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iVlJEMOIRS
OF THE
’<imfetferii'e War for IndepcEdeiice,
Bt
Ht ros Von Borckc,
t > f ; ,</,/ij in (!aural./. E- B. Stuart.
- (’i.ii roiti) SritKET, Bond Street,)
August, 1805. )
ill- Ivliter of “ Blackwood’s Magazine.’']
[continued.]
i'/„ Hattie of Seven Pines. f
;;l, ip62.—This sanguinary fight owes
trance nanjo to seyeii solitary pine-trees,
m!iii‘, i'ist at the place where death raged
”' '. .^i'.Iv snd where the battle was deeided
!!'"- v (1 'r of our arms. About 30,000 men were
' ,,n our side, whilst the enemy brought
ut )5,in>1 into the field
The ground was
. .... unfavorable for operations on either side
,Vr„a,l wooded fiat, intersected with morasses
, d open spaces ; and the yoaip were bad and
beumd description, owing to the fate
\ lolcnt rains. _ , -
I do not propose giving a general aescrip-
,,f ;he engagement, hut shall confine my-
v-!l in nr. personal experiences and impres-
f j ljn> . I,, cause, having no military position as
v , t, and taking part in it only as a deeply in-
l.-e-tid spectator, I had no insight mto the
, the coinmanding general.
(.cr.eral otuart’s cayglry could be of lit-
de ..Tvice in the fight, he liad been ordered to
place it in reserve at the centre, and on the
right and left Hanks; but he himself was as
ujusl in the thickest of the fray, giving assist
ance. counsel and encouragement to the oth-
ami Itting nothing escape his observation.
nt'i.c.-a! ' ongstreet commanded the right
wing, and had taken up position on a hill from
(.Inch there was an extended view.
The battle was beginning; along the whole
line rang the sharp irregular lire of the skir
mishers. only now and then broken by the
thunder of one of the numerous batteries;
t -.„n, however, the cannonade became general,
x i the rattle of small arms preceding the
Ikjuiii of the heavy guns, sounded like the Con
ner] rumbling that one hears before a tliun-
ride was to be extended to a greater distance
than usual. It was late in the evening when
we reached the last of our outposts, and I was
not a little surprised when the General here
dismissed his escort and desired me alone to
accompany him farther. Silently we rode
through the lonely wood, whilst the ^darkness
gyew deeper and deeper around us, and the
stillness of the forest was only broken by the
strange tones of the tree-frog, and the melan
choly cry of the whip-poor-will.
We soon found om selves within the enemy’s
lines; at any moment we might stumble upon
one of their patrols, and General Stuart smiled
significantly when he saw me examining the
loads of my revolver, and observed that we
would not employ firearm's except in the last
resert, and that in case of an encounter we must
make use of our sabres. This ride was strangly
exciting to me; now that I have become so
accustomed to such expeditions, I could go
through it with the most perfect composure,
but then I was feverishly agitated, and every
rustling bough, every bird flying past, increased
the strain.
After a ride of about five miles we reached a
small house, and on General Stuart’s knocking
at the door in a peculiar manner it was opened
to us. The house was inhabited by an Irish
man and his family, and here General Stuart
had appointed a rendezvous with one of his
spies in order to obtain an authentic report of
the enemy’s position. This man had not ar
rived, so we fastened our horses to the fence
and tyent iu*0 the house. Ijour after hour
went by, and the man came not, and it was past
midnight when General Stuart became con
vinced that some uulookcd for hindrance must
be detaining him. Not all our powers of per
suasion and promises of money, not even my
offer of accompanying hi in, could prevail on
the old Irishman or his son, a lad of seventeen,
to walk over to the spy’s abode, which was
about two miles distant and near (me of the
enemy's camps, and so the General and I were
obliged ourselves to undertake this dangerous
expedition. With the first glimmer of day
light we mounted our horses and cautiously set
off on our wny. The peculiar repugnance of
the Yankees to patrolling at night, and the
heavy rain which favoured our enterprise,
allowed us to arrive without misadventure at
the man’s dwelling just as the reveille yeas
bounding in the fiamp only* 4Cjd paces distant.
Tfie spy wps very ill in bed,' and Gen. .Stuart
bad to dismount and go to his bedside, jfiejt
infinitely relieved when the General, extremely
' 1,1. .1
.... ...c .uiurmation tie had ob
tained, swung himself into the saddle, and we
galloped back to our lines, where we were
greeted with delight by our men. who had be
gun to eipertain considerable anxiety on our
account.
Such rides and expeditions were habitual
with this bold General, and we often escaped
as by a miracle from the dangers which sur
rounded us. It was only by this exposure of
himself that he could insure the extraordinary
success which invariably crowned his expedi
tions and military operations.
