The National tribune., 1908-06-11
CHARLOTTESVILLE.
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disn ounted men behind Virginia rail
fence and a ditch. The I'd n. Y. Cav.
sprang from their horses, saber in hand,
ana rushed at Munford's first line, driv-
ing 1t back and taking large number
of prisoners, while the battery, paying
no attention to the enemy's artillery
sent disturbing shells into Munfords
reserve force. The real point of attack
was felt to be on that part of the road
leading to Smokers Gap, where. the hill
was easiest of ascent. Munford had
massed his men there to turn Kiipat-
rick's right, and there the fight became.
bitter and obstinate. Col. di Cesnola,
4th N Y. Cav, had previously done
something to cross kilpatricks uncer-
tain temper, and had been placed under
arrest When he found his men were
going into action he Joined them with
out arms, which so pleased Fitzpatrick
that he rode up to Cesnola under fire,
and handed him his own saber. In
spite of it's brilliant fighting, his regi-
ment was forced back, and di Cesnola
fell, severely wounded, into the hands
of the enemy Munford was gaining
the advantage, when Gregg sent that
sterling old regiment, the 1st Me- cav,
to Kilpatrick's assistance. This check
ed HuSIleQ Dut II W d9
only a check, and the fight then became
hand-to-hand affair in which saber
and revolver were employed savagely
for many minutes, until the battery
found a way to get in some very eff
fective work with double charges of
canister, before which the Confederates
reeled and fell back. Fitzpatrick DASH
ed, after them and succeeded in gain
| ing the top of the hill, when Munford
l. ra,Ai1 rot
upon receiving a dispatch sent by STUART
to, the effect that he was liable to be
cut off. Fitzpatrick was satisfied to
| LET him go, and halted on Sthe field OF
victory to gather up his Wounded and
reorganize his command. While ne
had taken about 100 prisoners, he had
lost an equal number.
| What had really brought Munford
4 off the field was daring stroke by Col.
| Duffie. of the 1st r. l. Cav. Duffie, who
| had only ESQ men, had gone thru Thor
i oughfare Gap, where he ran up against
| Chambliss's Brigade. to the great sur
prise of both. Duffie succeeded in de-
| ceiving ChamblisS as to his strength so
as ito hold him until night. under the
cover of which .Duffie stole away and
| hurried toward Middleburg. From this
the chapter of surprises was continued
| by, Stuart narrowly escaping capture
| by DUTIES scouts. He got away, how
ever, to join Robertson, and sent the
warning dispatch to Munford. Duffie
took possession of Middleburg, and al
once barricaded all the roads. Stuart
whom the Richmond papers had been
Il criticizing severely for allowing Pleas
onton to surprise him at his camps al
Il Brandy Station, was not in situation
4 to stand much more of this sort OF
thing, and as soon as he could reach
Robertson's Brigade he put it on the
gallop to strike the impudent Rhode
Islanders, and make them pay for the
attack of nervous prostration they had
inflicted upon him. DUTIES small COM
mand met the on-rush with very firm
countenance, utterly refusing to be rur
off by the Virginia horsemen in spite
lof Stuarts urgent personal efforts, un'
til dusk. when they retired by thu
: same road they had come. Here
Chambliss was waiting for them, ant
another fight occurred, but Duffie lei
, his command back, tho he had lost two
. thirds of his brigade's strength in hi.
: fights with Robertson and Chambliss
He lost out of his small force Maj
r Harrington, Capts. Rodgers, Wymar
II and Chase, Lieut.. Brown, and othe
officers to the number of 20, besides
r 24S enlisted men killed, wounded, o.
missing He brought back with hin
I only four officers and q men. Hi
color-bearer was MORALLY wounded, blu
the colors were destroyed so that the.
RI did not fall into the hands of tn
T enemy. He says that he held the tow
p against Stuart's 1000 cavalry with fou
pieces of artillery from 4:90 in tn
o afternoon to p. M, and only with
> drew when he became satisfied that NJ
. reinforcements could reach him.
t Gen. GregG's Report.
Gen. David Mem. Gregg, command
= ing the Second Division, reports as t.
the fight at Aide:
ION June II, the division left Manas
sas Junction for Aide, being the ad
Z vance division of the Cavalry Corps
3 Maj.-Gen. Pleasonton, commanding, ac
: companied it, and at a point about MIN
miles from Aide directed me to SEM
: forward one brigade thru Aide an,
thence toward Front Royal, and late
u to join the division at hollands Ferry
+, The Second Brigade, Brighten. Xii
: patrick commanding. moved forwar'
rapidly to execute this order. Arrived
within less than one mile of Aide, tn
-. advance guard of this brigade encoun
tered the advance of a column of tn
enemy's cavalry. reconnaissance t.
the front ascertained the presence o
the enemy in force. Gen. Kilpatricl
, at once made his dispositions and at
= tackled the enemy. The First ant
4, Third BrigadeS arriving ABOUT TINS time
were placed in position to support tn
:, Second Brigade in its attack. Movin!
. to the front found the Second Brigade
= holly engaged with a superior force
: The necessity for reinforcements beinl
= apparent, the LIST Me. was ordered t
= report to Gen. Fitzpatrick. This regi
ment moved to the front, charged tn
enemy at the critical moment, and, II
connection with the regiments of tn
: Second Brigade which had been charg
o ing the enemy and resisting his charges
e drove the enemy from the field, in
n flicting upon him severe loss in killed
( wounded aad prisoners. This action
n was very severe. The enemy, strongl,
: posted in superior force to fitzpatrick
e Brigade, seemed determined to repos
!, sess himself Of the town. but the gal
81 1,,Sa.2t charges of the I'd N. Y, LIST Mass.
: 9Th Ohio, 4th N. Y, and LIST Me-, ant
i the well-directed fire of RandoPs Bat
e terry, were more than enough to max,
0 him fail to do this, and compel hi
flight to the hills beyond"
al ITO be continually