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It is needless to say that the First went over the fence, followed by the Fifth, Company K leading, and they were soon in the midst of the enemy's infantry, where a stubborn fight ensued, but the Federals were badly beaten and five hundred prisoners taken. It proved to be Pope's headquarters, and that General lost his personal baggage, horses and other property. General Stuart felt that he had been fully avenged for the loss of his cloak and hat, captured a few days before at Verdiersville by a sudden dash of a small body of the enemy's cavalry
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while he and Von Boerck were quietly enjoying the hospitalities of a Virginia family.
The First Virginia accompanied Stonewall Jackson on his march to Manassas, being left at Buckland to protect his rear. It participated in the second Manassas .und captured a large body of regular cavalry at Stewart's Tavern the day before the battle of Ox Hill. It was the advance guard in the Maryland campaign, and was engaged in all the battles up to and including Sharpsburg, and it covered the retreat of the Army of Northern Virginia across the Potomac.
The First Virginia remained in the Valley, being always with General Stuart, and it accompanied him in his Chambersburg raid, and when returning the Federals cut off General Stuart's retreat, it charged over the line of battle and opened the way to the river.
The First Virginia was with General tuart in his retreat through Loudoun, and was daily engaged until it reached Culpeper Court House. It was on the extreme right of the army at Fredericksburg and skirmished all day.
In February, 1863, it participated in General Stuart's Falmouth raid and the battle of Kelly's Ford. It was engaged at Brandy Station in June, 1863, and in General Stuart's raid around Hooker's army. It was engaged at Bristow Station and at Annandale, and on the invasion of Maryland and Pennsylvania by the Army of Northern Virginia in June, 1863, the First Virginia was engaged at Westminster and Hanover. Arriving at Gettysburg on July 2d, it was heavily engaged in the great cavalry battle on the left of General Lee's army.
The First Virginia was the rear guard in the retreat by the Cashtown road, and was then hurried forward to the protection of the wagon trains at Williams- port, and when the Federals were driven off, the regiment was sent to Funkstown, on the Boonsboro road, where it fought for two days, holding in check the enemy's advance, but was driven back foot by foot to General Lee's lines around Falling Waters and Williamsport.
The First Virginia was engaged at Kearneysville and covered the retreat of the army to the Rapidan River. It was also engaged at Raccoon Ford, charging across the river, and driving the enemy from the bank.
During Meade's retreat from Mine Run, the First was actively engaged, mid was in all the cavalry engagements during the winter of 1863-64.
In the spring of 1864, when Grant entered the Wilderness, the First Virginia was ever active, and at Yellow Tavern, when the noble Stuart fell mortally wounded, he fell into the arms of Captain Gustavus W. Dorsey, Captain of Company K.
The fight at Yellow Tavern was a very severe one. Sheridan, with twelve thousand cavalry, was moving on Richmond, when General Stuart interposed by wacking his flank at Yellow Tavern. About 4 o'clock the enemy suddenly threw
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a brigade of cavalry upon his extreme left, and at the same time attacked along the whole line. General Stuart hastencd to the point where was the greatest danger. The charge of the enemy was irresistible, and two guns of the Baltimore Light Artillery were captured, along with Captain Griffin and several of his men, but not until he had inflicted fearful destruction in the ranks of the Michigan cavalry. Captain Dorsey, with Company K, was stationed on the Telegraph road, where eighty or ninety men were assembled. Among these General Stuart threw himself, and as the enemy passed in their headlong charge they received their fire in flank and rear. But the First Virginia was in their path, all save Company K, as has been stated. The enemy was driven back some distance. As they retired a dismounted cavalryman, running to escape, discharged his revolver at the General, and inflicted the fatal wound. Captain Dorsey had witnessed the act, and immediately rushed to his assistance. Captain Dorsey took him from his horse and placed hin against a tree. General Stuart then expressed the belief that he was mortally wounded and could be of no further use, and then ordered Dorsey to go back to his command. But this Dorsey declined to do, until he saw him safely off the field. Calling to Private Wheatly, they placed him upon a horse and led it to a place of safety, when an ambulance was procured, and supported in the arms of Wheatly the ambulance was driven off. The death of Stuart a few hours later ( May 12, 1864,) was a severe blow to the Confed- eracy. He was one of the greatest cavalry generals the world ever saw, and one of the most beloved of men. His soldiers worshiped him, and the public loved and honored him.
