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The Daily Dispatch: February 22, 1864., [Electronic resource], The Pennsylvania campaign. (search)
e general reader, as well as for an intelligent understanding of the whole subject as for a just appreciation of the achievements of each department of the army. Rodes's and Johnson's divisions of Ewell's corps marched on the same road to Shippensburg. From Shippensburg they moved by two parallel roads to Carlisle, which they reached on the evening of the 25th of June. On the 29th Brig.-Gen. Jenkins and command, accompanied by Capt. Richardson Gen. Ewell's Engineer, went within sight and aShippensburg they moved by two parallel roads to Carlisle, which they reached on the evening of the 25th of June. On the 29th Brig.-Gen. Jenkins and command, accompanied by Capt. Richardson Gen. Ewell's Engineer, went within sight and artillery range of Harrisburg, Pa., and reconnoitered the defences of the city, with the view on the part of Gen Ewell of attacking the place the next day with his whole corps. The next day, as Gen. Ewell was preparing to march to Harrisburg, twenty miles distant, an order came to him to unite his corps with the rest of the army at Cashtown, near Gettysburg. Major Gen. Early, of this corps, who, after crossing the river, had moved to York, and who was then at that place, was at once notified, a
The Daily Dispatch: March 19, 1864., [Electronic resource], Pennsylvania campaign--second day at Gettysburg. (search)
ed the Potomac on the 25th. Hood and McLaws, of the same corps, on the 26th, and these three divisions reached Chambersburg on the 27th of June. Here the whole corps remained for two days. From this point Hood and McLaws moved to Greenwood. Pickett was left at Chambersburg to guard and bring up the rear. On the 1st of July the corps received orders to move to Gettysburg. It was detained, however, several hours by Johnson's division and the train of wagons which came into the road from Shippensburg. McLaws's division, notwithstanding this delay, reached Marsh Creek, four miles from Gettysburg, soon after dark on the evening of the 1st July. Hood's division got within nearly the same distance by the same time, (except Law's brigade, which had been on picket at Guildford, on the road to Emmittsburg, and returned about noon on the 2d) General Pickett had not yet gotten up. About noon of the 2d Lieut. Gen Longstreet began a movement which he had previously been ordered by Gen, Lee
The Daily Dispatch: April 26, 1864., [Electronic resource], The Department of Henrico. (search)
aid of Gen Kilpatrick and a large number of prisoners. And upon Hampton's arrival we dislodged the enemy from the town. Shortly thereafter, Fitz Lee taking the lead, with Hampton bringing up the rear, and the wagon train in the middle, our forces pushed on for York, Pa, marching all night. So exhausted were the men that whole regiments slept in the saddle. Reaching Dover on his march, Gen S was unable to get up with the infantry, but heard at this point that Gen. Early had gone to Shippensburg, and so our forces (of cavalry) pushed on to Carlisle. Arriving there in the afternoon, Gen Stuart Intended to take possession of it and levy contributions of food for his hungry troops, but found the town held by militia, infantry, and artillery. Gen. S. demanded a surrender, which was refused. He therefore placed his artillery in position, and having ordered an investment of the place, again sent in a flag of truce demanding a surrender, which was again refused. Our artillery then o
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