The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-22
LEE ADVANCE
INTO n p NN SYLYANIA:
Al !,l1: \ sting Story BY One8of
WirgiIlia9s I'd asl1ing4 C.aValrvrne 11.@

ls.l1:' J. Sting Story BY One ofs
ginia's % ashing Cavalry ne1l.
g enara1 r. ii. &c I'D ynnce Into
SalarY land md T'eiinsy lvanaS lii 1sC3 With
his arm r7orthern virgtnia q snernl5
q. %sttlart q gone ouiit toyyhrds
York. Pa.,S and General g. enkins,8
commando tho cavalry in Lee $ front.
3s Just before we reachd sChanlbersbui.g
Jenkins at the8hcad or his column, sent
for 1yself, I tho senior captain n Of 4 our
squadron s. (Which was composed & OF N the
Charlotte and Ch1irehvilie Troops. 8s Coi1,-.
5banys D ana L, Fourteenth II Virginia cav
airy, 70 bring opr5s SO ,adron nj TO rs the
III ont. len EHs rsac hed lin,S@lic Ssnid:f
Ut want orr scoiiinnntl8 to head ttlic way
to- end ,thruuSh Chntnbersbrlas a3i stating
&thnt lic had Slienr hat II sloiig Ifeacial
wa soit ira iilr dec, Jus Z tslleads
EofsSus.S ttsSy 655s 55S52
Being lns tie country, ,and
ira Vel ing Y sIrslu rodd | was n ecassaity-
that We should "a Vance ca ut iol;siyiE
sparticularly3as TWAS ilearly nj ght II hen
4 day7l gisr was almost Eono y
sE told Sons i o. our iGutenarts tosStalief
&eig ten men and S;lc saSs our iidy ancaa
!; qua II keep several hundred iya rdsE
ahead OF our 81 uitd llile we would
keep from ore- h:ilfsft III mi fl ahead or
jenkins with tilef rest of his column. Me-
had Eci light men "a ismoun ted, ana had their
horses led Just In renr sofs our sciiadon.S
The Gig ht men we res told to get over ting
to move al Ions, q breast Il of orr advance
guard, XII This was to avoid an am uscadc.S
VS. we ll,arc We ren ilgd the
edg g oft he city,l ol3ped On, e5roasi
its main street. ~ We had " the adyance5
guard III halted & ltg short " distance nheld,S
and the dsmouiite ed men to remount.
went 10 n house ii on g "A e. hand side
3of, tile road and Knocked fat q the door
SA5man came ol;t and WAS, fora short
time, SO frightened he could mot tai k. vi
told him to be composed. 3 hat l would
not liiirt him IL he told the nth. asked
him how farathat wal on@ train wa 81 head
~ GUS He said ta5 short distatce. 1 asked I
3hlmifjit was guarded. sT:e said, * es, '' A
though he did not know by how many
asoIdiers. 5 Il 355i 4
Having returned to he ,llead sof olirI
squadron, i sent ID man to Jenkins. IN
few minutes, from N the II inle, 7 he lilessen-
ger started 10 him, to- nnlcnce }sls charge
through the city, in u the main street, and
$to bring MP his command, IA Y a. gallon, VI q
my SUPPORT &y} OK MI l$ Il IA
Seeing that everything was ready ~
gavettfc commando foI.War 4. trotS- gnllop8
Charge On we went nlonSf tti IS paved
street edliups with gas, n thr0ugh8 the
we passed some soldiers (home guards, y
heard alta bridge over 81 small stream
across main street, but made N o stop
for them. The tramp the lpraes NGas
Heard for miles hen We
Alexander Mcclure s l'esid ence, $ but we
saw no wagon trai III * q; f
8l 1t had travelled 10 q ST for as to over
take e. Then we sent back q sol der toi
know what lid sbecome#of Jenkins; bit
he never returned. a gain we sent back
mother, and another With like result.
FINALLY the whole Il squadron 81 Vent hac k
over the street, Which, we lladl
Jenkins, who said Ahc had not recei yea saS
message since We commenced y he ciiilrgc.
Upon inquiry, learnef ne mes
sengers had been reg tild .de talnea
by citizens, or homes r ,tlld ao!naagaE
demanded OF theScit iaen helr rel euse.
some one said hey could not find the
Jai XXX XXX but gt tlsas1xd aia
T3 Next ;day,' tlln#cjty ituthorltes retufnen5
the arms dihoTshs Of the mel cap ilred,
We moved back 10 Nj calnp. rear MEG res
rca!denee whste VIZ 7, .treteu owl
soldiers kindly eoonel himself ne ~ Z;
residence wis IL II hat time guard cd oy
lonl. sohicy, b,,t stliy same res eli ce WAS
burnt ~ y
part Y
FRf'ttN
and other b;Etsi hi the sou III AL 'Iopgll
Colonel MtGlnre "A lost his il,eputiful stesl-
dctlce IN lls w x hs b, 4, 9s-
prccated friends& tiie sEout h ever had In
the Nortii, sn,Id Is day in the eythtitie
of an sayentfp, gtnd VEL spent y H (,
# After Lees tlnyilnce,sg remai ned "a + llhis
camp short tils, Y pushed on y TOWARDS
Garlic H u III ~ -, q, ~, \,
Formerly Captain Company y, -Four
tcentll VIRGINIA G'afsllry. TX s q #
DahYlllc Va, January A, 1901.
The Wedding Ring Finger,
Tho wedding ring was placed ,on tlie i tha
hand, as nearest the Iheart. and ON tne
fourth pgsr leeasa ts t .a 81 , ws Sgi
naart That finger, too, was called thei
medicine finger. and ts,eN1ellef gSyas :, thal
tdct Il dtpgerous poison n simply inserted
IN the liqnii. From that belief the ilet
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