. Elwood's stories of the old Ringgold Cavalry, 1847-1865 [electronic resource]: the first three year cavalry of the Civil War : with introduction by the Rev. Ryland . d forty-seven men. This command left Camp Keys (Romney) about threeoclock in the morning, going south over the Winchesterroad. When the advance was out seven or eight miles, justas it was getting cleverly light, the boys saw two horseshitched in front of a house, a few hundred yards in ad-vance. They made a dash for them, but the Confederatesmounted in time for their usual skedaddle. They had ven-tured about a half mile fro
. Elwood's stories of the old Ringgold Cavalry, 1847-1865 [electronic resource]: the first three year cavalry of the Civil War : with introduction by the Rev. Ryland . d forty-seven men. This command left Camp Keys (Romney) about threeoclock in the morning, going south over the Winchesterroad. When the advance was out seven or eight miles, justas it was getting cleverly light, the boys saw two horseshitched in front of a house, a few hundred yards in ad-vance. They made a dash for them, but the Confederatesmounted in time for their usual skedaddle. They had ven-tured about a half mile from their home,—the brush,—and ran because they could not fly. The command moved on until in sight of this wonder-ful gap. Beyond the river we could plainly see troopsmoving about. Captain Keys ordered the Dutch to bringthe howitzer forward. The infantry was to support thisgun. Lieutenant Hart, with the Ringgold boys, was tocharge this bridge. Just beyond the bridge, in a field, therewas a large squad of Confederate infantry The lancerswere to remain for a reserve in case they were called on. The ball was- opened by the Confederates when Lieu- IN CAMP AT ROMNEY 75. 76 ELWOODS STORIES tenant Hart approached the bridge. The Ringgold boyssoon returned the fire from their carbines, something whichthese Confederates had never heard before. At this thecaptain ordered the Dutch to salute them with the was more than they could endure and soon they wereat their old job, running away Somehow our Confeder-ate friends did not like the old howitzer. When it beganits work it never took them long to get out of the way Lieutenant Hart now ordered a charge, but before any-thing could be done we had to cross the bridge. Beforewe could do so we saw an old lady beyond the bridge, wav-ing a white handkerchief, which was to apprise us thatthe floor of the bridge had been torn up. So much forthis old lady whom we found to be a strong soon replaced the floor, and the com
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