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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., From Gettysburg to the coming of Grant. (search)
. The Union loss was 50 killed, 335 wounded, and 161 captured or missing= 546. The Confederate loss was 136 killed, 797 wounded, and 445 captured or missing = 1378.--editors. The situation at that time was singularly precarious. All the trans-portation of the army was massed in fields off the road, and a breaking of our line at any point would have inflicted incalculable damage. A panic among teamsters is a thing greatly to be dreaded in an army. When we reached the vicinity of Centreville the army was halted and took position to await attack. Lee had followed closely, destroying the rail-road as he advanced. After a brief reconnoissance he started in his turn to retreat to the Rapidan. Meade pursued, pressing him closely and rebuilding the railroad as rapidly as he marched. At Gainesville, or Buckland Mills, on October 19th, there was an affair with the cavalry advance in which both Custer and Kilpatrick distinguished themselves, each in his own way. Custer with one br