The object of this excursion soon appeared.
Our cavalry force received orders to provide
themselves with rations for three days, and on
the 12th we commenced that ride round the
army of General M’Clcllan which attracted so
'much attention even in Europe.
The Pammikeu Expedition.
June 12, 1»G2.—It was two o'clock in the
morning, and we were all fast asleep, when Gen.
Stuart’s clear voice awoke us with the words,
“Gentlemen, in ten minutes every man must
be in his saddle!”
In half the time all the members of the staff
were dressed, and the horses lmd been fed; and
the ten minutes had scarcely passed when we
galloped off to overtake the main body, which
we reached by about five o’clock. Our com
mand was composed of parts of the different
regiments of the brigade, and consisted of
about 25(Jo cavalry, with two pieces of horse-
artillery. None of us knew where we were
going; General Stuart only communicated
the object of the expedition to the Colonels
commanding ; nevertheless every one followed
our honored leader with perfect confidence-
We marched the whole day long without halt
ing, and towards evening bivouacked near
the little town of Taylorsville in Hanover
county, wherp We were already witmu the
enemy's lines, At daybreak we again mounted
our horses, and our vanguard was soon reported
to have met with a party of the enemy’s dra-
g oons, who on their approach had hurried off in
asly flight. Without waiting to pursue them,
we continued our march, greeted everywhere
with enthusiasm by the inhabitants especially
by the ladies, who for a long time had seen none
other than Federal troops. I was in company
with Stuart "the whole time, constantly near the
vanguard, and had occasion to see that every
operation was initiated and superiateuded by the
General himself. A few miles from Hanover
Court House we surprised a picket of the ene
my’s cavalry, every man of which fell, into our
hands from the suddenness of our attack. Whilst
we were occupied with sending the prisoners to
the rear, our advance-guard came back at a run,
a large body of the enemy’s dragoons being in
hot pursuit of them. Our leading squadron
spurred immediately’ forward to meet the attack,
and, having obtained General Stuart’s permis
sion, I joined them as With loud war-cries they
hurled themselves against the blue masses of the
enemy. The Yankees were not able to withstand
the Impetuous onset of the Virginia horsemen,
and, after a meUe of a very lew minutes, there
d6mmenced a most exciting chase, which was
Continued for nearly three miles. Friend and
foe were soon enveloped in blinding clouds of
dust, through which pistol and carbine shots were
seen darting to and fro like flashes of lightning.
The larger number of the enemy escaped, thauks
to their fresher animals, but we took many of
them p isoners, and their dead and wounded inen
and horses encumbered the road as we pushed
along. Half an hour later our advance guard
aga.n came in collision with the enemy, who had
rallied, and with strong reinforcements, were
awaiting ua Two squadrons of the Dili Virginia
Cavalry were immediately sent forward to the at
tack, and I receWed orders from Gen. Stuart to
hasten with our main column to the scene of ac
tion. I rode at once to bring on the ma n column;
but though' I used the utmost speed to get back
in time to take part in the charge, when I arrived
at the scene of tj»e sharp c inflict the work had
already been d^ne. The enemy’s lines were bro
ken and in full light, leaving many of their dead
and wounded, apa v large number of prisoners,
among whom tyerp several officers, in onr hands.
Vfe had fo lament the loss ol the ga'Iant Oapt.
Litgne, who,'while boldly leading his men, fell
pierced by five hot eis. in a few semuds the 1st
Virginia Cavalry had arrived, and we instantly
dashed forward in pursuit
The enemy made one more attempt to rally,
but their lines were broken by our furious at
tack ; they fled in confusion, and we chased them
in wild pursuit across an open field, through their
camp and far into the woods.
When we had returned to their camp the work
of destruction oegau. Every one tried to save as
much as possible of the articles of luxury with
which the Yankees had overloaded themselves,
hut few suebeeded in the end; for, in obedience
to the well-laid plan of onr leader, flames flashed
u 1, now in one place, now in another, and in a
few minutes the Whole camp was in a blaze, and
with the hundreds of burning tents presented a
wonderfully beautifql sneetprie.
Many horses and mules, and two captured
standards, were all tbat'we carried oil with ns.
