The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-29

Companies und uniting With hin p',,' cllys 4
Snirntcs ci.tsseH / ,eSylb ford & "A tet, pro-
sccodinr about Il mile, Cnptalns V,til 4.
tUtey,ilier II private iii Dur compa III ana
Bunotlier Of p,ir men, who were YES.
oaftp from o,ir front Nfenotti ~ column \
0f tho enenX oii Il, M
wards us. We prepared ~ On &c lnll spuI
Ms no udvatce WIS iiutle we resli " q!
our ,nnrcl. Y, Nn presently chtne III slglit
OF d wheat Held and Of tic NNarren y
hike on tho west sile of Cub Ruil. ivy lll
Held Swas Glled with scattered remnants
of tho f'e1elsll army and We we're Q fder i'
TO Siiargc them, Which Wc did. many, y
SEi,ffcndering aid OTHERS flying 10y .i,l l'
woods towntds Cub 1tui,8 Jumping =, 1,,a
5fennc Into tic Wutre,,ton pike Tlle.tllt ~
Itself was tlllcd with pieces Of nrtliierN.
the rctrpating soldlery. Willie III. tl,s
Held II saw AMMAN who ~ took " g De y
Misunderstanding afleiEh Ills crops. He was vas
Iii citizen clothes nild lind <ni' 'nDf !!
with il handkerchief stisdtOny The top ot Y.
IBpnid no at lentlOi7t 10 this strlil scr, put
l,ustencd on to the road from when ln =,
In nmbulat,oes were firing upon w t y, Ms
rot urfled tho fire and this halted tue
mass Of TIC retie;iting lint, oi'ses, Z ~ I
balances, artillery and sold idrs hfoot; out
l5 fcw the men mt the head az ING
iretrentlng 1inc Cit t1lclrA horses loose ullu
esca ped while 4we Intercepted cvtryttl llllR
gbehilttl them. our battalion, under Sol-
ionel Munford, was NOW formed III NC ",
road heading towards CenterVlllc, and
tic order given to charge D ryn}.S tho
road NO stnrted tI3I being ut the head ofi
tho column With Sergeant aS.AAl le9xandcr.
when appro,cliilig an lacksinitli ~ y
limo Of thnEc openad firei upon VS.,
Killing 4Alexnn1ers horse una arres y ne
our progress s, We then $tlscovered thai
tho buglc had sounded the recall, Il ~ but
4weSlnd not heard II, such was The 3clnt t.
Ter or boots OH, the pil;c, aud nc boe'Xi
OF tho bnttullon had been halted SOHO
S1lstnncc IN 1,enl' Of u.s. We Is topped uil-
'der cover bf% the blacksmith shop and
Then retired through Tho woods und re- re-
Joined o,,r battalion AS we got bn ck, yvo
round Private John smitll,Sof Lynchburg
III churge or the citizen ] had ottcel AZ
$the flcld3fin@ going forward. This gentle
man being asked who ho was replied IS
am tho Hon. M us, reprcsellt I've OF
New. York, und holding on t a. pen ktlll 9
Iii Ills hand sud 5i@''1 mover acnrrietl I q
more dangerous weapon than this ,knlte
.Il,old IN my hand, md 5iitcrelyt came here
to look on1ntt tile light Private snlitthl lnd
I had his horse killed, and Captain LII "
horne sent him as ii bodyguarei 10 &A AZ
ply To- tho rear The representative q I
Is New York % was sSuttcrWnrdSt eLteI tsl ieA
for months ing Libby Prison, urd was vas
finally exchanged for the Hon. Charles il1'ts
James Faulkner. who Ind been inter
tcepted in New York on his return from [l' n
Paris to Virginia. :;s Captain DeaWnro
.Keniper, with his Alexandria Battery,
now made his way to tho front,sand VIC
moved Out Of tile road to give him rIg y
or way md he opened fire on the rear'In !
the enemy's forces near the blacksmith
shop wliero5 they were 3conyerg'ng 80 get
aoross the Cub Run bridge. II was now q
gathering dark, and our battalion took e
no further part In the pursuit thnt might.
We marched back to the Lewis lous
which, wo reached about a12 II clock, ana
occupied our5 former camping grou l,d...5as
ls Il. " ID. NVA1aXYI CISif
second Lieutenant, Wise Troop Comp 'i'1 y
81, Second Virginia Cavalry. ii,38 8 "a,