ecting all the forces he could muster, moved rapidly northward, and very soon appeared
July 2-3. on the Potomac: Sigel, commanding at Martinsburg, retreating precipitately by Harper's Ferry, with a heavy loss of stores, and taking post on Maryland Heights, where tlhe enemy did not see fit to assail him, but once more destroyed the Baltimore and Ohio railroad for a considerable distance, levied a contribution of $20,000 on Hagerstown, burned some buildings at Williamsport, and, raiding up intorces having hitherto been immediately directed by Gen. Tyler--but could gain no reliable account of the enemy's strength or purposes — the wildest and most conflicting reports being in circulation.
He soon learned by telegram from Sigel, on Maryland Heights, that the enemy lately beleaguering him had left, marching northward, as if making for Pennsylvania; while he had assurances from Washington that a corps of veterans were hurrying to his assistance.
General Ricketts, with a brigade of good
nt fights at, 138-9.
Croxton, Gen., at Chickamauga, 417.
Crutchfield, Col., threatens Maryland Heights, 201.
Culpepper, Va., Banks's operations near, 175, 177; Jackson attacks Crawford's battrnstown, Va., Jackson defeated at, 114.
Kershaw, Brig.-Gen., at Malvern Hill, 165; takes Maryland Heights, 201.
Keyes, Gen. E. D., commands corps in Army of the Potomac, 108; surprised at Fair Oghts, heroic assaults on, 345.
Maryland, Lee's advance into, and proclamation, 193-4.
Maryland Heights, held by Ford, 196; prisoners and guns captured at, 202.
Mason, J, M., allusion to, 81. n's Gap, and Antietam.
210; reinforced with 14.000 men, 210; sends Gen. Williams to retake Maryland Heights, 211; fails to prevent or punish Stuart's raids into Pennsylvania, 211; crosses the Potomact Stone River, 281.
McLaws, Gen., at Malvern Hill.
165; at Harper's Ferry, 200; attacks Maryland Heights. 200; at Antietam, 207; at Chancellorsville, 363; at Gettysburg, 380 to 387; at Chickamauga
Union armies leaving its unburied dead and many of its wounded in their hands:
First Bull Run, Va. Seven Days, Va. Wilderness, Va.
Ball's Bluff, Va. Manassas, Va. Spotsylvania, Va.
Belmont, Mo. Cedar Mountain, Va. Drewry's Bluff, Va.
Front Royal, Va. Richmond, Ky. Monocacy, Md.
Port Republic, Va. Fredericksburg, Va. Brice's Cross Roads, Miss.
Wilson's Creek, Mo. Chancellorsville, Va. Island Ford, Va.
Pocotaligo, S. C. Winchester, Va. (1863). Deep Bottom, Va.
Maryland Heights, Md. Chickamauga, Ga. Ream's Station, Va.
Shepherdstown, Va. Olustee, Fla. Hatcher's Run, Va.
New Market, Va. Sabine Cross Roads, La.
In the following assaults the Confederates successfully repulsed the attacks of the enemy:
Chickasaw Bluffs, Miss. Vicksburg, Miss. (May 19). Cold Harbor, Va.
Secessionville, S. C. Vicksburg, Miss. (May 22). Petersburg, Va. (June 17-18).
Fort Wagner, S. C. Port Hudson, La. (May 27). Petersburg Mine, Va.
Kenesaw Mountain, Ga. Port
ay.
This was imperative, and the troops were sent, leaving him without a single piece of artillery, and for the time, a single troop of cavalry.
It was a gloomy night, but they were all brought over the river again without loss.
On the 20th of June he was asked by the General-in-Chief to propose, without delay, a plan of operations.
On the 21st he submitted to the General-in-Chief his plan, which was to abandon the present line of operations, move all supplies to Frederick, occupy Maryland Heights with Major Doubleday's heavy guns, and a brigade of infantry to support them, and with every thing else — horse, foot and artillery — to cross the Potomac at Point of Rocks, and unite with Colonel Stone's force at Leesburg, from which point he could operate as circumstances should demand, and as the General's orders should require.
No reply was received; but on the 27th, the General telegraphed him that he supposed he was that day crossing the river in pursuit of the enemy.
On that
