The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-10

.to receive them. 1t was II fight Of pistol
against bnyonet. The result was the
siattcrlng OF the Federal line md, as IS
recollectcd, the capture OF the entire Fed
cinl force. In this enlightenment the gll..
liant Captain Burlt. Of tho Twenty-frst
Regiment, was killed While leading his
company n chhrge Upon the line. Of the,
enemy. 1t were difficult to mention all
tho actions In which the brigade WINS cti-
gagged tdttrlng tho nrduous winter earn.
pnlgti Of tssa.'0i. rho general result Of
Us oper.atic ia WIS tho capture Of UP.
ovorS 1900 cavalry. But THIS cavalry was
lcd by General wv I. a. Jones, the peer OF
any, In hlliIthc qualities tint make tho
soldier and the officer. ~ j III 81
HUNTERS 1NvAslO N AND iTttn FALL.
Or GENERAL JONES
I'm the summer of 1864, occurred tho
Invasion OF Virginia by the notorious
Of Is, 900 infantry and ,nbout 1850 cavalry.
General Jones. who at that time was
communding III S Southwest Virginia.
was ordered to collect every available
man and meet him, Tho Twenty first
|sReglment was ordered to iinarchSa at once
TO Staunton, Val where he fNl', while
lending charge against the. hosts Of
Hunter. s,f3 N sitl3i5 >,;SsS&.s.l
rho Jones 3 Brigade after tho fall Of
Its beloved General was commanded nv
tho senior colonel OF tho 1Slghtl Hegi-
ment, and in his tbsonce, bysthp colonel
of tho Twcnty-flrst. AThla brigade united
Will, thdt Of General Nc ausnnd, ~
very gallant and ablo officer ana to-
gether numbering about 1900 mon. met
Hunter between Sthunton ami Licking
ton. " III Ss5
GENERAL !. MoCAUsIAND AND HIS
:. ACC N1PL1sTIMENTs. HE SAVES
si}3LYNCHBURG I3E1FORE EAHI.G
ARRIVES.
Tho object oflMcCauslnnd was TO re-
tnrd tho advance OF Hunter, whose OBJ,
1eotivoswas well known to be Lynchburs
Tho small Confederate force OF cavalry
contested with stubborn resistance. every.
mile of Hunters march.
On the 10th OF July Hunter reached New
London, u village about twelve miles
west Of Lynchhurg, He arrived at that
point about noon ofathe 10th. The posi-
ton as onesof defense, was very strong
and tho entire Federal army was held
there until night fall, when M cCnuslnnl
fell back hi the direction OF Lynchburg,
ms far as the Quaker Church. distant
some two and a half miles from the
city. Hunter appeared In front of this
position at dawn Of the 18th. AS reported
by courers sent to ascertain the condi-3
.
not force there adequate to meet Hun
ter's army and General Early, who had
been ordered to the defence Of the city,
With his veteran and famous division, had
not arrived. The condition was most
critical. This Ewns known and appreciated
by every officer &and private In TINT
small force az Confederate cavalry. They
were fully conscious OF the fact that IL
saved nteall. LNnchburg must ba saved
by them from failing into tho hands OF
ruthless and Infamous invader, Tho
resolution of NrcCnus!ond was fixed to
check Hunter Mt any cost. and ut any
sacrifice. until the arrival of Early, which
was expected during tho day. Tho de-
Tense made by the small force Of Con-
federate cavalry at tho Quaker Church
was not surpassed In stubbornntss and
ganantry during the war. 1T held Its
position with heroic Valor against ro-
peated attacks Of the enemy, until night
fall of the 17th., when 1t retired In the
direction OF Lynchburg in consequence
of pressure by Fce-ernl infantry on Its
TANKS. But the resistance at this point
and at New London was fatal to Hunter
and was the salvation Of the beautiful
City OF tho Fills. 3E
Without It Hunter could have march
ed Into Lynchburg on tho evening OF
July 18th, certainly on the morning OF
July 18th. s tlf.9ats 1;iei III
ARRIVAL OF GENERAL EARLY AT
IYNCHBURG. IT. ls
During the afternoon and night of tho
nth EARLY arrived. with one entire divis-
ion, Ramseur's, and part of Gordon's
Division In the forenoon of the 18Th,
Hunter was attacked by Early and de-
fcntcd. Flo retired In disorder and dis
may during the night OF the 18TH, notify
pursued on the 10Th. by the glorious "O,d
Jubc,' and his invinclbc veterans. Cen
oral Robert Ransom was placed In COM
mand Of Enrly's Brigade July 10Th,
PURSUIT. or HUNTER.
1t was supposed that Hunter would
retreat by the Valley Turnpike; with this
probability In view, General Ransom
made n rapid march to Buchanan in or
dor to intercept and hold him until
EARLY, who wns closely pressing his
renr, could come up with him. But 1t
was there learned that he was continuing
his flight to Salem and the Southwest. On
reaching the Salem Turnpike, however
It was nscertalped that no was tscapilg
by m obscure road to the SnnnWha Val
10y. Every effort was made by tho cav
airy. to strike his flank on this rond,
On reaching It, however, only the rear
OF his line WAS exposed to attncs The
attack was mt once maze, resulting IN
tho capture OF prisoners and OF eight or
ton pieces Of artillery. It WAS utterly i'm
practicable for Early to follow Hunter
on the Knnnwhn Valley road Ho thcre-.
fore marched by the Valley Pike. to tie
Potomac River, driving tho enenl'- from
Winchester and other points in tho VAL
Icy, across Tho river. after repeated en-
counters with them, in one OF which fell
the gallant Sergeant AlexauderSP Hal
sey.
GENERAL ROBERT RANSOM AND
4 GENERAL BRADLEY +. JOHNSON. q
General Ransom commanded the Jones
Brigade but n short time and was sllc-
ceedcd by General Bradley r, Johnson,
n very able officer and n chvalrolis.
mngnanimous gentleman. who at once
won and held the confidence md love Of
hu command.
the twenty first Virginia Cavalry tooB
IN active mart In NIL the operations OF the
remarkable cnmnalgn OF General Early
In tho Valley OF VIrglnin. and was
prominent participant In almost daily en-
counters with tho cnemy--in tho baltic
Of the Monocacy; In tho operations around
Washington city; In the invasion Of Penn
avIva MIN during which the Clty OF Chnm-