The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-19

tain, and an opportunity would be fur E,
Ir,ished General Bragg, II no disposed, 70
move o,tso OF the fortifcatiotis and take
part III tho enga cement, thus placl ling the
enemy between two hres. " Il, q "a
Position Of Lotnax's Brigade.
81 General SLomax5 dismounted Eahis brigade
and placed his men with sliis usual Bki
and Judgment; his position was on the
EASTERN edge Of a large BODY Of cleared.
land, which terminated on the west side
IN d body OF timber, from ION the
enemy line was expected TO move to the
attack. IAN open ditch pa ralleilng the
his mon, ana AZ cut through which; tho
road ran, served ia 4 IKE purpose for the
rei11ainde About twenty me OF Com n;
pan u. sixth virginia Cavalry ~ ere de-
9uIoyed On horsebnck ION the high ground
III INA ren \ or tfsss dismounted men, and
at distance of out ESQ YARDS IRON
them. s5 sS III 81 IN NJ &. U.
4 Near the right, Of the dlsmountedl5 men 2, =
the altin1ore Ligfl u Arttller was poatcu,
two u It's IN the road ana w 81
the elevated ground to the 4 Ga e 81 g. ~
8f ..,.8 Sheridan's Assault. d.
About S2 O'clock. In the afternoon sheri.E
dan moved 10 the attack in two lines .of.
BATHS, about six thousand strong. Ills rs
aim was to dislodge the men VINO tnreht-5
Oh ed the flank OF his line OF ,i
however proved to be dl,',eu NV ID
taking for Lomax's men held Nell I . ~
1vitl tho a te,nacty Of bulldogs ana 3Sf IS!
Two hours. the fight ragged with great fury II
tho 4 Federal lines being repeal Y &, re =
l,,,ilsed II Sheridan had had the ehte
linrise Is throw strong force on Y ne {!
TANKS Of the small body OF men N'nich3
confronted him, success would 1f prophDly
have been gained much sooner ana VII
4, och less loss than was the ca Dut 81
does not seem to have had the SIG n't t,.
ninnrehension OF the small size OF me
Torca with which he was contendlng. His
conduct OF the fight was oh ara teriaed py5
tina ltlmid prudence that has SO Il often
,n,,ovnd fatal on the field OF battle.
IA, Aho,,ts 4 o clock Custer Brigade was
..,sr \ - charge the right fiankigo OF D the
lines. Tho Conf derate line n
although we'll protected, had sustained 'fl g
terrific fire, and the loss IN officers and
men was exceedingly heavy, al mad. peen
done that was possible thin the the limits ll
OF human courage and enc ural'se, u.l =
when asssiled from u new quar ter pyE. an /
overwho l1n!ng force 1t withdrew IN goous
order from Il It's position. and \ fell NJ BACK
behind the attenuated line Of mounted
men who. as stated above, had been t1
ployed In their rear. 4S 81 558si v III
Charge Of Twenty Men
At this juncturef a courier brought Of :.
,dors from General I,onlax to the small +!
3iiodv} 81 noun ted m en- to report as quickly
!, e possible, to hin on the right 4# Riding
1T the TOP OF their speed they met g ems
oral Ionlax, swhose impatience had not al
lowed him to await their coming, ana
we're told by him that the enemy were
about to charge the Baltimore Light Ar
tilery. that they were the only mounted
men on the field, and that General Stuart la1E.
relied on them to save the bntter 1ro 'l11
capture. lie directed them to proceed
Until they reached tho isoau
and to charge down 1t until they met and
5roipelled tho enemy The road was qulck n
IN reached and a headlong charge sW'as
begun. A short distance down the road i!l!
they passed General Stuart, who, seated
on his horse facing the road, was molly molly
He gave q cheer ana waved vs.
his sabre. About two hundred va rps nesF-
yond him they met a part Of the pattery
coming under whip and spur ana less
than d hundred yards behlnd y WIS was ~
head OF the Federal column In not puli7
silt these mounted men did not nuns
Der over twenty, but they We're greatly
favored by circumstances the ROAD Z was
m rrow and bordered on both SIDES ny
timber: the shadows cast by tho trees
and the dust raised by the rev eat'ns
buttery served as 4 screen 70 co! 1s'.s
their numbers. d i.5s 4.
Like a bolt from cross bow they
struck the head or the enemy coii3u INT
tumblod it down the hill and across Z. g
stream that flowed at tho bottom q It.
They then retired q short distance %
prcvcs. The enemy, then moving throuigh
the timber on their right, from e .l.
Off their retreat. Just atSthls Tune 9
squadron OF The First Virginia Calvary
arrived on the scene. and uniting WITH
the men OF the Sixth, tho chnrge va
repeated, and again the enemy was driven
back down the road. .I & q ii, iii y & 8
While this struggle was going on fl IN
the roadway some dlsnounted Is Fed el,i
cayalrymenf made their way through the
Timber on tho west Side Of the road, TO
n point near General Stuarts position,
and by one OF them no was y lnortally
wounded. s.s555 I, ts Z, 4. !.
sgP Sheridan did not attempt to press the
fight further, but Withdrew his men TO-
ward Yellow Tavern, and about CLOCK
That night took up his march to i1arrl-
son,s Landing, on the James River
IIe made no attempt to5enter Rich
mond and his expedition would have been
totally barren one but for tho shot
that laid low tho gallant Stuart, IN
whose dealt, the Army OF Northern var
sinfa suffered an lrreparable loss