF them. but several thousand.
1'hev eheered all the time, especially loud-
Iv Iyhen they neared our cavalry Hhe
and could hear the whistle or the pullets'
ON thew came, and took the places OF our
dismounted cavalry, which withare" ana
mounted The achievements were
about seven or eight hundred yards rom
The Yankee infantry, but they kept NOV
&C., closer The Yankees outnumbered our
men and were constantly trying to flank
~ cvery effort was repuIsed. The enc
nv 700 was very stubborn. and held
.ho,r Ground well, but in an hour or
80 they had been driven from the
FIRST posltion back several hundred yaros.
Al This iuncture about o'clock In the
evening. our brigade galloped off to the
right Of the infantry, and went towards
r,orast DepOt. where we vigorously at
tackled their wagon train, guarded by
brigade Of infantry
thought we had secured this train
h1+ our men got disorganized from some
co,Iee probably from a disposition to see
nhot was in these wagons, and those
,rho we're in front were driven back upon
,hoso behind them, confusion ensued ana
,',o bod IN abandon all we had already
taken except a few prisoners an" Si''''''
number Of wagons and horses.
KyVe lost a few men. probably elsht or
tM among them Captain smith oil ths
seventeenth Cavalry, whom we brought
ont and the last / ever saw or nm was
n citizen of the community carrying water
ton a nearby well bathing MS race,
when he was practically dead. we could
stiu hear the rattle of musketry towards
Tvnchburg. which did not cease untD the
cars were visible. and then 1t stopped
A SPLENDID SIGHT.
Nanoleon never looked upon his odd
Guard, or Caesar his Tenth Legion
With more pride than I did that evening
unon the advance of Early's men through
those 6elds of golden grain. l once had
been n mart Of il, serving one year In the
Twenty seventh NHsli'i] -
"Stonawau Brigade" Among these men
were the comrades or my boyhooa' ana
could not help, even If wished otner-
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