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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 84 (search)
ed with small loss on either side. General Hampton, with his brigade of cavalry, kept the enemy closely confined within his lines until his final withdrawal. Battle of Cedar Run. While the main body of the army awaited the development of McClellan's intentions, General Jackson, reenforced by A. P. Hill, determined to assume the offensive against General Pope, whose army, still superior in numbers, lay north of the Rapidan. On the second of August, Colonel (now Brigadier-General) W. E. Jones, with the Seventh Virginia cavalry, of Robertson's brigade, was sent to take charge of the outposts on the Rapidan. Arriving near Orange Court-House, he found it occupied by a large cavalry force, which, by a bold and vigorous charge, he drove from the town. The enemy rallied, and Colonel Jones was in turn compelled to fall back before superior numbers to the place where the engagement began. The enemy soon after withdrew. Learning that only a portion of General Pope's army was at C
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 87 (search)
neral to reenforce me. He accordingly sent forward Major-General A. P. Hill, with his division. On the second of August, whilst Colonel (now Brigadier-General) W. E. Jones, by direction of Brigadier-General Robertson, was moving with the Seventh Virginia cavalry to take charge of picket posts on the Rapidan, he received intelligencers and men, and sent them to the rear. Respectfully submitted. H. Dobyns, Captain, commanding Forty-second Regiment Virginia Volunteers. Report of Colonel W. E. Jones. headquarters Seventh regiment Virginia cavalry, Orange C. H., August 14, 1862. General B. H. Robertson: sir: I have the honor to report that, on thant McCarty, acting Adjutant of the regiment, for their activity, zeal, and courage displayed on this occasion. Very respectfully, Your obedient servant, W. E. Jones, Colonel Seventh Virginia Cavalry. Report of Major wood. camp near Gordonsville, Virginia, August 13, 1862. To Colonel A. G. Taliaferro, commanding Th
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 88 (search)
nd Brandy, the immense dust raised preventing our movement being conducted with secrecy. Colonel Wm. E. Jones, (Seventh Virginia cavalry,) being in advance, captured a party of the enemy's cavalry, bcolumns of squadrons, on the ridge, with skirmishers, mounted, deployed to the front, with which Jones soon became engaged with unequal force. I knew the country to be too much intersected by ditcheers. In the action at Brandy Station, our troops behaved in a manner highly creditable, and Colonel Jones, whose regiment so long bore the brunt of the fight, behaved with marked courage and determiof the plan, with the main portion of Robertson's brigade, except the Seventh Virginia cavalry, (Jones's,) and Lee's brigade, except the Third Virginia cavalry--say about fifteen hundred men, and twoand Brandy Station, on the Orange and Alexandria Railroad, in force, a spirited attack by Colonel W. E. Jones, commanding First Virginia cavalry, was immediately made, driving in their outpost to the