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Philip Henry Sheridan, Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, General, United States Army . 306 6 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore) 192 2 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4. 107 7 Browse Search
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 3. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 103 1 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 27. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 90 2 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3. 41 1 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 25. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 29 1 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3. 27 1 Browse Search
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George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), chapter 5 (search)
own, and was moving thence toward Gettysburg, to take position on the left of Lee's army, when he learned of the approach of a body of Federal cavalry moving on Hunterstown, and was directed by Stuart to return and meet it. It proved to be Kilpatrick's division of cavalry, which having, on the morning of July 2, returned from Abbottstown to the right flank of the army, had been again sent out in the direction of Hunterstown to endeavor to get in the rear of Lee's army and damage his trains. Custer's brigade, in the advance, came in contact with Hampton, and quite a sharp fight between the two followed, lasting well into dark. Judging from the official reports of the action, it would seem that both sides claimed the advantage in the engagement. However that may be, Kilpatrick was ordered during the night to return to Two Taverns, which place he reached at daylight of July 3, Hampton remaining at Hunterstown during the night. Toward the afternoon of July 2, Stuart, with Fitz Lee's an
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), chapter 6 (search)
ur recent cavalry raids. On the 28th, I moved the Sixth Corps and part of the Third to Madison Court House, threatening the enemy's left flank. At the same time Custer, with fifteen hundred cavalry and two pieces of artillery, was sent to Charlottesville to try and cut the Gordonsville and Lynchburg Railroad near that place, where there is an important bridge over the Ravenna River. Custer got within two miles of the bridge, but found it too strongly guarded. He, however, skirmished with the enemy, destroyed and captured a great deal of property, took fifty prisoners, and on his return cut his way through a large cavalry force, commanded by Jeb. Stuart, that had been sent to cut him off, thus being quite successful. In the meantime, while the enemy's attention was fully occupied with Custer, and they were under the impression I was moving in that direction, Kilpatrick, with four thousand cavalry and six guns, at night crossed the Rapidan on our left and pushed straight for Ri
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), Index. (search)
(Kate), II, 180, 274. Cram, Tom, I, 249. Cramer, J. P., II, 9. Crawford, Samuel W., II, 64, 86, 87, 142, 212, 268, 288, 313, 332. Cresson, Prof., I, 357. Crittenden, Mr., I, 98. Crittenden, G. B., I, 243. Crittenden, John J., I, 181, 247. Croghan, Miss, II, 148. Cropsey, II, 202, 208, 228, 248. Cross, Trueman, I, 62, 66, 69, 76. Crossman, Frederick E., II, 226. Curtain, Andrew C., I, 217, 240, 362, 363, 374, 376, 378, 379, 381; II, 145, 149, 288. Custer, Geo. A., II, 94, 168, 169. Cutler, Lysander, II, 45-48, 50. D Dade, Major, I, 13. Dahlgren, Commodore, I, 274. Dahlgren, Ulric, I, 384; II, 168, 170, 190, 191. Dale, Mrs., Judge, II, 204. Dallas, Mrs., I, 357. Dallas, Alexander James, I, 12, 13. Dallas, Sandy, II, 272. Dana, Charles A., II, 203. Dana, Edmund L., II, 53. Dana, N. J. T., I, 294. Danesi, Chevalier, II, 162. Daniels, Junius, II, 48, 50, 99, 101, 102. Davidson, Lieut., I, 191. Davis, L