The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-19

thcw Wherever they happened to-faIl
and cut. sawed. bangaded. and druEgcd
the men as swiftly AS they could pass
from cot to cot. Burial parties car
ried the dead from the wagons to has
lily dug graves by the roadside. Tho
citizens Of the town poured gu, their
material wealth by cooking and feed
{, ing the furnished; and gave of thor
| spiritual wealth by hanging over few
cred brows with carcsscs.
Before daylight OF the next day, tho
approach of tho relentless cavalry was
heraidcd. Confederate cannon swung
'hclr grim. war-staincd mouths out
over the approach. ADlo-bodicd wa
G"hers formed the cannon crews with
wounded limo officers as captains
Throughout the day, the pursued and
phrsucrs fought for right OF way
imbodcn was urged on by the means
ana suffering OF his charges that stu
rang III his ears: he fought as lion
css tights for her sick cubs
Night came and shroudcd tho death
srapplc before the guns of reinforce
'h'hts 10 imbodcn announced the begin
ming of the. end of the pursuit. The
last vollcy roarcd across the hills and
the Fcdcrals silently faded away into
the night. The next day the infantry
and artillery % the Army OF Northern
Virginia arrived from Gettysburg
Dnring Rctrcnt Through fhc r,,,bcr
1nnd Mountains.
one OF tho most picturesque retreats
IN history is that the 1000 troops,
burdened with artillery. and defend
ing 400 baggage wagons as they pass
ell through the Cumberland Mountains
for a distance Of nearly ESQ miles in
sixteen days. and only lost eighty
men.
/; was in Eastern Kentucky. NIFTY
years ago next September. THAT noun
tain pass. primcval in All its wilducss.
was the starting place and Grccnpu, ot,
the Ohio River was the destination
The course lay through some OF the
widest mountain region In this coun-
Try, not excepting the Rocky Mountains
TWO large rivers and numerous small
or streams wound across the pass
age.
In the DEPTHS OF Cumberland Cap
this gap is eighty miles long. and
It's sheer sides tower lao feet above
the boiton-lay division Of tho Fed
cral army. under General George w
Morgan On the l,so0-foot crcsts
waved the standards OF the Cunfed-
eracy, tic banners OF an implucablc Zoe
that Was literally starving tho sarri-
son below. BY mid September all for
age Tor horses had gone. and tho CON
tncs OF the camp were Uttered with the
a Few handful OF corn aud beans re
manned for the humans, The crisis
had arrived. y vision OF a Southern
military prison came 10 General Nor
San-another showed him safety be-
yond the Ohio; but $50 miles 80 Bar
Ken waste intcrposod. lie called a
council OF war Before him lay the
map lined with red chalk marks
upon which hits finger rested.
can | take hy division by tha.
route to the Ohio River no asked
the geographical engineer.
Yes. possibly. by abandoning tho ar
tillcry and wagons" exclaimed that Of
iicer. But others objected
The enemy has stripped the conn
try-aidc of food. and we have none tc
carry. Tho trails leading through tn,
country are inpassablc. There is no
water on the way. There arc two lnrge
rivers. and several smaller ones to
cross. the enemy will be on our heels
within ten hours"
Terrific Explosions In Wake or re
frcntinE Army.
Morgan listened patiently TO this
arEnmcnt. but silently formed his re.
solve:
we viii retreat immediately" he
said. Tic council ah5ourrce!. ..nr,s oc
the officers wearing nnSlous cAprcs.
sions.
High np on Baptist Gap. stood .
Confederate officer during the after.
noon of September &c. His glasses were
focused upon tho Federal camp at his
feet lie looked long ana carncsti-y. and
finally thrust the glasses In his poo.
kct and hurried away to his own
camp.
"a long train of supply wagons is
forming. and heading through the gap