The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-08
ALABAMA FIGHTS W|THCORNSTALKS Have Honor of Winning Day
 for the Blues HOLT AND CLARK CAPTURED Captain Taylor of Montgomery Runs Short of Ammunition and Orders
 Men to Use Green Peaches
 and Corn.
HOLT AND CLARK CAPTURED

Camp Number One, Manassas, Va Sep tember 7.-(Special) )-The Alabama boys returned from the two days battle this afternoon. having to their credit the honor of having turned the decision of the battle in favor of the Blues, of which they are part They fought praveiy and had the battle been a real one, they would have fought just as eagerly and just as bravely.
 General Holt and General Clark of the Alabama troops were captured by the Browns, but were later released The timely arrival of Colonel Graves of the Second Alabama with endorsements saved General Grant from being cap tured by the Browns early this morning.
 The third battalion. A. N. G.. in charge of Major Daniels, were sent to reinforce General Wynne near BuclSner this morn- ing, and reached him just in time. He had been repulsed six times when the third battalion also arrived on the scene. After these reinforcements arrived, the battle was won by the Blues.
 General Brandon saved the day by or- QeTllR u TdplQ lldIK liiONtlhtil oA Nhc artillery. The two opposing artillery commands met shortly afterward and a pretty heavy artillery duel resulted, the victory going to the Blues.
 Montgomery Men to the Fore.
 Captain Dudley Williamson of Mont. gomery led a battalion against a regi. ment of the enemy and repulsed them His men coupled a position in a thicl hedgewood and it would have tawen two or more regiments to have routed him.
 Capt Hunt Taylor of Montgomer, broke all records today He gave up hi sabre 10 a commanding officer who haS broke his but with long corn stalk fol a sabre he led a company to the front.
 When within a few yards away iron the the firing line, the ammunition gav' out, but Captain Taylor ordered his mel to fight the enemy with green peaches and corn until he could get ammunition for them. He succeeded In obtaining eighteen rounds of ammunition from z near by company which had been count ed out by the umpire, and returned to hi company just in time.
 The situation was comical but just al stated above.
 General Brandon stated tonight that h' was proud of the 14labama troops.
 Maneuvers Close at Noon.
 The first problem closed at noon to day when General Grants force pushed through the left wing of General Bell This put the blue force within two miles of Thoroughfare Gap, the objective point However, General Bell had Smiths bri gade on the right and Barry's brigade or the left of this breach in his line, ant Colonel Wagoner, the chief umpire drawi no conclusion as to what might happen had not hostilities ceased under the com mand previously issued by General Cor bin to cease hostilities at noon. so thai the tired troops might be given relief.
 The attack on the part of the Blue force was made by General Wint with Prices brigade. consisting of the Seven tieth Virginia, the First Maine, First Ala bama and Sixteenth infantry.
 Previous to this there had been severe fighting on the line to which General Bel had fallen back during the night This line, the Antioch road. was within two miles of the western limit of the maneu- yer zone, and extended the five miles oi the width of the zone. While General Bel was falling back to the new line from the Carolina road, which had been the scene of conflict the day before, General Gram occupied the hours between midnight ant daylight in concentrating his rorces fol an attack on the Brown left.
 Withdraws the Cavalry.
 He withdrew all of his cavalry from thu southern portion of his line. their frs position of the first day and threw two full brigades and sixteen guns to the poin indicated. His artillery was so wei placed that 1t had unobstructed play for an hour on the Brown line. The eff feet of this fire was not taken into ac count by decision rendered by the um pire on the field early in the battle wher the Blue force was required to fall back but was taken into account later ant credit given accordingly to the effect oi the fire of the Blue artillery.
 Every spectacular feature of battle in full progress was produced in the ma. neuvers today, and the field was viewed from far and near by many spectators.
 General Corbin went among the troops of both armies and made close observa- tions of the progress of the battle. Dur ing the afternoon the troops returned tc their camps to rest until 6 o'clock to- morrow morning when the problem will be reversed and the Brown army will take the field agaist the Blue in the effort to strike at Washington.