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Phil Sheridan (search for this): chapter 1.52
t is worth repeating: I always think of Sheridan in connection with a conversation I had with , the army of the Potomac was all right, said Sheridan, the trouble was the commanders never went ouu discovered about Lee's forces. That made Sheridan mad and he retorted: Damn Stuart, I can thras clean him out. I knew I could whip him, said Sheridan, if I could only get him where he could not frant sent out a strong force of cavalry under Sheridan, whose reputation as a cavalry commander was neral Stuart followed these seven brigades of Sheridan with the three brigades of his command, viz: General Stuart intercepted, at Yellow Tavern, Sheridan's line of march, and succeeded in interposingpart of the fight and died the next day. General Sheridan, repulsed and defeated, abandoned his rairt did not fall until about 4 o'clock. If General Sheridan had not been intercepted and so vigorouslt would have been extremely imprudent for General Sheridan to have attempted to ride into the city, [4 more...]
J. E. B. Stuart (search for this): chapter 1.52
rush he had with Stuart's cavalry. Never mind Stuart, said Meade, interrupting, he will do about as That made Sheridan mad and he retorted: Damn Stuart, I can thrash hell out of him any day. Those eridan got an order to cross the river, engage Stuart and clean him out. I knew I could whip him, sarted straight for Richmond. We moved fast and Stuart dogged us right at our heels. We kept on a sewhen a monument, erected on the spot where General Stuart fell, was dedicated. He said: Prob J. Irvin Gregg, McIntosh, and Chapman. General Stuart followed these seven brigades of Sheridan ,000 troopers. On the morning of the 11th General Stuart intercepted, at Yellow Tavern, Sheridan's charging until late in the afternoon, for General Stuart did not fall until about 4 o'clock. If Genbeen intercepted and so vigorously repulsed by Stuart's greatly inferior force, he might have ridden offered by the delay of many hours created by Stuart's force, and successful opposition, for infant[3 more...]
J. Irvin Gregg (search for this): chapter 1.52
and Mississippi Valley railroad, and from that point by the Louisa or Old Mountain Road, via Glen Allen, a station on the Fredericksburg railroad, to the Yellow Tavern. His command consisted of three divisions under Generals Merritt, Wilson, and Gregg, numbering, according to the official returns of the Federal army, dated May 1, 1864, 9,300 men in the saddle. His brigade commanders were Custer, Devins, Gibbs, Davies. J. Irvin Gregg, McIntosh, and Chapman. General Stuart followed these seJ. Irvin Gregg, McIntosh, and Chapman. General Stuart followed these seven brigades of Sheridan with the three brigades of his command, viz: Lomax's and Wickham's of Fitz Lee's division, and a North Carolina brigade under General Gordon, making a total effective force of some 3,000 troopers. On the morning of the 11th General Stuart intercepted, at Yellow Tavern, Sheridan's line of march, and succeeded in interposing his small force between Richmond and the Federal cavalry. The battle was desperate and bloody, but it resulted in the saving of the Confederate capi
Plumb (search for this): chapter 1.52
ved, eulogized the distinguished general and recalled incidents of his splendid career, of which they happened to have knowledge. Among these was a recital by Senator Plumb, of Kansas, himself a gallant soldier, who related an account of an interview he had once had with General Sheridan in regard to his celebrated cavalry raid on Richmond on the 11th of May, 1864. Colonel Plumb's story has been printed before, but it is worth repeating: I always think of Sheridan in connection with a conversation I had with him. General, I said, you were in the West before you came East. What was your opinion of the Army of the Potomac? You remember it was charactethe object gained had been worth it. They would have followed me, but they would have known as well as I that the sacrifice was for no permanent advantage. Senator Plumb was not an eye-witness of the battle of Yellow Tavern, and his story, while in the main correct and not intentionally inaccurate, is, nevertheless, not wholly
Gibbs (search for this): chapter 1.52
e right of General Lee's right flank, marched to Beaver Dam station on the Newport News and Mississippi Valley railroad, and from that point by the Louisa or Old Mountain Road, via Glen Allen, a station on the Fredericksburg railroad, to the Yellow Tavern. His command consisted of three divisions under Generals Merritt, Wilson, and Gregg, numbering, according to the official returns of the Federal army, dated May 1, 1864, 9,300 men in the saddle. His brigade commanders were Custer, Devins, Gibbs, Davies. J. Irvin Gregg, McIntosh, and Chapman. General Stuart followed these seven brigades of Sheridan with the three brigades of his command, viz: Lomax's and Wickham's of Fitz Lee's division, and a North Carolina brigade under General Gordon, making a total effective force of some 3,000 troopers. On the morning of the 11th General Stuart intercepted, at Yellow Tavern, Sheridan's line of march, and succeeded in interposing his small force between Richmond and the Federal cavalry. Th
