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tiou of an unusual character was on hand I rode forward to the bead of the. rangers and a* feed “Doc.” what was up. 'His reply waa: “If the yanks get that bridge, good c vei fag, oonfeds.” I then said, w by aim £ they move them?” Hie reply was: “We can do It dum qnlolc if Hardee will say so.” I caught the situation In a moment and started toward General Hardee and met a courier, who asked, ♦What oavalry is OmO” My reply wae,/^Tttxas rangera,” “Good,” said the courier, and turned and rode to General Hardee, who went iorw*rd and met Captain Mathews and said to him: “We want these yanteasmoved* Cbh you do it?” -His reply was, “Thai is onr main business, A**1rg 220 further questions, he wheeled hie horse lt;men and horses already in and under saddle tor nearly sixty hoars) and gave the command “by fours into lines trot, march’!” and soon the order followed M by platoons jntolh*e.mar©h!” Then clear above tfce din of tho fcdoral musketry the cam. njfcnd “rangers, charge,” was given aau. the en*ny stemed to think from their action that J uhneon'a whole army was upon them. They rap bzctk on. their mainline some distance. We estimate that we mart havo pusbeddbenrsotno SOO or 1QOO yards, killing end wounding ft great many. We fired on an average twelve shots each, and were about 120 six one. The en^niy was panic stricken and did very little damage as to the number hilled of the rangers, but in quality it waa greals. Here fell the gallant youth, Eugene Monger ol company Ir, and young Hardee of company X). and four wounded.
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Galveston Daily News
Galveston, Texas, US
Sun, Dec 11, 1887
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