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Fishers Hill (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 3
e, and after his defeats at Winchester and Fisher's Hill, Kershaw and Fitz-Lee were ordered to retuTom's Brook, three or four miles south of Fisher's Hill. That night Torbert, in command of the nay the rebel command was advanced as far as Fisher's Hill. In consequence of this movement, howeverong position. The rebels were encamped at Fisher's Hill, five miles away. On the night of the 16t happened to an army. From Cedar Creek to Fisher's Hill the road was literally blocked with wagons to rally his men, Early went in person to Fisher's Hill, in the hope of forming them in the trenchbattle; and in the morning he proceeded to Fisher's Hill. He had retaken all the guns lost by Wrigious service in the battles of Winchester, Fisher's Hill, and Cedar Creek, Colonel Hayes was promotrginia, and particularly in the battles of Fisher's Hill and Cedar Creek. He bad commanded a brigaestruction of wheat, forage, etc., down to Fisher's Hill. When this is completed, the Valley, from[7 more...]
Alleghany Mountains (United States) (search for this): chapter 3
at Winchester, determined to attack the national forces in position at Harrisonburg. But on the 6th of October, Sheridan began his retrograde movement, stretching the cavalry across the Valley from the Blue Ridge to the eastern slope of the Alleghanies, with directions to burn all forage and drive off all stock, as they moved to the rear. This was in compliance with Grant's orders to leave nothing for the subsistence of an army on any ground abandoned to the enemy. The most positive ordeattle of Cloyd's Mountain. Afterwards, still in Crook's command, he joined Hunter's army in the march against Lynchburg, was present at the operations in front of that place, and covered the retreat in the difficult and dangerous passage of the Alleghanies. He was next ordered to the mouth of the Shenandoah Valley, and took part in several engagements between Early and Sheridan's troops, prior to the battle of Winchester. In that important encounter, he had the right of Crook's command, an
North Mountain (West Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 3
were shot or drowned, but a sufficient number crossed the ditch to form a nucleus for the brigade; and Hayes still leading, they climbed the bank and charged the battery. The enemy fled in great disorder, and Hayes re-formed his men and resumed the advance. The passage of the slough was at the crisis of the fight, and the rebels broke on every side in confusion. At Fisher's Hill he led a division in the turning movement assigned to Crook's command. Clambering up the steep sides of North Mountain, which was covered with an almost impenetrable entanglement of trees and underbrush, the division gained, unperceived, a position in rear of the enemy's line, and then charged with so much fury that the rebels hardly attempted to resist, but fled in utter rout and dismay. Hayes was at the head of his column throughout this brilliant charge. A month later, at Cedar Creek he was again engaged. His command was in reserve, and therefore did not share in the disaster of the main line at
Atlanta (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 3
the Roman yoke, they decried the civilization of their victors; and the Romans, in their turn, severely disapproved the proceedings of those whom, two thousand years ago, they called Northern barbarians. But, as Sherman told the inhabitants of Atlanta, when he expelled them from their homes: War is cruelty, and you cannot refine it. It was the men who brought these evils on themselves who were responsible .for all the terrible results of their crime. The national commanders were no more ansTo many this task would have been more unacceptable because, while the chief was lying comparatively inactive in front of Richmond, the subordinates were fighting important battles and winning brilliant victories elsewhere. Sherman had captured Atlanta, and Sheridan had overrun the Valley, while Thomas was entrusted with a command where the mightiest issues were at stake; and the interest of the country was transferred from the commander of them all to the great soldiers so rapidly rising into
Richmond (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 3
reparations to march out at an early hour on the 27th, to gain possession of the Southside railroad, and to hold it, and fortify back to your present left. Butler at the same time was to make a demonstration north of the James, to attract the enemy's attention to that quarter. General Meade, said Grant, will move from our left, with the design of seizing and holding the Southside railroad. To facilitate this movement, or rather to prevent reinforcements going from the north side of the James river to Petersburg, I wish you to demonstrate against the enemy in your front. . . I do not want any attack made by you against entrenched and defended positions, but feel out to the right beyond the front, and if you can, turn it. . . Let it be distinctly understood by corps commanders that there is to be no attack made against defended entrenched positions. In this operation Meade was to take out forty thousand men, This was the number reported to Grant by Meade as available for the o
