; BULL RUN TO BULL RUN; OR, FOUR YEARS ;. ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA, CONTAINING A DETAILED ACCOUNT OF THE CAREER AND ADVENTURES OF The Baylor Light Horse, Company B, Twelfth Virginia Cavalry, C. S. A., WITH LEAVES FROM MY SCRAP-BOOK. By GEORGE B^YIX>R. Rise, too, ye shapes and shadows of the past- Rise from your long-forgotten graves at last Let us behold your faces, let us hear The words you uttered in those days of fear. Revisit your familiar haunts again— The scenes of triumph, and the scenes of pain— And leave the foot-prints of your bleeding feet Once more upon the pavements of the street. —Loiii, RICHMOND : .-SOX Pl-BLISHtNU C'OMPAJSl 1800. PREFACE. some one more competent Having long and earnestly desired that Baylor Light Horse during the would write the bnlliant career of the been induced still unperformed, I have Civil war, but finding the work serve the task, trusting my effort may in my humble way to undertake devotion the story of its heroism and to revive, if not perpetuate, portray Us " I have endeavored to to the Lost Cause." In doing so, impartiality with truth, justice, and deeds of daring and adventure as con- of the Civil War, as well to friend and foe. The Records times, have been freely temporaneous writings and the history of the the adversary's account and version of used to present fairly the events narrated. gallant a band of soldiers, With a just pride in the leadership of so and ready manner .in which with high appreciation of the cheerful with a grateful sense of the uniform so many dangers were shared, and this work, imperfect kindness and courtesy extended me at all times, commended to the favorable reception as I know it to be, is humbly of my comrades and friends. — CONTENTS. Page. Chapter I. —Outbreak of War—Joined Ashby's Company—Ride to Harper's Ferry—Changed from Cavalry to Infantry and En- listed in the Botts Greys—Camp Lee—Ordinance of Seces- sion—Skirmish on July 2d—Confronted Patterson at Darkes- ville—Retired to Winchester—March to Manassas—Battle of Manassas 15 Chapter II.—Camp Harman—Death of Lawrence—Lee Berry- Jackson's Address—Return to the Valley—Flank into Win- chester—The " Dam Trip "—March to Berkeley Springs Firing on Hancock—Move to Romney—Return to Winches- te.— Banks's Advance—Battle of Kernstown 26 Chapter III. —Baylor Light Horse Organized—Character of Men—Captain Baylor Wounded at McGaheysville—Battle of McDowell—Battles of Front Royal and Winchester—Capture of Sir Percy Wyndham—Death of Ashby—Battles of Cross Keys and Port Republic—Jackson Moves to Front of Rich- mond—Dash into Front Royal—Return of Darrell's Sword... 37 Chapter IV.—Capture of a Train on the W. & P. R. R.—Smith- field Taken—Retreat of Company B—Lieutenant Milling Dis- missed 55 Chapter V.—Winchester Evacuated—Capture of Picket near Keyes's Ford—Fight at Darkesville—Capture of Harper's Ferry—Battle of Sharpsburg—Company B's Camp Surprised by Cole's Cavalry—My Horse Killed—Fight With Geary at Charlestown—Fight Near Lucas's Gate—Capture of Captain Baylor and W. L. Wilson 67 Chapter VI. —A Little Escapade in Lower Valley—Fight at Smithfield—Capture Near Porter's Factory—Taken Through Charlestown a Prisoner—Lieutenant Hill—Harper's Ferry Guard-House—Baltimore and Fort McHenry 82 Chapter VII.