Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1904-12-08

attack. The 9Th Virginia cavalry
led the advance. and encountered
the End N. Y. cavalry. under Col.
j. Fitzpatrick. pressing Il back uuon
les main column at Brandy Station.
Robertson with the remaining reci.
ments made o detour by way of Bar.
bour's house, with view OF attack.
ing the enemy's righeand rear. Our
battery took position on the hill 10
the right of Barbour's house, nav.
ing It's respects 20 the Yanks In its
usual disconcerting style. We an.
gagged q Horse Battery, posted near
the Beckam house. compelling them
% leave the field In . very much
damaged condition. Sergt. William
Hoxton, one Of our most gallant non
commissioned officers, was seyerelv
wounded. toGether With several N
the men and horses. We lost six
horses killed in this affair. The
Federal cavalry that opposed WAS
commanded by Brig. Gen. George A.
Bayard, consisting OF 3 regiments
and battery OF Horse Artillery, the
9th independent New York, the lst
Maine and the lst Rhode Island, re.
tired in the direction OF the Kappa
hammock river; the other three reg
iments remained to confront Col. w.
Il. Jones, commanding the 7th vir-
ginia cavalry, being deployed In
their front. Gen. Robertson, Ia max
ing his detour 10 our left, made too
large circuit, and was out OF range,
rendering US no service whatever.
The 7th Va. made a charge, driving
back tn regiments OF Bayard,
The arrival of Robertson afterwards
completed the victory, and Mr.. Bay
ard was pushed back uncerimoni.
ously without pause to the protec.
tion of their guns on the opposite
side OF the river. Our spoils were
64 prisoners, many Of them being
wounded. Our loss was 3 killed
and 13 wounded. This was the first
time that the Valley OF Virginia reg
isments OF cavalry had been given
an opportunity TO prove their metal
under the great Stuart. They more
than came up TO the great cavaliers
expe Citations, covering themselves
with glory and honor. On the even
Ing OF the Goth the advance OF Jack.
son (StonewalD reached Brandy Sta
tion. Stuart In the meantime had
been reinforced by the lst and 9th
Virginia cavalry from Fitzs Lees
Brigade. The enemy being In pos
session Of the north bank OF the
river (the Rappahannock) In force,
we could do nothing but look nc them.
At day break on the 21st Rosser with
his regisment, the 9th cavalry, was
sent TO secure the Beverly Ford
crossing. His dash at the ford was
so sudden that the Yankee infantry
pickets took 10 their heels, leaving
their muskets In stacks, running 20
the adjacent woods. Stuart. coming
on the ground with Shank q section
OF Pelham's battery, put them In
position, shelling the timber In our
immediatefront. Robertson crossed
at an upper ford TO the north side OF
the river.
On the afternoon Of the 2lst, Fitz
Lee joined Us with the 9th and 9th
Virginia cavalry, the Bird Virginia
having been left at Kelley's Ford on
Longstreet' right. On the morning
OF the 22nd Stuart crossed the Rap
papanoch River at Waterloo Bridge
and Hart's Ford with his entire CON-
mand, except the 7th and 3rd vir-
ginia cavalry, the Horse Artillery
with them as natural sequence.
On the 23rd, Stuart moved up the
river, crossing al Hinson = Ford and
Mill, passing through Salem. We
remained there day, when We again
took up our line Of march through
Throughfare Gap, by way OF Zains.
vile, where we met Jackson " Foot
cavalry. who had been Immediately
In our rear. Our command consisted
OF Fiiz Lees and Robertson y bri.
gade Of cavalry. The 2nd Virginia,
under that always 20 be depended
upon soldier. Colonel Tom Munford,
was detached for special duty an
the advance guard for Stonewall
Jackson 3 corps. Stuart, march.
ing forward with Trimble q division
OF infantry, captured Manassas Sta
tion, including millions Of dollars
worth Of property, two trains OF cars
that were loaded with oil kinds Of
stores, including battery Of Q 3-inch
rifed cannon, which we appropriat-
ed 10 our use, including o full CON-
pliment Of harness, etc. All the
stores that we could not make useof
were burned.
ITO BE CONTINUED.