Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-18
SOUTH HARD PRESSED,
BUT FIGHTS GL0R|OUslY
Survivor OF War Between States
Tells OF Those Dark
DAYS in 1861. ~.
Tribute TO GENERAL STUART
TELLS of Famous Cavalry leaders
Raid, to Rear OF I'opc's Army, aud
Other Daring Exploits That Mako
Ills Memory Rcvercd.
CONTINUED From Last sundayD

CONTINUED From Last Sunday)
!. General Jackson. who waY following.
reached tile scene early on tho morn
INK Of the 4th. and drove in the picketa
.! tho enemy. General Stuart then
pointed out the position OF the enemy.
no" occupying. apparently in force.
III" plateau from which he had shcilcd
th'ir camps the DAY before. ami sug-
Ecstcd n route by which the plateau
could hc reached. Generals Lee. Long
street and jackson. having thoroughly
examined the ground, concluded that
the natural strength of the position
occupied by McClciIau's army. and the
protection further given IL by the Fed
oral Eunboait made il innivisahlc to
attempt 10 carry it by assault.
MOVES ~ DIRECTION
or HACCOON FORD
Asain. after General Jackson at.
lacked and defeated u part az General
ropes army at Cedar Mountain. a day
or so previous to August 90. Genera!
stuart had ordered his c1valry 10 move
IN the direction OF Raccoon Ford Hc
expected that General ITitzhngh Lee.
with his brigade. would he in the
ncighborhood OF NerGicrvillr. on the
plank road to Fredericksburg. on the
.th OF August. and on tho evening
"f that dar he rode with his star TO
'hat point TO meet his troops Finding
lnat fitzhuGh Lees brigade was no.
fhcrc. and being unable 10 learn anv-
ming about ii from the people in the
Nicin'ty. he sent Major Fitzhugh. Of his
tail on the road on which he had
expected General F'itzhugh Lee to
move. 20 lool: TOR him.
General Stuart remained NJ ynrdie,
vie y, an carly hour next morn
Hs he was aroused by the noise OF
moving horses and wagons. and ON
gong 10 III" road he ascertaincd thct
'hcS were coming along tho route
mat nc had expected General Fi,zhurh
Lee 10 take He took the approa CHI :
hE troops Tor his own men. but sent
out Two officers to ascertain ,E. facts
lie was soon undccciyed IS these a.
hccrs were fred upon. turned about
hurrlcdlH and were pursued General
stuart, barehcaded and without cIo,k
ran Tor his horse, mounted rode rapid .
- 70 Inc rear, jumped high fence
.'nu, win several OF his STAFF. souSh.
Shc!'er IN neiGhborinE body of woods
''eherai stuart vas not the man. how
ever, TO s" very far unnccessariIv Uo
Sa!S Having stopped at tho ncorc..
""ohS' observed the party approach,
ana ieaHe IN great haste. but not with
GI IN! hat and cloak, which had
Inc" my oed. Major FitzhuIh, in his
Fc"rch Tor General Fitzhugh Lee. was
caught by this r:,rty. and borne OF, "a
q prisoner Of war
colonel Walter Taylor says. this al
venture OF General Stuart was the sub
OF many poke ut his EXPENSE
"ui none ihushcd moro hcartedly over
recolltc,ion OF his hasty departure from,
Nc'dier'illc than he did
what splendid fellow General Stu
"an OF fine physique, possessing
great powers OF endurance corr,c.ore
(" AN cStc'cd degree, OF sanuuinn ,on,
per ",hent, prompt 10 act, ALWAYS roaL,.
,or heht-he was the ideal cavalrynan n.
HOW genital he was. There was M
room 'or tho blues" around his head
fu"Ftcrs' the hcsi;atinE and dcspond.
ing round no conScnial atmosphcre a,
Ms camp: good viii. jolitv and even
hiIaritr re!gncd there The haniois,
"aS almost as Indispensable an ad .
Juhct 10 the headquarters Of the cav
airy as was tho adjutant-gcncraI
Songs OF laughter often revealed Cen
cral Stnarts bivouac when other signs
!ailed IN inc darkness OF night. And
what happiness vas his II circu1n
stances caused his tent 10 be pitched
within calling distance of lovely wo-
men How many happy hours were
PASSED by him and his staff at the
beautiful Flower" in the Valley OF
Virginia..
!, was refreshing sight to sec him
his staff, and To catch tho merry glance
Of his eyes as he pointed with pride
20 garland of flowers or autumn
leaves. decorating his horses neck.
tho work OF sweet woman. hands
Let IT not he supposed. however, that
there was no sober. nor serious. side
To tho character of this gallant SOL
dicr. Behind and underlying all this
freedom from care and iiEht-hearted :
ness there was vein OF earnest con-
Viction and OF deep devotion to prin :
epic, n recognition OF mans depend
ence upon his Maker, and an abound :
Ing faith in the promises 81 his Re-
dccmer. as proclaimed In tho gospel
Of peace. While no soldier was ever
more ready than he for fray. none ever
realized more fully the personal dan
scr il involved, nor faced more cour-
ageously the issue of life or death
that attended his every movement in
response TO the call OF duty.
FAMOUS STUART RAID
OF GENERAL POPE'S HEAR
Again. General Stuart's raid to Gen
eral Popes rear. General Stuart, who
had been ordered ito move to the
enemy's rear and cut his cominunica-
tions. crossed the Rappahannock on
tho morning of the 2:nd Of June. 1862,
some distance above where General
Jackson crosscdt-part of his comman nd
nj Waterloo Fridge and the remainder
at Harris Mill.
Proceeding on the road to Warren
ton, General stuart reached that point
in the afternoon. He found no force
OF tho enemy there, and asccrta ed
that mono had been there for days
lie tltrn directed the march OF his
column to tho vicinity Of Catletts Sta
ton. which place he reached after
dark. Having captured the cnemys
pickcts. General stuart was soon in
the midst Of the Federal camps. hut