Alter half an hour’s halt our destroying caval
ry again set forth ; opr track of blood and fire
pointing opt to the enemy the path vyhich we had
taken. ... ., , ,
Wenoty foqnd onrselyes in the very midst of
the hostile army, and their eucampments lay
around us on e*ery hand. At one_point of our
*We have seen Col. Von Borrke, and are not journey the house occupied by the Federal com-
L»J uruaen m rue surprised that President Davis should congratu- | mander-io-chief, Gen. McClellan, as- his head-
“d would never again be available for any ' iate bimself on the addition of such a sahrnr to quarters, surrounded by the white tents of a very
r P°se whatever, i ),j g army.—Ed 8. M. i Urge camp,Jams plainly visible ot the distance 01
J-r-< lap.
liaih’!- r ime whizzing near us through the
nr. and from time to time a shell, aimed too
:ir;rushed over us and fell npon the damp
nnh, exploding with a loud crash, and scat-
rrmg the deadly fragments on all sides.
it was at this moment that General Stuart
‘rut me with the first order to Colonel Lee.—
To reach him 1 had to ride more to the front,
..ml to cross a morass, where some horses be-
i -aging to the' ambulances were standing.—
hw a. I rode past I heard a loud whiz in the
;r. and saw one of the horses struck down,
and at the same moment was almost deafened
Iy ;in ex losion, which covered me with mud
and uater. This was the first shell that had
hurst so close to me, and a strange feeling
■nut: oicr me at the thought- of having been
,•> hear unto death. It was not fear that
f- 4 me, but a strong realization of the piti-
<— power of destruction which is let loose in
I'ac 1 discharged my commission without
Uitime adventure, and returned to the Getjer-
l'lie imitie had meanwhile been going favoj--
•’•lil)'for us; our troops were slowly pressing
: >ck the whole Federal line ; only in the cen-
*re of our right wing a North Carolina bri-
tO'de had begun to give way a little before the
superior strength of the enemy. Instantly
General Smart was spurring towards the spot,
’hat lie might encourage the troops, and hold
position until our reinforcements could ar-
n *e. I followed him into the hail of bullets,
' f whizzing grape and bursting bombs, one of
"hi< h rolled between my horse’s legs.
H'tr mi n had now expended almost all their
unimunitioii, and were falling back, when
wneral Stuart, here threatening, 'there ein-
I 1 yiug all his eloquence, rallied them, and
'''"“gin them forward again into the battle to
thtn-k the enemy as they pressed hard upon us.
A Virginia brigade soon came up as rein-
fircemcnt. With banners flying, and loud
» tr aies, they threw themselves unbesitatipg-
: the foe, driviijg them fiefore them, and
taking their earthworks, which bristled \ynh
■-Hiinun
The setting sun lighted up with crimson
fidendor ft broad and bloody battle-fieid. strewn
"ith the dead and wounded of the enemy, and
many brave Confederate soldiers whose lives
t 1 been required#s a sacrifice to victory.—
■'''nnerous prisoners were being brought up
,r "m all sides, whom every man and officer not
jh'ijlutely required to fill the thinning ranks,
employed to convey away. Thus I was
'Jiiimnsioned by the General to convey eight
“••her. and a Lieutenant Colonel, who had
: ‘Mi wounded in the neck, to join the other
I 1 ’]-oners already on their way, by hundreds, to
! I'tnond. These men had been captured by
" O' ral S uart and my-self in the melee that
•utceeded the impetuous onset of the Virgin-
ln >- Terrible was it to see on every side the
funded returning from the battle ; here a man
his head- bleedjng, tliere another with
‘Mattered arm or leg, reddening the path with
n blood; then the more severely wounded in |
’w ambulances, groaning and wailing in
mantle: ' ' * '* * •
Ge-. Stuart’s headquarters were at a farm-
heus® Darned Montebello, which was situated ongi
hill near Richmond* and from which we had a
splendid v-'eir of the town, the river, and the en
virons, To this house we galloped for a short
night’s test. Her® Gen. Stuart thanked me With
only too/much warmth for the small services I
had tendered during the battle, and said that he
would have much pleasure in placing me on his
staff as avotunteer aid do ccmp.
SJuSday, June 1.—We retun ed very early the
next morning to the battle field where they
Boomed to be renewing the 6gh:; faint musketry
fire was audible, and the thunder of cannon
roared through tbs morning air.
It was not without ri k that we reached the
field, the way was so rotten and so fall ol holes,
often from four to five feet in depth, filled with
water, so that ono ci uld not ride a hundred yards
without stippirg, aod falling with one’s horse.—
Hundreds of wagons were stuck fast in the road,
many of t em upset, with the horses lying
dr .wned in front of them, and several still filled
with wounded cjsn groaning piteously.
After a considerable time we reached the scene
of the preiious day’s victory. Never shall I for
get the impression made upon me by the first
sight of death and devastation to which I after
wards became so well accustomed.
