along the whole Culpepper line, from Welford's Ford, on the
Hazel, down to Stevensburg. Each command acted nobly, and
the Yankees were forced, after a fight of nearly twelve
hours, to recross the river with great losses. We have to
lament the loss of many gallant officers and privates, some
killed and others permanently disabled. The forces under W.
H. F. Lee, that worthy descendant of "Old Light Horse
Harry," bore no mean part in the fray. We have to regret the
temporary loss of our general (W. H. F. Lee), who was
wounded in the thigh, and the death of Colonel Williams (of
our brigade), than whom a more elegant gentleman or braver
soldier never lived.

Being connected with the Tenth Virginia Cavalry, under
Colonel J. Lucius Davis, and, therefore, better cognizant of
its conduct, it is not invidious to allude to it, though not
claiming any superiority over other regiments, all of which
did nobly. Early in the morning this regiment was dismounted
for sharp-shooting, and, until ordered off, held its ground,
though exposed to an incessant and galling fire from the
Fifth United States Regulars, who were snugly ensconced
behind a stone fence. At this point many of the casualties
in our regiment occurred. In the afternoon the Tenth, led by
Colonel Davis, made a splendid charge on the Second United
States Regulars, who, after a hand-to-hand conflict, broke
and fled incontinently. Our General (Stuart), whose praise
is not to be despised, paid a high compliment on the field
to the Tenth for its conduct in holding Welford's Hill, and
for its dashing charge.

I append a list of casualties:

Company A (Caskie Rangers), commanded by Captain Robert
Caskie.--Killed: None. Wounded: Second Lieutenant J. Doyle,
slightly in head; Private, Eytel, in breast; English, in
foot; Hubbell, in breast; Gill, in arm and shoulder; Wilson,
in hip. Missing and taken prisoners: Privates Burton,
Charles Childress, Joseph Childress, Fulcher, Hudnall, and
Parker.--Total, 12.

Company B, Captain W. B. Clements.--Killed: Corporal N. B.
Ellis. Wounded: Privates Anderson Foster, severely in thigh;
P. J. Cape, in thigh; H. Foster, slightly in foot; R. P.
Brewbaker, slightly in head; A. Caton, in hand.--Total, 6.