Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-18


Nc ever knew. II iaincd necessarily.
making tho progress OF the artillery |
very difficult Guided by 1, negro who
offered to lead him to the tents occu.
pied by the STAFF Of General IoBc. Cen |
eral stuart was soon In possession of |
General Popcs headquarters. capturing |,
"a large number OF prisoners. including |
many officers. and securing large
amount Of public property. Attempts |
were then made to destroy the rati-l
road bridge over Cedar Run. but owing /
To the heavy rain this was found to |
be impossible.
Fearing that the streams in his rcat
would be rendered impossible by tho
heavy rainfall, General Stuart deter
mined to rciracc his steps at once /
and on the morning Of the 23rd he
joined General Jackson's force AT War .
rcnton Springs. In his report, General |.
stuart says:
AS day dswned | found among the !
great number Of prisoners General
, rope hrin nuar'ermaster. Major
Gouidins. and asccrtained that the +!
chief quartcrma5ter and Pope's aid de
camp. Colonel L. n. Marshall. narrowly
escaped the same fate. The men OF
the command had secured Cen
era ropes uniform. his horses f,
and great variety OF uni
FORMS and personal baggage. hut
what was Of peculiar value was the
dispatch book Of General Pope. which
contained information az Erent i'm
nortance TO General Lee throwing
iSht upon the strength. movements.
ana dcsirns Of the enemy and disclos
ing General Tope's own views acainst
his ability 10 defend the line OF tho
Rappahannock
over 800 prisoners. OF whom large
number Yere officers. were marched
safely within our lines a. Warrcn,or
springs, on August 80
ON March II a division of Federal
ca'alrE. under General Avcrell. crossed
'he fhppahannock at Ecily3 Ford with
ORDERS TO attack the Confederate cav
airy near Culpeper Courthouse under
General Fitzhugh Lee. and 10 rou: or
destroy il. General Avcrclr. commend
numbered 1900 men. but as nc had 10
ue'hch 800 10 guard his flank and rear
II" states that he carried only o.l0o int
action General Fitzhugh Lees com
mana numbered 500. BY dash across
inc river the Federals succeeded in
capturing the Dickets of twentyhye
men mat guarded the ford. The whole
OF General Averelrs command then
crossed and took position Meanwhile
General FitzhuEh Lee. having been in
formed OF the crossing Of the river
pE the Fcderals, moved his command
IN iine OF battle towards kcllys Ford
quite a splendid engagcm,nt cnsu.d
WIN varying success to the conbatauts
nhtii about $40 i. NJ when tho Fed.
erais recrossed the river" In his re-
Port' General .hvcrell says: 1T was
80 y. NJ, and II was necessary TO adj
vance my cavalry upon their intrsncbed
position TO make Il direct and despera,c
attack, or to withdraw across m.
river Either operation would h,ve
oeeh attended with imminent hazard
~: nolses were very much exhausted.
TAT
deemed II proper 10 Withdraw"
''Sherhi stuart, who was prcs.D, bu,
Nno ie!t the direction Of the bst,le
ehf're'! 10 General Fi:zhugh Lee
W" "o' agree with the view cAprcss-
&" by the Federal commander a. h.
says: The dcfea, va. decided 80 ~
enemy, broken and demoralizcd. retirc6
under cover Of darkness to his Mac.
OF refuge. the main army having aban
doned in defeat an expedition under
taken with ooastins and vainglorious
demonstration.
PROVES SAD DAY
FOR THE CoNEEDERACY
Certainly General Averell did not
carry out his orders. which were TO
attack and rou,. or destroy. Fi,zhurb
Lee Nevertheless. this was SAD
day Tor the Confcderatcs for among
the fallen was the bold, iatrepid he
roic Pelham. for among the Confcd-
crate heroes slain in battle mono left
a moro honorable. a more brilliant rec
ora than this young major OF the horse
artillery At the battle OF Gainesville
special mention MAS made OF his com
ing into action with his guns by Cen
cral Jackson, as relieving his riEh,
AT 4 most opportune time. Favorable
mention was made Of him by both Gen.
cral Lee and General Jackson OF the
efficient manner in which he served his
guns in checking and delaying the at
tack made by General Franklin on
Jackson's lines at Fredericksburg. In
the language OF General Stuart:
Though young In years. mere strip
ling In appearance. remarkable for his
genuine modesty of department.. he Yet
disclosed on the battle field the con-
duct of veteran. and displayed in hi.
handsome person the most imperturb-
able GOODNESS III danger
Though of slender physique. he was
gifted with nerves OF steel tho heart
OF q lion. and courage Of martyr. lilo
fell mortally wounded in the nsht near
Kellys Ford with the battle cry on
his lips and the light OF victory beam
ing from his eye.
General Stuart's cavalry was on
tho right wing OF General Jackson's
CORPS at fredericksburg and did fine
service In repciling the movements
Of General Franklin's advance on
General Jackson's right wing Dur
ing General Jackson's famous flank
movement to tho right OF General
Rockers army at ancellorsvillc.
General Stuart's cavalry screened the
movements Of General Jackson's troops.
and, after General Jackson was wound
ed. General s.. r. Hill succeeded in
command OF General Jacksons Corps.
He was disabled. and turned over tho
command to General Stuart, who con
tinued the flank movement, and ear
ried it to a glorious consuming ton.
The writer participated in this ia
nous flank movement of General Jack
sons, and we'll do remember that