The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-20
held d course moro northward and never
crossed or closely approached the War

u ,r,- a. npa orco e ipN: llv I. n recon lOiss,rlnE
nn,.,v ~ sn,nn strength. This presented
: "snro N er,r,a,inn IL ny fellows. who
IL, ,od ror' NJ n n b,,srnf do or n chance OF
tmrni,,r thn,nsoIves "init, mo,,ntcd infnn-
~ I'srhnro ,vn,e hnre1yf d hundred OF
.then, M thnv ware az the right kind
:, 5,,orxo md alili md tla rinE;8 reil
! ~ Initiative nm crn,.,sinv md self-reliant;
Entertainments vn,,ths who carried into war
! thn sniri, n Tho chnse; huntsmen, marks
n,n,, fornsters. t1cer.stalkers; men graded
| IN the Sunderland familiar from boyhood
WIN woodland life.
Az task. however. was to find Jackson,
and 10 lose no time about 1t.
ca + swent along the fringe OF broken
country living back from the open road,
neithar@ Attaching nor being attacked By.
thc nrowlinr hands which Infested the
Hills and valleys on the southwark side
ne thc turnni)e. 81
NIE-rE1r or EMATrO- NCMPA. 3}#i9I
what most unprecedented was an am
hrscnde Of Jessie Scouts, SO 4 took a
formation which was taught INC five and
forty wears pro. and which renders a
surprise impossible. My instructor, ~
the way. wns Mntto-Numpa,, Il native
American who subsequently tried con-
illusions with certain George A. Custer
In the lonely Valley of the Rosebud.
L /
|stor? IT Is very simple. and on many
occasions II has served me we'll
You throw forward a single line, with
M interval of ITO TO 200 wards between
your mon Tn that way ten men will
give Won n probe a mile long. Your Or
anrs ara ahnnted from man 10 man, and
vonr Communications nre instantaneous
and nerfect 1,he leader Holds his APP
no;ntad course hen IN and with swing
inc stride. climbing the heights, plung-
int, tbronrb trn 7hickcts penetratinE
o,,nr,, 5l,;dinr Mace flat lies within rifle
s,,ot ~ ,,o,,r' mnrc, or course your
To-, a.. ,,,ny In cntrnpped cnsily enough.
ol,honph nven thnt,sis 1f rare recurrence
a,,a II N,,orst yn,, Nave snrun,, he am
,,,,so,d IA !, ! rn.t - !, single 1mnn
Va, viii note that tho march is made
a. a lively mace four miles or more in
hour hating. no creeping. no field
chasing, no Smelling The woods, but every
fellow forging forward as though glory
| or supper awaited him. And the secret
OF this ulacrly is TO be found IN the
simple principle that the average man
will incur any amount OF peril for a
brief period; aye, ind will glory In II,
| too
That was the method of Matto- Numpa.
At short intervals ten minutes or less.
Y! Ht ENbllh D1ucl lIlC iCtlbCI uoNh' GNU
| the next would hive head Of column
! and SO on throughout the rotation. Thus
| each man IN succession would have the
| post of peril the post of honor and u
1 spirit of generous emulation would In
1 spire and cnthuse them ALL
Scna tor, 1t Is not so With us. Let a
man lead a desperate charge or head q
forlorn hope, and we push him forward
I. on every occasion. OF course he does
| not last long, and we are so sorry about
! II that we try to assunge our giicf with
i talk of q monument.
That was not Nation umpa's way
lIue, ie was '''"e. u,lu :, 90 .
~, ne WIN W. '..p :,
ict'o" as uriier utiu :. .ei.
ne "ouid nave hept ilini .out 90 ''aA'ie
tWeiVe lnoo!'s ~, ~ .ile ear even .housh
nc had hau 20 Up MS sHrl''cit lh'o
throngs TO blnd nm
i IN SIGHT OF BATTLE.
| Wen, We swung along In that way
until from rising ground we could define
i tho battle. A brisk artillery duel was III
proyrcss across the Wnrrenton Road
From tho omen woods about a mile anG
n half west of Groveton my leader re.
ported a group OF mounted men, about
half hal n mile orr and In open ground.
calloped to tho front, and the moment
cleared the edge Of the woods tn,
cavalcade came forward Their forma
ton and movement was irregular and m!
first thought was Jessie Scouts Thu
/, moment they started for me threw m!
horse on his launches and then held hin
with his flank toward them. They un
derstood the gesture and Instantly drew
rein. Then u single trooper came for
Il ward, his sabre drawn. and we met II
headlong charge. looking into each others
: eyes as we passed. il WAS all right
lie was one of Jackson S cou:!ers. and
! knew him.
y nrAroc1rn WIFI 1AcEsON
49,, -.I. :, -,
[ rs pu,'ea up 'ie sun unu eouiiai
s matted ana JACKSON slune ioue 'oi ,s,
ms features were Workihs Hla W'tnpu
9 ceremony or salute yeileu, i-ohss'r ,~
: through the Cap ana lafeckoh at hay
. market by this time
:, WHO heads the cnlulnn!' were stone
= Walls first WORDS
!. Hoods DIVISION Generai' those gai
~ liant fellows WHO ------