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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 7. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 27 (search)
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 7. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 34 (search)
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32.-the Union cavalry service.
Details of the operations during the campaign against Lee, June and July, 1863.
Falling Waters, Maryland, Wednesday, July 15, 1863.
in addition to the battles of Beverly Ford, Aldie, Middleburgh and Upperville, now matters of history, I have to record fifteen more engagements of our cavalry with the enemy, in thirteen of which cavalry was exclusively used, with flying artillery--all within sixteen days. I have already furnished you with brief accounts of these battles as they have transpired — such as could be hastily prepared when prostrated by fatigue produced by physical exertion and the loss of sleep, and laboring under the depressing effect of a relapse from the wildest excitement and while seated on the wet grass or under a dripping tree — valuable time, in which companions sought repose.
But how describe fifteen battles in sixteen days? To do the subject justice would require the pen of a Victor Hugo and as much time as was cons
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 7. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 103 (search)
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101.-General Potter's expedition
Through North-Carolina, July, 1863.
Newbern, N. C., July 23, 1863.
the present expedition being on a grander and more responsible scale than any that had preceded it, Major-General foster concluded to confide its chief direction to an officer of higher rank than Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis, and selected his Chief of Staff, General Potter, for that purpose.
Colonel Lewis retained the immediate command of the cavalry force.
General Potter was accompanied by captain Gouraud, Lieutenant farquhar, and Lieutenant Myers, Chief of Ordnance of Major-General foster's staff, all of whom have seen active service in North-Carolina.
Early on Saturday morning, the eighteenth instant, orders were received for the cavalry to get in readiness to start on the expedition.
Every man leaped into his saddle with alacrity, and the column went across the Neuse to Fort Anderson without incident.
The cavalry and artillery at this time consisted of the follo