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John H. King (search for this): chapter 10.78
been gained. But on our side Major-General Rodes had been killed, in the very moment of triumph, while conducting the attack of his division with great gallantry and skill, and this was a heavy blow to me. Brigadier-General A. C. Godwin of Ramseur's division had been killed, and Brigadier-General Zebulon York of Gordon's division had lost an arm. When the order was sent for the troops to move from Stephenson's Depot, General Breckinridge had moved to the front, with Wharton's division and King's artillery, to meet a cavalry force which had driven our pickets from the Opequon on the Charlestown road, and that division had become heavily engaged with the enemy, and had sustained and repulsed several determined charges of his cavalry, while its own flanks were in great danger from the enemy's main force on the right, and a column of his cavalry moving up the Martinsburg road on the left. After much difficulty and some hard fighting General Breckinridge succeeded in extricating his
Fitz Lee (search for this): chapter 10.78
cements of Kershaw's division of infantry and Fitz Lee's of cavalry; finally, General Early's stay oe, and Lomax's cavalry occupied the right and Fitz Lee the left. I sent orders for Breckinridge andconfusion and driven from the field. Lomax and Lee had aided, while Ramseur had received the enemynfantry and Payne's brigade of cavalry, under Fitz Lee, were forced back. A considerable force of t70 men,--aggregate present for duty, 10,646. Fitz Lee's (cavalry) strength on July 10th was 115 off Hill without molestation, and the cavalry of Fitz Lee (who was severely wounded at Winchester), nowg carried off in safety. Early's dispatch to Lee as to his losses at Fisher's Hill says: The los 25th, between Port Republic and Brown's Gap, Fitz Lee's and Lomax's cavalry joined us, and on the 2prevented from sending troops to Grant, and General Lee, in a letter received a day or two before, stablished his at Kernstown. Early in December Lee called back to Richmond his Second Corps, and G
Lunsford L. Lomax (search for this): chapter 10.78
Nelson's artillery was on Ramseur's line, and Lomax's cavalry occupied the right and Fitz Lee the to great confusion and driven from the field. Lomax and Lee had aided, while Ramseur had received 9th as about 1200, and also the mounted men of Lomax as about 1700. To the artillery are ascribed Port Republic and Brown's Gap, Fitz Lee's and Lomax's cavalry joined us, and on the 26th Kershaw'shay, and had several skirmishes with it, while Lomax also moved forward on the valley pike and the t New Market with the infantry, but Rosser and Lomax moved down the valley in pursuit, and skirmishlry simultaneously with Gordon's attack, while Lomax should move by Front Royal, cross the river, ad made some captures of prisoners and wagons. Lomax had not arrived, but I received a message fromommand? Yet such was the case. J. A. E. Lomax had moved on the day of the battle, on the Fro about 1200 cavalry on the field under Rosser; Lomax's force, which numbered less than 1700, did no[3 more...]
John McCausland (search for this): chapter 10.78
nths, as described by General Early in his Memoir, to which readers are referred for much that is here necessarily omitted or summarized, were his defeat of Crook and Averell with heavy loss at Kernstown, July 24th; his cavalry expedition under McCausland into Pennsylvania and burning of Chambersburg in retaliation for Hunter's burning of houses in the valley; Averell's surprise and defeat of McCausland's and Bradley Johnson's cavalry at Moorefield, August 7th; Sheridan's arrival in command withMcCausland's and Bradley Johnson's cavalry at Moorefield, August 7th; Sheridan's arrival in command with large reenforcements, August 7th, which necessitated Early's withdrawal to Fisher's Hill, when Sheridan advanced; Sheridan's withdrawal in turn to Halltown, near Harper's Ferry when General Early received at Strasburg reenforcements of Kershaw's division of infantry and Fitz Lee's of cavalry; finally, General Early's stay of a month, from August 17th to September 17th, in the lower valley, at and near Winchester, keeping the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and the canal obstructed, and threatening
Josiah V. Meigs (search for this): chapter 10.78
ng them, three of our cavalry scouts, ill their uniforms and with arms, got around his lines near a little town called Dayton, and encountered Lieutenant [John R.] Meigs, a Federal engineer officer, with two soldiers. These parties came upon each other suddenly, and Lieutenant Meigs was ordered to surrender by one of our scouts, tLieutenant Meigs was ordered to surrender by one of our scouts, to which he replied by shooting and wounding the scout, who in his turn fired and killed the lieutenant. One of the men with Lieutenant Meigs was captured and the other escaped. For this act Sheridan ordered the town of Dayton to be burned, but for some reason that order was countermanded and another substituted for burning a larLieutenant Meigs was captured and the other escaped. For this act Sheridan ordered the town of Dayton to be burned, but for some reason that order was countermanded and another substituted for burning a large number of private houses in the neighborhood, which was executed, thus inflicting on non-combatants and women and children a most wanton and cruel punishment for a justifiable act of war.--J. A. E. When it was discovered that the enemy was retiring, I moved forward at once and arrived at New Market with my infantry on the
