Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1905-02-09
Saint Maru's Beacon


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of these great Generals, in their re-
port Of this engagement bestow praise
upon the young artiIlerist and the brave
men under him. [See Official Records
The Federal reports show the IRE OF not less
than batteries were concentrated on these 2
Eals commanded by Pelham. Pelham held
his ground until ordered to retire. when be
was re.seved bT Jackson's batteries. he him
self CPeIham) remaining on the Aeld In COM
mznd. John Esten Cooke In his Surrev OF Ea-
gle's Nest states "thzt Oh the following dag
Con. jackson said TO Stuart, Have you anoth-
er Pelham IL 90, wish you would give him
20 me-" After the battle Of Fredericksburg
the horse artillery went 10 camp near the
Chancellorsville House on the Orange G. III.
and Fredericksburg road. We had q good
time here. organizing glee club and making
the night hideops with our yells- weRroomed
our horses. getting them In good shape once
more. The battery was completely run down
both a. 20 men horses and Il. Johnston was
sent 70 Richmond on recruiting duty. ny
faithful old horse was found dead In q stream
near our camp. The boys said that the horse
committed suicide sn order to get out OF my
hands.
We were not allowed 70 rest very long, for
on Dec "a VIC took up our line OF march. eros
aing the Rapidan at Morton's ford. where we
went into camp. The next morning, the 70.
We moved In the direction Of Brandy Station,
On the o. d A. X. T.. crossing the Rappahan-
mock and encamping &C Morrisville. REMAIN
ed all night with Mr.. John p. Kelley, m old
gentleman that knew very well, having been
sick with the typhoid fever in the fall of 1851
nc his house, and receiving the best Of care and
nursing while under his hospitable roof. took
breakfast with him, and thea started 20 catch
up with the battery. When on top of the hiil
overlooking the ford n colored boy from Mr..
Relley's overlook me laden with basket con-
tanning enough food 20 feed 10 men. turned
10 over to the boys I'm the battery who had not
Jared quite 30 well. I have often wished In
subsequent campaigns that some other color
ed boy would overtake me with q similar con-
structed BASKET.
The command On this expedition consisted
Of fitz Lees and VIM. II. Lees brigades of
cavalry and Breatheds battery ana one sec
tion Of McGregor's battery. Early on the 9th
the command moved towards the Potomac
= river. Fitz Lee was directed to strike the Tel
egraph road north OF the Chopawamsic and
move northwArd to Dumfries, while w. II. Il.
Lee was sent directly to Dumfries. Hampton
was directed upon the Occoquon- We expect-
ed TO make 20 miles before we struck the enc
my'S picket. The greater part Of the day was
expended before We struck their trail. We
captured quite "A number of wagons and other
property. and also some of the enemy who
were with the wagons. Among the wagons
We found several belonging to suffers. who
were returning from Washington with their
stores. They Of course became common prop
erty. ! RECALLED myself on cheese, crackers,
ginger snaps and pop; In fact, there was moth
ing ia sight Ia the eating line that we did not
sample most generously. On the arrival OF
FitZ Lee near Dumtries, stuart determined to
Inake a denomination. The End and Ord Va
cavalry crossed the fords and were ordered to
strike the enemy in the front, while the LIST
and 5th Va crossed above and engaged 10 a
mounted charge. Before this movement be-
gan stuart discovered from the statements Of
the prisoners captured that the town was heId
by Infantry and cavalry, whose forces axG sed-
ea his own. The attack, therefore. was con
geIted into demonstration that would occu-
py tue attention OF the enemy until darkness
might cover our Withdrawal and prev emit pur-
suit. The battery did its part engaging u Fed
erai battery for some time. The Federals be-
ing eutrelt he'd we could not do them much
damage The ire from their battery was very
range once. There wac a frame house Oh our
righi that was occupied by n family VI pe.
PIE. They mad just sat down to dinner when
we opened on the Feaeral battery. One of the
shells IRON the Federal guns passed through
tia mouse, knocking pitcher OF water into
space aud exploding On the outside Of the
house and hurting no one. They AL scampered
down IN the cellar, remaining there until we
{ sas, 4 firing The 9Th Va cavalry waa nrincf
pallJ eng gagged, In which the gallant Capt. J.
n. Bullock was MORALLY wounded. 1t. Bay.
les succeeded him. They afterwards CHARGED
across the creek (the QuanticoI driving back
the tkirmishers, capturing IL q them. Bay
les heid his position until dark, When he with
drew. The whole con mand moved out on the
Brentsville road, encampinE Tor the night near
COissstore. During the night Hampton charg.
Ell iGto the town, capturing wagons and 10
prisoners. Later In the evening the captured
wagons aud prisoners with of BreaIhed's
guns, that had expended sll their ammuni-
ton, were sent back to the Rappahannock riy.
er under escort of the Qsh Va cavalry. We
returned 10 our camp, where we were retoiued
by the other two pieces. on Dec. 81. TINS ex-
petition, tn ugh at netting very much in cap
sured property, was successful In showing tae
weak points In Burnside tanks. wetraveled
great number Of miles. being In the saddle
days.
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