Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-04-08
We placed Capt. Martin Strick-

# Pughs Run, we could see the
Yankees coming just south of
'ughs Run, with hankers right
md left. After crossing the
bridge I suppose thinking that
hey were safe, they drew in their
bankers very much to our advan-
.age. They were marching along
n very good order. unaware OF
their enemy being not more than
200 yards from them.
AS their rear guard came up
the command charge was Civ
Ell, and we struck them between
their main column and rear
guard. They made a very de-
termined stand about 800 yards
further on at the big Pond" L
suppose for about two or three
minutes and then broke. We
pressed right on to them, Relting
their backs. About one-half mile
further on Major Young man
aged to rally six or eight of his
men, wheeled their horses square
around and came back at us, our
horses heads coming in contact.
Houng's horse was shot from un-
der him. This was a battle
roval. We being out of ammu-
milton, our revolvers being emp
ty, and apparently the enemy
was in the same condition we
used our empty revolvers for
clubs and went to clubbing. In
experienced ones may inquire
why we didn't use our sabres-
time too short, interesting and
pressing to make the change. To
make the situation a little more
lively Young's horse had only
been struck and knocked down
by the shot and in the muss' he
went to kicking and lunging.
They managed to get Young on
behind one of them and left at
full speed. We fell back over
the hill on the right, a short dis
lance, at the Isaac Gochenour
place, a few hundred yards north
of where the Valley Pike Dunk
ard Church is now located. Re-
loaded, as we came out to renew
the attack Capt. George Grand
staff came up with 20 men, in
forming us that they had cap
tured Lieut.. Monroe Funkhouser
and % of his picket line. He,
taking command ordered forward
at full speed. About one-lalt
mile north of Maurertown. we
overhauled them. Their next
stand was made at the Toll Gate
Tommy Flynn's place. We
took the house and outbuildings
for protection, and put up a very
stubborn fight. We divided our
command, one-half thanking to
our left around a hill, coming in
on their right flank and rear.
They were not long taking in
the situation and bolted north as
fast as their mounts could carry
them, making one more feeble
stand at the -Four Mile House, "
four miles south of Strasburg.
All that was needed here we're a
few shots aud the old Confeds'
battle yell and they broke into
one Of the widest, craziest STAN
pedes that | have ever witnessed.
We rode through them and over
them. They actually jumped off
their mounts and tried to outrun
them. At Fishers Hill eight or
ten of them jumped oyer the stone
wall, fifteen or twenty feet high,
and Crept under the cedar brush
on the other side. The boys
dragged them out by their legs.
About 800 yards north of the
Stone Bridge at Fishers Hill we
recaptured the last prisoner and
ceased the pursuit in the suburbs
Of Strasburg and let them go.
You will notice that in the first
two encounters the IA fought one
to five of the enemy. We recap
tured all Of the prisoners, cap
tured one-thlrd of the enemy
with their horses, killed and Shot
up one-third and the remaining
one-third was Struggling back to
Winchester with their dead and
wounded. We had one horse
killed in the encounter at the
Toll Gate, one man mortallv
wounded in first encounter. Geo.
Bushong, a mere boy, had not
reached his 18th year-young in
years though brave, and fought
with the nerve of a Commancbe
until he went down. We buried
him i'll the family cemetery with |
donors of war on the following |
W ednesday evening and planted |
l.