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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., Stuart's ride around McClellan. (search)
charge. I fell back and immediately notified General Stuart of the presence of the enemy. Captain Latane, commanding a squadron of the 9th Virginia, was directed to move forward and clear the road. to charge, and with a yell the men rushed forward. At the top of the hill, simultaneously with Latane‘s order to charge, a company of Federal cavalry, deployed as skirmishers in the woods on the rigmpeded, and rushed back into the woods to make good their retreat to their friends. The head of Latane‘s squadron, then just fairly up the hill, was in the line of their retreat and was separated froe Federals, and borne along with them up the road toward the enemy. I was riding at the side of Latane, and just at the time when the Federal company rushed back into the road Captain Latane fell froCaptain Latane fell from his horse, shot dead. The rush of the Federals separated myself and six of the leading files of the squadron from our friends, and we were borne along by the flying Federals. Although the Federal
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., With the cavalry on the Peninsula. (search)
things to remember with pride, and one thing to regret with mortification. The memories are glorious that not a single vedette or picket was surprised, and that never was outpost duty more honorably and correctly performed than by Captain W. B. Royall and Lieutenant McLean of the 5th United States Cavalry. They met the enemy repeatedly, and the lieutenant gave his life and the captain was prostrated with saber wounds in resisting Stuart's column. The killing of the dashing Confederate Captain Latane and several men with the saber, and the checking of the invading forces for an hour attest the courage and devotion of Royall and his picket. We had to regret that there was no reserve to the outpost within supporting distance, and that when the reserve was alarmed in its camp precious time was lost by indirections. This raid of Stuart's added a new feature to cavalry history. A similar expedition, however, had been projected previously. Just before the Army of the Potomac advanced o