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Winchester, Va. (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 25
rritt's division up the Millwood pike toward Winchester, attack any force he might run against, and ecuring the fords was to further my march on Winchester from the southeast, since, from all the infoillwood pike west of the Opequon, off toward Kernstown, he found that their infantry and artillery in his retreat, Lowell following up through Winchester, on the Valley pike; Crook was turned to the3:30 P. M., 1864. Major-General Sheridan, Winchester, Va.: If you can possibly spare a division nd the same morning Crook and Wright reached Winchester, having started from Cedar Creek the day befd from this last point around to the west of Winchester. During all these operations the enemy hFront Royal, and the two columns joined near Winchester the morning of the 18th. That day I movend Ohio railroad, and at the same time cover Winchester. The same day I was moving my infantry tch the worst of it that they withdrew toward Winchester. When General Early received word of this e[13 more...]
Lowell (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 25
while Colonel Lowell, with a detached force of two small regiments of cavalry, marched to Summit Point; so that on the night of August 10 my infantry occupied a line stretching from Clifton to Berryville, with Merritt's cavalry at White Post and Lowell's at Summit Point. The enemy, as stated before, moved at the same time from Bunker Hill and vicinity, and stretched his line from where the Winchester and Potomac railroad crosses Opequon Creek to the point at which the Berryville and Winchesterh considerable loss. As Merritt was nearing my infantry line, I ordered Ricketts's division of the Sixth Corps to his relief, and this in a few minutes turned the tide, the Smithfield crossing of the Opequon being regained, and afterward held by Lowell's brigade, supported by Ricketts. The next morning I moved Torbert, with Wilson and Merritt, to Berryville, and succeeding their occupation of that point there occurred along my whole line a lull, which lasted until the 3d of September, being un
Loudoun (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 25
1864. Major-General Sheridan, Winchester, Va.: If you can possibly spare a division of cavalry, send them through Loudoun County to destroy and carry off the crops, animals, negroes, and all men under fifty years of age capable of bearing arms. ters armies of the United States, City point, Aug. 26, 1864.Major-General Sheridan, Charlestown, Va.: In stripping Loudoun County of supplies, &c., impress from all loyal persons so that they may receive pay for what is taken from them. I am informed by the Assistant Secretary of War that Loudoun County has a large population of Quakers, who are all favorably disposed to the Union. These people may be exempted from arrest. U. S. Grant, Lieutenant-General. headquarters armies of the Una., Sept. 4-10 A. M.-1864. Major-General Sheridan, Charlestown, Va.: In cleaning out the arms-bearing community of Loudoun County and the subsistence for armies, exercise your own judgment as to who should be exempt from arrest, and as to who shou
Fishers Hill (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 25
, on the middle road, about two and a half miles west of the Valley pike, and discovered that Early's infantry was at Fisher's Hill, where he had thrown up behind Tumbling Run earthworks extending clear across the narrow valley between the Massanutter's Ferry, or, moving along the base of Massanutten Mountain, could attack my flank in conjunction with the force at Fisher's Hill without a possibility of my preventing it. Neither Wilson's cavalry nor Grover's infantry had yet joined me, and t day the enemy's skirmishers withdrew to Tumbling Run, his main force remaining inactive behind the intrenchments at Fisher's Hill waiting for the arrival of Anderson. The rumors in regard to the force advancing from Culpeper kept increasing evined its corps at the crossing of the Opequon. This affair demonstrated that Early's whole army had followed us from Fisher's Hill, in concert with Anderson and Fitzhugh Lee from Front Royal, and the two columns joined near Winchester the morning o
Hupp Hill (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 25
some of the enemy's cavalry at the tollgate, drove it in the direction of Newtown till it got inside the line of Gordon's division of infantry, which had been thrown out and posted behind barricades to cover the flank of the main force in its retreat. A portion of Merritt's cavalry attacked this infantry and drove in its skirmish-line, and though not able to dislodge Gordon, Merritt held the ground gained till night-fall, when the Confederate infantry moved off under cover of darkness to Hupp's Hill, between Strasburg and Cedar Creek. The next morning Crook marched from Stony Point to Cedar Creek, Emory followed with Dwight, and the cavalry moved to the same point by way of Newtown and the Valley pike, the Sixth Corps following the cavalry. That night Crook was in position at Cedar Creek, on the left of the Valley pike, Emory on the right of the pike, the Sixth Corps on the right of Emory, and the cavalry on the flanks. In the afternoon a heavy skirmish-line had been thrown fo