A few weeks after the death of General Stuart Company K was transferred to the First Maryland Cavalry, when Captain Dorsey was made Lieutenant- Colonel of the battalion, and how the gallant soldier acquitted himself the reader has seen in reading the sketch of the First Maryland Cavalry.
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ROSTER OF COMPANY K, FIRST VIRGINIA CAVALRY.
Captain, GEORGE R. GAITHER. Resigned.
Captain, Gus W. DORSEY.
Captain, N. C. HOBBS.
First Lieutenant, GEORGE HOWARD. Captured at Lewinsville.
Second Lieutenant, SAMUEL W. DORSEY.
Second Lieutenant, GEORGE HOWARD.
Second Lieutenant, RIDGELY BROWN.
Second Lieutenant, THOMAS GRIFFITH.
Second Lieutenant, FRANK A. BOND.
Second Lieutenant, E. H. D. PUE.
First Lieutenant, RUDOLPHUS CECIL. Killed at James City Landing. First Sergeant, ROBERT FLOYD.
Sergeant, W. H. WRIGHT.
Sergeant, GEORGE BUCKINGHAM.
Sergeant, IRA ALBAUGH.
Sergeant, W. W. BURGESS.
Corporal, F. LEO WILLS.
Corporal, WILLIAM BARNES.
Corporal, B. H. MORGAN.
Corporal, ROBERT BRUCE.
Corporal, JAMES OLIVER.
Privates.
ALVAUCH. JOHN. Killed.
BRANDT, ALEXANDER J.
CLARK, IGNATIUS.
CONRADT, C. J.
ARCHER, ROBERT.
Promoted to Lieutenant-
BROWN, J. WESLEY.
CLINTON, DEWITT. Wounded.
CLAGETT, H. H.
CUNNINGHAM, R.
CALBRETH, JOHN. CAMPBELL, WILLIAM. Captured.
CARROLL, HARPER.
BEATTY, EDWARD. Killed.
BATTS, SAMUEL.
BUCKINGHAM, GEORGE. Wounded. BUMP. GEORGE C.
CHILDS, WILLIAM. Kille 1. CLARK, RODY. Wounded three times.
Wounded at Jarall's Mill. Bom.D. FRANK.
BURGESS, WILLIAM.
CLEMENTS, FRANK.
HAR DIIN, CONSTANTINE. Wind la Falmouth
BOWLING, C. A.
COOK, RUDOLPHUS. CECIL, RUDOLPHUS. Promoted Lieutenant.
TOMATE ALBERT
BOWIE, H. B.
BIGGER. JOHN.
Killed at James City
Wrote ledl and captured at
BLAKELY, W. H.
Landing.
Spolusiçayla
BROWN, CHARLES. Wounded.
Colonel of Fifty-fifth Vir- BROWN, LOUIS. ginia Regiment. ARNEIT, WILLIAM.
Wounded at Charlottes- ville.
BARNES, WILLIAM. Killed at Kelly's Ford.
BROWN, HENRY. Killed at Earlysville.
BARRY, DANIEL R.
BRUCE, ROBERT. Killed at Bunker's Hill.
Wounded at Bunker's Hill.
BOWLMAN, M.
CONRAD, EPIIRAIM.
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DURKIN, JOHN.
GREY, Killed.
DAVIS, H. B.
DORSEY, C. R.
GRIFFITH, FRANK.
GRIFFITH, GEORGE.
LINTHICUM, JOHN.
LAMBERT, WILLIAM.
LANGLEY, THOMAS.
DUSENBERG, B.
Captured and died at Point Lookout.
LEE OTHO S.
DAVIES, WILLIAM.
Killed at Falmouth.
HOLLAND, P. R.
DITTY, IRVING C.
HARTMIER, R.
LEMAITS, JAMES.
DORSEY, C. H.
HOLLAND, JOHN.
MERRITT SAMUEL.
DORSEY, HAMMOND.
Killed.
McCUBBIN, E.
DORSEY, JOHN.
HOBBS, JARRETT.
MAGUIRE, H. A. W.
DORSEY, PUE.
HURLEY, OTHO S.
MCGINNIS, FRANK.
DALL, RASH.
HOPKINS, H.
DORSEY, GUSTAVUS W.
HARDING, JOHN.
