The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-10
marched back a little way to the summit nj
a !, iii ,v,,nrc sC,Snr,nl 1arlssot, ordered

1.-the fences oil both sides Of the road obn
lpullcd down. The battalion was halted
Ito permit the battery. 70 pas In to tro
right. and II was then placed In position
las Its; support when the Twcnty-first
Regiment came near the gap Colonel Pat-
ton gave the order TO illc anu Zen
1ral jackson said quickly, fou mean.
! rile left" but the words were hardly out
| or Ills fItlollth before the captain tof the
leading company had fled tic fcad OF
| his company for the left gap, knowing
that the Colonel had made a mistake.
The 1wcnty-ilrst Regiment was placed
behind a rail fence II, easy gtltl SIN. sllnt ~
the turnpike 1t had Just gotten IN POSI-
istion when forty troopers were secn ftasll.
lnr mn the road. and when close by the
order was given - iir., ana every sau-
die was cmpticd exc tik one. Tue cnly
survivor could not hold CT guide MS
horse and lie dashed up near lis. There
were cries: Don't hurt him. tii,i no
one tried to hurt him, The horse carried
him back to ilic enemy iii "a hoo pea
run OF wonderful speed ID X
THAT night Colonel Eaton too ~ s,i ppe!
with General jackson, and at the ia DIG
remarked that lie srcsrey:sd 10 sec = tic 9,
brave men falls s,..,NNhat. What ~ said
General Jackson, who had no sentiment
tally about llim,a'.I would XIII z the iast
$onc Of t1lcm. .33{ rs !,
AZ Harrisonburg the Con; tcrl;cs filel
OF for Port Republic. nd "hei i;e =.
st General Jackson fingered for ~ flEnt.
SThc enemy's cavalry had made dash
III Asfby, and many Of them were kllled
or. taken prisoners; their nfantrystaa
yanccd, an,! Ashbysinct tiisn wit b fan
try that had been placed ut hi dis pp ~
I$and iii IN affair hu was ia
never seen him before tie d. " thu g y g
called on General jackson for b a u raR !;
ment to check he crcrrv NJ mic nc y as
awaitinG the result Of his lon tt.,e-
day, Captain caskcs OOH sit sketcl1 O. MN
on horseback, whi:h85l 4 uftclgw;tS,' \! s hW
iii d pictorial $paper. i lccollect well lis
general appearance; he lad n nose the
reverse nf d, roman nose, vet 5Sit&lHfWt.s
mot plugged, nor face-ii;sneu.8 lIc #ll ii
dark hair, eyes ard wh.skcrs, and Ills
general appearance vas good .55l lis deiln
was a great loss3to TIC onfcd e:;ic
There was no time $tluil1s TINS l ~
retreat that our army was not ready to
about race and 9givo battle to TIC t';lelny.5
Jacks on nl,.n We're never dc mora l''ed 'y
II retreat, .,li,lt seemed 10 believe. ll'a {
every movement of the kind was some
1rick Of theiy. l;enc:al so lead Il ne cneln!
into danger Tic. First Virginia l'al'
talon camrcd about a mule, vest $ol Us So
Republic anu Ito r'clocli eli E Suil.l,S
morning, June s., lSt,. We hearl ~ " :
ing Of cn,non clio ;e ~ y ne -.
g1hc bridge $.A. l.or. Republic. IN tel
minutes we we're under arms, !" f ,,
minutes tlllorI NC Wee ill 4 tr6t% for ne
{ sound Of thc&guns. We were ord cred y g
support Caskic's Battery 1t went upon l
1hc high elevation bcloWs8tlle town and
observing Shiclds's army going up the
river on tile public road across from US,
ahe battery opened fire, upon them, Y. no,
al; they could not get to US. they re-
Y IN 1nry fY111rk time.
SO tsoo1lsas we hGard the sound OF GUNS
AZ tho bridge We knew that Shields's
troops lad succeeded in reaching the
noint 10 block our retreat We had the
enemy behind us and before us. and the
question was whether we could contend
with these two forces, but Jackson SO $
8headI was clear, and the end proved that that
tic confidence WHICH he placed III MS MS
| army was mot Il nistake.a 5sl g
The want of. thought on the part Of
\ the cavalry pickets which had been placed.
| on the Scast sdo of the Shenandoah.
/ came near being fatal TO us. They were
several miles below Port tRepublic when
j driven In, and when they reached Inc
4 forks Of the roads, one leading to Fort
Republics, y and tho other going on n TO
stanton, they kept tho Staunton road,
/ and gave no notlce*t to TIC lonlcdcrntes
at Port Republic, !,
Thc effect Or this shameful want or
1 courage or briiins, WIS that the cnemy's
cavalry with two pieces of horse art,l-
| Iery dashed into tho town where lIcneral
]. Jacksoln and Ills staff were transacting
business: luckily General jackson was
4 mounted, ana seeing the cnenlys guns
Take position near the bridge. he poldlS
I rode llp atO3tliem and gave directions 70
tic gunncrs where to direct their fire,
4 and Immediately rode over the bridge
and disappenle from view. His starr
/ were III the hands Of the enemy but
I there was a strong guard IN the town,
i ana al once they opened fire upon The
i enemy #and whipped them out, ana re-
I took tho prisoners that the Fedcrals had
| captured. The elevated hills the west
! side OF the river commanded tho town
/ and the country around on the cast side.
a strong force was sent there to hold
| The same.
Almost simultaneous With the souNd 81
! cannon mt the bridge the cncmy'S tllll-
/ lcry opened at Cross Keys. The First
/ Virginia Battalion was ordered into That
| battle, which lasted all day and until
it was too dark 70 shoot. nc enemy
l only once undertook to charge, and W"le
then easily repused. General Jackson
4 moved all OF his army during the ilsht
l ana early morning, except our brigade or
i Ills old division, which was left for tbs
! enemy to look at, Tho enemy were pre-
/ pairing to make another charge "nen
] we left. aud trotted gone three miles
4 To the brldgc, and Just before getting 70
i 1t NO wsfc carried by q straw stack. ana
| each man ordered 10 put as much strdW
! under lis arm az llo could collvrnisntly
i carry, which was dloppea OH Tie pr,1ge
i floor, and when the last man had lnssed
/ over a match was struck aud al were
y soon in ramcs. The enemy rode up. Iut
/ we did not haze time to shoot thnni
! we were needed 10 the front, The bat
4 Tie Of Port Republic was raging with all
Its fury Thc brave lfederals, though out-
numbered rcpulscd tho first assault.
4 They had the river on one flank and the
mountain on the other and their arti-
/ Ilery in II commanding position, which Was
asailud from The mountain side. and OK
changed hands several times. but finally
1 all the guns but ono were held by tho
Confcderates The gunners fought infnll-
4 Try with ramrody, Jackson's victory was
complete. but no soldiers eyer fought
n better ihan tho lfcderals did that day.
General Dick Taylor, In his book "De-
Z slpct!on and Reconstruction" MAS pro
fuse IN his praises Of thcir salantry,
Y ana President Dayis IN his h1IIStOry OF