The most horrible spectacle was that presented
near the bastions and earthworks which the day
before had been storrne t by our men. Friend and
foe were lying here indiscriminately side by side,
mown down in multitudes by musketry and by
the gum, which we had afterwards taken! Jiie
enemy’s artillery had here lost all their horses,
which lay by dozens, piled one upon another, and.
all around the ground was strewn with weapons,
haversacks, cartridge boxes, ammunition, &c —
These articles, abandoned by the ehemy, were
used by us most profitably for the better equip
ment of our own troops.
A South Carolina brigade had takon up itfrpo«
sition in the intrenchments near us, and tie men
lay behind ihe breastwork lull of confidence and
good humor, quite unmindful of the heaps of
slain, and breukfayting on tbeepemy’s provisions,
which had been left behind ip great quantifies.
GeD. Smart had scarcely ridden with us iota
the intrenchments, when a cannon ball hissed
over our heads an i tore up the earth about fifty
yards behind us. Other shots followed in rapid
succession, and each time the balls came nearer
and nearer to our little group. Gen. Smart pay
ing no attention to ihe oannonade, remained un
til ho bad completed his observations of this por
tion of tjie field, a f »d uioi, desired me to ride with
him to our extreme right. We hid to pfO»s an
' pen field, and as soop as we had reached it the
firing beaan anew. Nearer aod ngarep to us fell
the shells, exploding with an infernal report, and
covering us With eat'.h. We wore crid-tuly ths I «<ii sottelto/t
m *rk for the fire of a whole buttery, and oven
Gen. otUrirt, who till now had tranquilly purrued
his way, turned round ia surprise when the frag,
meats of an exploding grenade fleqr Tiissing be
tween ns, and said, “Lieutenant, they are firing
at us here: lot ns ride a little faster I’
We had still about three hundred pares to go
before a friendly grove would hide us” from the
enemy, but this short distance seemed to me like
so many miles, end was one of the hottest rides I
ever bad in my life. The Federate divined our
intention only t'-o well, and overwhelmed us with
the fire of a whole battery, so that jt is almost a
miracle that the General and I escaped unin
jured.
As we afterwards learned, the Yankees had
stations 1 a scout at the top of a lofty pine tree,
who had perceived the General and given the
artillery the first direct ion; he paid for it with his
li e. lor one of our sharpshooters detected him atd
by a well directed bullet brought him down.
The battlo was not renewed; the firing grew
fainter and laiater, until towards one o’clock it
ceased almost enti.ely. About this time we re
turned to the spot where Gen. Loogstrcet had
taken his position the day before, and where
several of opr generals were assembled, to whom
I was presented by Gen. Stuart President Davis
s on came up, congratulating the Generals, and
expres-ing his great satisfaction at the issue of
the day.
I had now the opportunity of closely observing
Gen Longstreet for the first time. He was a
stout man, of middle height, and most agreeable
countenance; his long brown beard gave somo-
lliing leonire to his appearance; an engaging
simplicity was his prevailing characteristic, and
this was manifested not le?s in his manners than
in his dress, which oomfiated, like that of most of
the leading generate of the Confederate army, of
a fuiall black felt hat, a tunic like grey coat,
much faded, on the collar and sleeves of which
the devices indicating his rank were scarcely dis
tinguishable, a pair of grey trousers, and mili
tary boots with Mexican spurs; a small sword
consfituted the whole of his armament. Ijis
coolness in battle, bio steady courage, which was
di p layed rather by perfect 0'imp sure under fire,
and serene indiflcroace to the extromost peril,
than, like that of Stuart, in fiery charges and
daring emprise, his energy iD the campaign and
obstinacy in the fight, and his strict obedie' ce to
orders, made him one of the mb3t usoful, as he
was always among the most conspicuous, officers
in the Confederate service, aDd gained him the
full confidence of the army and its commanding
general, Robert E. Lee. who used to call him his
war horse. Longstreet’s soldiers were perfect y
devoted to him, and I have frequently heard
friendly contentions between officers and men of
his corps, and those of Stonewa 1 Jackson’s, as to
which of the two was the most meritorious and
valuable offic-r.
President Jefferjon Davis is a tall tbin man,
with sharply defined, feature", an air of easy com
mand, and' frank, unaffected, gentleman like
manners. I had the honor of being presented to
him, and much admired the simple friendly way
in which be conversed with me. He looked with
great interest ».t an excellent Damascus blade, an
old and tried friend of mine, and .sai 1 he was
very gladjto ltnow that he had'ao good a ssyord
and so strong an arm to wield i in bis army. 7 '
The next day did not pass without excitement.
A renewed attack from the enemy was expected,
and our troops were kept for the greater part
of the day under arms. From time to time a
single report of cannon was heard, generally
fired from our side at the air-balloon which the
Yankees had sent up for reconnoitering. Gen.