MAYNADIER, JOHN H. Captured and sentenced as a spy. Pardoned by
President Lincoln.
ELLIS, THOMAS.
HAYDEN, REV. HORACE E.
MAYNADIER, J. M.
EVANS, BENJAMIN.
HAYDEN, WILLIAM. Wounded and captured.
Detailed on Signal Corps. Wounded at Fairfax C. H.
MERCER, E. W.
MCNULTY, JAMES.
MCSHERRY, RICHARD.
FORRESTT, PITT.
FLOYD, ROBERT.
Killed at Kelly's Ford.
GILL, G. M.
ISAACS, WILLIAM.
MACKALL, ROBERT. McCABBE, GEORGE. Badly wounded. MAXWELL, JOHN.
McCLOUD, HENRY.
MORTON, THOMAS.
GRIFFITH, RICHARD.
JENKINS, E. D.
GARDNER, J.
JAMESON, JAMES.
GLONDELL, JOHN.
JENKINS, HENRY. Wounded and captured.
Killed.
GAIGING, MICHAEL.
JOHNSON, JOHN Q. A.
KUHN, JOIIN.
OFFUTT, WILLIAM.
Captured and took the oath.
GIBSON, WILLIAM.
KELBAUGHI, WILLIAM.
Killed at Raccoon Ford. KENLEY, RICHARD.
'LEPPER C. V. LOGAN, ALEXANDER. Killed at Martinsburg.
DORSEY, WILLIAM.
Killed at Spottsylvania
Court House.
HAYDEN, A. HOLLAND, J. J. J.
Detailed at General Fit/- hugh Lee's headquarters.
Promoted as Captain.
Wounded at Bunker's Hill.
Killed at Beaver Dam Sta- tion.
HEWES, WARNER.
HOLLAND, MITCHELL.
HOBBS, TOWNLEY. Captured and took the oath.
HOBBS, N. CHEW. Promoted Lieutenant.
Killed in the Valley of JACKINS, WILLIAM. Virginia. JAMESON, FRANK.
MURDOCK, CAMPBELL.
OWINGS, J. II. Detailed at General Fitz hugh Lee's headquarters.
O'BRIEN, E.
GAITHER, WASHINGTON. Killed at Gettysburg.
KEENE, ROBERT.
GITTINGS, HARRY. Killed at Winchester.
OLIVER, JAMES. Wounded and captured. O'NEAL, JOHN H.
EDWARDS, DOCTOR.
FITZGERALD, W. BOLTON.
Captured three times at Leesburg.
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OFFUTT, JOHN
RIGGS, JOSHUA.
Captured and took the oath. ROBY, TOWNLEY. PITTS, FRED. SMOOT, JOSEPH.
Captured and escaped from Fort McHenry. PITTS, JOHN W.
SMITH, C. W.
SHOW, JOSEPH.
SLATER, GEORGE.
PITTS, WILLIAM.
SMALL, GEORGE.
PURNELL, W. S.
SHERWIN, THOMAS.
Captured and escaped from Fort McHenry.
SMITH, JOHN. SCAGGS, ROBERT.
Captured. WEEKS, H.
PITTS, EMORY.
SMITH, JOHN.
WILSON, CHARLES.
PLUMMER, JOHN B.
SAKERS, JOHN.
WILSON, LUTHER.
PUE, FERD.
SISSON, O. B.
WAGNER, HY.
PUE, VENTRESS.
SHRIVER, MARK O.
SCHULL, JOHN.
SEIGNOR, THOMAS.
Held No. I right of the
SELLMAN, JOHN.
WALTERS, JOHN. Killed. WEBSTER, WILLIAM S.
WHEATLEY, WALTER. WRENCH, JOHN. Wounded.
WILSON, WILLIAM B.
WILLS, LEO.
WRIGHT, WILLIAM."
RENCH, J. V.
TURNER, THOMAS.
WALTERS, E. H.
RIDER, WILLIAM.
Killed at Gettysburg.
Detailed with Mosby. Killed at Harper's Ferry.
WHEATLEY, CHARLES. WALSH, THOMAS. WITZLEBBEN, A. Captured. WATERS, GREEN. Died at Fort McHenry
WATERS, T. J. WILSON, A. S.
WHEATLY, FRANK. Killed at Raccoon Ford.
PUE, EDWARD H. D.
