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Abraham's Creek (Pennsylvania, United States) (search for this): chapter 10.77
light and, turning to the left, attack Early's left flank. Wilson's division was to precede the infantry and clear the crossing of the Opequon, on the Berryville road, leading to Winchester. The infantry of the army, following Wilson, was to cross the Opequon, first Wright and then Emory, while Crook's command, marching across country, was to take position in reserve, or be used as circumstances might require. South of Winchester, running nearly east and emptying into the Opequon, is Abraham's Creek, and nearly parallel to it, on the north of Winchester, is Red Bud Creek. These two tributaries flanked the usual line of the Confederates, when in position, covering Winchester, and on this line, across the Berryville-Winchester road, Ramseur was stationed with his infantry, when Sheridan's forces debouched from the defile and deployed for attack. Sheridan's plan was to attack and overthrow this part of Early's force before the rest of the army, which a day or two before was known to
Richmond (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 10.77
Sheridan in the Shenandoah Valley. by Wesley Merritt, Major-General, U. S. V., Brigadier-General, U. S. A. Up to the summer of 1864 the Shenandoah Valley had not been to the Union armies a fortunate place either for battle or for strategy. A glance at the map will go far toward explaining this. The Valley has a general direction from south-west to north-east. The Blue Ridge Mountains, forming its eastern barrier, are well defined from the James River above Lynchburg to Harper's Ferry on the Potomac. Many passes (in Virginia called gaps ) made it easy of access from the Confederate base of operations; and, bordered by a fruitful country filled with supplies, it offered a tempting highway for an army bent on a flanking march on Washington or the invasion of Maryland or Pennsylvania. For the Union armies, while it was an equally practicable highway, it led away from the objective, Richmond, and was exposed to flank attacks through the gaps from vantage-ground and perfect cov
New Market (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 10.77
ade (Devin's), was ordered via Front Royal into Luray Valley, with a view to reentering the Valley of the Shenandoah at New Market. This design was not accomplished. It may be here remarked that Sheridan was, as a rule, opposed to combinations inich, with Torbert, was striving, by a circuitous and obstructed march, to reach the enemy's rear. A few miles beyond New Market Early abandoned the main road, which leads on through Harrisonburg; turning to the east, he pursued the road that leadsfter its defeat Early's army rested in the intrenchments on Fisher's Hill, but before dawn the next day it retreated to New Market. Rosser, with the Confederate cavalry, acted as rear-guard, and was driven by the Union cavalry beyond Woodstock. While Early remained at New Market reenforcements were sent him in the way of convalescents and one brigade from south-western Virginia. He contented himself, however, with remaining on the defensive. The winter of 1864-65 was passed by Sheridan's c
Staunton, Va. (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 10.77
the The rear-guard-general Custer's division retiring from Mount Jackson, October 7, 1864. from a War-time sketch. Central Railway. After proceeding to Staunton and destroying immense quantities of army stores, Torbert moved to Waynesboro‘, destroying the railway track, and after burning the railway bridges toward the Bl time shrink from the duty. It is greatly to their credit that no personal violence on any inhabitant was ever reported, even by their enemies. The Valley from Staunton to Winchester was completely devastated, and the armies thereafter occupying that country had to look elsewhere for their supplies. There is little doubt, howev command consisting of two superb divisions of cavalry which had been recruited and remounted during the winter, under myself, as chief-of-cavalry. The march to Staunton was made without noticeable Brigadier-General Bradley T. Johnson, C. S. A. From a photograph. opposition. On the morning of March 2d Early was found posted o
West Point (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 10.77
reek has been immortalized by poets and historians. The transition from defeat, rout, and confusion to order and victory, and all this depending on one man, made the country wild with enthusiasm. The victory was a fitting sequel to Winchester, a glorious prelude to Five Forks Colonel Charles Russell Lowell. From a photograph. and Appomattox. In this battle fell mortally wounded on the Confederate side Major-General Stephen D. Ramseur, four years before a classmate of the writer at West Point. A Union officer — a friend — watched by his side in his last moments and conveyed to his southern home his last words of affection. There is little more to record of events in the Valley. Part of the night after its defeat Early's army rested in the intrenchments on Fisher's Hill, but before dawn the next day it retreated to New Market. Rosser, with the Confederate cavalry, acted as rear-guard, and was driven by the Union cavalry beyond Woodstock. While Early remained at New Market
