. Elwood's stories of the old Ringgold Cavalry, 1847-1865 [electronic resource]: the first three year cavalry of the Civil War : with introduction by the Rev. Ryland . on was sent to head-quarters, requesting our company to be sent to defend ourloyal homes. We were marched some ten miles out theCumberland road, when we were ordered back, and mus-tered for pay. after which the whole command was movedto Hancock, Maryland. The Ringgold cavalry was ordered on a scout, underCaptain Hart, to Fairview mountain and beyond, if hedeemed it safe. Some of us went within a few miles ofWilliamsport, an
. Elwood's stories of the old Ringgold Cavalry, 1847-1865 [electronic resource]: the first three year cavalry of the Civil War : with introduction by the Rev. Ryland . on was sent to head-quarters, requesting our company to be sent to defend ourloyal homes. We were marched some ten miles out theCumberland road, when we were ordered back, and mus-tered for pay. after which the whole command was movedto Hancock, Maryland. The Ringgold cavalry was ordered on a scout, underCaptain Hart, to Fairview mountain and beyond, if hedeemed it safe. Some of us went within a few miles ofWilliamsport, and captured J E. B. Stuarts adjutantgeneral who was visiting some friends and looking forsome way to cross the Potomac river. This was July 8,1863. We returned to camp with our prisoner. The nextday we were moved forward to Fairview mountain. Itwill be remembered that General Lee at this time wasfalling back from Gettysburg. July 10th the old Ringgolds thirty-five men, with sevenmen from a Maryland company, who had been cut off fromtheir command and who had been ordered on duty with us,all told forty-two men, wrere ordered on a scout in the vicin- 158 ELWOODS STORIES. John M. Myers ity of Clear Spring. We halted at the Mountain House, ontop of Fairview mountain, to get breakfast. As John Myers and I had no hard-tack we weresoon up in the top of some cherrytrees near by. We had scarcely lo-cated when we heard firing down inthe valley below. The company wassoon on the move in the directionof Clear Spring. General Kelleyordered Captain Hart to take hiscompany, go down, and ascertainwhat this firing was about. Wemet some soldiers who informedHart the enemy was at ClearSpring, in force. We moved tothe foot of the mountain into abeautiful valley Here we couldsee the enemy moving around inan apple orchard, which was in wheat, now in shock. Be-yond this orchard we could not see how the forces of theenemy were located. General Kelley and staff were onthe mountain with field glasses watch
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