The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-03-24

vance Of the infantry, they broke and fed
Capt. Abram Jones, now Of Los Angeles,
CAL, riding in front OF the line, had his
horse killed. The horse fell on the Cap
tain's leg holding him fast to the ground
To get free he had to pull his foot out OF
his boot.
Behind the intrenchments was long
line Of dead men, two, three and four
deep. In places this line had been set
on fire, and bodies were partly consumed
All through the woods the dead and
wounded were lying. Among them was
Gen. Jones, shot in the forehead. He had
the appearance Of having been an intel
lectual and cultivated gentleman.
Lieut.. Clark Stanton, now connected
with the Pension Office in Washington
was wounded in the thigh. Sept. %, Of
the same year, Stanton was again wounded
near Browns Gap, not far from the place
where he was wounded on June 5.
The following account Of this affair
from the Confederate point Of view, some
what highly colored, is taken from Pey-
tons History OF Augusta County:
when the Confederates reached Pied
| mont, hamlet two miles north Of New
Hope, Gen. Jones formed his troops in line
Of battle. The Augusta officers in the
force. knowing the country better than
the General did, urged further retreat
to Mowry's Hill. This was a short dis
| lance south Of New Hope, and a very
strong position, where, it was believed, a
successful defense might be made. The
General, however, declined this advice and
kept his ground. The Federal force was
soon in the Confederate front, advancing
in that cool, logged and deliberate man
ner so characteristic of the Yankee, and
/ this force was composed almost entirely of
native troops. The Confederate cavalry
was ordered to advance, and did so at n
| gallOp; the blooded horses bounding lightly
| over the bitches, fences and every Obstruc-
| ton, they rushed upon the Federal cavalry
like an avalanche, abering the officers and
men and driving them from the field like
chaf before the angry winds. AS the enc
my's cavalry broke and fed, the Confed-
crate troopers found themselves confronted
by long, unbroken lines Of Federal infan-
| try. and retired. The Federals continued
their logged advance in line of battle.
When short distance from the Confed-
| crate lines, they halted to gather breath,
and after little rest during which many
were shot down, they advanced in the face
| OF destructive fire. and made fierce at
tack upon our lines. The COnfederates
behaved like veterans-the boys emulating
the example OF their sires, those old heroes
who had been SO hacked and hewed to
now nothing whole about them but their
hearts. Incredible as it may seem, this
force repealed the enemy's attack, driving
| them back, broken and confused. like the
waves which dash impotently against the
rocks. The Yankees halted ut the point
from which they had made their last ad-
vance. stunned and astounded. Not dis
pirited, however, they closed up their
| ranks and moved forward a second time
not with Confederate impetuosity, but
with the same deliberate, sullen determi-
nation which belongs to that eminently
bulldog race. They were again driven
back with much slaughter. Once more
they formed in close order, and a third
time advanced to the attack This time
they brought up their reserves. These
fresh troops were directed to the weak
points in the Confederate lines, the left
wing, which was decimated by q wither-
ing fire kept up by these cold -blooded Fed
erals, whose guns seemed never empty.
however frequently fired. Many were
| armed with Winchester rifles, which fire
30 times before it is necessary to reload.
The Confederates., finding longer resis-
| lance impossible, began a retreat-gray-
headed cripples, one-armed convalescents
and young boys, retiring slowly, loading
and firing as they fell back, and thus pre-
venting panic and rOut The retreat
was continued to Fishersville.
"Leuts. Berkeley and Fultz commanded
two sections Of McClenechan's horse artil-
eiy. NHeH uley saw the left wing of
Jones's force fall back, heard Of the death
OF Jones himself, and saw the right give
way in confusion, they advanced without
orders to the front. Here they took up n
position with their guns on either side OF
! the highway, opposite the center Of that
imperturbable mass OF phlegmatic Yam
KEGS, which was still advancing with q
slow pace and determined air. Acting on
their own impulses. Berkley and Fultz now
opened fire on the host I'm their front Ont.
ting wide gaps in the Federal ranks and
retarding their advance. The enemy, See
Ing the desperate conduct OF these batter
les. unsupported by infantry, ordered the
} LIST N. Y, Cav. to spike the rebel guns
} This tine regiment Of KnickeybockerS id.