The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-21

troop was divided into three sections: CD the point" and @ the supports, :" these two sections making up the ''vanguard" under Lieutenant William J. Bradnack, and (3) the reserve, ; under command of Captain Luzerne Ludington.
 As We were posting our cavalry and patrols Brigadier General Russell Frost said: T want to congratulate you, Lieutenant Bardnack, on the dis position of your troops on the advance guard. It was simply perfect. Your patrolling of the road and covering of the troops in the rear, dispensed with the flankers of the infantry advance guard"
 We reached Paine's farm about noontime, without special incident, and went into camp on the hillside. Here we established the usual picket line for the horses. Inasmuch as 1t was not known at what time the cavalry would ibe called, each man slept in the open. rolling himself up in his blanket, and using his saddle for a pillow
 | Tuesday morning the bugle of Troop A was sounded at three o'clock, when 1t was still dark. After feeding and watering our horses and getting a light breakfast, we quickly broke camp. We were the first to leave Paine's farm. Just before starting Lieutenant William J. Bradnack was placed in command of the troop. He put the men through their exercises in dismounted fighting. They were dis- mounted, formed into skirmish line and went through the various move- ments and firings. Then the command ''to horsa' was given, and those on foot mounted as quickly as possible and moved forward at once. By this time the Second regiment had broken camp and moved out with Troop A in advance as a Cavalry screen" to the attack of the Third regiment which was protecting Camp Cole.
 About half way to Mantle Lieuten- ant Bradnack, with a squad of troop CTS, was detached and sent up the RoXbury road, then to the north by the first road on the left, reaching the Flanders road, on which there were supposed to be sharp shooters sta- toned, and from there in to Gorton's $ Mills.
 The main body of Troop A, under command of Captain Luzerne Luding- ton, went forward in advance of the Second regiment, as 8 cavalry screen, until we met the enemy and went into action. The action this day was de- clared a draw.
 Troop A reached Camp Cole by noon time, The horses were put into the two large picket tents and the men de- tailed for regular picket duty. The tents of the troop were pitched and routine camp life prevailed during the afternoon and evening
 Three squads of our troopers were detailed Tuesday evening to go on duty all night with the outposts of infantry as reconnoiteriug and connecting pa trols. Their services were highly re- commended by all of the officers, whose orders they were under for their mo- bility, efficiency and the intelligence with which they performed their diff ficult duty of keeping in communica. ton with the various outposts. thus enabling the outposts to outwit the en. emy at every point.
 During the engagement on Wednes day morning, in which the Second reg iment (the browns') defended Niantit from the attack of the Third regimen Che "blues'), Troop A was attached to the Second regiment. doing such ef fective patrol and courier service be tween the various infantry command and the batteries, that the browns were enabled to overwhelmingly defea the blues, and gain the honors of tn day,-thus proving that the cavalr,