. A history of the Laurel brigade, originally the Ashby cavalry of the Army of northern Virginia and Chew's battery . Federal force broke and fled. Like an avengingnemesis the grey troopers rode among them, doing bloodyexecution. With great spirit the Federal officers attemptedto stem the tide, but the onward rush of the victors seemedresistless. Along with Bearing rode many of the choice spirits, offi-cers, and men of the brigade, for as in the charge so in thepursuit, there was a noble emulation of valor. Among theforemost were Captains James Rutherford, Hugh McGuire,and Fox Dangerfield. The
. A history of the Laurel brigade, originally the Ashby cavalry of the Army of northern Virginia and Chew's battery . Federal force broke and fled. Like an avengingnemesis the grey troopers rode among them, doing bloodyexecution. With great spirit the Federal officers attemptedto stem the tide, but the onward rush of the victors seemedresistless. Along with Bearing rode many of the choice spirits, offi-cers, and men of the brigade, for as in the charge so in thepursuit, there was a noble emulation of valor. Among theforemost were Captains James Rutherford, Hugh McGuire,and Fox Dangerfield. There, too, with many others werethe lions of the horse artillery, Majors James Thompson,James Breathed, and Col. R. P. Chew. In the charge the leading regiment was the Eleventh,under Colonel Ball, the foremost company that of McGuire. The Federals in their retreat, when climbing the hill nearJeters house, were so closely pursued that they left the roadand turned into the pines and escaped. The Confederates now halted and began to form, in anti-cipation of a hostile movement from Jetersville, for a large. s CAPT. HUGH H. McGUIRE A History of the Laurel Brigade 373 body of Federal cavalry was posted there. Soon from thisdirection a heavy column approached. The odds weregreat, but once more the grey troopers, McGuires companyin front, dashed forward and turned back the Federal col-umn, driving it pell-mell. The violence of the assault gave no opportunity to re-form, and the superior numbers of the enemy only made theunwieldy mass an easier prey for slaughter. The Confed-erates rode among them sabring at will and chased thefugitives back into Jetersville. In this action the Federals lost heavily. The loss to theConfederates was small in numbers, but two of their bestofficers were mortally wounded, Capt. Hugh McGuire ofCompany E, Eleventh Virginia, and Capt. James Ruth-erford of General Bearings staff. Two of my best andbravest officers, wrote Genl. Fitz Lee. Two unusuallypr
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