Sieuart, who commanded our outposts, was
eourtau'ly in motion, and we wero seldom out
of the saddle. Our rendezvous and momen
tary halting-place was near a small farmhouse
standing peacefully ampng hickory and oak
trees, which served as a hospital, where [he
ghastlv features and mutilated limbs of the
wounded men stretched upon their beds of pain
within the building, formed a dreadful contrast
to the cheerful exterior.
On the 5th everything was quiet again. Qn
the Cth General Stuart changed his headquar
ters,'and we removed with bag and baggage to
a farmhouse about four utjles distant, inhabited
only by an old man named Waddle, This
place, standing at some distance from the high
Crater that made my heart shrink. I was T‘^i Maiming .a u s '75 ,-
little accustomed to scenes like this. I roa , d > 7 r as 1 s « rr ° un(led irnnormnitv of rel
0 t* 11 * ba.tie, though it ooqtd not be called a I and ‘’“ d us « MpiM! opprtunitv ol1 re
„n., and though its consequences were of «?; enn 8 from our fatigues. We had to pro
n ' srest importance, the victory was complete, Tlde our own food, which, in consequence ot
""t costly. Thuasvnds of our brave soldier a were 1 ,he prevailing scarcity, was scanty anil bad ; a
; 1 jr wounded, and amongst them several i little bacon and maize-bread composed our
-eoerals.one being Johns on, the General in Chief, breakfast, dinner and supper, and we thought
. > just at the close of the fight, was wounded j it an extraordinary luxury when we could gath-
ln e shoulder by a ball. j er wild strawberries enough in the wo*
,en eral Stuart remained on the battle field till
A. 7 '' 7 ''’’ and W8 galloped off together alter
lest cannon shots had diojj kwsy. : The road
^ headquarters was a dreadful ode; hundreds of
- nt ejarces,somb taking the wounded to Rich-
iiiCB 6 ™ e 00ai ing out from the city withprovis-
' r troops, were crossing each other In the
th(f aS8i * > 6 turn Pike, and the groans and cries of
e wounded were mingled with the curses' and
“'^'ivsrV whose vehicles, obstructed the
* with broken wheels or exhausted horses.
thpi" any • t * le inhabitants of Richmond had sent
and Hotels their omnibuses, to
b'» r ii? ull4ei| Ihn greater number of
Slightly built equipages lay broken in the
voq<^ to
make a dish to add to onr repast. ’
General “Stuart sometimes employed me to
carry reports to the different generals, and he
usually took me with him on his short recon-
iioitrring rides, in order to makeme acquainted
with the surrounding country, the position of
the army, and the commanders of the divisions
and brigades.
Towards dusk on the ^th we set ou[ on one
of these expeditions, escorted by half-a-do?en
of our coariers„aud I soon perceived tbgt^ir
about iwo and a half mile?. Our si uation would
have been oue of extraordinary peril, had not the
boldness and rapidity of our movements disabled
and paralysed our adversaries.
On either side of the road we constantly seized
upon unsuspecting Federal soldiers who had no
idea of ihe close proximity of^lhe dreaded Stuart
until collared by his horsemen. A considerable
□umber of wagous laden wiih provisions and
gr-ods fell iutp our hands, amODg them^one con
taining the personat stores of Gen. McClellan,
with his oigars, wines, and other dainties. But
we could not be burtbeoed with booty, so rhp
entire train was committed to the flames the
champagne popped prematurely, aod the Cabanas
were reduced to anticipatory ashes.
Three transport ships which lay in the river
Pamuokey near at band, laden with wheat, corn,
and provisions from all quarters, were seized by
us, together with the guard add ihe agents sta
tioned there, aud ere luog the flaqies mounting
towards heaven proclaimed how complete was
our work of destruction.
A brigade ol the enemy’s cavalry here sought
to intercept our way and to detain us till the
troops, which were marcsiDg upon us from all
sides, could arrive; but it was broken by our
first attack, and crossed our path no more.
Thus towards evening we reached the railroad
which was so usefel to the enemy in giving them
communication with the nor'b; and just as the
demolition of the road-bed was about to begin,
the tram was seen coming np. Without delay
Gen. Stuart posted a portion of bis men on either
side of the emb-.nkment, with orders to fire if
the train refused to stop at the station. The train-
moved slowly nearer and nearer, puffing off the
steam, aud we could soon perceive that it tyas
laden with soldiers, most ot then; bring in open
carnages. As' tint coihmand to stop was diste-
garded. but on the contrary the movement of the
train was accelerated, firing began along our
whole line. The engine-driver was shot down;
by Capt Farley, to whom I had lent my blunder- ;
buss; but befoie the deadly bullet reached him |
he had put the train in somewhat quicker motion, ’
so that we could not make ourselves masters
of it.
