The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-29

burg along :. route which led through
inns same mountain pass. We had
reached Il point in the vicinity of the
Gap, and were marching in quiet COM
| posurc. ia consequence OF reports
brought by our scouts that no enemy
was near. when suddenly line OF
skirmishcrs in blue appeared on n hill
Ia our right. Instantly Major Tom
| Waller led q squadron into the field to
| make y charge. when tho blue line dis
appeared beyond the Hill, ana We saw
| no more of them.
as this Rhode Island regiment
moved on towards Middlcburg, we
followed them, quite ignorant OF their
| numbers. and how soon they might
! turn to attack us. We were ordered
TO be in readiness to fight at any mo.
inent. Very soon the twilight dusk
| Fettied over us, ana then came dark.
ness An order passed down the line
Eiving us a watchword and reply, for
distinguishing friend from foe In IA
| night battle. With sabrcs drawn and
| In silence. We marched by fours In
| darkness that hid us from our COM
rades NJ our side, and halted about 9
| or 10 o'clock, and went into catnp on
the edge of large neid. where we
ate our supper. fed our horses, and
laid down for sleep.
Meanwhile Colonel Duffle nursued
Ills way to Mlddleburs. and strongly
posted ms men to resist any attack
our troops might be preparing to
make. y part of Robinson's brigade
approaching the town frrm "a different
| direction from us. after n bloody en-
| counter. drove Duties mon out and
they, after retiring In the quiet and
darkness of the night. sought the
same hcid In which our bivouac was
! made, and. like us, lay down to sleep
ne proximity Of the gray and the
oiue 10 cach other did not. In their
! nnc"nsciousness of this nearness. dis
tdrb the slumber of either party.
IN ;he gray mist Of tho carly dawn
a dethli OF men were sent by us TO "A
barn located in tho held of our biyoua,.
ana as they approached Il the Federals
were discovered and their presence re-
ported, and there followed among rs
bridling and saddlins in hot haste.
Captain Tom Hayncs's squadron &c
+, ana I'd was the first In readiness 10
, mount, and he took the lead. the re-
inainder OF the regiment moving after
nam al gallop. Tho Rhode Island
/ men began Il rapid attempt to escape
rs soon as they perceived the situa-
non they were IN. taking in their
'hsnt ROAD leading towards the Bull
Kun mountain. Captain HAYNES was
700 close on them to admit of their
faHying and giving battle. Twice or
"itener, they attempted TO turn and
lace him. and at each point several OF
| thcir dead marked the points;
where such attempts were made.
me pursuit was continued Till
thc mountain crest was reached.
colonel Duiiie, in reporting the affair
on the following day from Ccntreyille.
TO which he had continued his flight.
said: Il returned here exhausted at 40
o'clock to-day. with the gallant debris
or my nuch-loved reEiment-four Of
hcers and twenty seven men The
following is our lost In killed. wound :
cd ana missing: twenty officers and o4S
enlisted men. Many Of the missing
her" reported. 100 at least. II fell to
my lot to assist In paroling. and | had
occasion in the performance of this
autY 10 observe the fine demeanor Of a
Dody OF brave men In the hour OF deep
modification and calamity.
| After returning from the above
mentioned chase and paroling the pris-
oncrs. we marched to Middleburg
Where. on The porch Of store at "A
street cCvner we saw laid side by side
the dead bodies Of five or six OF our
men who had been killed the previous
evening in the charge BY Robertson
against DUTIES regiment. We contin-
ned our march for about a mile beyond
The town where we halted ana spent
the night. The day following we re-
maIEed IN this vicinity, engaged in
Diminishing. and on the lookout for
attack was made on our line. which
extended TO the right ana left of The
turnpike leading TO uppervilie We
went to sleep that night confidently
anticipating that the attack which we
had taken position TO meet would be
pushed on the morrow
We were summoned to mount very
early next morning, and were soon
greeted by the rapid firing of our dis
mounted men on the ridge above ,s-o
. q 4
our whole line WAS attacked By the
tnemy on foot. Our regiment was
hill as If III readiness TO make or
fcpel 4 mounted charge Several can
non or the enemy had begun TO shell
the woods through which our line ran,
ana one OF our guns. placed on the edge
oi the pike in front of a blacksmith
them 1t soon became evident that a
Federal regiment was charging dow,
t ne PIKE ., on our gun and the order
the gallon in platoons. and struck the
First Maine Cavalry just as they sur
r enrnm,,te on" hod gun no wnerS despeEate
leading files and our cannoneers. These
dashing men began to wheel and re
treat we reached them, and one
whom Glanced to notice. having de-
iayed his wheeling too long, was shot
by the busler of our company. and fell
TO the ground near Our cannon.
! We were able TO pursue these Maine
men but short distance before their
hcaNy Skirmi&h line on both the right
and left, checked us with their fire,
and very quickly the Tenth Pennsyl
| vania Regiment, Fastening 10 support
the one we had met, came bearin z
down on rs in most threatening style.
The hand Inland encounter that en-
sued between us and these men of
Maine and Pennsylvania was sharp
and bloody.
One Of them, observed, who had
been endorsed, and had backed ur
against nm oak in the grove. and hay.
| ing fred his last cartridge, was de.
| Tending himself with rocks, which he
| furiously hurled 1T his aSsailants un-
| Ill he fell from their pistol shots dead
at the roots OF the tree. Another sol
| der in blue, young. handsome and stu
! dentlikc. had his horse shot under him
near me, and | called TO him to hand
me his arms Looking momentarily for
another charge by Il friendly regiment
and so hoping to be liberated, he was
slow in christening his sable belt. ana
when ! struck him on the shoulder with
! the side of my sword to make him
| hasten the operation. he undertook to
demonstrate against my striking II
| prisoner. AS was hurrying him back
J ut a double quick. the eyes Of n fallen
| soldier lying or the ground over which
! we had charged, and gazing up into
| my face, arrested nay attention. and
sent n pang through me as | recognized
his face as that OF my own captain
| tJohn w. Hungorford), n brave ON.
and "a cherished friend bh a