—Prisoner at Fort McHenry—Attempt to Escape Put in Cell on Right of Sally-Port—Sent to Fort Delaware Meet my Father—Life at This Fort—My Father's Diary Amusements in Prison Life 91 Chapter VIII.—J. Ogden Murray, Gemmil. and Purvis—My Father's Diary Continued—My Father's Case and Corre- spondence 104 —— lo Contents. Page. Chai'tek IX.—Leave Fort Delaware—Kindness of Officers, Men, and Sympathizers—Back to Fort McHenry—Escape of W. B. Compton—Execution of Leopold—Taken to Fort Monroe- Meeting with Colonel Thomas G. Baylor—His Kind Offices- City Point and Freeman Again—Uncle Tom—Richmond Back with Command—Correspondence Concerning the case of my Father 119 Chapter X.—Jones's West Virginia Raid—Moorefield and Peters- burg—Greenland Gap—Oakland—Cranberry Summit—Mor- gantown — Fairmount — Bridgeport — Oiltown — Phillippi Weston—Back to Valley—Join Stuart at Culpeper—Brandy Station Fight 136 Chapter XL—Forward Movement—Middleburg—Upperville O'Ferrall Wounded—Company B Posted at Harper's Ferry Attack on Picket Force in Bolivar—Meet the First Connecti- cut Cavalry—Trip to Harper's Ferry and Capture of Sutlers Fight at Culpeper—Lomax and "Gentlemen"—In the Enemy's Rear and Safe Escape—Jack Shop Engagement—Ranson, Manning and Cookus 148 Chapter XII.—Bristoe Campaign Begun—Attempt to Capture Signal Corps—Charge at Stonehouse Mountain—Brandy Station—In Rear of the Enemy at Jeffersonton—Charge at Warrenton Springs—Capture of Prisoners on Road to War- renton—Auburn—Manassas—Bristoe—Buckland Races—Orn- doff and Crane—Company B Furloughed for Gallantry 162 Chapter XIII.—Rosser Commands Our Brigade—Attack on Meade's Wagon-Train—Fight at Parker's Store—Death of Richard Baylor—Raid in Rear of Meade's Army—Rev. George H. Zimmerman and Dr. Williams do not Relish a Joke Eaid to Moorefield and Vicinity—Fight o.i New Creek Grade Sam Wright Killed—George Baylor Wounded—Return to Valley—Plays Part of Ancient Hobson—Dr. Burton's Keg of Whiskey—" Laurel Brigade "—Opie and Keyser 180 Chapter XIV.—Grant Commands Army of Potomac—First Day's Fight in Wilderness—Loss in Company B—On Staff Duty Lieutenant Washington Wounded—Returned to Command Second Day's Fight—Lose and Recapture My Hat—Capture of Fifth Army Corps Hospital—Death of Stuart—Hawes Shop Fight 199 Chapter XV.—Ashland Fight—Death of Locke—Trevillian— Colonel Alger—Engagement at Charles City Courthouse- Si ightly Wounded—Colonel Massie Wounded—Hampton's Re- port—Gregg's Report 214 Chapter XVI.—Fight at Sappony Church—Wilson Routed— Bony Killed—Large Captures—Mason and Manning and Green Watermelon—Fight Near Reams Station—F. J. Manning Wounded—Engagement at Reams Station—Hancock Routed Contents. ^^ I'lijie. Cattle Coleman Wounded—Pursuit—Castleman Wounded— Timberlake raid, Capture 2,486 Head of Beef Cattle-Dick ^^"^ Killed—Ike Strider Wounded Burn- Chapter XVII.-Return to Shenandoah Valley-Sheridan's Creek-Strider and Lack- ing and Devastation—Fight at Mill Fight-Company land Take Charge of Sheep-Tom's Brook Early's Opinion of B's Charge—Ike Anderson Wounded— Battle- Lomax—Surprise at Petticoat Gap—Cedar Creek Forces Tom Tiinberlake Wounded—Sheridan's and Early's 248 Compared— Phil Terrill Killed Narrow Es- CHArxER XVIIL—Night Attack at Alstadt's Farm— W. Baylor. cape from Capture—Fight at Charlestown-Robert Wounded—Encounter at Mill- Jr., Killed—George Crayton da e—Rouss's Account Mules- Chapter XIX.