. History of the Sixth New York Cavalry (Second Ira Harris Guard) Second Brigade -- First Division -- Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac, 1861-1865; . veral cavalry dashes being made onboth sides under a hot artillery fire. About noon theSecond Brigade was drawn up in line of battle, threelines deep, the Sixth New York forming the front line,when a rebel battery, stationed on a distant hill,opened such a rapid fire on the lines that the commandwas forced to change its position. One of the shellstook the cover from Chief Bugler Wells cap. Heafterward referred to it as as close a miss as com-mon
. History of the Sixth New York Cavalry (Second Ira Harris Guard) Second Brigade -- First Division -- Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac, 1861-1865; . veral cavalry dashes being made onboth sides under a hot artillery fire. About noon theSecond Brigade was drawn up in line of battle, threelines deep, the Sixth New York forming the front line,when a rebel battery, stationed on a distant hill,opened such a rapid fire on the lines that the commandwas forced to change its position. One of the shellstook the cover from Chief Bugler Wells cap. Heafterward referred to it as as close a miss as com-monly occurred, and as near a hit as was safe to expe-rience. A number of men were killed and woundedas well as a large number of horses. The commandthen retired to Stevensburg and crossed the ford atShacklefords Mill. AVhile crossing the ford ColonelDevin, waiting to see his brigade safely over, was cutoff from the ford, but dashing along the stream hejumped his horse down the bank and crossed over insafety. The command moved along rapidly, the rearguard being constantly engaged with the enemysadvance until it reached Brandy Station, where it was. THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY riLKM F« jMiwii I. will ■ [18G3 Sixtli New York Cavalry. 161 found that Kilpatricks division had been hemmed inon its march from Culpeper. General Buford orderedColonel Devin to charge his best regiment andsmash the bow end of the line to let Kilpatrickout. On the Colonels replying, My regiments areall the best, the General said, Then send your ownregiment, the Sixtli New York. Devin at onceordered the Sixth to charge, and immediately directedthe Ninth New York to follow it, the two regimentsmaking a dashing and fierce charge through theenemys double lines, when, wheeling and swing-ing around, they made a second and most successfulcharge, completely smashing the enemys bowline, and leaving a gateway for Kilpatrick, of whichhe took instant advantage, and with flashing sabresand loud cheers his
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