Second Virginia Cavalry (Ashby's Laurel) + Company C

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History of the
Laurel Brigade
Ashby Cavalry of the
Army of
Northern Virginia
and
Chew’s
Battery
By Capt. William N. Mcdonald
1907
499 pages, illustrated, searchable
- Bonus Book -
Reminiscencies of a Confederate Solder
Of
Co.
C, 2
nd
VA. Cavalry.
By R. J. Peck,
Fincastle
,
VA
1922
73 pages, searchable
- Bonus Book -
Muster Role of the 7th Virginia Cavalry
17 pages, searchable
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CONTENTS
Chapter I
Development of the Laurel Brigade from the Seventh Regiment of Virginia Cavalry, enlisted under Col. Angus W. McDonald—Border
service under
Colonel McDonald and Col. Turner Ashby—Heroic death of Capt. Richard Ashby—Destructive expedition against the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal—Chew's Battery attached to the command—Romney winter campaign under Jackson—Battle of Kernstown I7
Chapter II
Daily skirmishes with force of Banks—Addition of new companies and recruits swell the brigade—Jackson orders it divided into two commands, and
Ashby tenders his resignation—Jackson revokes the order and Ashby withdraws his resignation—Jackson marches to McDowell and defeats Fremont—
Ashby screens the movement from Banks by constant skirmishing in his front —Destroys railroad and telegraph between Front Royal and Strasburg—
Attack upon Federal infantry at Buckton, where Captains Sheetz and Fletcher fall—Battle of Winchester and
pursuit of Banks—Ashby throws his cavalry between the converging armies of Shields and Fremont and prevents communication between them—
Informs
Jackson
fully of
their movements Capture of Sir Percy Wyndham—Death of Ashby—Cross Keys and Port Republic 48
Chapter III
Jackson
marches from Brown's Gap to the Chickahominy—His ingenious ruses to deceive Shields and
Fremont
—Munford screens
Jackson
's movement and follows
him with the Second Virginia Cavalry—Genl. Beverly Robertson succeeds in command of Valley cavalry—Reorganization of the Ashby cavalry —Robertson an
organizer and diciplinarian—Brigade leaves
with Fitz Lee—They make midwinter raid to capture cattle for Lee's army—March down the Patterson
Creek Valley Capture a Federal wagon train—Move towards New Creek Return to Early in the Valley—Fitz Lee with his division returns to the
Army of Northern Virginia—Early and Rosser make the Petersburg raid—Returning, the Laurel Brigade camps at Weyer's Cave—Rest and hilarity—
Across the Blue Ridge to catch Kilpatrick—Return to Valley—The camp in Rockbridge county—Recruiting -Grant moves his multitudes
A call from Lee—The Laurel joins Lee in the Wilderness The Sth and 6th of May—Join Hampton at Shady Grove—Yellow Tavern—Death of Stuart 215
Chapter IX
Hampton
takes command of cavalry—
Milford
—Haw's Shop
Atlee's Station—Depleted condition of brigade—Scarcity of
food and forage—Grant develops his wearing out policy
Assails Lee's lines of communication—
Wilson
attempts to cut
the Virginia Central Railroad—Fight at
Ashland
—Heroic act
of Maj. Holmes Conrad—
Wilson
defeated and pursued
Another affair at Haw's Shop—White's Comanches charge
Federal breastworks—
Hampton
sent to meet
Sheridan
's
raiders—The battle of Trevilians—Pursues Sheridan to the
North Anna—Hard fare for men and horses—Some types of
vandals—Skirmishing near White House—Cavalry against infantry and gunboats—Hanging on Sheridan's flank—
White's Battalion detached—
Sheridan entrenches at Samaria Church Is driven out of entrenchments,
leaving dead and wounded —
Col. Thomas E. Massie of the
Twelfth wounded—Pursuit of Sheridan to Charles City Court House 242
Chapter X
Hampton marches towards Richmond—Federals cross to south side of James River, and Hampton follows, crossing near Drury's Bluff—Moves below Petersburg
—Camp near Reams Station Intercepts Wilson's raiders, and sharp fight near Sapony Church—Lieutenant Vandiver's account of the engagement Ruffian
marauders—Wilson escapes after punishment and loss —A short rest, watermelons and hospitality—Brigade recuperates by return of men from hospitals
and horse furloughs Fitz Lee with his division sent to the Shenandoah
Valley
of each of the generals, and the outpost and reserve pickets —The hazards of the
undertaking—The surprise and capture Two future Presidents of the United States narrowly escape
A future judge not so fortunate—Federals pursue but give it
up—Prisoners transported to
Dixie
341
Chapter XIV
After the return from Beverly, Munford's and Payne's brigades ordered east of the Blue Ridge—Wharton's division of infantry and Rosser's
brigade of cavalry only force left under Early in the Valley to face Sheridan—Government supplies almost fail, and home supplies no longer
cheer the soldiers—Sheridan lays waste the Valley, and with 10,000 sabres advances—Rosser meets him with 300 men and, aided by high
water, retards him at North River—Early withdraws towards Charlottesville, is overtaken, defeated, and his army captured or dispersed near
Waynesboro—Rosser attempts to recapture the prisoners, but fails—Rosser made major-general and Dearing takes command of the Laurel
Brigade—The trail of Sheridan—Division under
Rosser, not over 1,200 men, moves below Petersburg—Federals capture Five Forks—Rosser's
division forms rear guard of Fitz Lee's column'—Advancing Federals punished in their onsets Deep Creek—Brigade, April 5th, with rest of
division moves towards Amelia Court House—Soldiers depressed but resolute—Desperate charge of Dearing near Amelia Springs Desperate
fighting by great fighters—Federals driven back into Jetersville—Death of Captains Rutherford and Hugh McGuire—High Bridge—Death of
Dearing, Knott, Thompson and others and the wounding of many—White takes command of brigade—Appomattox—The last charge—
Brigade disbanded near Lynchburg by Colonel "Lige" White—Remnant of the Twelfth Regiment, under
Lieut. Wm. F. Anderson, surrenders at Appomattox 357
Appendix 382
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