Promoted as Lieutenant.
line of First Virginia SMITH, THOMAS. Cavalry for three years. Killed. STEWART, ROBERT. Killed at Slatersville.
Wounded at Gettysburg, Spottsylvania, Ream's Station, and in the Val- THOMAS, DANIEL.
ley of Virginia. RIDGELY, SAMUEL.
TREACKLE, ALBERT.
TONGE, RICHARD.
SECOND MANASSAS, AUGUST, 1862.
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FIRST MARYLAND ARTILLERY. CHAPTER I.
N O battery of artillery in the Confederate Army won more distinction during the four years of the war than did the First Maryland Artillery, or, as it was more commonly known, "Dement's Battery." Composed of young men from eighteen to twenty years of age, they were imbued with a spirit of patriotism that overcame all sense of fear, and made them invincible upon the field of battle, and it was one of the very few batteries in the Army of Northern Virginia that never lost a gun, and no battery in that army saw more hard fighting or lost more men.
The young men of this battery were from lower Maryland, the Eastern Shore and Baltimore City. They started out with the intention of forming a cavalry company under Colonel Jennifer, and rendesvouzed at Fredericksburg, where the citizens supplied their wants and turned over to them the theatre for quarters. The reason they had determined to go into the cavalry was that many of them were from Charles County, and belonged to the Charles County Volunteer Cavalry.
Whilst waiting at Fredericksburg for Jennifer they were joined by other Marylanders from day to day, and also by Frederick Y. Dabney, himself a Mississippian, with a few Virginians. One day R. Snowden Andrews came along with a few men, and he proposed they should raise an artillery company. The men had become restless at the non-appearance of Jennifer, and they told Andrews they would accede to his proposition, provided W. F. Dement was made First Lieutenant, to which Andrews agreed.
The men then procured transportation to Richmond and were given quarters at the Reservoir, where, on the tenth day of July, they were mustered into the service, when R. Snowden Andrews was made Captain, William F. Dement First Lieutenant, Charles S. Contee Second Lieutenant and Frederick Y. Dabney Third Lieutenant.
After overcoming many difficulties, Captain .Andrews succeeded in procuring from Governor Letcher four Napoleons and four Parrotts. The Parrotts were, however, discarded after the Seven Days' Battles. The men were now put to hard drilling under the instruction of Lieutenant Dabney, who was proficient in the artillery drill, and the battery was soon ready to take the field.
The First Maryland was ordered to Fredericksburg, to which place it was transported by rail. From Fredericksburg the battery was sent to Brooks Station,
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ticar Aquia Creek, where it remained until October, when it was sent to the Potomac batteries blockading that river. Whilst stationed here the battery was busily engaged for awhile mounting guns at the Ship Point Batteries. The boys had altogether a pretty good time here, and they improved their practice wonder- fully, for many a saucy eraft tried to run the blockade, and came to grief from the accurate fire of the First Maryland Artillery.
The battery remained on the Potomae until the following March, and when Johnston fell back from Manassas it was sent to Fredericksburg, and eneamped on the south side of the Rappaliannock.
The battery was now attached to General Pettigrew's Brigade, and in a review by General Joseph E. Johnston he paid it a high compliment for its neat and soldierly appearance.
From Fredericksburg the battery was sent to Ashland, and in a few days after to Yorktown, where it remained until the evacuation of that place. From York- town the First fell back to Williamsburg, and from there was sent to assist Hood at West Point, but was held as a reserve battery. From there the battery went to Poor's farm, near Richmond, and when the terrible battle of Seven Pines took place, part of the First was actively engaged.
At Mechaniesville, on June 26, the First Maryland had the first opportunity to show of what material it was composed. The battery was hotly engaged, and lost heavily in men and horses. The gallant Andrews was severely wounded, but did not leave the field. That battle won for Captain Andrews his star, and for the battery most honorable mention in official reports.
The glorious Dement now assumed command of the battery, with which he was destined to carve out a name, and his command a reputation, second to no commander and no artillery command in the service.
We next find the battery, on the following day, at Gaines' Mill, in the hottest of that dreadful battle of the Seven Days' series, when blood flowed like water ; and next at Frazier's Farm, and then at Malvern Hill.
