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"An interesting group from Lieutenant Charles Richards Co. F 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry (Rush's Lancers), consisting of three letters totaling 10 pps. concerning two of Stuart's rides around the Union army and the Antietam campaign. In small part: ""...[Near the Chickahominy River], June 16, 1862àI have just returned from a two days pursuit of the enemy...I was lying asleep, when boots and saddles was sounded, all the cavalry brigade immediately saddled up and started out...our regiment marched and counter-marchedàthe enemy had crossed the Pamunkey near Hanover Court House, about 3000 strong...surprised and routed our pickets and wounded Capt. Royal of the 5th cavalryàordered to cook two days rationsàpassed all along the road the wagons still burningàthey had set fire to about fiftyàloaded with forage and sutlers stores, and mules running loose all through the woods. We marched all this dayàcame up with the last of them as they had crossed the Chickahominy river, and burnt the bridgeàThis was a brilliant dash of their cavalry and took our Gen'l. Cook completely by surprise. They captured and dispersed the pickets on the extreme ring wing of our army passed round in the rear of the whole army, cut off and burnt a wagon train on the White house road, cut the telegraph wires at Tunstalls station, fired into a train, captured our ambulance and two of our officers Davis and MorrowàGen. Cook...is very much blamed in the matterà[our] regiment was at Hanover Court House but was not in any battle nor did they make any charge, but theyàcaptured 75 or 80 prisoners, destroyed bridges etcàWilliamsport, Sept. 25, 62àjoin the regt at Rockville, Gen'l. McClellan's headquartersàwith four or five other cavalry regts made a dash into Frederick, there was a slight skirmish with the rebel rear guard as they were driven outàour regt was sent out the Harper's Ferry road to find the rebs, after a smart skirmish in which they killed one horse and wounded a man in the head, their pickets were driven in, our squadron was sentàto cut off the main bodyàwe captured one of their officersàas we got through the mountain we met our regt with a section of artillery in pursuit of the Rebs, but they got offàthe next day we had the battles of South Mountain passàthe sight on the Boonesboro pass was terrible, dead rebels in every direction, literally in rows and in piles, wounded men among themàafter that we had the great battle of Antietam creek. Our regt and two or three others with some artillery made a dash across a narrow stone bridge in a deep gorge under a terrific artillery fire, drove the enemy off posted our batteries and saved the leftàwe had several horses and men killed and wounded. The next day we drove in stragglers as there was no fighting, the next, we started with the cavalry division in pursuit but after firing a dozen or so artillery shots at us they all got acrossàFrederick, Oct. 20, 62àas I finished my last letter to you we were ordered out in pursuit of Stuart's cavalry. We marched through EmmitsburgàStuart came through with 300 cavalry 26 pieces of artillery a narrow escape. I was sent off to Taneytown with a few men to gain information, succeeded in capturing one of them as they passed through Woodsboro. He was well armed, saber two pistols and carbine. They got off finally, who's to blame, nobody!!à"". A great look into at the exploits of a regiment from which very few letters exist. Very good." 2472 An interesting group from Lieutenant Charles Richards Co. F 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry (Rush's Lancers), consisting of three letters totaling 10 pps. concerning two of Stuart's rides around the Union army and the Antietam campaign. In small part: ""...[Near the Chickahominy River], June 16, 1862àI have just returned from a two days pursuit of the enemy...I was lying asleep, when boots and saddles was sounded, all the cavalry brigade immediately saddled up and started out...our regiment marched and counter-marchedàthe enemy had crossed the Pamunkey near Hanover Court House, about 3000 strong...surprised and routed our pickets and wounded Capt. Royal of the 5th cavalryàordered to cook two days rationsàpassed all along the road the wagons still burningàthey had set fire to about fiftyàloaded with forage and sutlers stores, and mules running loose all through the woods. We marched all this dayàcame up with the last of them as they had crossed the Chickahominy river, and burnt the bridgeàThis was a brilliant dash of their cavalry and took our Gen'l. Cook completely by surprise. They captured and dispersed the pickets on the extreme ring wing of our army passed round in the rear of the whole army, cut off and burnt a wagon train on the White house road, cut the telegraph wires at Tunstalls station, fired into a train, captured our ambulance and two of our officers Davis and MorrowàGen. Cook...is very much blamed in the matterà[our] regiment was at Hanover Court House but was not in any battle nor did they make any charge, but theyàcaptured 75 or 80 prisoners, destroyed bridges etcàWilliamsport, Sept. 25, 62àjoin the regt at Rockville, Gen'l. McClellan's headquartersàwith four or five other cavalry regts made a dash into Frederick, there was a slight skirmish with the rebel rear guard as they were driven outàour regt was sent out the Harper's Ferry road to find the rebs, after a smart skirmish in which they killed one horse and wounded a man in the head, their pickets were driven in, our squadron was sentàto cut off the main bodyàwe captured one of their officersàas we got through the mountain we met our regt with a section of artillery in pursuit of the Rebs, but they got offàthe next day we had the battles of South Mountain passàthe sight on the Boonesboro pass was terrible, dead rebels in every direction, literally in rows and in piles, wounded men among themàafter that we had the great battle of Antietam creek. Our regt and two or three others with some artillery made a dash across a narrow stone bridge in a deep gorge under a terrific artillery fire, drove the enemy off posted our batteries and saved the leftàwe had several horses and men killed and wounded. The next day we drove in stragglers as there was no fighting, the next, we started with the cavalry division in pursuit but after firing a dozen or so artillery shots at us they all got acrossàFrederick, Oct. 20, 62àas I finished my last letter to you we were ordered out in pursuit of Stuart's cavalry. We marched through EmmitsburgàStuart came through with 300 cavalry 26 pieces of artillery a narrow escape. I was sent off to Taneytown with a few men to gain information, succeeded in capturing one of them as they passed through Woodsboro. He was well armed, saber two pistols and carbine. They got off finally, who's to blame, nobody!!à"". A great look into at the exploits of a regiment from which very few letters exist. Very good.
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