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Meadow Mills (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 3
rrives at Winchester on 18th rides towards Cedar creek on 19th turns the tide of fugitives—face tthe main body crossing to the north side of Cedar Creek, while the Sixth corps moved as far as Fron and ordered Torbert to return to Wright at Cedar Creek. This was on Sunday, the 16th of Octoberhim from it, and I determined to attack. Cedar Creek empties into the North Fork of the Shenandoptured guns had already been carried across Cedar Creek, and Early had also succeeded in passing hiof darkness to Newmarket, twenty miles from Cedar Creek, where once before, on a similar occasion, this brilliant charge. A month later, at Cedar Creek he was again engaged. His command was in ro the twentyfour retaken from the enemy at Cedar Creek; Sixty guns were captured in these four ebels whirling through Winchester; while at Cedar Creek, the charge of Custer's division converted e the charge that Sheridan led in person at Cedar Creek, cutting off a large flanking party, as wel[1 more...]
City Point (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 3
mill enemy's line found to extend further than expected Grant suspends operation returns to City Point, supposing connection made between Warren and Hancock enemy comes into gap between Fifth and e Second corps; but soon discovering the mistake, retraced their steps, and Grant proceeded to City Point, to communicate with Butler. Had they kept on, before long they must have been inside the rebll I make a trial, he asked, on this outstretched line? But the general-in-chief replied from City Point: Your despatch of 3.30 is only just received—too late to direct an attack. Hold on where you ountervallation. For the advance upon Richmond and Petersburg had in reality become a siege. City Point was a base of supplies, not a pivotal point; and if, in the extending movements, the assailingtomac entirely to the left, cutting loose from his base, and leaving only sufficient troops at City Point and in front of Petersburg to take care of themselves. He made known this intention to some o
Cloyd's Mountain (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 3
ll the summer of 1862, when his command was transferred to the Potomac, and participated in the battle of South Mountain. In this action Hayes was severely wounded in the arm. He was immediately commended for conspicuous gallantry, and in December of the same year received the colonelcy of his regiment, which had returned to West Virginia. He served under Crook, in the movement against the Tennessee railroad in the spring of 1864, and led a brigade with marked success in the battle of Cloyd's Mountain. Afterwards, still in Crook's command, he joined Hunter's army in the march against Lynchburg, was present at the operations in front of that place, and covered the retreat in the difficult and dangerous passage of the Alleghanies. He was next ordered to the mouth of the Shenandoah Valley, and took part in several engagements between Early and Sheridan's troops, prior to the battle of Winchester. In that important encounter, he had the right of Crook's command, and it was therefore
Williamsburg (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 3
eir steps, and Grant proceeded to City Point, to communicate with Butler. Had they kept on, before long they must have been inside the rebel lines. During these operations on the left, Butler had taken out twenty thousand men north of the James, where Longstreet was now in command. The plan, we have seen, was for Butler to make a demonstration, but not to attack fortified works, the main operation being the attempt to reach the Southside road. Butler moved to the right as far as the Williamsburg road, but found the enemy everywhere in his front, stretching out as fast as he did, and falling back within entrenched works whenever the national forces advanced. During the afternoon he telegraphed that the rebels had extended four miles. Shall I make a trial, he asked, on this outstretched line? But the general-in-chief replied from City Point: Your despatch of 3.30 is only just received—too late to direct an attack. Hold on where you are for the present. Believing that the oper
Hancock, Md. (Maryland, United States) (search for this): chapter 3
corps. Crawford, it was thought, would not be able to reach the field in time, and Ayres, who was at Armstrong's mill, began his march at once; but night came on before he could cross the run. He therefore advanced no further. The assault on Hancock, however, had been so completely broken that the rebels were unable to re-form. If Crawford could have attacked them at this crisis, the destruction of the whole assaulting force must have been inevitable. As it was, several hundred rebels strg at ten P. M., and Warren at one o'clock; and by noon of the 28th, the whole army was back in its former camps. It is stated by rebel writers that during the night of the 27th, Lee massed 15,000 infantry and all of Hampton's cavalry opposite Hancock, with a view of crushing the Second corps in the morning; but in the morning the corps was gone. At midnight Grant said to Meade: Your despatch, with those from Hancock, just received. Now that the enemy have taken to attacking, I regret t
