The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-06
IRlBUTETO
JUDGE MINOR;
incident Connected With Fight
at Milford iii With he
Was Wounded.
RECITAL or A WAR STORY
Interesting "reminiscences Con-
corning Several Fights and
III Which Nunmbcr Of
Men Figure.
RECITAL OF A WAR STORY

Editor of The Times Dispalcn' !,
s,rrhe recent death of judge IL -
Niinor recalls most vividlS to nina the
events Immediately before and alter me
f,eht NJ Milford, in Page county. W.
,,.bnre he was wounded thirty-nine years
ago. on the I'D Of September. me
astrous battle at Winchester, Jus. tiaeo
davs before. resulted IN deleal ~ ~
Confcderates who retired sloWl! w tn "a,
Valley before Sheridan-the cavalry "
vision of Fitz Lee (Who hhd oeeh Moun ~
ed going up the rage Va-eS' uuu ~. ~
remainder Of the army going up tho
shanundoah. At Front Royal, i'll the FORK
formed by the junction of the Two
branches of the Shenandoah River. some
~ mr. men campcd for the night; place
made memorable BY former fights me
Iraderal cavalry. WIN aided mucn IN
causing our defeat at Winchester VINO
we're present in large force, ana wero
we'll led attacked here early IN the MORN
ing and. 1t being quite IoSgy, were a1llol!s
our men before they were aware OF tl1e'i
anproach, and for time things were
deciuedly mixed. They. however hau 'l'e
worst Of II, and were finally reP"iseu
after a severe fight and some loss On ou'
side, one OF whom was the lamenten zap
tain Lassly. killed, and another ,leu'el'-
ant James scruggs, wounded. oolh =! ~
second Virg MIA Cavalry. The enemy
oa,.aIr,. kent at a respectful distance after
this until we got to Milford. twelve mics
further up the Valley, where their alten-
+ions were SO pressing that we turned
abo,t to face them again. Here there
was sharp fight with them. our men
being dismounted and deploSed across
the road gave them warm receptioh
from behind piles of rocks, rails. &C. !.
was at this place that Judge Milor ioa'
his arm while fighting behind PIE
~ rails Our regiment, the Fifth. was
al first dislnounted with the Others Dut
was afterwards mounted and sent 10 lne
right In the mountains to prevent ila''h
attack. This little cove in the mis-. Or
manor. as it was called, seemed smut III
from the outside world anu from h,ii!"'
and appeared to be a secure retreat IRON
wars alarms. We had not been here long
before from our position on one mn VIZ
could see the enemy on another, put
as they did not attack us. we did not
disturb them. We picketed here that
night and lost by sad mistake, Il meli-
her of the regiment. who was killed "hl4e
relieving the post, being fired upon by the
picket who was very much eSclteo III
the darkness, owing ~ the ncarr4ess or the
enemy.
The Yankees advancing next morning
IN large numbers upon our small cyl
n,ent. we retired slowly and leisurely
back and campel that night near Luray,
reloining the rest Of the brigade there.
From this point. the only other brigade
In our division (WicKhans) was sent
across the Massanutten Mountains, to
General Earlys assistance, who was hard
pressed, leaving our littl ebrigide alor.
pressed leaving our little brigade alone
of the enemy, coming up behind us. he
next morning we were turned back to
meet them which we did at Springfield
q short distance below Luray. Two OF our
regiments we're dismounted Son the right
OF the road, and the other the t'ifteen'M
was held mounted on our left across the
road, concealed by a small skirt OF woods
and a high fence and this came very
near being Their undong. Seeing fence
close by, we soon had II pulled down
and placed in small piles In front OF us
for protection The Yankees were now
In plain view in front. and opened on US
with artillery. but. as we had none. W.
could not reply. It appeared afterward
that their object was only to detain US In
front While .t.sey thanked us on me right.
and s,wraanded lis before we could get
away, and they came very near CAP.
turing all. to the last man. Tho men
stood their ground pretty we'll until they
found themselves nearly surrounded, ind
then there was such "skedaddle" as