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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 83 (search)
nchments on the Rapidan. These were known to extend from the junction of the Rapidan and Rappahannock River to a point as high up as Liberty Mills, west of Orange Court-House. An attack in front had long been impracticable, and the instructions of the General-in-Chief confined my operations to such tactical manoeuvres as my judgecided on was to cross the Rapidan at the lower fords in three columns, and by a prompt movement seize the plank-road and turnpike, advancing rapidly toward Orange Court-House, thus turning the enemy's works and compelling him to give battle on ground not previously selected or prepared. And I indulged in the hope that in the exendon both. Besides, an inspection of the map will show that all the roads in this part of the country run nearly east and west, connecting Gordonsville and Orange Court-House with Fredericksburgh; whereas, in moving in around the enemy I should have to take a southerly direction, and would be obliged to make roads across the coun
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 84 (search)
in numbers, lay north of the Rapidan. On the second of August, Colonel (now Brigadier-General) W. E. Jones, with the Seventh Virginia cavalry, of Robertson's brigade, was sent to take charge of the outposts on the Rapidan. Arriving near Orange Court-House, he found it occupied by a large cavalry force, which, by a bold and vigorous charge, he drove from the town. The enemy rallied, and Colonel Jones was in turn compelled to fall back before superior numbers to the place where the engagementns to force the passage of the Rappahannock and advance upon Richmond. When his army first began to move toward Fredericksburgh, General Jackson, in pursuance of instructions, crossed the Blue Ridge, and placed his corps in the vicinity of Orange Court-House, to enable him more promptly to cooperate with Longstreet. About the twenty-sixth November he was directed to advance toward Fredericksburgh, and, as some Federal gunboats had appeared in the river, at Port Royal, and it was possible that
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 87 (search)
received intelligence, before he reached Orange Court-House, that the enemy was in possession of theade of Colonel Stafford, encamped around Orange Court-House. That night, orders were received by meorder from General Jackson to go back to Orange Court-House and encamp for the night. The head of ma mile from the centre of the village of Orange Court-House. After sunrise, next morning, I obsered, that I ordered my horse, and rode to Orange Court-House, where I found General Hill, but did notsent by me to General Hill to go back to Orange Court-House, and encamp for the night; on the contrat of Major-General Hill's division, from Orange Court-House toward the battlefield. On arriving neaquarters Seventh regiment Virginia cavalry, Orange C. H., August 14, 1862. General B. H. Robertson: ht miles that night, and bivouacked near Orange Court-House. The march was resumed early next morni balance of the brigade, bivouacked near Orange Court-House. On Friday morning, at early dawn, we t[3 more...]
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 88 (search)
I left my encampment near Gordonsville, and, passing Orange Court-House, encamped in the evening near Mount Pisgah Church, w Colquitt, of my division, were in advance of us, at Orange Court-House. On the twenty-sixth August, we left Hanover Junctiirectly to the commanding General, whom I found near Orange Court-House. My command was now augmented by the addition of anm the time the army moved from Crenshaw's farm, near Orange Court-House, to the twenty-ninth ultimo, when, by the advice of on, moved from its bivouac, between Gordonsville and Orange Court-House, to Crenshaw's farm, near the Rapidan river, where i the beautiful valley of Virginia. Passing by Madison and Orange, we reached the Massaponax Hill, near Fredericksburg, on W from its encampment just west of Toddsburg, through Orange Court-House, thence down the Fredericksburg plank road to Dr. Te. Enclosed you will find a map of the region from Orange Court-House to Sudley Mills, with the route of the corps designa