—Sharpsbuig Bank Venture—Capture of Sheridan Asks Sheridan and Stevenson Friendly—Desertions— Officers—Custer and • Permission to Handle West Virginia Wounding of Torbert Start for Lynchburg and are Foiled— Mosby Henderson, Chapter XX.—Capture of Mules at Summit Point— Encounter with Mason and Self Dine with Mr. Butcher— with Friends-An Inci- Jesse Scouts-Christmas, 1864, Spent Human 28o dent of Camp on Rapidan—Lincoln Always Lower Chapter XXL—Ordered to Swope's Depot—Return to Train Valley—Raid on Stores in Sheperdstown—Capture of Ruffians and on Baltimore and Ohio Railroad—Poor Guild— Sheridan Villains—Claymont—Washington and Alexander— Compared with Joins Grant-Merritt's Report-General Grant Take off Chapter XXH.-Hancock in Command at Winchester— Wounded—Com- Pickets Around Charlestown—Doug Mason Loudoun pany H Organized-Novelty of Election—Capture of Men"— Rangers—Frank Helm Wounded—Origin of "Mosby's Lived-Chaplain-My Mosby's Confederacy—How the Men Home__ 308 Fairfax— Chapter XXIIL—Companies D and H go on Raid in Mosby's Confede- Betrayed—Fight at Arundels—Feturn to Bull Run-Jack- racy—News of Lee's Surrender—Bull Run to at Millwood- Stuart, and Lee—Mosby Meets Chapman son, Chapman— Truce Ended—Mosby's Farewell—Surrender of Parole— Mosby and His Men Granted Terms of Lee's Army— Blue Ridge Mountain " ILLUSTRATIONS. Page. „ ,, „. Frontispiece. Baylor, Robt. W ^^ Aisquith, Bdw. M ^3 Anderson, Isaac ^9 Baylor, Richard C Baylor, George ^^ Baylor, Robt. W., Jr ^^ Beall, Henry D ^^ Bell, Daniel F Berry, Charles J ^^ Conklyn, James C ^^ Conklyn, Chas. C ^^ Crane, Charles L t ^^ Crane, Joseph _ Coleman, John ^^ Chamberlain, Lucien ^^ Cookus, Robert ^^^ Creaton, George ^^ Craighill, Robert T ^^^ Easterday, Jos. H ^^^ Easterday, John English, Warren D Frazier, Wm. C ^ 141 Fry, Jos. D ^^^ Gallaher, James Nelson ^^^ Gallaher, Jno. Shannon ^^^ Grantham, Jno. S Henderson, C. B Howell, John ^^^ Hutchinson, Julian i»^ Lackland. E. Morton and Wright, Samuel Lewis, John „. 19o^ Lewis, Elisha Locke, Wm 2^,^ Manning, C. J _ Manning, Wm. P 29^ Manning, Frank J ^27 Mason, Wm. S McCluer, Jno ^39 Rouss, Charles Broadway ^^^ Ranson, Tho. D ^^^ Ranson, B." B /^ Ilhistrations. Page. Redman, Thomas 257 Strider, Isaac H 263 Sadler, L. L. and Aisquith, A. H 269 Tiraberlake, Seth M 275 Trussell, Charles 281 Tearney, Leonidas 287 Thomson, Wm. S 293 Timberlake, Richard 299 Timberlake, S. D 305 Trussell, James T 313 Trussell, Moses 319 Timberlake, Thos. W 327 Terrill, Philip 335 Terrill, Jno. U 343 Washington, Bushrod C 359 Wysong, Robert L 367 Wilson, Wm. L 375 Yates, Jno. 381 Young, Mason E 388 LllAi'TKR i. To every man upon this earth, Death cometh soon or late; And how can man die better Than facing fearful odds For the ashes of his fathers And the temples of his gods? Macnulny. In the summer uf i860, after a three gears' course at Dickinson College, 1 was honored as an aliiiiiiiiis of that institution, and the following October found me engaged in the peaceful occupation of assistant of R.