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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore) 122 0 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 12. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 118 4 Browse Search
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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), Doc. 93. the burning of Chambersburg. (search)
lut his infernal vengeance. Hunter was compelled to manuoevre so as to prevent Early from getting between him and Washington, and therefore, could not devote his attention to defence against raids. Had Early drawn him up the Potomac and then hastily moved upon Washington, it would have been defenseless, and must have fallen. ule of civilized warfare. Such is the deliberate, voluntary record made by General Early, a corps commander in the insurgent army. The Government may not take summuglas, Esquire, an attorney of this place, a written order with the name of Jubal A. Early to it, directing that Chambersburg should be burned, in retaliation for theaken as a hostage after Chambersburg had been destroyed. He was brought to General Early's headquarters at Williamsport, and there paroled to effect his exchange. General Early there informed him that he had directed Chambersburg to be burned in. retaliation for the destruction of property in Virginia by Grant, Meade, and Hunt
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 172 (search)
rom Butler, and seems to be contracting his lines and massing his troops. My information, derived from what I deem good authority, was that Heth and Rhodes had been slightly assaulted. Later information, however, represents that the assault on Rhodes and Heth was very vigorous, and that we literally piled up the Yankee dead in front of these divisions. Lieutenant-General Ewell has been sick, but is now recovering. His corps, for the last ten days, has been under the command of Major-General Early. The battle-ground, to-day, has extended from one and a half miles to the left of Mechanicsville to McClellan's bridge, a distance of some seven miles. Grant's main efforts to-day have been directed against our right wing. battle-field near Gaines' Mill, June 3--5 P. M. Heth's division participated with Ewell in the fight yesterday, capturing over two hundred prisoners. Among his wounded was Brigadier-General Kirkland, slightly. The battle opened at sunrise this morning,
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 197 (search)
ped by Colonel Gilpin, were all the rebels north of the Potomac; others that McCausland, with a like column, was marching to join Johnson; others again represented Early and Breckinridge behind the Catoctin mountain, with thirty thousand men, moving upon Frederick City. In short, the most reliable intelligence was of a character t enemy for several causes, but especially so if his designs embraced that city, then in no condition, as I understood it, to resist an army like that attributed to Early by General Sigel. I claim no credit for understanding my duty in such a situation; it was self-apparent. There was no force that could be thrown in time between ion of the rebel strength forwarded by telegram the day after the battle. Information, since obtained, corroborates that opinion. It is now well assured that General Early attacked me with one whole corps, not less than eighteen thousand strong, while Breckinridge, with two divisions, remained during the battle in quiet occupancy
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 200 (search)
n miles from Staunton, where the headquarters of General Early were said to be. Not knowing but that he would f and ordnance stores; the bridge was burned, but General Early, learning of our approach, made hasty retreat toshould pursue my course on to Lynchburg, leaving General Early in my rear, or go out and fight him with my cavahe mud which covered them. General Custer found General Early, as he had promised, at Waynesboroa, in a well-cf the Shenandoah river, which was immediately in General Early's rear, where they formed as foragers, and with eneral officers present at this engagement were Generals Early, Long, Wharton, Lilley, and Rosser, and it has cing our worn-out mules with those captured from General Early's trains, and with the assistance of nearly two l the despatches. Among them was one from Lieutenant-General Early to General Lee, stating that he had been i captured or dispersed in every direction, Lieutenant-General Early escaping on a side road with five or six o
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 209 (search)
s now certain two divisions of infantry have gone to Early, and some cavalry and twenty pieces of artillery. Tdivision, which was the force at Front Royal, joined Early at Winchester, I think, on the evening of the seventme via Harper's Ferry. For my own part I believed Early meditated a crossing of his cavalry into Maryland, at Clifton I could throw my force into Newtown before Early could get information and move to that point I was an the afternoon of the eighteenth of September, that Early had moved two divisions to Martinsburg, I changed thmorning, become apprised that I would have to engage Early's entire army, instead of two divisions, and determi G. Wright, Major-General Commanding. To Lieutenant-General Early: Be ready to move as soon as my forces urg. On the night of November eleventh, 1864, General Early moved some of his shattered forces to the north rdon's division of infantry, the rearguard of Major-General Early's army. The attack was immediately suspended
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