Identifier: historyoflaurelb00mcdo (find matches)
Title: A history of the Laurel brigade, originally the Ashby cavalry of the Army of northern Virginia and Chew's battery
Year: 1907 (1900s)
Authors: McDonald, William, 1834-1898 Washington, Bushrod C. (Bushrod Corbin), b. 1839
Subjects: Virginia Cavalry. Laurel Brigade Virginia artillery. Chew's battery, 1861-1865 Virginia cavalry. 7th regt., 1861-1865 United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories Virginia
Publisher: (Baltimore, Sun job printing office)
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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n. Lieutenant Vandiver was at that time commanding Com-pany F of the Seventh, being the only officer with thecompany, Captain Kuykendall and Lieutenant Parker thenbeing prisoners. On account of the absence of the regularcommander Lieutenant Vandiver was assigned the com-mand of the second Squadron dismounted. The battle raged furiously, and the Federals were sonear the Confederate lines that their forms could be seen bythe flash of the discharges, and the commands Forward!Close up! etc., given by their officers were distinctlyheard. But they would not advance to closer quarters,although outnumbering the Confederates three to one. Thecontinual discharge of small arms was interspersed withartillery firing, and the shells exploding over the heads ofthe men caused great confusion among the led horses andmounted men in the rear of our line of battle. The attack on Chambliss continued until nearly daylight.At one oclock, and again at three, the brigade was arousedby the noise of the combat.
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MAJ. F. M. MYERS A History of the Laurel Brigade 26 D About daylight all was astir and the men formed in linedismounted. Colonel Dulany swung his command aroundand participated in a vigorous assault on the Federal leftflank. They were driven in disorder, many falling into thehands of the Confederates. In the meantime Whites Battalion went with GeneralButler to fall upon the enemys rear; and simultaneouslywith Chambliss attack in front and that of Dulany andothers on the left flank Whites mounted men charged.Pressed in front and flank, the Federals scattered throughthe pines, and broke away to the right, leaving 800 prison-ers in the hands of the victors. The plunder thrown away by the fugitives was of manykinds, and is worthy of notice as indicating, not only thatthese raiding columns had all the license of pirates, but thatplunder was one of the chief objects of their raids. Thelicense to plunder served to swell the ranks of the raidingregiments for the time being with professional m

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