The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-04

+'-''NNA Nl 1A4lfH states ItCEU-
lars. four regiments ana four bat
teries
These troops were in excellent CON
nltio", admirably equipped with arms
ammun't ior and horses Nothing that
the quartermsster. commissary ana
ordnance departments Of the govern
N'ehl could supply was lacking 10 nt
thcm ior the enterprise that las be-
fore them Ia most II not an. OF tho
regiments the men wcr. clad in new
unitoruls. and mad tncir faces clennly
s"aNen, and appeared as II they were
in ~ ad'n'sS FOR Inspection or = grand
review. rather tnsn tho rough en-
such were tho conditions under
whioh The men VINO followed Pieasan-
ton buford ana GregE spread their
blankets on the night OF tho stn OF
june and laid GOWN to rest. many
light hearted fellows who did so be
ING am unconscious tina, they would
never 30 the Xix. again
Whist the Federal commander was
making thehe dispositions OF MS
troops and Preparing FOR sudden ana
CON erted dash on tho lines held hv
the southern cavalry the following
morning these latter we're engages
during this br,aht Juno DAY in grand
review. under the eyes of General
Leo and other prominent aenerals Of
RS arms train from Culreper and
Orange with visitors. including many
ladies' stood ON the track near tho
t"viewin- stand the lonz double lines
~ which Stuart narshalled MS mer.
as no with Generals Lee Hampton and
others sslloped past were truly I'm
posing in appearance When these
limos were broken into niatoons and
marched IN review. first at walk.
gain az q tro' and ;hen a. a gallop.
the scene hecame graadly Inspiring
a mimic battle. in which Hampton
Led regiment IN charge on bat
teFS. closed the splendid pageantry Of
the day These mon retired at night.
hungry and wear and needing rest
after the excitement and vigorous eN-
ereise tnroush which they had passed
They coaprised 1--WE hrlgades com
/ manded o5 Brigsd!er- Generals Fitz
! Lee Wade Hampton W. II 2 Lee. j.
J.. Jones and II Robertson. the lat
ter having hui Two regiments. The
entire force numbered $500 men They
We're from Malyiand Virginia. North
[ Carolina South Carolina and Georgia.
ana ia one hatciy were men from New
I orleans lsesilet th.s battery t. ego
were your others
These brieades b.youaccd in the
vicinity ~ tho Three io;ds Of the Rap
pahsnnock. nearest to Brandy Station.
with the artillery under Ms'or r. r
Beckham on tho rOaf leading to
Bcvcrley's. and near St. James Church.
Near tho artillery were tho regiments
Of joness brigade. one OF which. tho
sixth Virginia. furnished the quadron
Vnder Captain Bruce Gibson which
was placed or picket duty at the above
f FORD CAPTAIN MILAN White. from
one OF Rooe,tyons North Carolina
regiments WINS on guard with squad
fon a koliy's Ford
So we'll had the movements or the
F,d'rals been covered. and so silently
mao they approached tho vicinitv Of inc
river mat no knowledge OF their ad-
vance had reached General Stuart.
/ both ne ard his command slept during
the night OF tho Sth all unconscious OF
the rude awakening in store for them
NeNt morning.
According to the preconoer,ed plan
the men with Buford and those with
gregg were put in motion without
/ hus!e note or other noise to give the
alarm. at o'clock =. NJ. and proceed
Ell TO the two fords which II was pro
pcsed they would cross .imuitaneous-
~ \ mistake as 10 the right road by
one OF Grcsgs bsisades-ihat under
Duftic-dclayod his column so that 1t
Was not Al the ford as early as was
contemplated. Nothing. however. re-
aided buford's march. and In the ;wi-
lsht OF the carly morning two squad
ons OF Inc sixth New YORK Cavalry.
WITH which rode the daring young
iialShren and George ~ Custer sent in
advance wound quietly down the hill
tp the river and dashed across. They
received the fire of the Confederate
p'ckcis. and rapidly followed them, as
/ they reiterated. arouslng Captain Glib
son and his men on the hill. The men
"l the sixth New York were closely
4 followed by The Eighth New York and
I Eighth Illinois Regiments. and Captain
/ Gibson despite bold attempt to re-
! tNrd them found il necessary to fall
i-ck in haste While doing so there
Was q bus stir among the other squad
rcns OF the SiNth Virginia Regiment.
and mounting ga hot haste. Colonel e..
=. Flournoy with these squadrons has
tended to Gibsou's support. lnd with
SUCH Of his mon as were al hand. met
the advancing Fedeials within 800
yards of his camp With this encoun-
ter vas now fairly begun the heaviest
and most hotly contested cavalry bat
tie ever fought on the American soil
The dash OF Fiournoy's squadron
do~n tho road on which the New York
and Illinois regiments we're boldly ad-
Nanc!nS was quickly followed by those
% the seventh Virginia. under Colone,
Thomas Marshall which regiments ad-
vancins on the left Of tho sixth. pushed
forward until checked b. body of
sharps hooters deployed in the woods
The prompt and spirited action of the
men under Flournoy and Marshall had
an important bearing on the fortunes
of the day In giving timo to the arr
tillerists under Major Bcckhan, to ex-
tricaie their guns. endangered by the
rapid advance OF the Federals. and
also in the Killing OF Lieutenant r. o.
Allen. OF Company u. sixth Virginia
cavalry Of Colonel r. r. Davis. who
was leading the foremost brigade in
the advance from the river. One of
CAPTAIN iiart's guns. planted In the
road and opening FIRE on the Federal
! columns, materially aided in holding
them In check. At A. NJ. Pleasanton
wired Hooker Enemy has opened with
artillery Colonel Davis Ia badly
wounded"