The National tribune., 1903-02-19
BAYARD'S COURIER.
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Inc General 5 tones were sharp.
The courier took the Generals glass,
and raised it to his eye. He could see
Il single horseman, evidently a messen-
ger. gailoping rapidly in the space be-
tween The two wings of the Federals.
General, | can't make out the man,
but the horse looks very much like Nor
gan's.'
Stuart seemed about to respond. when
from the rear horseman dashed up,
shouting, General, the Yankees are i'll our
rear,'
''Oh, man alive, What are you talk
ing about, Deane: Who sent you!'
Maj. Mcclellan, sir; they can be seen
coming. sir, Oh the other side Of the
railroad"
is Maj. Mcclellan yet at Fleetwood:"
Yes. sir
you say you could see them? Did
you see them yourself:''
Yes, sir; a long column of en-
'RobertsOn's men, l suppose. How do
you know they were Yankees:"
Before the messenger could reply. an
other courier had arrived, shouting, Gen,
eral, the Yankees have almost reached
the rairoadr'
Stuart's attention seemed fixed on his
right front, where Hampton's men were
advancing.
But another instant had not passed be-
fore the sound of a gun came directly
meanor changed.
Ben" he said, "ride to Gen. Hamp-
ton and tell him to march to Brandy
then to another courier, Tell Gen.
Jones to send two regiments to Brandy
at gallop."
The Federal cavalry division under
Gregg had crossed the Rappahannock at
Keliy's Ford, and taking the road to
Stevensburg, had avoided Robertson's
Brigade, which Stuart had posted on the
road from Kelly's to Brandy. Pursuing
q Southwesterly course for five miles
Gregg had turned northwest toward
Brandy Station, and was now directly in
rear of the Confederates.
Stuart waited but few momepts-wait-
ed only until he saw Hampton halt, and
begin to withdraw pursuant to order;
then he turned and went like a storm
toward Brandy.
Meantime, Rooney Lees Brigade, on
| the right of Buford, made show of adj
vancing. Junior Morgan had ridden to
then he had ridden back, and again he
must ride, this time to carry orders to
Gregg. 1t was a perilous passage. Be
| tween PleasontOn and Gregg, Hampton's
Brigade was moving by squadrOns to-
| ward Brandy, while all the country faith
| er to the east was no doubt held in
| force by other bodies of the enemy
Scott the word, he started due south, to
cross the railroad and through field and
| wood avoid Hampton's moving flank.
AS he went he could hear the roar of
cannon near Brandy, and from every
elevation could see great clouds of dust
| made by Gregg's column in movement,
| and the smoke of battle extending north
| ward. Scott was yet fresh, and needed
| not the spur, and Morgan's spirits were at
4 high note as he bounded on, with his
fayOrite once more beneath him. The
railroad crossed, he turned eastward, at
| every yard Of advance hearing the roar
| of louder battle; for Jones's men were
now coming upon the field to meet the
| advance of Gregg.
Col. Wyndham had seized the station,
| and at the head of the list N. Y. Cav.
was advancing up Fleetwood Hill, Stu
arts headquarters and the key to the
| field. On the hill was but one piece of
| artillery and its gunners, no infantry, no
cavalry. Stuart and all his staff, ex-
| cept his Adjutant, Maj. Mcclellan, were
| on other parts of the field; the Adjutant
| was on the hill.
The LIST n. ]. was advancing up Fleet
| wood Hill, in column of squadrOns, COM
| ing from the south in well-ordered ranks.
| At this moment the 18th Va. was COM
| ing up Fleetwood Hill in column of tours,
| coming from the north, arriving in haste
and disorder.
The single gun on the hill had fired its
| last shot.
The foremost files of the 18th Va.
reached the top of the hill; Col. Hartman
| was leading; He saw the Federal squad
rons below; he charged.
There could be but one result. The
| Federal advance was shaken only an in
slant; the Confederates were forced to-
ward the east; but their comrades kept
| coming. The charge had gained an in
stant's time; but the Jerseymen held the
hill, and at the foot of its southern slope
| three guns Of the 9th N. Y. Battery were
| being hurried forward; once unlimbered
on the crest, farewell to Stuart's hope to
save the day.
Behind the 10Th Va. came the 35th
| battalion; it charged the masses of the
| Federals, and was instantly broken in
| two, one part fleeing eastward to Har-
mans regiment, the other making west.
Harmans regiment, aided by the two
squadrons from Whites Both, charged up
the hill from the east; Whites other two
squadrons at the west reformed and
| charged the three Federal guns at the
foot of the southern slope.
Meanwhile, far to the east, the plain
was filling with Federal cavalry, and the
| open ground to the northeast was COW
| cred with Hampton's four regiments adj
vancing south in column of squadrons.
| The shock must be terrific.
But, preceding Hampton, the 9th Va,
| of JOnes's Brigade, was ut this moment,
| by Stuarts order, sent against the Fed
| eral right, east of the station. The 9th
| Va. was under Maj. FlournOy.
Harman's charge up the hill was mo-
| mentarily successful. The Federals were
| broken, and the hill was occupied by the
| Virginians. But almost at once the Jer-
| seymen rallied, and reformed, and came
| laundering back. Col. Hartman was
wounded; his men were forced to flee.
Whites two sQuadrons were sweeping
| upon the three guns at the foot of the
| hill. The three guns were defended by
| a company of cavalry; the cavalry broke,
but the gunners held.
The rebel horsemen rode between the
| guns, sabering and shouting. The can
noneers stood to their posts; they fell
| where they stood.
Whites squadrons among the captur-
| ed guns were in open view from the
plain below; the I'd n. Y. rode upon them
| from the south; the LIST Me. rode upon
them from the east. Whites squadrons
were cut off; the guns We're retaken.
Now on hill and field, near and far,
rang hostile bugles, and charging squad
ron met squadron in solid rank, and man
met single man in deadly thrust and cut,
and yet the bugles rang, sounding the
charge for some, sounding for others the
retreat, and again the rally and the
charge.
But Hampton was coming.
The 9th Va. under F'lournoy was NOV
ing toward the Federal right. Hamp-
toms four regiments were marching upon
the east base of the hill. Flournoy
bod tbn n1 tha