Front Royal (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 10.77
is reenforcemnents Early had requested General R. H. Anderson, in command, to take station at Front Royal, it being a convenient point from which to make a flank movement in case of attack on Sherida 17th discovered the withdrawal of Sheridan's force, pursued rapidly, Anderson advancing from Front Royal with his command. Early struck Torbert's force with such vigor and with such overwhelming nuis, Torbert, with his two divisions of cavalry, except one brigade (Devin's), was ordered via Front Royal into Luray Valley, with a view to reentering the Valley of the Shenandoah at New Market. Thiing to send the cavalry on a raid to Gordonsville and vicinity. The first camp was made near Front Royal, from which point the cavalry was returned to the army, it being considered safer to do so in. . I shall only fear an attack on my right. To this Sheridan replied, the same day, from Front Royal: The cavalry is all ordered back to you. . . . Close in Colonel Powell, who will be at th
Leetown (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 10.77
h with Crook's and Emory's pickets. On the 25th, leaving Anderson's force in front of Sheridan, Early moved with his four divisions and Fitzhugh Lee's cavalry to Leetown, from which place he dispatched Lee toward Williamsport while he crossed the railroad at Kearneysville and moved Sprout's Spring Mill, Opequon River, Va., hospital of the Sixth Army Corps during the battle of Winchester, September 19, 1864. from a War-time sketch. toward Shepherdstown. Between Kearneysville and Leetown he was met by Torbert with the cavalry. A sharp fight followed, in the first shock of which Early's advance, consisting of Wharton's division, was driven back in confue of Grant's lines at Petersburg finally accomplished. On the 28th of August Sheridan moved his army forward to Charlestown. My division of cavalry marched to Leetown, and drove the enemy's cavalry to Smithfield and across the Opequon. The next day Early's infantry, in turn, drove my division from Smithfield; whereupon Sherida
George W. Getty (search for this): chapter 10.77
ome time with a loss to the Sixth Corps, principally Getty's division, of 260 killed and wounded. In the meanti. The infantry followed — Wright's corps first, with Getty leading, and Emory next. Between two and three mile parade. General Merritt informed Colonel Warner of Getty's division, near which the cavalry passed, and whichosition and fight, and Warner promised to notify General Getty, and no doubt did so, for that division of the She west of it, and a little later came up in rear of Getty's division of the Sixth Corps. When I arrived, thisrecognition. . . . I then turned back to the rear of Getty's division, and as I came behind it a line of regimewithstood the panic, had formed behind the troops of Getty. The line with the colors was largely composed of o the little narrow valley, or depression, in rear of Getty's line, and, dismounting on the opposite crest, estaouble-quick to the front, while I turned back toward Getty's line to point out where these returning troops sho
Thomas L. Rosser (search for this): chapter 10.77
lsewhere for their supplies. There is little doubt, however, that enough was left in the country for the subsistence of the people, for this, besides being contemplated by orders, resulted of necessity from the fact that, while the work was done hurriedly, the citizens had ample time to secrete supplies, and did so. The movement north was conducted without interruption for two days, except that the enemy's cavalry, made more bold by the accession to its strength of a command under General T. L. Rosser, followed our cavalry, dispersed across the Valley as already described. On the 8th of October the enemy's cavalry harassed Custer's division on the back road during the day, taking from him some battery-forges and wagons. The cavalry also showed itself on the main road upon which Merritt was retiring, but dispersed upon being charged by a brigade which was sent to develop their strength. That night Sheridan gave orders to his chief-of-cavalry, Torbert, to attack and beat the enemy
James Longstreet (search for this): chapter 10.77
rs from the enemy's station on Three Top Mountain, and forwarded to General Sheridan by General Wright. This dispatch was as follows: to Lieutenant-General Early: Be ready to move as soon as my forces join you, and we will crush Sheridan.--Longstreet, Lieutenant-General. In sending back the cavalry General Sheridan wrote to General Wright, directing caution on his part, so that he might be duly prepared to resist the attack in case the above dispatch was genuine. General Wright wrote to General Sheridan, October 16th, inclosing Longstreet's intercepted message, and adding: If the enemy should be strongly reenforced in cavalry he might, by turning our right, give us a great deal of trouble. . . . I shall only fear an attack on my right. To this Sheridan replied, the same day, from Front Royal: The cavalry is all ordered back to you. . . . Close in Colonel Powell, who will be at this point. . . . Look well to your ground, and be well prepared. In his official
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