. Bull run to Bull run; or, Four years in the 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 . greater part were made prisoners. Theloss of the enemy was two killed, four wounded, 65 prisoners,81 horses and equipments; our loss, one. wounded, FrankHelm, of-Warrenton. This was a pretty good beginning forCompany H, yet scarce two days old, and it felt proud of itsachievement. Gathering up the prisoners, horses and equip-ments, the tents and wagons were
. Bull run to Bull run; or, Four years in the 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 . greater part were made prisoners. Theloss of the enemy was two killed, four wounded, 65 prisoners,81 horses and equipments; our loss, one. wounded, FrankHelm, of-Warrenton. This was a pretty good beginning forCompany H, yet scarce two days old, and it felt proud of itsachievement. Gathering up the prisoners, horses and equip-ments, the tents and wagons were fired, and Company Hrode off, while the Federal infantry in full view were sound-ing the long roll and falling into line. The river wascrossed at Keyess Ford, and pursuit was not attemoted bythe enemy. Since writing the foregoing I have seen a volume entitled Loudoun Rangers. writen by Briscoe Goodhart, whoclaims to have been a member of that command, and foundtherein the following account of the afifair: April the 6th, the command, or rather what few were atthe camp, were taking their ease, when a body of about 250men in blue uniform approached from the northwest, or theCharlestown turnj^ike. Little attention was given, as it was. James T. Trussell. jj^ Bull Run to Bull Run. supposed this was a body of Custers Cavalry, that was knownto be in the Valley. The column came up to less than fiftyyards, when they dashed into our camp, capturing themajority of the few that were there. This force proved to beMosbys command, who thus approached our camp under theguise of Federal troops. We had ■ about 20 broken-downhorses in camp, and most of them were taken. As theyundertook to recross the Shenandoah river our pickets thatwere stationed there in charge of George V. Kern, openedfire on them, wounding several. One picket, Frank Kidwell,of Company B, was dangerously wounded and left on the fieldfor dead. Richmond having fallen into Federal hands, theseprisoners were kept in custody by M
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