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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 3. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book I:—the war on the Rapidan. (search)
not been able to carry in front. By separating his whole cavalry from the main body of his army on the eve of a decisive combat, and by relying upon a simple detachment for the purpose of compelling the enemy to retire —a result which all his forces combined could scarcely have achieved—he committed a double error, which he repeated a few days later, the disastrous consequences of which will be seen presently. The unpropitious weather interrupted Stoneman's movement. On the 17th and 18th of April, after some little skirmishing with Stuart's cavalry, he had taken possession of the principal crossings of the Upper Rappahannock, when the rain fell down in torrents, swelling the river, submerging the fords, and rendering all the roads absolutely impassable. One division, which occupied the right side of the river, and had advanced as far as the vicinity of Brandy Station, had the greatest difficulty in crossing the swollen waters of the Rappahannock in order to reach the left bank.
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 3. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book II:—--the Mississippi. (search)
The latter causes a strong demonstration to be made by the Memphis garrison toward the south, in a direction parallel to that which Grierson has taken. On the 18th of April three regiments of cavalry and one of infantry This force consisted of three regiments of infantry—viz. Twelfth and Thirty-third Wisconsin and Forty-first . E. Johnston to join that of Pemberton, reaching Tuscumbia at the moment when Dodge was leaving Corinth. The latter immediately started to meet them. On the 18th of April the Federal advance-guard, consisting of three regiments of infantry, one of cavalry, and two batteries of artillery, which were marching rather incautiously, ape Girardeau, the richest section of the State. Cabell, having only a short distance to travel, is the first to encounter the enemy. On the morning of the 18th of April he arrives suddenly before Fayetteville, a village occupied by Colonel Harrison with two regiments raised in Arkansas, one of cavalry, the other of infantry—le