. A history of the Laurel brigade, originally the Ashby cavalry of the Army of northern Virginia and Chew's battery . often the exhausted riders yieldedto the demands of nature astride their horses in the march-ing column. On the night of the 6th the position at Rices Stationwas abandoned, and the cavalry under Genl. Fitz Leemoved in the rear of Longstreet towards Farmville, havinga rear guard fight with the enemys advance in the streetsof that town; the effort of the enemy having been to pre-vent Fitz Lee from crossing the Appomattox. Their effortswere so far successful, that Rosser was force
. A history of the Laurel brigade, originally the Ashby cavalry of the Army of northern Virginia and Chew's battery . often the exhausted riders yieldedto the demands of nature astride their horses in the march-ing column. On the night of the 6th the position at Rices Stationwas abandoned, and the cavalry under Genl. Fitz Leemoved in the rear of Longstreet towards Farmville, havinga rear guard fight with the enemys advance in the streetsof that town; the effort of the enemy having been to pre-vent Fitz Lee from crossing the Appomattox. Their effortswere so far successful, that Rosser was forced to move upthe river about two miles before he could cross, while FitzLee with the remainder of his force crossed the bridge ofthe Cumberland Court House Road. Having gotten successfully over, Rosser moved down theriver to effect a junction with Fitz Lee. Near the Cum-berland Plank Road he found the enemy about to assail thedivision under General Munford, and took part in the suc-cessful defense made by Munford. As the Federals pressedon the Laurels, now under White, dashed forward andstruck the enemy in MAJ. FOXHALL A. DANGERFIELD A History of the Laurel Brigade 379 The other brigade of Rossers division, McCauslands,came gallantly on and joined in the fight. The woodedand broken country soon made the engagement a desultoryone, in which detached parties and squadrons charged andfought with mutual loss. The Federals, in the confidentexpectation of a general victory near at hand, ■ exhibitedijnusual spirit, charging boldly. But the Confederates,though depleted in numbers, fought with the energy ofdespair. In one of the Federal charges Genl. J. Irvin Gregg, theirgallant leader, was unhorsed and captured by one of theSeventh Virginia Regiment. The march of the cavalry, says Genl. Fitzhugh Leein his report, was resumed towards Appomattox CourtHouse in rear of Longstreets corps, and continued that Foxhall A. Dangerfield was born in Rockingham county, Virginia,at Westwood,
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