rom view by the forest and by three regiments of cavalry which had been ordered to mask the movement as well as to precede it.
As early as 8 A. M. Birney, of Sickles's corps, reported a continuous column of infantry trains and ambulances passing his front.
His division was on Howard's left, whose corps formed the right of the Union army.
Sickles sent a battery forward to a commanding position on his front and fired at the moving column, and at 12 M. moved with two of his divisions and Barlow's brigade of Howard's corps and gained the road Jackson was moving on, capturing a few hundred of his men. Howard did not fear an attack on his right, for his brigade, in reserve at that point, was selected to assist in Sickles's pursuit.
At 9.30 A. M. Hooker notified Slocum and Howard that the right of their line did not appear to be strong enough.
We have good reason to suppose the enemy is moving to our right.
Howard does not admit that he ever received the notification — Slocum say
of the Potomac, 173, 182, 309, 313, 351, 377.
Army of the Shenandoah, 352.
Army of the Tennessee, 372.
Army of Virginia, 175.
Assault on Fort Stedman, 371.
Austin, Stephen F., mentioned, 31.
Averell, General William W., mentioned, 241, 242, 340, 341.
Babcock, Colonel, of Grant's staff, mentioned, 392, 393.
Ball, Mary, mentioned, x.
Banks Ford, Va., 244.
Banks, General Nathaniel P., mentioned, 109, 143, 180.
Barksdale's brigade, 224; killed at Gettysburg, 302.
Barlow, General, wounded at Gettysburg, 302.
Bayard, General George D., mentioned, 228.
Beauregard, General P. G. T., mentioned, 48, 87, 107, 108, 110, III, 132, 137, 346; notice of, 100; promoted, 133, 134; at Petersburg, 360; sent against Sherman, 369.
Beaver Dam Creek, 158, 160, 168.
Beckwith, General, Amos, 103.
Benedict, Colonel G. G., letter to, 299.
Benjamin, Judah P., 324.
Benton, Thomas H., 52.
Berkeley, Sir, William, mentioned, 3, 4.
Birney, General James G., mentioned, 247