The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-26
First Regiment VictoTS in
I lO0dIeSs Conflict.
RETRlEvES FORMER DEFEATS
Fight Began at Daylight and Was
waged Fiercely Around Virginia City.
Casualty List Exceedingly Light
Compared With Explosives Expended.
Special to The Evening Times

CAMP ORDWAY5 LEESBURG, Va,
July 26-The battle CT Leesburg has
been fought. and this afternoon when
the First Regiment marches into Wash
ington it viii be as a victorious army,
having repuIsed the Second Regiment
and other organizations in an early
morning attack on the Virginia city
IL was q glorious battle which rebounds
nothing but credit on the victors, while
no criticism can be passed on those IN
command OF the defeated force.
The First Regiment retrieves the de-
feats or the past TWO years. and It can
be said Of the Second. that. while they
were defeated. they we're not dismayed.
To Lieut. Col. Burton r. Kosc belongs
the credit Of the victory, although the
hcnoTs are shared BY Major S Porter
House and Major L. Z. ReicheIderfer,
while the company commanders also
per- sormed their duty we'll
Opposed BY Large Force.
The First was opposed BY a force
three times its size. under Col NJ. En-
net UTeu, who had with him the three
battaIicns Of the Second Regiment. IN
der Majors r. D. Si1nms, William Z.
Harvey. and Anton Stephan; the First
Separate Battalion. with Major Arthur
Brooks in command. and Troops Z and
+, Second Cavalry, uzder Lieutenant
Moore and Lieutenant Harvey.
II was weary body Of troops that re-
turned to Camp Ocdway at reveille this
m ..
about the surrounding country from
midnight Sealed orders we're issued 10
the commander Of each OF the columns,
by orders OF the commanding general,
at points which had been designated
shortly before they marched out. This
aGo-czd an opportunity for separating
the Two bodies OF troops so that each
commanding officer ceuld map out his
own plan OF camPaigG.
Fight Began at Daylight.
Il was directed that the engagement
should not oUen untl9-zny yB9eal and. that
it should end BY Z in the morning. The
first glimpse Of daybreak had hardly
.peeped over the horizon When the crack
CT a rife came from the vicinity Of
Fort Evans. and il was not long after
4 O'Clock when the battle was on in
caTnezt
The First Regiment was located by
scouts On knoll q few hundred yards
to the northeast OF Fort Evans, which
point was the center Of the maneuyers
last year. The troops were well in
treEched, and from the position they
occupied commanded a fine control over
the surrounding country
Colonel IFrpII was not long in dacid-
Ing on plan CT actor and with his su-
pericr force soon had the enemy sur
rounded
The Fourth Annihilated.
The a1ac. vas commenced by the
Fourth Battalion under Major Sfmms
from the east. while the Fifth and
Sixth Battalions. the troops Of cavalry
and tggo Hotchkiss guns under Major P
D. Simms were ordered 10 strike from
the north They marched around with
out cncoUnteriBg any Of the defense. and
irnust reached Leesburg which towa
was not protected. Il was deemed bet
ter to get into the fight, however, and
they returned TO the scene of the con-
fiiCt BY this time the entire fourth bat
talon had tteen aHuihHated and the
counter attacl from the North was met
by the eutirs strength Of the army en-
treDched or the hill
IrsiIlade then commenced and the
rattle OF the two Calling guns could be
heard from afaT. while ever and anon
the rumble the Eotchkiss pieces in
terrupted the laIgsic Of the new Krags.
Fell Before Whitening Fire
The nr3 nsId pieces Of the attacking
force were soon put out Of commission
by the GatIiugs having been brought out
in the open without protection. Couriers
were dispatched for the First Separate
Battalion. which had been expected q O
from the opposite side, but it
could not be located. In the meantime
the o.heT troops were having battle
royal. and one after another the con-
pauies IN the attack fell before the
fire Of the men behind the in
At l o'clock this afternoon the camp
was declared at an end and at $50
the first section pulled out for Wash
iugton.
It is expected by train officials thatl
The troops wiu arrive IL washington
at / o'clock.