Richard L. Page (search for this): chapter 10.78
ur right; but as Captain Powell said he did not know where General Gordon was, and expressed some doubt about finding him, immediately after he started I sent Lieutenant Page, of my own staff, with orders for both Generals Gordon and Kershaw to make the attack. In a short time Colonel Carter concentrated eighteen or twenty guns oned pressing heavily on the right, and Pegram's division was ordered to move to the north of Middletown and take position across the pike against the cavalry. Lieutenant Page had returned and informed me that he delivered my order to General Kershaw, but the latter informed him that his division was not in a condition to make the attack, as it was very much scattered, and there was a cavalry force threatening him in front. Lieutenant Page also stated that he had seen Gordon's division in Kershaw's rear reforming, and that it was also much scattered, and that he had not delivered the order to General Gordon, because he saw that neither his division nor Kersh
William Patton (search for this): chapter 10.78
After much difficulty and some hard fighting General Breckinridge succeeded in extricating his force and moving up the Martinsburg road to join me, but he did not reach the field until about 2 o'clock. Late in the afternoon two divisions of the enemy's cavalry drove in. the small force which had been watching it on the Martinsburg road, and Crook's corps, which had not been engaged, advanced at the same time on that flank, on the north side of the Red Bud, and before this overwhelming force Patton's brigade of infantry and Payne's brigade of cavalry, under Fitz Lee, were forced back. A considerable force of the enemy's cavalry then swept along the Martinsburg road to the very skirts of Winchester, thus getting in the rear of our left flank. Wharton's two other brigades were moved in double-quick time to the left and rear, and twice repulsed the cavalry. But Crook advanced against our left, and again the enemy's cavalry succeeded in getting around our left, so that nothing was left
Oliver H. Payne (search for this): chapter 10.78
ad not been engaged, advanced at the same time on that flank, on the north side of the Red Bud, and before this overwhelming force Patton's brigade of infantry and Payne's brigade of cavalry, under Fitz Lee, were forced back. A considerable force of the enemy's cavalry then swept along the Martinsburg road to the very skirts of Withe two battles Sheridan captured twenty-one guns.--editors. We moved up the valley during the succeeding days, followed by the enemy,Wickham,with his own and Payne's brigades, having detained the enemy at Millford Pass until we had passed New Market in safety. On the 25th, between Port Republic and Brown's Gap, Fitz Lee's ansion and Wofford's brigade were put in position on Pegram's right, and several charges of the enemy's cavalry were repulsed. I had no cavalry on that flank except Payne's very small brigade, which had accompanied Gordon and made some captures of prisoners and wagons. Lomax had not arrived, but I received a message from him inform
John Pegram (search for this): chapter 10.78
e enemy's position from that point, and General John Pegram was ordered to go as near as he could tlly made on the enemy's left and rear, and General Pegram reported that a movement on the enemy's rie appointed time, and after he had started General Pegram reported to me that he had discovered from enemy. The rear division of Gordon's column (Pegram's) was crossing the river at the time Kershaw' C. A. Evans, and Ramseur's on the right, with Pegram's in the rear supporting them. There had beenard at once, and directed Generals Ramseur and Pegram to put it where it was required. In a very y commenced pressing heavily on the right, and Pegram's division was ordered to move to the north of and Wofford's brigade were put in position on Pegram's right, and several charges of the enemy's camained with Ramseur and Goggin gave way also. Pegram's and Wharton's divisions and Wofford's brigadve the disorder soon extended to them, but General Pegram succeeded in bringing back a portion of hi[10 more...]
Edward H. Powell (search for this): chapter 10.78
s ordered up for the same purpose. Discovering that the Sixth Corps could not be attacked with advantage on its left flank, because the approach in that direction was through an open flat and across a boggy stream with deep banks, I directed Captain Powell, serving on General Gordon's staff, who rode up to me while the artillery was being placed in position, to tell the general to advance against the enemy's right flank and attack it in conjunction with Kershaw, while a heavy fire of artillery was opened from our right; but as Captain Powell said he did not know where General Gordon was, and expressed some doubt about finding him, immediately after he started I sent Lieutenant Page, of my own staff, with orders for both Generals Gordon and Kershaw to make the attack. In a short time Colonel Carter concentrated eighteen or twenty guns on the enemy, and he was soon in retreat. Ramseur and Pegram advanced at once to the position from which the enemy was driven, and just then his cavalr
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