Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-10

climb the embarrassment held by the
Nineteenth Maine and are instantly
shot or stabbed.
Fooled at every point. the Confeder-
ates reel backward. with the Federal
regiments AZ their heels In a few
minutes $50 prisoners are brought into
warren's lines. with two battleha rs
and eve guns Of Poague's Virginia bat
terv. which had opened the ball ut
Bristoe station by firing upon Sykes
rear guard
After dark Warren moved his men
across Broad run 50 stealthily as TO
escape detection by Hills pickets. and
Fwell did cot reach the field until the
Second corps was well on the road 10
CentervflIe in touch with the main
Federal army.
This chance affair on the railroad at
Pristoe Station was fought by men who
had crossed bayonets at Gettysburg
three months before The Confederate
Twenty-si1th North Carolina suffered
the heaviest regirnental loss at Gettys-
burg and was the heaviest loser at
Rrjstoe Station. The first rife shots II
Rristoe Station came from remnant
OF the First Minnesota. a regiment al
most annihilated at Gettysburg in
feat OF arms which General Hancock
pronounced the most brilliant in his
tory. II met its Gettysburg foemen in
front of the railroad at Bristoe Station.
Extraordinary Cavalry Melee.
Five DAYS after the clash OF infantry
columns at Bristoe Station the oppos-
ing armies were again in that vicinity.
Lee had turned his course south Inward
once more stuart's cavalry stood
guard In his rear on the south bank OF
Broad run. On Oct. 18th General Jud-
son Rilpstrick's cavalry division drew
rein along the north hank. Early in
the morning Fitzpatrick put his Skin
misbers across the creek at BUckland.
where Stuart was in person with Gen
eral Wade Hampton's division After
standing of Fitzpatrick for couple OF
hours the Confederate leaders laid
plot 10 destroy him.
General Fitzhugh Lees division was
a few miles distant from Hampton. on
the flank Of the direct route between
Buckland and warrenton. Thus the
situation was against Fitzpatrick.
Hampton's division on his front was
match for him alone. and stuart had
Fitz Lees division free 20 come in
where IL could do the most good. Stu
art retired slowly with Hampton's
squadrons from in front Of the stream
and in order - deceive the Federals
left his dinner unfinished on farm
er's table
tel Mt hfi-
Cades. led by General CA. Custer
and General II. f. Davies. Stuart's
ruSe worked. The eager Federal com
inandpr rushed ahead with Davies
men after Stuart had allowed Hamp-
ron 20 be driven" from the crossing
with good deal Of thunder BY Custer.
With Hampton out of the way. Custer
got all his men across and after chHs
Ing the retreatinE troopers mile gave
hts men 4 rest for dinner
Fitzpatrick dashed after Hampton
with Davies brigade. then according
IN program Fitz Lee at the head Of
> 600 sabers struck the rear squadrons
n Davies brigade and ran into the
flank Of Custer. Custer had been fac .
ng west with his whole line. and Fitz
Lee came down on him from the
south. Wheeling the sixth Michigan
IN the left he deploved il in front or .
captain Pennington's battery. with the .
First Vermont cavalry gathered around .
he guns.
Fitzhugh Lee Attacks Custer.
Fitz Lee brought up Captain Rreat-
lead's battery and opened on Pen