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out the idea, so I gave him authority to choose his own assistants. In a few days his men appeared at my headquarters, and when supplied with money in notes of the State Bank of Tennessee, current everywhere as gold in those days, the party, composed of Card, the second brother, and the three East Tennesseeans, started on their precarious enterprise, their course being directed first toward the Cumberland Mountains, intending to strike the Nashville and Chattanooga railroad somewhere above Anderson's station. They expected to get back in about fifteen days, but I looked for some knowledge of the progress of their adventure before the expiration of that period, hoping to hear through Confederate sources-prisoners and the like — of the destruction of the bridges. I waited in patience for such news, but none came, and as the time Card had allotted himself passed by, I watched anxiously for his return, for, as there was scarcely a doubt that the expedition had proved a failure, the fate
ment Renewing the advance up the Valley General Anderson's attempt to return to Petersburg strengthat I knew the enemy would outnumber me when Anderson's corps should arrive in the valley. I deemeg brigades were sent to Front Royal to oppose Anderson, and the Sixth Corps withdrawn to the north s in a position enabling me either to confront Anderson or to act defensively, as desired by General Early's force would greatly exceed mine when Anderson's two divisions of infantry and Fitzhugh Lee'llowed us from Fisher's Hill, in concert with Anderson and Fitzhugh Lee from Front Royal, and the twmy rear in concert with an attack in front by Anderson, but the warm reception given him disclosed hsport, and moved all the rest of his army but Anderson's infantry and McCausland's cavalry to Kerneyhe fight really arose from the attempt of General Anderson to return to Petersburg with Kershaw's diher route. Succeeding the discomfiture of Anderson, some minor operations took place on the part[9 more...]
tion by the negro messenger. Miss Wright's answer proved of more value to me than she anticipated, for it not only quieted the conflicting reports concerning Anderson's corps, but was most important in showing positively that Kershaw was gone, and this circumstance led, three days later, to the battle of the Opequon, or Wincheave no communication whatever with the rebels, but will tell you what I know. The division of General Kershaw, and Cutshaw's artillery, twelve guns and men, General Anderson commanding, have been sent away, and no more are expected, as they cannot be spared from Richmond. I do not know how the troops are situated, but the force olonel Jacob Sharpe. (2) Lieutenant-Colonel Alfred Neafie. Thirty-eighth Massachusetts, Major Charles F. Allen. One Hundred and Twenty-eighth New York, Captain Charles R. Anderson. One Hundred and Fifty-sixth New York (1), Lieutenant-Colonel Alfred Neafie. One Hundred and Fifty-sixth New York (2), Captain James J. Hoyt. One Hundre
venth Indiana, Lieutenant-Colonel William W. Darnall. Twenty-second Iowa, Colonel Harvey Graham. Third Massachusetts Cavalry (dismounted), Colonel Lorenzo D. Sargent. One Hundred and Thirty-first New York, Colonel Nicholas W. Day. One Hundred and Fifty-ninth New York, Lieutenant-Colonel William Waltermire. Third brigade: (1) Colonel Daniel Macauley. (2) Lieutenant-Colonel Alfred Neafie. Thirty-eighth Massachusetts, Major Charles F. Allen. One Hundred and Twenty-eighth New York, Captain Charles R. Anderson. One Hundred and Fifty-sixth New York (1), Lieutenant-Colonel Alfred Neafie. One Hundred and Fifty-sixth New York (2), Captain Alfred Cooley. One Hundred and Seventy-fifth New York (battalion), Captain Charles McCarthey. One Hundred and Seventy-sixth New York, Major Charles Lewis. Fourth brigade: Colonel David Shunk. Eighth Indiana (1), Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander J. Kenny. Eighth Indiana (2), Major John R. Polk. Eighteenth Indiana, Lieutenant-Colonel William S. Charles. Twent
ce's Station, a corps of Confederate infantry under General Ewell, composed of Anderson's, Kershaw's, and Custis Lee's divisions. Stagg's brigade and Miller's batternd planted himself square across the road. This blocked Ewell, who, advancing Anderson to some high ground west of the creek, posted him behind barricades, with the ion, two brigades dismounted and one mounted, and at once assaulting all along Anderson's front and overlapping his right, while Merritt fiercely attacked to the righm A. Richardson, Company A, Second Ohio, who, in one of the cavalry charges on Anderson, had cleared the barricades and made his way back to my front through Ewell's th them, Merritt and Crook resuming the fight from their positions in front of Anderson. The enemy, seeing little chance of escape, fought like a tiger at bay, but bder his immediate command were captured. Merritt and Crook had also broken up Anderson by this time, but he himself, and about two thousand disorganized men escaped