The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-29
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up"
Very early tho next day Pleasant
ton proceeded to execute his purpose
by advancing on Stuarts line. rs well
tie 'S sTsssf"nF B sf PGs'Sn Th
brigade some distance to his right. No
sooner had the action well begun OH
the turnpike leading to Upperville
than our brigade was ordered on to
the left IN operate along with Jones's
brigade. OH the road on which Burord
was advancing.
TO reach this Grape Road. ms IL
was called. 1t was necessary for us
to march along. very marrow one
line. in which the supporting Infantry
had become distinctly visible. and
along the course of this narrow road
,n arcb a aG the ground; AS ,I We
bullets whlrred by our heads and were
neither comforting nor musical we
got on the route by which Buford was
seeking to turn Stuart's flank ahead
advance with our skirmishers. In
these movements. which consumed
nearly all the day. we could hear tho
firing on the turnpike, Indicating So
we're lighting.
As we approached Uppervillc 1t be-
came apparent that the enemy's rapid
and wagons. and that our pace needed
to be uuickened. We therefore took
the trot. and the regiment in front OF
US in doing so became very much
stretched out. causing later consider
able delay in closing up their ranks.
SO that before We could get In order
gotten a strong position behind fences
on hiil, both their skirmish line and
their infantry.
One or more of their mounted rcgi-
ments dashed down towards the read.
as If TO secure our guns and wagons
ana We after breaking gaps in a stone
q n ft,ar,
CHARGED, as did Joncs's regiments. not
in we'll -ordered ranks. but rather each
man for himself. and drove the mount;
ed men before us, but soon found our
selves exposed 10 the fire of the carbi-
neers and infantry, and were forced to
retire with heavy loss. In doing so we
were. in turn. charged. and had to
face about to meet a second onset. and
deemed ourselves fortunate to get back
captured or hit
Meanwhile. tho other regiments Of
Stuarts command. under Hampton. had
been holly pressed OH the pike. where
he had lost gun and was retiring
towards Ashby's Cap. After doing
what we could to bring off ou: wound
mountain pass. held by our infantry.
In the lighting that afternoon had
seen our lieutenant-co who was
through and made prisoner. the bull
let that wounded him having passed
out at his back, making a rent In his
seen Lieutenant Robinson. commanding
my company. fan wounded and into the
encmy,s hands, number OF brave
comradcs-Turner. Grcenlaw, Gutridge
and McKildor---had been wounded
badly. While rallying with few 9TH
ers near one of our guns. had seen a
young soldier galloping across the line
OF the gums aim at the fatal moment
of It's discharge and the solid shock
strike him, and his headless body fall
heavily to the ground. while his rider
less horse rushed on.
With such impressions ] fell to sleep
that night behind our infantry, and
such memories followed me from Up
pcrvillc, which ncstles now peace
fully and pleasantly at the foot of tho
Blue Ridge. This days conflicts mark
ed. on tho whole. tho worst discontinue
Stuart's Division had ever yet met. and
the enemy. much elated over II. sent
our captured piece to Washington for
exhibition as "A trophy"
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