A battle of the strangest oescription now arose.
Some of the sqidiers hj the train returned onr
fire, otheis sprang out to save themselves by
tligbt, or lay down flat at the bottom of *be oir-
riuges. The tiam, though its motion had been
qutokened, was not goinb at so rapid a pace that
we could not keep op with it by galloping hard,
Meantime, having had my hat almost knocked 0 jf
my head by one of the enemy’s bulieis, I became
eo wih ly excited that, without heeding Our own
fire, I spnrrpd a;y Jiorsa over tpe embankment
anq liad very soon discharged all the five charges
of my revolver at tfie foe,
We heard later that few of the occupants of the
tya'0 bad esoaped unhnrt; the greater part were
either killed <>r aeyerelv wounded.
1
ww4 myseii afterwards
rith haring
og
so giv?n the reins to my passioo ; but after all 1
only acted in obedience to orders and the require
mente of war.
After having done as much injury as we could
to the railroad we proceeded on our march,
whilst the last beams of the sun lighted up the
scene of destruction.
It bad been a tard ride and a hard day’s work,
and my paiched tongue was cleaving to the toof
of my mouth, when one of onr men galloped up
to me and held out a bottle of champagne, say
ing, “Captain, you bad pretty hot work to-day I
got this bottle of chainpague for you out of Mc
Clellan's wagon. It will do you good.”
Never in my life have I enjoyed a bottle of
wine so much.
Late in the evening a baggage-train and two
sutler’s wagons fell into our hands, and we
took possession of a large quantity of luxuries
assertis, such as pickles, oysters, preserved
fruits, oranges, lemons, and cigars.
About ten o’clock we liad an hour’s rest to
feed our horses, and then rode on all the night
through towards the Chickahominy River,
which we reached at five o’clock in the morning, i
From the reports we had received we expected I
to find little difficulty in fording the stream, but
who can describe our astonishment at finding
it so swollen by the rain which had fallen in
the mountains during the past twenty-four
hours that the water was more than fifteen
feet deep ! At the same time our rear-guard
announced that a whole division of the enemy
wqs qn our track.
Every one felt the weight of the danger that
threatened us, every one looked with anxiety
towards our loader, of whom once again I have
occasion to speak with the warmest admira
tion. With the greate-t possible calmness and
coolness he gave bis orders and made his ar
rangements.
Two regiments and two pieces of horse-ar
tillery were ordered, in case of an attack, to
cover our retreat; whilst all other available
men were dismounted, some of them being
employed to build bridges, the others to swim
tile river with the horses.
A bridge for foot passengers was hastily con
structed across the stream, which was about
ninety feet in breadth, and the saddles, &c.,
were carried over it.
All the swimmers took the unsaddled horses
through the river, some ridiog them, others
swimming by their side, with one hand hold
ing the mane and the other directing the horse.
This last expedient I tnought the best, and in
this manner I took sixty-live horses myself
through the angry torrent.
After about lour hours’ work a second bridge
for the artillery was completed, and more than
half of the horses had reached the other side
of the river; also the prisoners, about live
hundred in number, and hundreds'of captured
horses and mules. Then the first cannou was
drawn by the soldiers across the bridge, which
stood the test well, and soon the second fol
lowed, aud then the reserve regiments.
Towards noqn all were in safety on the oth
er bank. General Smart was the last man to
cross the bridge, which we then destroyed.
Hitherto I had no sensation of fatigue, but
after this hard work in the water I felt it se
verely in all my limbs, and we had still to
march the remainder of the day and all the
night before we could rest in security. Both
horses and men performed wonders during this
expedition. We were in the saddle almost
interruptedly for two days anq two nights,
fighting for a considerable part of the time, and
tor ten miles working our way through the
swamps of the Chickahominy, which had been
hitherto considered impassable.
O.n the morning of the lqih we arrived safer
ly within our lines, and bivouacked about six
miles from Richmond. As soon as I had at
tended to my fiqrsq, who had carried me nobly
through the seypre fatigue, I fell asleep, aud
so continued during the whole day and night.
We had been wonderfully successful in our
expedition, having made a wide circuit through
the enemy's immense army, and thoroughly
acquainted ourselves with its position, which
had been our chief object.
At the same time we had destroyed the ene
my’s communication, burned property to tii£
amount of millions, captured hqudreds ot pris
oners, horses and mules, and put the whole
Yed d r*tl array in rear and consternation.
