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Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative, Chapter 5: Seven Pines or fair Oaks (search)
t Beaver Dam. The other four divisions on the south side of the Chickahominy (McLaws's, Longstreet's, D. H. Hill's, and Huger's) would be held in observation, ready to cross when Porter's corps was driven back. Everything was in readiness by sundown on the 28th, when further news was received. McDowell had suddenly stopped his advance, and his troops seemed to be falling back toward Manassas. What had happened was that Jackson had again broken loose in the Valley and defeated Banks at Strasburg on May 23, and at Winchester on May 25, and was moving on the Potomac, as will be told more fully in a later chapter. This had created a panic at Washington, for rumor had magnified Jackson's forces greatly, and McDowell, just in the nick of time for us, had been turned back for the defence of the capital. Johnston was glad of a respite, and an opportunity to consider as an alternative an attack upon McClellan's left. The strength of the position at Beaver Dam Creek made any direct
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative, Chapter 6: Jackson's Valley campaign (search)
bout 10,000, and he had been withdrawn down the Valley to Strasburg, which he was ordered to fortify and hold. Jackson hadter. The western, the most direct and shortest, going by Strasburg, and the eastern, crossing the Massanutten Mountains to Lof the Shenandoah to Front Royal, about 12 miles east of Strasburg. Then, crossing the river, it united with the direct roat morning, and only toward 10 o'clock did he get off from Strasburg in retreat for Winchester. Jackson, too, was able to makverruled, and Shields and Ord were directed to march upon Strasburg, toward which point also Fremont was approaching. Meanville with Fremont, passed between his converging foes at Strasburg on the 31st, a portion of one of his brigades making in oo guns and over 9000 muskets were saved. After passing Strasburg on the 31st, the race was continued up the main Shenandoa When, in his retreat, Jackson had gotten safely past Strasburg, the Federal War Department gave up all hope of capturing
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative, chapter 7 (search)
exciting false rumors set on foot throughout the Valley, but Whiting's division, from before Richmond, and Lawton's large brigade — arriving from Georgia nearly 4000 strong — were sent by rail from Richmond to Staunton about June 11, to create the impression that Jackson's raid was about to be repeated with a much larger force. Meanwhile, Jackson's force was marched again to the Shenandoah near Port Republic, about the 11th, after Shields and Fremont had fallen back to the neighborhood of Strasburg. Here Jackson took five days of rest preparatory to the movement upon Richmond. During most of this period, by all the rules of the game, Mc-Clellan was in default for not attacking. He had come within arm's length, but allowed the initiative to Lee. McDowell had been taken from him, so that he had nothing to gain by waiting, while his enemy had the opportunity both of reenforcement and of fortification. Lee was, indeed, doing his utmost in each direction. McClellan seemed to have