Rowanty Creek (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 3
losure would have been inconvenient, no return at all was made. No cause in history ever had more ingenious or more unscrupulous adherents in camp or civil life, than the Slaveholders' great rebellion. The enemy lost in prisoners alone more than that number. His killed and wounded, Lee, as usual, failed to report. On the 27th, Lee sent the following despatch, which was withheld from print, and has not found its way into any rebel history: General Hill reports that the enemy crossed Rowanty creek below Burgess's mill, and forced back the cavalry. In the afternoon General Heth attacked and at first drove them, but found them in too strong force. Afterwards the enemy attacked and were repulsed. They still hold the plank road at Burgess's mill. Heth took colors and some prisoners. The despatch given by McCabe and other rebel writers is not on file at Washington. This whole movement, it has been shown, was based on the belief that Lee's entrenchments extended only to the cro
Chambersburg, Pa. (Pennsylvania, United States) (search for this): chapter 3
d to treat the so-called non-combatant rebels better than they themselves treat each other. Halleck to Sherman, September 28. But it was always so. Wherever the enemy was in possession, loyal citizens were persecuted, expatriated, imprisoned, hung; their property was seized, or confiscated; but if a national commander used the property of men in arms against their government, the rebels raised a cry of shame, and pronounced the outrage unprecedented. Early burnt the undefended town of Chambersburg, but was shocked at the conflagration of mills; and Lee, who recommended a partisan warfare, refused to recognize negro soldiers as prisoners of war. But with all their soldierly qualities, there was a touch of unmanliness about the Southerners. Unrelenting and vindictive, they were as ready as women to repine when the fortune of war went against them, and never admitted that the same measure should be meted to them which they unsparingly applied to their foes whenever they had the chan
South River (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 3
September, at Brown's Gap, where Lomax and Fitz-Lee had arrived the day before. Rosser's brigade of cavalry had also been sent from Lee's army, and reported to Early on the 5th of October; troops were ordered from Breckenridge, at this time in South-West Virginia; while all the reserves in the Valley were embodied and placed under Early's command. Altogether these reinforcements amounted to more than ten thousand men, The arrival of Kershaw will add greatly to your strength. . . All the a different tale. The latest from these commands, prior to Sept. 27, were as follows:— July 10Fitz-Lee1,706 effective. Aug. 31Kershaw3,445 effective. Sept. 10Lomax3,568 effective. Breckenridge succeeded late in September to the command in South-West Virginia, and on the 13th of that month, Echols, his predecessor, reported 3,904 effective men. I can find no return of Rosser's force, nor of the reserves; but Grant telegraphed to Halleck, Sept. 30: Rosser's brigade of cavalry has gone to
Front Royal (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 3
he main body crossing to the north side of Cedar Creek, while the Sixth corps moved as far as Front Royal, on its way to rejoin Meade; but after his third defeat, Early did not venture further down tof an immediate movement of the enemy, and the entire cavalry force accompanied him as far as Front Royal; for, like a good soldier, he intended to push Torbert through Chester Gap as far as Charlottwith Grant's views, although he disagreed with them. On the night of the 16th, he arrived at Front Royal, but there received a despatch from Wright, who had been left at Cedar Creek, in command of tll make every preparation for guarding against and resisting. To this Sheridan replied from Front Royal: The cavalry is all ordered back to you; make your position strong. If Longstreet's despatchpy the cavalry, and Lomax (who had been pushed down the Luray Valley) was ordered to pass by Front Royal, cross the Shenandoah river, and seize the road to Winchester, in the rear of the national ar
Georgia (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 3
t with Hancock Grant at Burgess's mill enemy's line found to extend further than expected Grant suspends operation returns to City Point, supposing connection made between Warren and Hancock enemy comes into gap between Fifth and Second corps gallant behavior of Egan repulse of rebels Butler moves against fortified works, contrary to orders repulse of Butler criticism of entire movement General remarks on Grant's operations before Petersburg. While these events were passing in Georgia and on the James, Sheridan had advanced as far as Staunton and Waynesboroa, south of which points no rebel force at this time existed in the Valley. Until the 1st of October, he was occupied in carrying out Grant's commands for the destruction of crops and mills, and on that day he reported: The rebels have given up the Valley, excepting Waynesboroa, which has been occupied by them since our cavalry was there. The generalin-chief was now extremely anxious that Sheridan should strike the
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