We were war»ly greeted everywhere on our
return, and every sort of honor was paid to
General Stuart’s name. This ovation was ex
tended to officers and men, and wherever any
one who liad taken par’ jr. this famous e^’pedfi-
fiou was $eeil he'was besieged with questions,
gazed at as a hero, and entreated to relate his
Own adqeutures, and the story of the ride.
The Richmond press teemed with praises of
General Stuart and his followers, gnd even the
journals of New York did not fail to render
namage to the conception and execution of
this bold enterprise. The fate of the gallant
Latane was touchingly lamented in verse by
one of Virginia’s poets, J. R. Thompson,
whose verses I beg to introdqce, as keeping in
memory both the devotion of the noble women
of the State and the ruthless conduct of the
enemy. The extract from a private letter
which prefaces the line* is retained, for a bet
ter understanding of them by the English read
er:
'■'•The Burial or iMtane.
“The next squadron moved to the front under
the lamented. Captain Latane, making a most
brilliant and successful charge with drawn sa
bres upon the enemy’s picked ground, and,
after a flotly-contesled hand-to-hand conflict,
put him to bight, but not till the gallant Cap
tain had sealed his de votion to his native soil
with his blood.”—Official Report of the Pa-
mnnkey Expedition: General J. E. B. Stuart,
C. S. A. ’
“Lieutenant Latane carried his brother’s
dead tody to Mrs. Brockenbrough’s plantation
an hour or two after his death. Qn this sad
and lonely errand he met a party of Yankees,
who followed him to Mrs. Broekcnbrough’s
gate, and, stopping there, told him that as soon
as he had placed his brother’s body in friendly
hands, he must surrender himself prisoner. .
. . Mrs. Brockenbrougb sent for an Epis
copal clergyman to perform the funeral cere
monies, but the enemy would not permit him
to pass. Then, with a few other ladies, a fair
haired little girl, her apron filled with white
bowers, and a few faithful slaves, who stood
reverently near, a pious Virginia roatroq read
the solemn and beautiful burial-service over
the cold, stiff form of one of the noblest gen
tlemen and most intrepid officers in the Con
federate army. 8he watehed the sods heaped
upon the coffin-lid, then sinking on her knees,
in sight and hearing of the foe, she committed
his soul’s welfare, and the stricken hearts he
had left behind him, to the mercy of the Ali-
iatlier.”—Extract from a private h-tten.
“The combat raged no[ long, hut ours the day;
4m\jhrotigh Ihe hosts that compassed us
around,
Our little band rode proudly on its way,
Leaving one gallant comrade, glory-crowned,
Unburied on the field he died to gain,
Kiflgle of ail bis men amid the hostile slain.
“One moment on the battle’s edge he Sfoqd,
Hope’s halo like a heliuej round his hair;
The next lehetd him, dabbled in his blood,
1 Prostrate iu death, and yet in death how
fair !
Even thus he passed, through the red gate of
strife,
From earthly crowns and palms to an immor
tal life.
“A brother bora his fiody from the field,
.ynd gave it uulQ strangers’ hands that closed
The calm blue eyes, on earth for ever sealed,
And tenderly the slender limbs composed:—
Strangers, yet sisters, who, with Mary’s love,
Sat by the open tomb, and, weeping, looked
above.
“A little child strewed rose? op bis bier—
Pale roses npt more stainless than his soul,
Nor yet more fragrant than bis life sincere
That blossomed with good actions—brief but
whole :—
The aged matron and tho faithful slave
Approached with reverent feet the hero’s lowly
grave.
“No man of God might say the burial rite
Above the ‘rebel’—thus declared the foe
That blanched before him in the deadly fight;
But woman’s voice in accents soft and low,
Trembling with pity, touched with pathos, redd
Over his hallowed dust the ritual for the dead'.
“’Tis sown in weakness, it is raised in power.’
Softly the promise floated on the air,
And the sweet breathings of the sunset hour
Came back responsive to the mourner’s
prayer ;
Gently they laid him underneath the sod,
And left him with his fame, his country, and
his God."
I h id been very fortunate during the expedte
tion ia tendering services of various kinds to Gen.
S:uHrt, which obtained his cordial recognition in
the Official Report, and in this manner secured
for mo at once a position in the Confederate
army.*
A quiet timo now followed at headquarters.—
Both horses and men needed rest after ‘exertions
so long con'inuod and fatigumg. The weather
was glorious, and ail nature had put on the full
beauty of spring. ArouDg the house which we
inhabited wtii’.e and red ruses bloomed in sweet
profusion, covering and climbing over tho walls,
and tho wild honeysuckle added its fragrance to
that ot hundreds of magnolias blossoming in the
ncigoboring swamp. In the fierce beats of Juno
no rolro.ihmcat could bo more delicious than that
afforded by the shade and perfume that dwelt
along the cuol densely wooded in,ras , as, in our
rides about the camp, we frequently crossed the
small tributary rivulets, and let our horses drink
of the dark, clear water flowing ever the pebbly
bottom.
