The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-30
How Or. r. L. Dabney Won a
Valuable Victory.
INCIDENT AT CROSS KEYS
Chief of Staff Takes a Leading Part
Personal Anecdotes and Reminis-
cences ofthe War Between
the States
Editor of The Times Dispatch: !

Slr,-A few years ago. "hen was
ceived the following letter from DR.. r.
7, Dahnev who was then residing in
Is -, !.
Austin. Texas. intended to publish it
In nv history. and wrote him to that
:. . ,..,..o,
effect. But, my history peihs written
II. ,.,.,,on.,,,o >-o,,h
yet been able to get responsible North
ern house TO publish ii. AS this letter
gives the first and only truthful account
have yet seen of Jackson's escape from
d tho Federal cavalry The day before the
paiue 81 ot. 1ni,no, ~ 10 sew Viii - az
sWritten COPY ol ~ - you ioL pupileht''o'l'
! IT also contains al account OF the preseFV-
alton of Jackson's trains, which were
then separated from jackson and his
army hv the shenandoah-no part OF this
ha a,,,n,, :. ~ ,''I hao,, Wills NOD
Aa ~ ~. netn l,,u'' s,ned ~. ~.
pr. Dabney is now dead lead ana a TINS part
Of the history OF the Civil War was Ell
K trusted to me for preservation. AS Dr..
s Dabney was chief of staff for General
,,t,ad - @ nn 'e ~" voce
~" ~ 9lp, ee.ai 'e'2''o'i'' 90 . 49,
from lhe grave.
Yours very truly
y. II. PANN1LL.
EN- r., ,,,nov,s e,+ar
Or. Oapncy S le'ter.
Austin. January ID, 1891.
oh. Pannill, Esq:
Dear Sr,--l thank you very sincerely
for the kindly regard expressed in your.
letter. have recent communication
friendly intentions in inserting his story
about me- tIe says he heard it from
so many quarters he believed It certainly
true; have no doun, he speaks sincere
malicious motive, but was misled by q
rather gossipy disposition. Nor do
attach much Importance. to the affair. but
It, lest 1t should be repeated In history
after l was gone and there was no one
TO- correct It.
timely and important work, u compos-
ing a true history OF the Army of North
ern Virginia. have heard the extract
YOU SEND read WIN os much sutsfaeto or
Republic with General Jackson. / no
tice that Mr. Esten Cooke, in his ''Surry
Percy Wyndham pursued our rear with
only a squadron two companies). or
This cannot speak rs an eye witness.
Tails" whien killed Ashby later in the
afternoon. believe your narrative of
this part is very exact. You we're, also
jackson using a ruse in order to puss
tho Yankee cannon, at tho mouth Of n
bridge. or of pretending 10 be a Yankee
had gallopcd over to the northwest side
before that gun was placed there. The
dash of the Yankees into port Republic
did not take place until after breakfas at
The General rode TO the ton of the hlil
where the Third Brigade ana poarua's
! Battery were bivol,n cked and had the
long roll beaten AS soon "a Fu,kerson 8
regiment and one gun were ready he
started back with Them 10 recover the
bridge and the Village. The sergeant
OF this gun is now in this DIV fWiilinIn
Morton Brown and heard lin Tell his
story recently jackson, on reti1rninE
Il when he got in sight Of thc "hridae snW
cannon at lis further mnuth reI3rovn
SAYS he ordered his gun to unlimber and
load. but not 10 fire al once hair. an
4 paren1ly In doubt whether Inc c cann non
might not be one OF = reserve In ttnr,, ~
his own. 1t seems as If to solve fb9s
doubt he waved his hand ana sbontnd
to the gunner twice. "Fe,ch nv vo nnou n,m
over here They nnnnored ~ ,o1inn
him at his second shout nnS thoi, t rnniv
was cannon sSo, aimed n u, '', Ut, 'ep'J 5
Brown fred Ills cannon n, Il them mn im ni.u
dintely. ana jackson orderad III, i i,'Fan
try to FIRE and charge. as Won narrntn
WHO SAVED THE i3aG iS, 81 IN M hINo
You are right in suppostne wns >t M
s,nff ofiicer Who saved tha hahyr., mas ., ~, ~,
In my Lie Of Jackson / did not mnIn.
mvseif or ca. inio' details hnca,, ,sa'''T
though, il Would be in bad ,ast" rha
facts were ,hesa. 7 had ,nIgoa '" i, nm, ,ne
tenf In nm nrcharl hnut wo :" bnn ,1t,'S
wards from ri. house fnId mr. Is. rauI eu
Where, M C.epsraI iodpad ~, Snll q o.,