Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-06
SECOND CAVALRY FIGHT
At BRANDY STATION
almost Entire Mounted Forces of
81 Armies of Northern Virginia
and Potomac Engaged.
BATTLE AN OBSTINATE ONE
FcderalS Started 10 Retire Across the
RappahannoCk River, When Cen
eral 1'itzhugh Lees Division Be-
gan to Threaten Their Rear.

The morning OF October Q. 1858. pre-
sented a most interesting series Of
movements on the wide field OF opcr-
/ atoms occupied b. the armies under
\ Meade and Lee. Despite the unfavor
( able result OF the Gettysburg campaign
to the army OF Northern Virginia, its
commander. with his characteristic
boldnc$S, was moving across the Rap
idar 10 offer his antagonists the wage
OF battle on the Culpcper fields. On
: tho day following, Lees corps had en-
Z tered that county and were pushing
across il towards Aicade's army. Gen
eral Stuart. with lIamptons division
q Chat general having not Yet recovered
from his Gettysburg wound was
moving IN advance towards CulpeQcr
Courthouse and on the flank OF Eweil,s
b and HtNs regiments IL front, while
General Mcades troops began TO fall
back before him. At the same time
that general, uncertain OF Lees move
1nents. had directed gadior-iie neral
John Buiord. with division OF caYal-
TE, to cross to tho south side OF the
Kapidar and proceed towards orange
Courthouse with view 70 discover
what was or foot III the Southern lines.
Ruford crossed the Rap!dan and
found the intr1nChnents lately held by
| Lees infantry u0occupiod. hut his fur
ther progress was ohstrucied by the
Confederate cavalry under Naior-Cien-
eral I'it2hurh Leo. who. having made
Il the necessary disposition Of his COM
4 mand, supported Ivy two briGAd,s Of in
. fantIy. speedily attacked Buford's
|, force and drove them back across Nor
toms Ford. In this charge, Colonel
It. l.. Rosscr led his regiment ohio
Fifth Nirciria). with marked rgllan-
try, even though Il bullet. striking him
on the forehead. stunned him For 4
while. Eorc, too. tho guns of Chow's
{ battery played on Buturds retiring
!, line with bloody effects.
When the Federal cavalry had got
ten ba ok on the Cuipepor side they
made no hurried retreat N once, but
mot l'itzhusgh Lees attempt 10 follow
then with n stubborn resistance. This
y was particularly the case when Wick
! ,haIn's brigade. which crossed the river
/, mt Raccoon Ford, pressed closely upon
them. IN charge on the eremy's
! Hharpshootcrs who were weil-pvotect-
ed behind fence, Captain William
!. B. Newton. VINO WAS III command OF The
Fourth Regiment at the time, Was KILL
ed, and Captain Williams. Of the same
regiment, also Tell. Captain Newton
was the older brother OF the late
Bishop Newton. and il was pathetic 40
SEQ tho grief OF tho latter whc'l the
captains death was told him Wtliiau,
& 3. Newton was one of the rohlcs, Of
( ferinEs Hanover County laid on the
!. altar III the army OF Lee
Following the encounter in which
these brave men fell, Buford's brigade
I fell back towards Brandy station
I. pausing. as If for battle. very briefly
s. only, near Stevcnsburg. Meanwhile as
FitZhugh Lee, with Wickham's brigade
4 under command OF Colonel Tom owen
JomnX's brigade, and chamhlisss bril-
s gade, approached Brandy station. fol
lowing Buiorl's rctrcatiuE column
K General Stuart. with Young :, Joncs'S
and Gordon's brigadcs. hardly pressing
& - Kilpatrick'S troops, was on the road
4 to the same place from Culpcper Court
!. house.
BATTLE An ENCrIING
AND INTERESTING SIGHT
1t soon became evident that ny u
rapid movement Lees regiments could
reach the station in advance OF XII
patriclt's and seriously obstruct their
union with Buford The country
through which they would move in
order 10 effect this was remarkably
open. aiIo!'ding n view Tor Ion. dis
taEcc down the road leading from CUl-
pepper. Probably no more interesting
or exciting scene In cavalry warfare
occurred during the long struggle than
was here presented, that OF stuart in
pursuit Of Fitzpatrick, and Fttz Ice
dashing forward TO cut him OF. Tho
Federal column rushing down the road
at tu!! speed, Hampton = CN!s!pu !u
hot pursuit, ana Lees twelve r"Ei-
ments throwing themselves across mo
path ot The Fcne.a! r.trra'-au IN
lop. ARTILLERY at me gs.@op battle Hays
borne swiftly above II. aust, al made
& sight 70 be r.,ne-7b -Tec
If Inc situation was eliminating ana
exciting 70 lie snea wearing tic gray,
IL vas 20. less 80 20 ':c=- wearing the
blue, General George 4 custer lead
ing one u AlDltg.c. I-.gal.s, w-ote
{: ehe s-t--.s-. LI rt'a.ee had