Flowing Spring (Pennsylvania, United States) (search for this): chapter 25
t Early's whole army had followed us from Fisher's Hill, in concert with Anderson and Fitzhugh Lee from Front Royal, and the two columns joined near Winchester the morning of the 18th. That day I moved the Sixth Corps by way of Clifton to Flowing Spring, two and a half miles west of Charlestown, on the Smithfield pike; and Emory, with Dwight's and Grover's divisions (Grover's having joined that morning from Washington), to a position about the same distance south of Charlestown, on the Berrly maintained till the 21st, when the enemy, throwing a heavy force across the Opequon by the bridge at Smithfield, drove in my cavalry pickets to Summit Point, and followed up with a rapid advance against the position of the Sixth Corps near Flowing Spring. A sharp and obstinate skirmish with a heavy picket-line of the Sixth Corps grew out of this manoeuvre, and resulted very much in our favor, but the quick withdrawal of the Confederates left no opportunity for a general engagement. It seems
Washington (United States) (search for this): chapter 25
t, the following despatch, to deliver which he had ridden in great haste from Washington through Snicker's Gap, escorted by a regiment of cavalry: City point, AugustSheridan the remaining brigade of the Nineteenth Corps. I have ordered to Washington all the one-hundred-day men. Their time will soon be out, but for the presenteenth Corps and Wilson's cavalry, both of which divisions were marching from Washington by way of Snicker's Gap. After fully considering the matter, I determinedith Dwight's and Grover's divisions (Grover's having joined that morning from Washington), to a position about the same distance south of Charlestown, on the Berryvilain cross the Potomac, ravage Maryland and Pennsylvania, and possibly capture Washington. Mutterings of dissatisfaction reached me from many sources, and loud calls the Presidential election was impending made me doubly so, the authorities at Washington having impressed upon me that the defeat of my army might be followed by the
West Virginia (West Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 25
it did to Shepherdstown and there halted, picketing the river to Antietam ford. While Torbert reported to me the nature of his encounter, and that a part of Early's infantry was marching to the north, while Fitzhugh Lee's cavalry had gone toward Martinsburg, I thought that the Confederate general meditated crossing his cavalry into Maryland, so I sent Wilson by way of Harper's Ferry to watch his movements from Boonesboroa, and at the same time directed Averell, who had reported from West Virginia some days before, to take post at Williamsport and hold the crossing there until he was driven away. I also thought it possible that Early might cross the Potomac with his whole army, but the doubts of a movement like this outweighed the probabilities favoring it. Nevertheless, to meet such a contingency I arranged to throw my army on his rear should the occasion arise, and deeming my position at Halltown the most advantageous in which to await developments, my infantry was retained th
Berryville (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 25
ivision of cavalry moving in advance through Berryville, going into position near White Post. The S passed through Kabletown to the vicinity of Berryville, and went into position on the left of Dwighy occupied a line stretching from Clifton to Berryville, with Merritt's cavalry at White Post and Lot of the 17th Emory moved from Winchester to Berryville, and the same morning Crook and Wright reachk went ahead till he reached the vicinity of Berryville. On the afternoon of the 17th Lowell with hlowing these movements, Merritt fell back to Berryville, covering the Berryville pike crossing of thoeuvre Merritt had been attacked in front of Berryville and Wilson at Summit Point, the former by cation of occupying a line between Clifton and Berryville the moment matters should so shape themselveent into position at Clifton, Crook occupied Berryville, and Emory's corps came in between them, forross the Blue Ridge through Ashby's Gap. At Berryville, however, he blundered into Crook's lines ab[7 more...]
Massanutten Mountain (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 25
n the past day or two I had received information that a column of the enemy was moving up from Culpeper Court House and approaching Front Royal through Chester Gap, and although the intelligence was unconfirmed, it caused me much solicitude; for there was strong probability that such a movement would be made, and also considerable force advancing through Front Royal toward Winchester could fall upon my rear and destroy my communication with Harper's Ferry, or, moving along the base of Massanutten Mountain, could attack my flank in conjunction with the force at Fisher's Hill without a possibility of my preventing it. Neither Wilson's cavalry nor Grover's infantry had yet joined me, and the necessities, already explained, which obliged me to hold with strring garrisons Winchester and other points heretofore mentioned had so depleted my line of battle strength that I knew the enemy would outnumber me when Anderson's corps should arrive in the valley. I deemed it advisable, therefore,
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