The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-11

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saw the lighting from point, where dis
4 lance lent cncliantmcnt to tic riew.)
! Gradually lie enemy forced our skirinlsh
line, back on, the iislin body. About two
lifiilSs from 1t Early decided to makcss,.
stand, Ills centrc resting on tho Berry
}svilic pike. The gallant Gordon was IN
4 command of Jackson's old division and
;licld the right of tile pike. 1.think Gem
erals Rhoadcs and Robert 1Iillcy held the
left OF our. line. BY . "A. NJ. the battle
! was raging along the whole line. The
| lrcnvS blue lines wcro rcpuscd< time and
nsain. Never before, lin tile history of
the war did our boys fight with such.
courage and desperation. They knew
| Whit was ut stake, even the hospitablc
| town, and the dear old valley itself. by
| gradually flunking our right tho enemy
| began forcing our line back. Rhodes had
Ifallcn. and l.illeN was left badly wounded
J on the field. Isut our men, like lions ut
1 bay, came Ebnck stubborny. At Eength
4. tho Federal line halted; decming II wise
I ito snpns sure well the grounui IN front before
|ycnturing too lar. nboden's cavalry
tfcovcred ourfleft twing on tlletyallcy pike.
About {; r. M vi; heard a great Shout
from that point.ftnd climbing, an sclnlncnce
Il saw the charge or gShcridnn's troopers.
u was ii splendid sight In IA front line
ofShulf Il mile they. swept ON, their sabres
flashing inSthe sunlight, and their tine
i8lorscs clearing the stone fences in their
Way heard captured trooper say
Iftlint whiskey had been issued to them TO
make them fearless. A lmbodcn's cavalry
did not wait TO clash swords Syitha their
cousins ittEbluc,.but made "a gallant charge
I 10 tho rear 1t reminded me Of the
| charge Of the NIamclhkes Il t the battle
OF tho Pyramids, when some OF those
/,
wnl#cf bayoncts into the hollow SQUARE
i$of the French Army. The troopers were
irchecl1c1 only by the forts guurdinE g the
i.approacllf of&tle town. Some EcHea dashed
lby them and rode into$ The very st reefs.
lEs Our wounded, who were gottcn. off3S the
field we're tenderl 81 cared forS by tho ~ :
zcns Of NYinchest cr.fs As 81 our ba ttie-
stained. smoke-begrmcd soldiers mi rcl d:
through the town. women Wept nd sphi
)S,ncn bowed their heads tn orfp lat
EcyeuintE as the sun went do WI 1000 On
| the hill. nortl4 town, and look 8 TO 4 lle
cas- I saw the Federal line #ao n 9 en- We
miles long moving slowly forWardc a;i sFEfSl
tncnclrcle in its folds the doomed *toyVIis4
| 10 the west I could s$ see on TIA Be-
idrooping inarctrcat, and hear he ri NIB ~
ling of trains and artillery on tho 8 olly
nike. With /, sad Heart and weary step
mu ttcrlng 10 myself: Farewell dear = old !t
\ Winchester $50 Goodbye Sswcet BON
/ Eoiscps. | Joined the retreatlng, but
| still defiant army q. .,... (, 8 $.
lnt this time. About noon, Nv hen Z battle
vas At its height, and they Were4 pressing 81 sin
\ on,.s centre back SHE heard that tue & en-.
| ora 1 had boon lied. & companled by q
Young soldier and on foot, she started
i down the Bcrryville5 pike to IND n g
4 husband, The road wits croW sI & WY" y !
1 wounded and stragglers hastening to Inc Fe
i town a. battery OF the enemy WA tllro W
4 inr shells along the road, 3burstin q 20
scattering destruction on every 81 &c, =
saw he, myself In the face Of all thS.
4 swn KING right on calmlysanl courageou siSs
4 fncInr death for the sakeSp OF one She SO
4 lovcd 10 me it was the sublim1est eA-t
hbtion Of fena lie con ,1itI g ama -
/ that i had ever heard read OF .!tssJ u U.s.
4 mon ono ~ the GeneiaiI sa stuff dasl hing M
4 along saw hcr ana told her General
! 3I2boades WHO Was killed and tina Cen
4 oraI Gordon was safe causing for q
L moment, herslips NOV ingG lssi & IN 3lpr;lYer.
4 she turned, land with " $ eaay
4 step cane back ~ Mto " 1Arolil,u
her men were .
and Trembling With az Wo .'
l - IA % IA sscl 80 br;.Sely tlrou 81;
4 m ordeal, and what lesson she Staug y
,phe old Valley suffered Mlehsnnd long :!
4 during the war. Size was nc pa - ~
4 ground for the contcndingi armies ~ u 4
rich lands helped TO fcths te
and hcr4splenuld t }s"'H ~ ~ f''s'
TO supply forage. 4. s \, II
u \, sheridan. acting under Grants order,
dSterminGd "a thtsol;itn ti,issSfair section,
a "a thnt. in tho languageHof tho instl'uc,
& lions n crow could not fly from one etid
q 10 the other without CARRYING ms
Z. IEra,ions.n And right well %d,a nc ca'is !,
out Grants order several No. =.
!, contained. Gn three roads tho barns
{ mrners went, and, by, day the smoke,
s5}3Ii,;o a runeralspalla hung overhead, ana ny
"A night, tho lurid flames up the whole
I 3ro,nt,v. And these ifcnds were ner-
ccna,y in their hclish work. Dividing
/, Tito two parties, one would so before
1 lana ask thesiowncr what would ne siSa
! thcm not to burn his barn liiaspinS ~
Z /, straw, and not thinking OF treachcrS,
!, M would blIrg forth hidden trcasil,c Of
i, rold and sverllnn sometimes rs hish
. rs 500 Il save Shis properly This PARTY
g l7lnping blcd the owner galloped on.alid
O th1hn came party number Two, Ihey
{ applied theSnatcl, and rode on TO share
y Tie ill-gotten gains Z.
y lvhen7'tle fires of Chnmbersburg paint
d "a tho sliyred, then were the barns or
ri The Shenandoah avenged
4 lrinnlly pence again smiled OH the
4 stricken galley. Ruined homes were soon
9 rebuilt lilo barns went up as " by magic,
u lhe stout fences we're repaired and every
y trace Of war vpnishd, And tho stranger
is he now sees ii in It's fr'itflllncss and
!, lheauly is reminded Of the lines of th'
! poet
y "A land of failing herds and fruitful fields
4 4 An toys tliat peace aud plenty yield;
r lcarth's sweetest MOWERS herG SIZED per
fume,