Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-09-17
THE CONFEDERATE COLUMN.
a Vivid Description of the Battle
of Cedar Run.
Edited by Miss MARY GoLp.

! DRINKS anO Nhielus, ana repuised and
driven back that of Fremont in the
Valley. jackson was ordered to Rich
mond, where he rendered valuable
service I'm the battles there, W here Nc
Clellau'S army was driven from be-
fore the City, and compelled to take
refuge in the peninSular, under the
guns of the fleet.
The three armies of Banks, Shields
and Fremont, were withdrawn from
the Valley, and having been reinforc,
ed by Mellow lis corps, were united
under the command of Gen. John
Pope, constituting AN army of about
sixty thousand men, called the ''Army
of Virginia"
This army was prepared to march
Opon Gordonsville. and take that
place, thus separating Richmond
from the interior, and from that
point make a demonstration against
that City.
Since the repulSe of McClelland.
the second corps under Jackson re-
manned a, Westover, on the James
river. until the 10th of July, when it
returned to Richmond, and remained
there until the 18th, when it moved
by rail to Gordonsville, reaching
there about the 18th.
His army consisted of two divisions.
his own and Elwelrs.
After remaining at Charlottesville
a few days. il removed to Louisa
county, NJ here there was more album
Gant pasture for the horses.
Being Informed of the advance of
Pope towards the Rapidan, in great
force. he called ga Gen. Lee for rein
forcements, and the division of Gen.
\. 7. Hill was sent to join him, and
was permanently attached TO his
corps.
The Federal cavalry occupied
Orange Court House on the 3rd of
August, after determined resistance
from the 9TH Virginia Cavalry under
command Of Col. VIM. +. Jones. who
finding that the enemy was present.
with a greatly superior force, was
compelled to retire, which he did.
dlsputing every inch of ground.
Pope's Infantry halted in Culpeper.
and he committed the fatal mistake
of leaving portion of his men at
Fredericksburg, and other portions
so far to his rear as not to be in sup
porting distance.
jackson at once saw his opportuni-
ty, aud determined to attack his cen
tire at Culpeper Court House, where
he had about thirty two thousand
men.
The division of Elwell was ordered
to cross the river at Liberty Mills OIL
the sth, which it did, aud the other
two divisions at Barnett's Ford, lower
down the river. The division under
Winder (Jackson's own made tn,
crossing on the Sth, but Hills did
, not get over until the morning IF the
9th, and by this delay, the attack
which was to be made on the Sth wa,
= delayed until the 9th.
On the 9th Early's brigade OF
Ewell's division moved to the front
. supported by Jackson's division
under Winder, the "Stonewall Bri-
gade" being held in reserve. The
other two brigades of Ewel's divi.
son, under Trimble and Hays, moved
to the right and passed around
Slaughter Mountain, to the north end
of it. The enemy made a determin
ed and vigorous resistance to the line
of troops thus advancing, and rush.
ing mp in line after line, bore them
back by force of numbers.
The "Stonewall Brigade" held in
reserve. was in the road, with hill
IN front of them, Slaughter Noun
tain in advance on their right, and
thick woods on each side of the road
so that they could not see what was
going on, but could tell by the firing
on their right, that our troops were
falling back,and that the fighting was
desperate. The time they were held
there, in column of tours, seemed to
them to be interminable. While
they were there, Gen. Winder was
carried by on litter, mortally
wounded, notwithstanding which he
recognized the men of his brigade.
and smiled and waved his hand to
them. He was dead in three hours
afterward. He had gone with the
artillery TO an eminence in front, and
there received his death wound.
At last the brigade was moved
rapidly through the woods on their
left. where they formed line of battle
and advanced fo the edoe of tba