Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-30
FAMOUS CATTLE RAID
IN REAR OF GIANTS ARMY
ample Seldom Surpassed in All
Military Achievement.
STORY is TOLD BN SURVIVOR
confederate Troops, Under Very
Nose Of Federal Commander and
Ills Magnificent Army. Capture
and Drive Away 2,tt6 Cattle.

''N 'fNSbltiCcHt army. NaIhufS
and Drive Away 2,l36 Cattle.
.Nm"nG the many heroic deeds per-
FORMED by Southern cavalry. General
Wade iiamptou's raid in the rear of
'rantS army in September. 1861. IN
p"Mt Of pcriious adventure furnishes
an example seldom surpassed in mill
tary achievement
For several days prior I" september
II the seventh Virginia Regiment had
been on picket duty around Rcan's
station twelve miles south Of ictcrS-
burg. Early IN the day wc wor. re-
'icN-d ana returned to our camp on
''avcl Run. where ". joined the rest
OF the brigade. which consisted of tn.
Eleventh and Twelfth Regiments aud
Colonel I.igc Whites battalion ANA u
detachment Of horse artillery under
colonel r. l.. Chew.
l'iinora were rnoat that General
hampton had ~ mind prospective
r"h" i'll the rear 81 Grants army. which
was at IN" time confronting Peters
burg and Richmond, ;,nd on tho James
near city Point. where General Grant
mad his headquarters.
In confirmation ~ tn" trUth OF these
'"ports five days rutious were issued.
Other troops dat had been detached 40
participate IN this nanctNcr Included
W. ~ f. Lees command bearings
'iriRade and about 100 men from Cen
"ral Young ANA buHnavant' Brieadcs,
under Colonel Miller, rf tn. sixth south
Carolina regiment
IL connection with these. our bri-
2ad". led by Thomas /. Rosscr. moved,
out in rather - circuitous course. in
Ginning 20 the southeast. and, accord
ing TO my diary rested for tn" night
near the bridge over Kuwnnty Creek.
~ sussex County All al the com
inands had been greatly depleted by
more than four months OF strenuous
and continuous service. feel pretty
confdcn, that our army did not con
Nist "f more than 1905" If 80 many,
effective men.
Since the cavalry engagement, near
R"ain's station August - and TIA"
hsrd-fought battle between y T. H,ll
and laucock's Corps on tn. a5th. in
which instance Hancock was driven
back from Rcam's station ana Weldon
Hailroad Was r"gatucd there had been
a comparative lull in military opera
tions between tho two opposite forces
'iRClTTut MARCn
RESI- MED ~ MORNING
On tho morning Of the l5th tho march
IN rather ctrcuitous route was re-
sumcd THIS circEmVcu'iu& course was
pursued iu order not =" attract Tn" at
trr'iou Of the cavaltN al the enemy
lN"' .'-"' - "t IN "u'S''" - '''
lne During the afternoon the column
halted on BlacLwatcr. which forms the
dividing iinc between sussex ana SurIN
'ohhii"'- hcr" "pp"rtuhi| Was a.
lrrdcd for rest and rcfrcshmcut. both
TO tho mon and their horses. .Nbout
wipn"Nt ~" W"i" again 30 ia" S"nhi'
Aho ln"NIhE 'o' l'l' ii the "'''''l'i'
"i 'hbii l"in' 'hcN our h"u's" "'-
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rom 'h" pf"'"ui'nH Vsth u Vas
''idch' mat E"n"'al hampton MIS- MOI
tih'n'ht!ul of thc n"uScT !" "h''H tH"
men Mere 'NpoS'a. MGR" N'r" '''N'S
when our iin' 81 inarch i"d thr"uEh
"rnH' 'oreNs "hioh W"ui" OCCASION
'l'' "nN'"t' w 'ho",I'-" 'h" ''N'
us 30 omparaiN" darkucsS
i'h IN" n'S' 'h', ma no" "i '"s i''I'
ne "'i ''' = 49, :" .'
"du P,t'h -" "a w "". ~
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49,, Rive nf UInrnis C.r IN. ,,,Irnos..
~ s,,r,l,,rr Grant. army vim bc.f
'rbc.,.. ll,lsu.,ll, Nm. ca'tic wcr, b"iuG
h.rd.d an !, h.au,ifnI rlH,eal OF graz.
t,r lard Owned bv DICK and WmgHeld
Harrison. six OF cigha miles from GEN
cral Grants headquarters at CITY
Point. and about :iflSrn miles from l"-
t"rsburg.
on the Toad over wnl'h our tf""pS
w"r" moving ana wHIch lor'Heh IN"
approach TO inc iocal'N ~ 'ic '"'l'e'
100 men OF me f'rs' liS, nc, -.
lHnhla 'aNaHN' u""'. o''"s' ''""''
"c'' f""i tei'" $500 -
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nE 80; 60. ,,n,,,,,, vhirh
"'' ~ =" , ,r,,.,5 :, ,,iln -, 100
~" ro,n,sL,,,g Tbi, rooin,eut had
~ ,.r,i, noon ,lr,co with sixteen
, Ilorry ,i,Ics uowly invented
.,,L mo orly couunud in the service
-, -, ,,uA so cuiIippcd
ON rho prcccdiuu .ay II had been ru-
,rored along the line Of march that
yoeser had asked Hampton to assign
hi,p 70 make the assault From the
,iisnosition OF the troops il so0I be
,an,a manifest that the onset upon the
cutnos, and the capturing Of the cat
no would dcvolvc upou a portion Of
Tive men of tnat once splendid brigade
,ba, had by ihcir deeds OF cnura &c
,n,dc rho name of Turucr Ashhy Illus