Richmond (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 3
reparations to march out at an early hour on the 27th, to gain possession of the Southside railroad, and to hold it, and fortify back to your present left. Butler at the same time was to make a demonstration north of the James, to attract the enemy's attention to that quarter. General Meade, said Grant, will move from our left, with the design of seizing and holding the Southside railroad. To facilitate this movement, or rather to prevent reinforcements going from the north side of the James river to Petersburg, I wish you to demonstrate against the enemy in your front. . . I do not want any attack made by you against entrenched and defended positions, but feel out to the right beyond the front, and if you can, turn it. . . Let it be distinctly understood by corps commanders that there is to be no attack made against defended entrenched positions. In this operation Meade was to take out forty thousand men, This was the number reported to Grant by Meade as available for the o
Tom's Brook (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 3
e to the eastern slope of the Alleghanies, with directions to burn all forage and drive off all stock, as they moved to the rear. This was in compliance with Grant's orders to leave nothing for the subsistence of an army on any ground abandoned to the enemy. The most positive orders were given, however, not to burn dwellings. Early followed at a respectful distance, but on the 8th, his cavalry under Rosser, came up with Sheridan near Woodstock, and harassed Custer's division as far as Tom's Brook, three or four miles south of Fisher's Hill. That night Torbert, in command of the national horse, was ordered to engage the rebel cavalry at daybreak, and notified that the infantry would halt until after the defeat of the enemy. At an early hour on the 9th, the heads of the opposing columns came in contact, and after a short but severe engagement, the rebels were completely routed, losing eleven guns, together with caissons, battery forges, Headquarters' wagons, and everything else
Halltown (West Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 3
division. In the course of his service in the army, he was four times wounded, and had four horses shot under him. That he was of the stuff of which soldiers should be made was shown when he was nominated for Congress in 1864. His political friends then wrote for him to return to Ohio and make the canvass. But Hayes replied: Any officer fit for duty who at this crisis would abandon his post to electioneer for a seat in Congress, ought to be scalped. Sheridan had assumed command at Halltown, on the 7th of August, and his last great victory in the Valley was achieved on the 19th of October; so that in less than eleven weeks he had accomplished all that he had been put in his place to perform. He had utterly routed the rebels in three pitched battles, besides one cavalry engagement in which Torbert commanded; had captured sixty guns in the open field, in addition to the twentyfour retaken from the enemy at Cedar Creek; Sixty guns were captured in these four engagements alo
Charlottesville (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 3
pter 27: Grant directs Sheridan to move upon Charlottesville Sheridan recommends reduction of his command Lee reiit, and make a great effort to destroy the roads about Charlottesville, east of the Blue Ridge. Sheridan, however, was opposarmy through the mountain passes on to the railroad at Charlottesville is such that I regard it as impracticable with my prest. The enemy have entirely left his front and gone to Charlottesville or Gordonsville. Early was driven out of the Valley, s Gap in the night, and has probably taken position at Charlottesville, and will probably fortify, holding Waynesboroa and Rorepared to advance on to that road at Gordonsville and Charlottesville at any time the enemy weakens himself sufficiently to as a base for further operations upon Gordonsville and Charlottesville. It must be strongly fortified and provisioned. Someintended to push Torbert through Chester Gap as far as Charlottesville, in accordance with Grant's views, although he disagre
Newmarket, Va. (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 3
arly declared that it was the appearance of these prisoners, moving in a body, which alone arrested the progress of Sheridan's cavalry; for it was too dark to discover what they really were. About two thousand rebels made their way to the mountains, and for ten miles the line of retreat was covered with small arms and other debris thrown away by the flying enemy. Night alone preserved the fragments of the force from absolute annihilation. Early himself escaped under cover of darkness to Newmarket, twenty miles from Cedar Creek, where once before, on a similar occasion, his army had come together, by the numerous roads converging there. From this point, on the 20th, he announced to Lee: The enemy is not pursuing, and I will rest here and organize my troops. Sheridan took possession of Strasburg after the battle; and in the morning he proceeded to Fisher's Hill. He had retaken all the guns lost by Wright, and captured twenty-four pieces of artillery besides. Sixteen hundred pri
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