The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-05


to tho relief 81 the Eighth New York.
1'lour1ioy the for some dis 3,
tancc, capturing several prisoners, and
Killing d number OF men. HID lost thirty
men. Lieutenant X. O. Allen, Of Conn
pan W u. "a sixth Virginia, X lied Colonel.
Davis OF the Eighth n eW ork, IN V V Q
fliand-to-hand encounter jss " lsSS55
# Tho little handful OF Con fedora ties we're
contrasting the road 30 " tibborn r ..s be- l
cause they knew that the horse g rtillery
on the edge OF the woods Y near the
church would bef captured y the enemy e 2
were allowed to dash on UNI lieck co t~o
runs d { 8C,aptntn afterwards AinJor) las
r.. Il Harris battery we're got ii y position
ma cnrn1rcnced &bnrk Ing VI 1t the enemy
while tho remainder OF tho but lion has
tened back across the field TO the church.
Attllis 8junct,iros General J ones br oug 2 4
in the Seventh Virginia Cavalry many
or his men having mOun ted Z hnl dressed,
ana G some or them without having sad sad
died their horses. q N ca q,
+. The reg ilient charged to 81 ppQrt, ~ ou r
noy but the dash vas t ked ana ING
rerime11t was driven back pnst the two
guns. \ But the artlle ryInen knew how "
Ia take caro- OF Themselves hey pnt IN
canistcr and covered their re treat to the
church, n where 54 they found &. support
4Flournoy and: Captain Hart had the the
shonors thus far sss Z. .Ss,1
Stubbornly Fought.
The other regiments OF y ones''s brigade
md a tak en- poslti on the left OF " "a
lanes Church, and Hampton. With four.
regiments. had come In on the a igh e.
iwSs5I Il. =. Lee, ut w elford's, had heard
the airing and advanced down the river
securing d q strong position on the Gun IN.
ninsham farm, with good cover Tor q, HIS
dismounted men behind a& tno rg stone
wal j. with his artillery on he MI e
the req +, near the Green house.. ana ian; an
unobstructed lew IN every l di y 81
Cavalry and disnourlted men y mace 81 ue-
lterm,ned attack upon Lee but IN Ia was .!
"a RELIED BY siiarpsliooters Of II he Ninth
Virginia Cavalry. ped by mounted y y g
schargos by the Tenth Virginiiaf ana me y
Second North Carolina. The enemy y .
loss at this point was very heavy ,.S5
5 Roth Hampton and Jones p now q az
~ !, al but the ground was dercely con ~ a
tasted BY the sixth Pennayly anll y LAY
nlry supported by the s5ixth hes $.
The brilliant charge OF the ";
tians and regulars elicited tho az
Sof their enemies I. III 3,
situation had grown " serious IN
Y, ha =. q, rts of the field General Harnp-}
I'm ~ the direction Gof General Stuart
before going Into act lion had ordered COL:
NJ. q, 81 Butler. commanding the Second
South Carolina, to remain at Brandy 10
lion ana 4 protect the confed rear %. s
Butler had scarcely reached BY Brandy ny,
when he ascertnined that the en- envy was Y $
advancing along the Kelly s Ford Sroad
and MS without waiting for orders e he le'i
wheeled his regiment and made all haste haste
ia n react IL stevensburg. where "a he was
Joined shortly afterwards by the Fourth
Virginia Cavalry under Col liaI rr rs 81
Wick ham. sf S4it, 81, y So 55 . ..s :.
"a Fleetwood Hill was the key to the Con- Cor v
sfedernte position and It came near 70
falling into tho hands OF the enemy.
was deemed 80 4 safe from " attack that
stuart left only Major II. p 8hcC lellan,$
his adjutant. and several couriers IN pos
session, moving all the headquarters ''
papers and other imped lmenta towards ll,th'
SCnpeper. III 1. III s. Ss45
Threat Against Rear.
mn But a strong column Of the enemy a p.
preached nearly to the foot OF the hill.
1Tantnd would have akcn the position 4; had
II not been for the action Of Major Me-
cellan IN bringing up q hoWttzer. under der
lieutenant Carter, and opening slow
fire on the head OF the advancing column.