Mildred Lee (search for this): chapter 1.52
a reconnoissance. Sheridan came back and, in making his verbal report, alluded to a brush he had with Stuart's cavalry. Never mind Stuart, said Meade, interrupting, he will do about as he pleases anyhow. Go on and tell what you discovered about Lee's forces. That made Sheridan mad and he retorted: Damn Stuart, I can thrash hell out of him any day. Those were times, you know, when men's utterances, like their deeds, were not fashioned upon the models of these days of peace. Meade repeaterk to Grant, who asked, Why didn't you tell him to do it? Not long after, Sheridan got an order to cross the river, engage Stuart and clean him out. I knew I could whip him, said Sheridan, if I could only get him where he could not fall back on Lee's infantry, so I thought the matter over, and to draw him on, started straight for Richmond. We moved fast and Stuart dogged us right at our heels. We kept on a second day straight for Richmond, and the next morning found Stuart in front of us,
Robert Wilson (search for this): chapter 1.52
ay, 1864, the Federal cavalry corps was concentrated near Fredericksburg, and on the morning of the 9th marched by Hamilton's Crossing to the Telegraph road, and moving to the right of General Lee's right flank, marched to Beaver Dam station on the Newport News and Mississippi Valley railroad, and from that point by the Louisa or Old Mountain Road, via Glen Allen, a station on the Fredericksburg railroad, to the Yellow Tavern. His command consisted of three divisions under Generals Merritt, Wilson, and Gregg, numbering, according to the official returns of the Federal army, dated May 1, 1864, 9,300 men in the saddle. His brigade commanders were Custer, Devins, Gibbs, Davies. J. Irvin Gregg, McIntosh, and Chapman. General Stuart followed these seven brigades of Sheridan with the three brigades of his command, viz: Lomax's and Wickham's of Fitz Lee's division, and a North Carolina brigade under General Gordon, making a total effective force of some 3,000 troopers. On the morning o
May 1st, 1864 AD (search for this): chapter 1.52
f the 9th marched by Hamilton's Crossing to the Telegraph road, and moving to the right of General Lee's right flank, marched to Beaver Dam station on the Newport News and Mississippi Valley railroad, and from that point by the Louisa or Old Mountain Road, via Glen Allen, a station on the Fredericksburg railroad, to the Yellow Tavern. His command consisted of three divisions under Generals Merritt, Wilson, and Gregg, numbering, according to the official returns of the Federal army, dated May 1, 1864, 9,300 men in the saddle. His brigade commanders were Custer, Devins, Gibbs, Davies. J. Irvin Gregg, McIntosh, and Chapman. General Stuart followed these seven brigades of Sheridan with the three brigades of his command, viz: Lomax's and Wickham's of Fitz Lee's division, and a North Carolina brigade under General Gordon, making a total effective force of some 3,000 troopers. On the morning of the 11th General Stuart intercepted, at Yellow Tavern, Sheridan's line of march, and succee
June 18th (search for this): chapter 1.52
ct gained had been worth it. They would have followed me, but they would have known as well as I that the sacrifice was for no permanent advantage. Senator Plumb was not an eye-witness of the battle of Yellow Tavern, and his story, while in the main correct and not intentionally inaccurate, is, nevertheless, not wholly consistent with actual events. Here is Governor Fitzhugh Lee's account of that battle in which he participated. His narration was made in an address delivered on the 18th of June of the present year when a monument, erected on the spot where General Stuart fell, was dedicated. He said: Probably the Confederate capital was never in such danger of capture, from the moment it was first beleaguered by the hosts of the enemy to the time of its final fall, as it was on the day of the fierce battle at Yellow Tavern. At that time Lee was confronting Grant and his powerful army near Spotsylvania Courthouse. General Butler was pressing close upon the lines near Pet
May 11th, 1864 AD (search for this): chapter 1.52
of those against whom he had fought had preceded him, old soldiers all over the country, without regard to the flag under which they had served, eulogized the distinguished general and recalled incidents of his splendid career, of which they happened to have knowledge. Among these was a recital by Senator Plumb, of Kansas, himself a gallant soldier, who related an account of an interview he had once had with General Sheridan in regard to his celebrated cavalry raid on Richmond on the 11th of May, 1864. Colonel Plumb's story has been printed before, but it is worth repeating: I always think of Sheridan in connection with a conversation I had with him. General, I said, you were in the West before you came East. What was your opinion of the Army of the Potomac? You remember it was characterized about that time as not doing its share of the work. Oh, the army of the Potomac was all right, said Sheridan, the trouble was the commanders never went out to lick anybody, but alway
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