Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-12-16
VIVID DESCRIPTION
OF WAR INCIDENTS
Continued From 1st Page.

the enemy flag of truce informing
them of our whereabouts and demand
ed an unconditional surrender of the
town which they emphatically refused
in the meantime the General dispatch
ed to Gen. Rodes, to send to our aid a
battery of artillery. 1t arrived about
one hour by sun and took position.
Dismounting the Brigade we attacked
the enemy under a heavy fire of ar
tillery and dislodged them from be-
hind three stone fences. Then we
charged them driving them through
town., capturing three hundred pris-
oners and six pieces of artillery,
when night closed her mantles over
the field of action and left us i'm pos
session of Martinsburg, that is pol
luted with Unionism. This battle and
victory was won and fought by our
Brigade alone, and / discovered not
long since in the Lynchburg Republi-
can, an article which gave all the
credit to Gen. Rodes division, this is
sion was in the action, except the
Battery of Artillery. Our army came
up about II o'clock at night and ear
| ly next morning we took up line of
march for Williamsport, Md. When
we crossed the Potomac, continuing
our march we passed through Hagers-
town, from thence to Midway and
from there to Chamberbsurg at which
place we arrived about o'clock in
the morning, meeting with no resist
ance on the journey. However there
were enough of men and arms in
Chambersburg to have whipped our
Briagde, had they been so disposed.
1t is a known fact that the people of
Penn. are the easiest people in Amer.
lea subjugated, to permit 1900 caval-
ry to penetrate to the interior of
their state without even showing a
spirit of resistance, is sufficient evil
dence of their cowardice and love of
property. All that is necessary TO
subjugate such people is the inva-
sion of their soil. In passing through
their country, ladies and old men,
borne down with years of infirmity,
would stand by the road side, in the
hot and sultry rays of the sun, and
give TO the passing column provisions
and water, and when we entered one
Of their towns or cities we would
make acquisitions upon the inhabi-
tants of the town for sufficient
number Of rations to feed our Brigade
when you would see the streets full
of ladies and men each with a basket
of the very best of provisions, such
as ham, light bread, butter, eggs,
pickles, coffee, etc, taking them to
the market house, in order that the
invaders of their territory might feed
upon the fat of the land. Such was
our bill of fare and treatment as long
as we were in the advance of our ar
ny. / forgot to tell you that the
country ladies of Penn. went bare
foot in the summer season, Dutch
costume) and ! presume wore no
shoes in winter. We remained here
until our army came up, feasting as
aforesaid. In the meantime we made
a great many raids in the surrounding
counties, capturing (steailng) great
many calves and cattle. We then pro-
ceeded to Harrisburg, passing through
Green village and Shippinsburg, at
the latter place we routed some
militia who fl led promiscuously in
every direction. From thence to Car
isle, where there had been a military
post, and school of instruction for the
trooper, the barracks at this place
was destroyed, or consumed by fire,
by Gen. Stuarts cavalry, returning
from his raid around Washington,
and after the concentrating of our
forces at Gettysburg, from Carlisle
we proceeded to the front of Harris
burg, laying in front of 20 or 80
thousand militia, who had been as
sembled at that place for its protec-
ton under command of Mai. Gen.
Couch, u. S. A, which army was
making speedy preparations by throw
ing up entertainments and fortifica-
lions for the protection of their great
Capitol of State, with about 1900
cavalry, we lay in front of this great
army of militia for one week annoy
ing them constantly and holding them
in check until our army concentrated
its forces at Gettysburg, then we re-
turned to Gettysburg by way of York
City.
regret very much that l have to
make reference to the Battle of Get
tysburg. Our army advancing into
Penn. as far as Carlisle and York
City, was in my opinion, though
very weak one, the occasion of our
not completely overthrowing the
Northern Army and marching to Bal
| timore and from that place invested
Washington City for the reason it