Oh ! those were seven fearful days, and brave men willingly died by thousands ; but a great sigh of relief went up throughout the South when it was announced that MeClellan and his vast array had been driven to the shelter of his gunboats on the James, and the siege of Richmond was raised.
After the battle of Malvern Hill Lieutenant Dement received his commission as Captain, and at the same time there was assigned to the battery by the War Department Lieutenant John Gale, who subsequently proved himself to be a most efficient officer.
The author has forgotten to state that the brigade to which the battery was attached was now commanded by General Pender, General Pettigrew having been wounded at Seven Pines. To these brave officers the men of the battery
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were much attached, and the attachment was mutual. General Pettigrew rendered up his life at Falling Waters, on the retreat from Gettysburg, and the gallant Pender died in that great battle.
After the Seven Days' Battles the battery was ordered to Gordonsville. Here Lieutenant Dabney, who had been a civil engineer, was detached and sent to Port Hudson. This necessitated the election of two Lieutenants, for the vacancy occasioned by the promotion of Lieutenant Dement had not been filled. William I. Hill was made Second Lieutenant and J. H. Stonestreet Third Lieutenant. It proved a happy selection, for there were no more gallant and efficient officers in the artillery service of the Confederacy.
Whilst at Gordonsville the battery was ordered to join Jackson near Orange Court House, and were attached to Lawton's Georgia Brigade at the battle of Cedar Run. The First suffered severely in this battle, both in men and horses. Among the killed were Theodore Jenkins, of Laurel, Maryland, and Doctor J. W. F. Hatton. So terrible and accurate was the fire of the First that the battery to which it was opposed was literally cut to pieces, and fell into the hands of the infantry. In a timber chest was found a note signed by a Lieutenant, which read thus : "Take this gun, and make as good use of it as I have." Here Major Andrews received a fearful wound.
After the battle of Cedar Run Jackson took up his line of march in the direction of Warrenton Springs, where his command arrived in the afternoon of the next day, when Early's Brigade and the First Maryland and Chesapeake batteries were thrown across the river. That night a terrific rainstorm came up, and next morning Early found himself cut off, as the rain had so swollen the Rappahannock that it was not fordable.
This was an unlooked-for catastrophe ; but that grand old hero was equal to the emergency. Placing his infantry and artillery in position, and spreading them out as much as possible to deceive the enemy as to his force, Early calmly awaited the attack which he knew must speedily come, for he was in the presence of the greater part of Pope's army.
And he had not long to wait, for presently the enemy advanced his infantry in force, and his artillery opened, but so destructive was the fire of the two Maryland batteries that he was speedily driven back. Again and again he essaved, but cautiously, for he fortunately believed Lee's whole army was in his front.
But Jackson across the river was fully alive to the dangers that beset this little band, and set to work with might and main to build a bridge across the river higher up. All day long this unequal struggle continued. when, at nightfall, the bridge being completed, the grand old soldier marched his command across it and re-joined Jackson.
Jackson now changed his line of march, and at Bristow's the two contending
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armies met, when a severe fight ensued. But Jackson was on his way to Manassas Junction, and he meant to get there. Disengaging himself, he again changed his course, and when Pope next heard of him he was in his rear and playing sad havoc with his stores at Manassas.
After leaving Manassas, Jackson moved around to Centreville, and thence to the old battle-field of Manassas. On the 28th of August Pope made his attack on Jackson, and Dement's battery fired the first shot by order of General A. P. Hill in person. In the desperate struggle that ensued, the battery was fought with the utmost desperation. The conduct of Lieutenant Hill in command of a section of the battery was particularly noticeable. As the enemy pressed on in over- whelming numbers he would limber his pieces to the rear for a hundred yards, halt, and renew the fight. This he did several times, until at length the enemy was driven back with heavy loss.
The next day and the day after the battery was heavily engaged, and lost severely in men and horses.
At Chantilly the battery was not engaged owing to the wooded nature of the country, but during that severe engagement it was under a hot fire.
As the Army of Northern Virginia was now on its way into Maryland, we will carry the reader across the Potomac at Shepherdstown, and thence to Loudoun Heights, from which elevation the First Maryland battery, in conjunction with the Chesapeakes, hurled their iron hail into the devoted ranks of Miles' command, many hundred feet below.
After the surrender of that unfortunate command, Dement made a forced march to Sharpsburg, but arrived too late to become engaged.
