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Fitzhugh Lee, General Lee, Chapter 15: evacuation of Richmond and the Petersburg lines.--retreat and surrender. (search)
nville, the Southern troops were directed on Farmville, thirty-five miles west, and broke camp on tect the High Bridge between Rice Station and Farmville, and were just in time, as General Ord had slry to burn that bridge and the one above at Farmville. General Theodore Read, of Ord's staff, the divisions of Heth, Wilcox, and Field for Farmville, and that night crossed to the north side ofcorps followed him, crossing the river above Farmville by a deep ford, leaving a force to burn the been assigned, crossed at High Bridge, below Farmville, and so did Mahone with his fine division. At Farmville the Confederates feasted. It was the first occasion since leaving Richmond that rak's cavalry division crossed the river above Farmville, and was immediately charged with great succproposition. The Union commander arrived at Farmville a little before noon on April 7th, establish from the Richmond and Lynchburg road to the Farmville and Lynchburg road, I am, at this writing, a