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Harper's Ferry (West Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 8.73
in the service held at the Thirty-third Virginia regiment was the iron chief who had led us to the great victory gained. On Wednesday morning, May 28th, we were in motion for the Potomac, and having driven the enemy back from Charlestown to Harper's Ferry, were proceeding to invest this position, when the situation suddenly changed into one which would have unnerved a less determined commander, and have demoralized troops of less implicit confidence in their chief. McClellan had been graduatal bullet stopped the brilliant career of this splendid soldier. A native of Fauquier county, and a gentleman of high descent and stainless character, Turner Ashby had entered the service at the first sound of the bugle, and when asked at Harper's Ferry What flag are you going to fight under, the Palmetto, or what? he produced a Virginia flag and said Here is the flag I intend to fight under. He had followed that flag with all of the devotion of knighthood, he had displayed upon numberless
Fredericksburg, Va. (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 8.73
he great victory gained. On Wednesday morning, May 28th, we were in motion for the Potomac, and having driven the enemy back from Charlestown to Harper's Ferry, were proceeding to invest this position, when the situation suddenly changed into one which would have unnerved a less determined commander, and have demoralized troops of less implicit confidence in their chief. McClellan had been gradually closing in on Richmond, and was only waiting for McDowell's column to swoop down from Fredericksburg in order to make his grand assault. But the movements of Jackson and the rout of Banks so alarmed the authorities at Washington that the following dispatch changed the whole situation: Washington, May 20, 1862. General Fremont has been ordered by telegraph to move from Franklin on Harrisonburg to relieve General Banks, and capture or destroy Jackson's and Ewell's force. You are instructed, laying aside for the present the movement on Richmond, to put twenty thousand men in mot
Providence, R. I. (Rhode Island, United States) (search for this): chapter 8.73
nt endurance and splendid courage, and concluded as follows: The explanation of the severe exertions to which the commanding general called the army, which were endured by them with such cheerful confidence in him, is now given in the victory of yesterday. He receives this proof of their confidence in the past with pride and gratitude, and asks only a similar confidence in the future. But his chief duty to-day and that of the army is to recognize devoutly the hand of a protecting Providence in the brilliant successes of the last three days (which have given us the results of a great victory without great losses); and to make the oblation of our thanks to God for his mercies to us and our country, in heartfelt acts of religious worship. For this purpose the troops will remain in camp to-day, suspending as far as practicable all military exercises, and the chaplains of regiments will hold divine services in their several charges at 4 o'clock P. M. It was an impressive scene
Roma (Italy) (search for this): chapter 8.73
ered you to post that gun there, sir? Bring it over here! The officer mistook him for a Federal general and was preparing to obey the order when Jackson galloped across the bridge and was soon leading in person one of his regiments, which charged through the bridge, drove off the enemy and saved the army from the threatened disaster. At this same hour in the early morning of June 8th, Fremont advanced on Ewell at Cross Keys. I remember that Rev. Dr. Geo. B. Taylor (now missionary at Rome, Italy), the efficient chaplain of the Twenty-fifth Virginia Regiment, was preaching to our brigade at that early hour — that he was interrupted at thirdly by the advance of the enemy — and that the noise of battle soon succeeded the voice of the minister of the Gospel of peace. Fremont's attack was not as vigorous as was expected, was easily repulsed, and in the afternoon Ewell assumed the offensive and drove the enemy back some distance. But I have already exceeded my limits and must res
Strasburg (Ohio, United States) (search for this): chapter 8.73
allow himself to be cut off, and his foot cavalry proved fully equal to the emergency. On the afternoon of the 30th of May we entered the lists for a race to Strausburg. I can never forget that march. Press forward, was the constant order, and when the troops were well nigh exhausted, word was passed down the column: General egiment accomplished a march of more than forty miles without rations, and fairly won the sobriquet of foot cavalry. Meantime the main army had hurried on to Strausburg, upon which point Fremont was rapidly advancing, while Shields was waiting to join him from Front Royal. The head of Ewell's column filed to the right at StrauStrausburg, and was soon engaged in a sharp skirmish with Fremont's advance, to whom we offered the gage of battle, until the Stonewall brigade and the Second Virginia regiment could come up. The object of the halt having been thus accomplished, Jackson leisurely moved up the Valley with his prisoners and his immense wagon trains, load
Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania, United States) (search for this): chapter 8.73
leaned forward on his hands and immediately went to sleep. Not long afterward he roused himself and said to Colonel Boteler: I am going to send you to Richmond for reinforcements. Banks has halted at Williamsport and is being reinforced from Pennsylvania, Dix, you see, is in my front and is being reinforced by the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. I have a dispatch informing me of the advance of the enemy upon Front Royal, which is captured, and Fremont is now advancing toward Wardensville. Thus,d continued to press up the Luray Valley, could reach Port Republic), Ashby had called for infantry supports, and the Fifty-eighth Virginia and first Maryland regiments had been sent to him. With these he was executing a movement on the famous Pennsylvania Bucktails (which proved eminently successful after his fall), when, seeing that the enemy had the advantage of position, he called on the Fifty-eighth Virginia to charge, and had just uttered his crisp order, Virginians, charge, when his horse
Jackson (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 8.73
rities at Washington that the following dispatch changed the whole situation: Washington, May 20, 1862. General Fremont has been ordered by telegraph to move from Franklin on Harrisonburg to relieve General Banks, and capture or destroy Jackson's and Ewell's force. You are instructed, laying aside for the present the movement on Richmond, to put twenty thousand men in motion at once for the Shenandoah, moving on the line or in advance of the line of the Manassas Gap railraod. Your obmy. The gallant Marylanders, under Colonel B. T. Johnson, aided by the Fifty-eighth Virginia, had a bloody revenge on the Bucktails and drove them from the field, capturing their Colonel (Kane) and inflicting heavy loss. Yet, as this was not Jackson's chosen field of battle, he continued his retreat to Cross Keys, where Ewell was ordered to check Fremont, while with the rest of his force Jackson advanced to pay his respects to General Shields, who was hurrying up on the east side of the riv
Harrisonburg, Va. (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 8.73
ements of Jackson and the rout of Banks so alarmed the authorities at Washington that the following dispatch changed the whole situation: Washington, May 20, 1862. General Fremont has been ordered by telegraph to move from Franklin on Harrisonburg to relieve General Banks, and capture or destroy Jackson's and Ewell's force. You are instructed, laying aside for the present the movement on Richmond, to put twenty thousand men in motion at once for the Shenandoah, moving on the line or inham, an Englishman, who had served as a Captain in the Austrian army, and as Colonel under Garibaldi, and had been given a commission as Colonel in the Federal army, led Fremont's advance on the morning of the 6th of June, when we marched from Harrisonburg across towards Port Republic, and confidently expressed his belief that his long-coveted opportunity of bagging Ashby had arrived. The result was, that by a very simple strategy, Ashby completely turned the tables on his Lordship, and bagge
Winchester, Va. (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 8.73
Fremont and Shields caught Stonewall Jackson. The day after the capture of Winchester we spent in resting on the green sward and reveling in the stores which we haptured from General Banks, and the large number of sutlers who had brought to Winchester supplies of every description. It was very amusing to see the relish with whely exhausted that so soon as he ceased his pursuit of the enemy he rode into Winchester, secured quarters at a hotel, refused all offers of food, threw himself across received this moment are that Banks is fighting with Ewell eight miles from Winchester. Abraham Lincoln. Major-General McDowell. General McDowell at once procekson, on information of Shield's advance, was returning on a special train to Winchester, the following scene occurred: At one of the wayside stations a courier was seen galloping down from Winchester, and Jackson clutched at the dispatch which he brought. What news? he asked briefly. Colonel Conner is cut off and capt
Jackson County (West Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 8.73
by issuing an order to his provost guard to arrest all men in blue uniform and treat them as prisoners of war until they gave satisfactory proof that they were Confederates. General Jackson himself was so completely exhausted that so soon as he ceased his pursuit of the enemy he rode into Winchester, secured quarters at a hotel, refused all offers of food, threw himself across a bed with his clothes, boots, and even spurs on, and was soon fast asleep. The next day was observed, as was Jackson's custom, as a day of rest and thanksgiving for victory, and there was read to us a ringing general order which recounted the marches and victories of the past four weeks, congratulated the troops on their patient endurance and splendid courage, and concluded as follows: The explanation of the severe exertions to which the commanding general called the army, which were endured by them with such cheerful confidence in him, is now given in the victory of yesterday. He receives this pro
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