The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-02

proved to be true. General FitE. Lee.
With his division. and General MahOnc.
with three brisadcs Of infantry. having
| struck them on other roads and put
! them into confusion and rout. cup
turing ali their artillery. wagons and
anbul;,nccs.
E:.rly In the afternoon. as we marched
on the road leading over stony Creek.
and shortly after passing n bridge ON
II. our column WAS halted. ana some
excitement seemed to prevail In the
regiments in front. us If the fugitive
enemy had been met. We were look
ing ahead eagerly TO see If this were
true. when, suddenly, we heard the
tramp of horses feet and the rattl!ny
Of saLrcs approaching us by road
leading into ours through 1t fine forest
In Il moment. At iianptons' command
one OF our guns. which CHANGED to be
at tho intersection of these roads. was
unlimbcrcd. but was not used. the
Yankee line responding promptly To-
the call to surrender.
ENEMb'S ELNING COLUMN
HARRNSSF.U IN REAR
II n" became known to us that
while VIC mad been waiting at ti,is
point. Krtutz'a column had approached
our limo of march behind US in tho
interval between our regiment and the
one next 10 us. and had rapidly dashed
through. rho SQUADRON I" which |
vas attached. occupying favorable
position to give them chase. was sent,
forward At a =allop Tn" dust made
los the fleeing column might soon be
! seen and as Wc dashed towards j.
groups OF coutraband negroes. artil-
! leryncu ON horses without saddles. and
cavalry:ncn Oh faded animals. were
Owe rtaltcn aud captucrd. Our mon on
the hcetcst horses outstrippcI tn.
others, and their pistol shots could bo
heard rs they o.crtook once and again
h. 80 a., tg coll
" one point in this exciting chase
the dust secu 70 our lott showed
that the cucmy'S column liad rounded
an aupl. in tho road and that We hy
cutting across "a wide hold could cut Il
large par, 81 il on y few mcu fol-
lowed Lieutenant Lal. Washington TO
accomplish this. and succeeded ~, halt
ing'. column several hundred yards il
length. who began immcdiutcly 10 cast
down their ARMS and mai." ready TO
surrender. the thick dust rs yet PEE
rcrting then from seeing the fcwucss
OF the group to whom they were SUR
rendering IS the dust settled. how
ever. the forms of our f." ucn bccauc
visible, and the column i'm tho act or
.surraudcying. changed their mind. and
drove our boys Of with "a severn wound
inflicted on WIFI" ictt. tn" same
who afterwards figured in III" DIS
covcry and death Of i. Wiik"s i:ooib-
NO r'btl ilt'bs ld'lbE il'tSlt ii'i SOS
coming at this lunctUrc 10 our aid. thu
parties pursued by us. with General
lSaut2 and Colonel Samuel Spoal lead
iu., ,hcri. MAD. good their ESCAPE
IN" prisoners who had fallen int"
our hands with their horses ana cqt.ip-
ln.ils wcr" more than ~ rould we'll
inaugy" with "a detail of men under
took to got thcm together and march
them back An officer among them
wore handsome pair Of cavalry boots,
which one or our men proposed to haV.
hiiu exchange for his well-worn shoes.
but checked him. insisting that "a
prisoners personal belongings must
not bc taken from him As this Of
Ncci marched back on foot, suU'jr2 wO-
mems lace collars and other articles
which had been taken from Il l.uucu-
burg nome. fell 10 the ground from
beneath his coat Seeing this, called
tho man who wanted his fine boots, and
withdrew all objection To his taking
! them. NcrS many OF thc prisoners II
! was found, were couccaliuG on their
! persons iewclrY and other V,,luubl. ar
tclcs taken from priNut. homes. which
f., aad bccu robbed.
! Wilson, with tho larger part OF ms
force. after the encounter with Malone
and titz. Lee. FASTENED in disorder auU
/ route towards J;irrattS station. and
| ,he NotowaN River in :. wide dctour.
i[autz'a division became separated from
Wilson'S IN n manner thus stated bt
7 him: Our expedition wax very sue
"cssful until this AFTERNOON. when We
wcr" surrounded and oVcrpowcrcd and
had to abandon our transportation,
wounded and prisoners. escaped with
ms division by taking il through the
woods and charging across The rail
road Nearly l.c"U OF Wilson'S men
followed Kautz % this cudenvor TO
cScapc through the woods, and thcir
,t-f "a
i heavy loss. as has be'ru uowu.
fcr several days Wilson ia pursuing
the long rout. chosen FOR cscap. was
out OF communication with the Federal
commanders. and IN army circles
graves, nrprchcnsions were felt for
his capture Grant tcIcgraph"d to
Washington. "Kautz. with his cavalry
and :; portion OF Wilson'S. succeeded
in passing the enemy and getting iu,
but with the loss OF his artillery aud
wagons. Wilson. with most ot his com
; nand, was cut of ana rs supposed to
have zone back south immediately
on receipt o.! news that Wilson WAS
returning. General Meade sent Wrights
corps 10 aid him. sheridan WAS also
ordered 10 join him" I\autH was or
dercd TO accompany Sheridan. but in
formed General Meade: My command
is in no condition to 10 anything: the
main cause OF cur rout WAS ~. N,otn-
\
horses have had nothing TO eat FOR
forty-eiehi hours and they are eN-
hausted from loss Of sleep. II Wilson
cannot eXtricatc himself we can do
nothiu:; more for him
GRANT FINALLY GETS
MESSAGE FROM WILSON
The suspense as to Wilson and his
men i'll army circles was relieved on
the night of July |, when a dispatch
was received by Grant from I.icuten-
i-;,nt Miles g. Carter, OF the provost
guard. saying: II have the honor TO
forward incloscd Il dispatch from Cen
cral Wilson. sent Il portion OF my
/ guard which met the division
along the stage road this side of Cabin
Point General Wilson, having no
horses in condition 10 carry this dis
patch. requested nc to forward it to
general headquarters
The message inclosed from Wilson
stated Having sent AN officer via
rowhatan ana City Point TO communi-
cate with YOU. have delayed in send
ing in Il written report till could get
some sleep