The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-10-26

son and Robert +. Lee during some
Of their hazardous ventures within
the cnem, 3 lines.
When .taoks0n penetrated the fed :
cral lines at the second Bull Run, and
placed himself and his whole command
between two fires, the Black Horse
troopers were his personal escort At
the crossing Of Bull Run on this oc
casion Jackson's headquarters dctach
mcnt was charged upon by the First
Jersey brigade Of fedcrals. Calling
up a party of lirginians, only 80 50.
bres in ALL he led them to the attack.
Driven oil at the bridge Jackson found
his army cut off from Lee and Long
street and mcnaced on every hand by
superior forces. In this dilemma he
sent Capt. Randolph with half his
troop to bring Lee to the scene.
By good fortune Randolph passed
the numerous federal commands
mt: hing between Manassas and the
Rappahannock, where he found Lee.
On the return all roads were picketed
by the federals, and the party lay one
night close TO the camp OF Buford 8
cavalry.
Fortunately for Lee, his intrepid
guides found route Of escape to the
lines Of Longstreet's corps at Thor
oughfare Gap, and next day the gen.
eral reached Manassas to direct the
battle which saved Jackson from cap.
ture.
In the Maryland and Antietam cam
paign which followed that of Manas-
sas, the Black Horse riders remained
close to Jackson throughout his daring
enterprise of surrounding Harper's 8
Ferry. After it was over Jeb Stuart,
Lees cavalry chief, sent for the troop
to rejoin it's regiment for a grant raid
into Pennsylvania, But Stonewall
demurred. Said he:
II know the Black Horse and can
employ the greater part of the com
mand for staff dnty."
The personal iventures of the men
of this unique company while scouting
recall those Of Revolutionary days.
When the federal army marched from
Maryland toward fredericksburg in
the fall of 1862 two of the Sold Vir-
ginia troopers found themselves in the
rear of their enemies.
Curious to know the destination of
the vast array Of bluecoats, they fol-
lowed. Near Stafford they stopped at
house and asked the mistress, an
aged woman, to give them some
brandy.
"You are in danger enough already
without adding to it by drink" she
said by way Of emphasis to firm re-
fusal.
But she relented when they prom
ised to bring back six Yankee prison
ers. Aftcr numerous desperate deeds,
in which they charged belated parties
of the federal rear guard, each cap
turing his man, they appeared at the
Stafford house with eight oaptives,
two more than they had promised.
After Stonewall Jaokson's death at
Charlottesville the Black Horse re-
turned to the regiment aod rode with
Stuart northward to Pennsylvania.
AT Aldie, where Stuart fought both
cavalry and infantry, the commander
Of the troop selected 80 men to charge
as forlorn hope and stay the advance
of regiment of federal infantry. He
declared that he never expected to see
man of them return.
The dash was made in column Of
fours down the turnpike. A cloud of
dust raised by tho galloping hoofs
covered up the insignifcance of the
line. and the enemy, after single vol
ley, recoiled in confusion.
The bold and hazardous ride saved
Stuart's column from disaster. Later
in the day the company rode into
Stevensburg just as the Third Virginia
cavalry was suffering defeat. Without
hauling, Capt. Randolph led his
Black Horse in spirited dash among
the federal troopers and saved the
Third regiment from annihilation.
A brave remnant Of these troopers
was in saddle when Stuart rode out in
the spring Of 1864 to head off Sheri-
dams column on the great raid to
Richmond, and the day after Stuart
was killed the gallant Capt. Randolph
fell while defending the very gates of
the city. Capt. A. D. Payne, one Of
the private troopers of first Bull Run
days, took the lead aud commanded
through the stirring sabre battles at
Petersburg and in the Shenandoah