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General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox, Chapter 35: cut off from East and West. (search)
were looking at the enemy all of this while, and the enemy was looking at them, both frequently burning powder between their lines. General Sturgis had been assigned to the cavalry of the other side to relieve General Shackelford, and he seemed to think that the dead of winter was the time for cavalry work; and our General Martin's orders were to have the enemy under his eye at all hours. Both were vigilant, active, and persevering. About the 20th of December a raid was made by General Averill from West Virginia upon a supply depot of General Sam Jones's department, at Salem, which was partially successful, when General Grant, under the impression that the stores were for troops of East Tennessee, wired General Foster, December 25, This will give you great advantage, and General Foster despatched General Parke, commanding his troops in the field, December 26, Longstreet will feel a little timid now, and will bear a little pushing. Under the fierce operations of General St