Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-09-12

the 10th below the city. This move
exposed Little Rock to the enemy. and
a panic ensued in the streets.
Finding himself outgeneraled. Price
hastily abandoned his works and re-
treated south in the direction Of Red
River Two brigades Of Steele's cav
airy attempted pursuit. but were check
ed by General Marmaduke's Confed-
crate troopers. The mayor Of Little
Rock formally yielded the place to
General ]. w. Davidson. leader Of
Steele's vanguard.
The total casualties Of the Confed-
crates in the series Of operations
around Little Rock were sixty-four
killed. wounded and missing, General
Steele's column lost 1877 all told.
General Price continued his retreat
undisturbed and reached Arkadelphia.
100 miles south on the Washita. There
his force united with scattered detach-
ments. the aggregate numbering about
$500 men.
Old Foes Meet Again.
Sept 10. 1863. two months after the
affair at Falling Waters. where Gen.
eral r. e. Lee crossed the Potomac on
his retreat from Gettysburg. the last
clash of arms in that campaign, the
troopers in blue and gray. under Gen.
eral Judson Fitzpatrick and General ].
e. B. Stuart, re0pened the old fight
for the mastery Of the Rappahannock
line. Lee retired his whole army be-
yond the Rappahannock and also south
of the Rapidan. a tributary Of the great
river. General George G. Meade, his
victor. pushed forward with the Army
Of the Potomac to the Kappa hammock
and sent his cavalry across to clear the
road for an advance to Culpeper Court
House. Stuart was guarding the Get
tysburg fords with his troopers.
Fitzpatrick led division across the
Rappahannock early on the 18th. hop
ing to surprise the enemy and rush
upon the courthouse unoppOsed. Stu.
art sent his wagons and disabled
horses back behind the Rapidan and
deployed his corps for the defense of
Culpeper Kilpatrick's leading brigade.
under Colonel II. e. Davies. Jr.. cross.
ed the Rappahannock at Kelly's ford
at 6 a. m. driving the enemy's pickets
back toward Brandy Station, on the
railroad. where two regiments Of Stu.
arts troopers were in line supported
by three guns. Davies men were
checked by the fire. and he brought
up two guns. with which the enemy's
pieces were soon silenced.
Fitzpatrick ordered Davies to make
detour through the woods and attack
in the direction Of Culpeper. The Con-
federates encountered on the new
route were driven back to the court.
house. where Davies found his ad-
vance disputed by another large force
Of cavalry supported by three guns.
Bringing up battery to shell Stuart's
line. Davies sent in two battaliOns of
the Second New York cavalry on Z
charge.
Sabering Cannoneers.
In front Of the charging troopers
were q ravine and creek with steep
hill and a rocky road on the other side.
The road was swept by shells. but the
line dashed forward CALAMITY up to
the u1azzles OF the guns. Using their
sabers only. the New Workers drove
out the cannoneers and captured two
pieces. together with twenty men and
anNofiicer.
The capture Of the guns. which be-
longed to Thompson's Virginia bat
terry. gave Davies control Of Culpeper.
but as he pushed on after the retreat
ing enemy his line encountered an