. 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. the nii^ht, and had also constrncted rifle-jMts at a point alxnit five miles from Gordonsville. The ad-\ance was made, but as the enenns position was found toostrong- to assault, no o-eneral attack was made. On theextreme right of our lines a portion of the Reserve Brigadecarried the enemys works twice, and was twice driven there-from by infantry. Xight close
. 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. the nii^ht, and had also constrncted rifle-jMts at a point alxnit five miles from Gordonsville. The ad-\ance was made, but as the enenns position was found toostrong- to assault, no o-eneral attack was made. On theextreme right of our lines a portion of the Reserve Brigadecarried the enemys works twice, and was twice driven there-from by infantry. Xight closed the contest. I regret myinability to carr)- out your instructions. The cavalry engagement of the 12th was by far the mostbrilliant one of the present cami>aign. The enemys loss wasvery lieavy. They lost the following-named officers in killedand wounded: Colonel McAllister, commanding regiment,killed; Brigadier-General Rosser, commanding brigade,wounded; Colonel Aiken, ccjmmanding regiment, wounded;Colonel Custer, connnanding regiment, wounded. My loss inkilled and wounded will be about 575. I captured and havenow with me 370 prisoners of war. including 20 commissionedofificers. My loss in cai:)turcd will not exceed 160. These. ??^.., *.-
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