But little of interest occurred until December. After the unfortunate invasion of Maryland, Early's Division, to which the First was still attached, moved to Martinsburg, where it remained awhile, thence to Bunker Hill, to White Post, and in November, 1862, crossed the Blue Ridge near Newmarket, and proceeded to Fredericksburg, and camped below Hamilton's Crossing. On the 12th of December it moved up and took position at the crossing.
Dement was placed on the ridge to the left of Early, and as the enemy charged a long way to their right on the 13th, the battery participated but little in that action, owing to their having Napoleons, though it was under a severe fire both days.
From Fredericksburg the battery was sent to Bowling Green, where it went into winter quarters, and the time was spent pleasantly enough until the first of May, when camp was broken, and Dement was ordered to Fredericksburg.
At Fredericksburg the battery was placed in Andrews' battalion. Sedgwick was there in force, threatening an attack upon that portion of General Lee's line under Early, for Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville was really one battle, though Early was somewhat detached from the main army.
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Sedgwick attacked Early with great vigor, and after a stubborn resistance he carried Mayre's Heights, capturing several guns and a portion of Barksdale's command.
The First Maryland was here, as more than once before, handicapped by their short-range guns, and the Chesapeake and Pogue batteries were sent to their assist- ance, and both suffered severely in getting into position, but when the enemy's infantry got within closer range, the fire of the Napoleons was very destructive. When the enemy overran Mayre's Heights the left fell back some distance. But Sedgwick's success was of short duration.
Colonel Andrews massed his battalion near the Telegraph road, and as the battalion was somewhat concealed when the enemy came suddenly upon him he opened with twenty pieces at short range. The execution was fearful, and the enemy fell back in great confusion beyond Lee's Hill.
General Early then sprung the brigades of Hays, Gordon and Walker to the charge, and Sedgwick was driven across the river, only to meet with a still more disastrous defeat at the hands of General Wilcox at Salem Church.
Colonel Andrews received much- credit for the part he played in this engagement.
In the battle of Fredericksburg the First Maryland suffered severely, and after the battle it moved to Holliday's farm to repair damages.
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CHAPTER II.
When the Army of Northern Virginia left Fredericksburg in June, 1863, on its invasion of Peimsylvania, Ewell's Corps, to which Colonel Andrews' battery belonged, moved by way of Front Royal to Winchester, at which place the battalion was assigned to General Edward Johnson's Division.
General Early had diverged from Ewell on the march, and his column Hack the Valley turnpike near Newtown on the morning of the 13th of June, where, uniting with the Second Maryland Infantry and Baltimore Light Artillery, he advanced upon Winchester, skirmishers from the Second Maryland Infantry leading the way. These encountered the enemy at Kernstown, and soon after General Gordon charged on the left and drove Milroy's troops into their fortifica -. tions, the main one of which General Harry Hays, with his Louisiana Brigade, assaulted and carried the next evening in a most gallant manner. All day of the 14th the Maryland skirmishers kept pegging away so as to distract the enemy's attention from the real point of attack, and Hays' assault was a genuine surprise.
On the evening of the 14th General Ewell, believing that Milroy would steal away during the night, ordered General Johnson to take the Stonewall, Nicholls' and three regiments of Steuart's Brigades, and W. F. Dement's battery, with sections of Charles I. Raine's and J. C. Carpenter's (the whole under Lieutenant- Colonel Andrews ) to proceed to a point on the Martinsburg pike about two and a half miles from Winchester.
General Ewell had calculated well, for during the night Milroy did evacuate the place and was intercepted by that portion of Johnson's Division sent for the purpose.
General Johnson marched by the way of Jordan's Springs to Stephenson's Depot. Just as the head of the column reached the railroad, two hundred yards from the Martinsburg road the enemy were heard retreating down the road towards Martinsburg.
General Johnson immediately formed his line parallel with the pike behind a stone wall, Steuart on the right and the Louisianians on the left, altogether twelve hundred men. Milroy attacked at once with his cavalry and infantry (he had left his artillery at Winchester ), and made repeated efforts to cut his way through, but was as often repulsed with heavy loss. Milroy then attempted to turn both danks simultaneously, but was met on the right by General Walker, who had mst arrived, having lost his way, and by two regiments of Nicholls' Brigade, which had been held in reserve, when in a few minutes the greater part surren- dred - two thousand three hundred in number.
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