...limb, he was again at the front, willing to sacrifice his life and the lives of his men to accomplish the purpose of his expedition. At 11 o'clock on the evening of February 28th, Kilpatrick and Dahlgren reached Ely's Ford on the Rapidan River, and there captured two of our officers and fourteen men. At this point Kilpatrick divided his forces, sending Dahlgren with 500 men to hasten by one route to ...