My relations with Gen. Stuart had now become
of a most Iriendly and intimate character. The
NO. 238
tTEBS, "j
Jgeechee, V
t. 9th, 1865. )
Headquarters,
Sub- District of Ogeechee,
Savannah, Ga., Oct.
GENERAL ORDER, i
No. 35. f
Pursuant to Special Order No. 71, par
agraph L Headquarters District of Savan-
pah, 1st Division, Department - of Geor
gia, dated Savannah, Ga-, October 9,
1865, I hereby relinquish command of
the Sub District of Ogeechee and Post of
Savannah,
EDWIN P. DAVIS, Bvt, Brig. Gen.
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e iter putotmy time was spent in his company,
in this manner I became acquainted with his
amiable and acc iniplLhci young wifo, and his
two bright eyed Ij tlechltdren, Flora and Jemmy,
fi>e and three years respectively* whose tender
alfsction I was'not long in securing. Mrs. Stuart,
during a considerable period of the war,lived, from
time to time, at her husband’s headquarters,as they
might bo established at a point more or less safe
and accessible; and I do not remember that I
have ever seen a more interesting family circle
than they p esented, after a long rida or hazard
ous rcoonncdssar.co.Gen. Stuart would seem to for
go', for a brief iuterva 1 , the dangers and duties of
his exciting life in the enjoyment of his domestic
happinc s. The bold ridor and bean anbreur
plating with his ahildreo, or listening to his wife
as she sang to hitn a much admired ballad, was 4
sweet picture in the midst of arms, the lights of
which wore in effeolive and pleasing contrast with
the HembranJiib shadows of tbe dark wood and
the rude warriors that lay there. Gen. Stuart
hal married a daughter of Uol. Philip St. George
Cooke, of tbe U. S. Dragoons, a Virginian by birth
and West Point'.r by military education, who had
rein lined in tho Federal service, and was now
m iking war upon his native State as a brigadier
gen ral i f Pre.-ifont Lincoln’s appointment. On
several occasions, during the campaigns iu Vir
gin! i, Gen. Stuart came very near making a
pris >ncr "f his father in law; and I believe if
winld hava given him greater satisfaction tesend
Gen. CoQke under escort to Richmond than to
oapture tho mighty M Ciellan himself.
The military family of Gen. Stuart consisted
of fourteen or fiftoen high spirited young fellows,
boon compani ms in the bivouao, and excell%a{
soldiers in the fight, of whom, alas ! seyaa won
after wards killed in battle, three received honor
able aod dangcroqs wmnds, tho effects of which
will follow them through life, and two were car-
pod off by the enemy to languish in loa'hsome
Northern prisons. It was, indeed, a hazardous
service upon wh eh we had entered; but little dis
turbed were we by a thought of tho peril, or if
such a thought ever intruded upon ns, it wasionly
to unite together in closer friendship the sharers
of a common destjoy.
On the Earning of' the 20th Juno, Gen, Stn'ri,
vyitb a significant smile, gave me his official re
port of the Pamunkey exposition to carry to the
Seoieiary of War, General Randolph.
* I trust J may he pardoned for introducing
feprg that passage in tbe Report which refers to
the part I took in the expedition. Gen. Stuart
sayr:—
“Among those who rendered efficient service in
this expedition, I cannot forget to mention Heros
Von Boreke, formerly of the Prussian Branden
burg Dragoons, whoriiistinguished himself by hil
gillantry, and won the admiration of all who
witnessed his bravery and- his military conduct
during the expedition. He highly deserves pro-
m ition.” . -
1 soon perceived the meaning 0 f this smite
when the commission of eeptain in the Cunfe er
ate Cavalry was delivered to me by the Secrete™
with the most flittering expressions respecting
my contact. Pull of gratitude, I returned to
headquarters with a senration of hearty satisfac
tion such as I had not known for a long time.
We were not, however, to rest many days at
headquarters on thelanrels el tbe Pamnnkey ex
pedition. Daring the night of tbe 25th there
came again to ns marching orderr; before mid
night aii were ip readinesspfcnt as there was no
mean, the darkness detained ns till the morning,
when the rising ran found ns in the saddle,
fresh and eager for the performance of whatever
duties the day might impose. Events were on
tbe wing of the greatest military significance—
events on which thoeyos oftbe world were to be
fixed, and by whioh the genins of more than or.e
commander was to be determined—events whese
properplaee in history will forever remain un
disturbed by the nDhappy issue of the American
War.
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