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


q would have got on tho field hours
earlier but for soma perplexlng ambi-2
tg,,ity In orders. But 4 he rend Tered IS CO.
tive service with three squad rons s q
ssha rpshoo ters from the First. Second and and
Third Virginia Cavalry US soon as ne q "
rived He also had with him Breathedg'!s
Battery. \, ri ;S89i sisss, {S "a s
B Pleasonton had ii enough. He " began,
moving his troops a cross the IA ppa4htan--
mock without delay. General IS tua l1
reports show that no serious Q e ort WIS WIS
made to impede this movement,
Delaying Enemy.
NJ When Colonel Butler, under or ers from
General stuart. moved his regiment to-
brandy Station In the early morning, he
left Lieutenant vs. w, Bro ug ton, ofti-.i
Ger Of the guard, with fourteen men.
In charge of the camp WI ~ ORD ers 60
send two yidettes to Steyensbllrg. Apou "
tho time Butler rea ched Brandy. BE'rougf1-s
ton reported the enemy advancing along
Inc stovensburg Road, threatening tho
WAGON traln5 OF Buffers regiment, But
Ter at once sent Lieutenant-C Colonel
Hampton, with twenty men, to de lay the
advance Of the enemy, until the rest o.
the regiment could !. reach Hansbrotl -
Mount, a range Of hills OF considerable
height. Hampton pushed ahead. ana.
3oyertaklng Broughton's party. Learned
that the enemy had receded. 1lanpton's
now having thirty-slx men under MN.
moved forward and came Into & contac
with the enemy at steyensnuIg, "a alsnousas
ina Fcderals scarcely wal ted to receive
ma charge Meanwhile, Butler ha % got
Ma regiment In position on the Stevens
hnrr Road employing them on 1907 "
fnnyer the rond for q mila.s He had less
\ han two hundred men to do this W.T. r. y,
ait tha woods concealed ths sVnal IS or
Ills force The enemy. J, 900 strong, unGer
Colonel Duffie, OF the First Is hode IS, IS
land Cavalry. advanced timidly Tor me
purpose OF breaking the line % dismouNt-
"a mon on the left. Two attacks were
ran,,lsed With Enfield rifles mt close ra1lg
11uffie then charged the thlrty-slx men
s,nder Colonel HAMPTON. III drawn UP IN
ma road. Hampton dlsmounted sixteen
man for the protection OF his tanks
ma kent the remaining twenty 70 meet
tha charge, There was q consids 70 DIG
can between Hampton'a position and the
nearest point on the line OF laptlefs
dismounted men. nj 7. ~, a.
At this juncture Col, " illla.ms ", WIN
han, came up with the Fourth v1rglnu
Cavalry on the right 81 slt!er |, uls-
resting on the maia road east Of Stevens
ihmrr tust in roar OF Hampton. lie
could could not move to any advantage in
s such position Enclosed as At was by
a thick pine wood through when !, 9
column OF tours could not march. SO no
moved his column TO the westward, to-
wards steyensburg, and after gaining
tho main road, wheeled by TOURS. thus
placing ln his left In front. Other changes,
n T position were effected OF minor ! ~ d n
nortance, ana then the fight was on.
me enemy was advancing In column
10 the road. supported by strong squad
rons on either side, moving slowly ~
they came under tho IRE Of the n1en
dismounted In the road 4. The force was
80 heavy that q charge, shy the twenty
men under Hampt ton could accomplish
nothing. Hampton informed lekham
he would close back on the Fourth VIZ
lainia. 80 Ga TO mage 9 CHARGE " 9 ssolld