The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-10
True Story of fhe Deafh of The ssRupert Of 7he South z

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 usual, That we would not whip him # we caught up with him did not en- ter eur minds. I remember that we pressed the rear so closely that in Louisa County we came on detach- mert of the enemy. being In the leading column joined in the pursuit with vistons of . fresh mount; but those horses more than I did. and they were, soon Appropriated, while their riders were sent to the rear. As l remember. the enemy's cavaIrymen were an insignincant looking set of men. but their horses and equipments phssize "a fact not sufficiently dweft on by the Southern historian: that is. the contempt in which Stuarts men held the Federal cavalry and the great re- spect the Southerners had for the horses and equipment of the enemy. Our command neared Richmond. and soon we knew from the booming of cannon that an engagement had be- gun between the two cavalry forces. Now, as to- this engagement. I can say little. because I saw little Of if. When . soldier from the ranks under takes to tell about q battle extending over a mile or two in wooded sountry.. you can set him down as man "talk- | ing through his hat" did see hat- tery or two of ours located on q hills 1 top firing away, and did see squad- drons of our cavalry moving forward near those batteries, but saw none Of four forces retreating. When our reg iment reached the field the squadron ! to which was attached was ordered to dismount and to deploy as sharp shooters, which we did, one hundred or more of us scattering along the | edge of q wood i heard rife firing to the right and left and in front; this firing did not approach. our position, but rather reeeded What the dispo-
 sitioas of the forces severally were never knew zT .e.l. r What I did see. after being in the position say twenty or thirty minutes. fus through the thiclet He was riding slowly. We soon knew from his plume that 1t was. our General, and the ex- clamation came from four or Eve of us: sThat Is General Stuart and ; he Is wounded.' kss he rode slowly to-
 ward us we of course rushed up to
 him. It was but too .strue;l he was when we saw where the bullet had en-
 tered his side and torn his gray jacket.
 He spoke not n astword nor uttered
 groan as we assisted him from his
 horse to the. ground: He was borne
 away on+a stretcher or blanket, for-
 get Whtcns some or tu0 more stalWart
 of my company doing that duty.
 Charles Wheatly, of Georgetown. and
 Bod Bruce oS. the Relay House. near
 Baltimore tboth now dead), were two -of the men. Ours was a Maryland
 troop, The writer of this article was
 from Howard County. The troop was
 commanded by Captain. afterward coio-
 neL Gus Dorsey of Montgomery coun-
 ty. Maryland: -
 f'e remained in the line oe skirmish-
 CTS a. short time and we were ordered
 to mount and return to our regiments.
 I remember that We joined the main
 command on the Telegraph road not
 far. from Yellow Tavern. The battle
 was over: in fact, so far as I could see ,oy hear. it was not much of a battle
 anyhow. Of course. as soon as the
 Federal command realized that we
 had caught up with. him, his raid was. +at an end
 We went quietly into camp near
 Aitfee Station, few miles from the
 field of battle. that night, grieying for
 our dead GenerahSs41e hadsdisd Few
 hours after being carried from the
 field. How General Stuart got his dea tIfassS4asdd waB~aAHSFHAsarned,T T. be-
 lieve. That he must have been alone
 was evident. for not a single stan of.
 HceR krdeIlx wasswith him when he scAfItbf hrousH RHr line .% In this re. 1spett his death wound. was similar to. -thRT Of general Jackson at Chancel- Orange, Va, ,aDec 2s