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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fusion upon his main body. When Wilson withdrew beaten from the field of Ash-land, Hampton pushed him until night, when he drew off.By what route Wilson withdrew in the night is not cer-tainly known, but from Grants memoirs it is found that herejoined the Army of the Potomac on the 3rd of June. On the same day, Hampton with his division assaultedthe enemy strongly posted behind earthworks near HawsShop. Dismounting his North Carolina Brigade, underColonel Baker, and attacking promptly, Lee carried theouter line. In this engagement Rosser with the Laurel Bri-gade seems to have borne a part, though the main work ofthe day was performed by Lees North Carolina Brigade. On the next day Rosser moved with the brigade to thesame point with the purpose of gaining information. Col-onel White with his mounted squadrons was ordered tocharge the earthworks. With great gallantry the Co-manches rode up to and along the fortifications, discharg-ing their pistols at the enemy. The Federals, astonished
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GENL. WADE HAMPTON A History of the Laurel Brigade 249 at the audacity of the Confederate horsemen, abandonedthe works, and some of Whites men dimbing over, or atpoints riding through, pursued them for a short distance.So daring a charge excited the admiration of the rest ofthe brigade, and Rossers cheers for the Comancheswere joined in by the whole command. There was now for some time a calm along the front.Grants punishment at Cold Harbor, had strengthened hisconviction that Lees lines could not be broken through, nomatter what sacrifice of life he was willing to make in theattempt. What, therefore, bullet and steel could not accom-plish he thought starvation might. He, therefore, plannedto menace Richmond with sufficient force to keep Leesarmy near by; while, with light marching divisions ofinfantry and cavalry, he would destroy the railroads, anddevastate the country from which Lee drew his supplies. The vandal Hunter was at this time in the ShenandoahValley burning and destroying

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