Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1922-09-19

son, who was temporarily in com
mand. After the fight Mosby's
command retreated into Loudoun
county, and Blazers withdrew to
the west side of the river.
MARKER NUMBER SEVENTEEN
General Bradley r. Johnson Re-
pulses The Enemy Near Kabletown.
In she latter part of August, 1864
General Bradley T. Johnson, with
his brigade of cavalry and force
of infantry, moved to Kabletown
and encountered a large force of
infantry Of the enemy. An engage
ment followed, in which, after a
good deal of severe fighting, a
charge was made by Johnson, and
the enemy, were driven down the
Shenandoah river. The result of
this engagement was considerable
killed and wounded.
MARKER NUMBER EIGHTEEN
Charles Town The Scene of Many
engagements.
After Gen. William E. Jones had
left New Market on his West Vir-
ginia raid in May, 1868, Lieutenant
G. B. Phillpott and Captain r. p.
Chew gathered together about As
men of Company 90, and crossing
the mountain, went down the Luray
Valley through Front Royal, cross
ing the Shenandoah river at Myers
Ford about IL o'clock at night, May
18th.
They pursued their way to Tate's
woods, about three quarters of a
mile from Charles Town. They dis
mounted here and tied their horses,
and marched behind the house of
Andrew Hunter, down the back
street. Thence in front of Hawks
Factory to George and turning NOV
ed in the direction of the Court
House. Phillpott and Chew reach
ed the old cattle scales where a
sentinel challenged them and raised
his gun. They both fired on him
and he fled into the Court House
yard and fell.
Summers Company was quarter
ed in the Court House and the Car
ter House. They numbered about
ninety men. A lieutenant and ten
men stationed in the parlor of the
Carter House opened fire upon us as
soon as Phillpott and Chew fired up
on the sentry. They kept up a
constant fussilade.
1t had been arranged that Lieuten-
ant ]. w. Carter of Chew's Battery
should attack and capture the sol
diers in the Carter House. He was
assigned six men for this purpose.
When the Company reached the cor
ner of the Court House yard, Carter
with his men moved swiftly up the
walk in front of the Court House,
and crossing the street opposite the
Carter House threw open the hall
door and entered the parlor.
Striking the lieutenant over the
head with the butt of his pistol he
demanded a surrender. The guards
threw down their arms and were
taken prisoners.
In the meantime Phillpott and
Chew, with the remaining men, had
entered the Court House and cap
tured, without trouble, the balance
of the company of Capt. Summers.
Summers, who happened to be out
at the time of the attack, hid in the
wood pile of Major Hawks, whose
house was nearby.
The horses in the hotel stable were
captured, and the men were mount
ed with the prisoners behind them.
Summers company numbered
about ninety men, sixty of whom
were captured with their arms, and
about seventy-five horses.
Returning through Tate's woods
the prisoners were mounted on the
broken down horses, and at day
light the whole party recrossed the
river at Myers Ford.
This capture was made without a
single man being killed or wounded
on either side. The Federals SEEM
ed dazed by the night attack and
offered but feeble resistance.
On October 18, 1868, Gen. John
D. Imboden marched to the vicinity
of Charles Town for the purpose of
capturing the enemy, who were
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