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Philip Henry Sheridan, Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, General, United States Army ., Chapter IV (search)
e of hundred men. Custer captured some of these men and two of Early's staff-officers, but the commander of the Valley District, accompanied by a single orderly, escaped across the South Anna and next day made his way to Richmond, the last man of the Confederate army that had so long contended with us in the Shenandoah Valley. At Frederick's Hall, Young's scouts brought me word from Richmond that General Longstreet was assembling a force there to prevent my junction with Grant, and that Pickett's division, which had been sent toward Lynchburg to oppose my march, and Fitzhugh Lee's cavalry, were moving east on the Southside railroad, with the object of circumventing me. Reasoning that Longstreet could interpose effectually only by getting to the White House ahead of me, I pushed one column under Custer across the South Anna, by way of Ground Squirrel bridge, to Ashland, where it united with Merritt, who had meanwhile marched through Hanover Junction. Our appearance at Ashland drew
Philip Henry Sheridan, Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, General, United States Army ., Chapter V (search)
e White Oak road. The reconnoissance demonstrating the intention of the enemy to hold this point, Gibbs was withdrawn. That evening, at 7 o'clock, I reported the position of the Confederate cavalry, and stated that it had been reinforced by Pickett's division of infantry. On receipt of this despatch, General Grant offered me the Fifth Corps, but I declined to take it, and again asked for the Sixth, saying that with it I believed I could turn the enemy's (Pickett's) left, or break through reinforced by Pickett's division of infantry. On receipt of this despatch, General Grant offered me the Fifth Corps, but I declined to take it, and again asked for the Sixth, saying that with it I believed I could turn the enemy's (Pickett's) left, or break through his lines. The morning of the 31st General Grant replied that the Sixth Corps could not be taken from its position in the line, and offered me the Second; but in the mean time circumstances had changed, and no corps was ordered.
Philip Henry Sheridan, Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, General, United States Army ., Chapter VI (search)
VI Battle of Dinwiddie Court House Pickett repulsed reinforced by the Fifth Corps battut dark, five brigades of infantry-three from Pickett's division, and two from Johnson's-all under with Devin. The retreat of Davies permitted Pickett to pass between Crook and Merritt, which he p mounted and brought to Merritt's aid, for if Pickett continued in pursuit north of the Five Forks s left, Merritt assailed fiercely, compelling Pickett to halt and face a new foe, thus interrupting to Smith's brigade, which, by the advance of Pickett past its right flank and the pressure of W. HWhen halted by the attack of Gregg and Gibbs, Pickett, desisting from his pursuit of Devin, as alre assigned between Capehart and Gibbs, just as Pickett moved out across the cleared fields in front Confederate infantry at a point where I knew Pickett's intrenchments were refused, almost at rightto break up with my force Lee's right flank. Pickett's isolation offered an opportunity which we c[12 more...]