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Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 3, Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 28: (search)
and make demonstrations toward Washington, General Early lost no time in obeying his orders, and on retreat across the Potomac. On the 26th, General Early marched to Martinsburg and encamped in itstention to the fact that the bold movements of Early had not only removed the apprehensions of Leeh in his camps at Bunker Hill and Darkesville, Early fell back to Stephenson's depot and sent Breckf the Opequon, having concluded to remain with Early, who was now confronted by such a large army od the same night to Stephenson's, where, also, Early himself returned. The appearance of Grant ir Richmond, on the 15th. Up to that date, General Early's command had marched, since the opening oreception they had met. They were followed, by Early's infantry skirmishers, to Hawkinstown, and byory of Virginia and of the Confederacy. General Early remained at New Market until December 16ths. On the 21st, through a blinding snowstorm, Early moved forward to attack the enemy. Rosser, ma[98 more...]
Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 3, Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 30: (search)
usion to Grant's plans, in the early part of July, as narrated in the preceding chapter, and compelled him to organize a large force, under Sheridan, to look after Early, while he continued to hold his wellfor-tified lines and intrenched camps on the James and on the Appomattox. During all the month of July, Grant's great army w,000 men; although Grant claims to have captured six pieces of artillery, several hundred prisoners, and to have detained troops that were under marching orders to Early. Gen. F. A. Walker writes of this movement: It should be frankly confessed that the troops on our side engaged, behaved with little spirit. . . . When it is addede Virginia Central railway at Staunton, Charlottesville or Gordonsville, nor had it captured Lee's base of supplies at Lynchburg, having been held in the valley by Early, who had inflicted upon him a loss of 17,000. Dr. Henry Alexander White, in his every way admirable Life of Lee, says of the army of Northern Virginia, at this
Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 3, Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 31: (search)
deep river. On the 2d of January, 1865, General Early had a conference with Gen. R. E. Lee, at Rwn cavalry, remained in his command. Lee told Early that he was left in the Valley to create the nd hay. This scarcity of subsistence compelled Early to send Fitz Lee's two brigades of cavalry anduthwest Virginia. Subsequent withdrawals left Early's army consisting of two small brigades, less of the 21st, mounted on their own horses. General Early interviewed these two Federal officers, ans of greater safety. On the 1st of March, General Early broke camp at Staunton and the last train left for the east at 4:30 p. m., just after Early and his staff left Waynesboro, where the army hadfront and deployed some distance to the left. Early's artillery opened on this advance, especially right, came through the open woods and turned Early's left, which made but a feeble resistance, wiad retreated with the army from Staunton. General Early and most of his staff escaped to the mount[3 more...]
Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 3, Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Biographical (search)
doah valley. Here he commanded the cavalry of Early's army. He fought the spirited battle of Cedadar Mountain he attracted the attention of General Early by his gallantry in advancing among the foigadiergen-eral and assigned to the command of Early's old brigade. In this capacity he served in command of the cavalry wing of the army under Early, and on March 29, 1865, was put in entire commington. Throughout the disasters which befell Early's army in the Shenandoah valley, subsequently, Lee, participated in the Valley campaign with Early, and being promoted brigadier-general in Novemderal army and Washington, with orders to meet Early at York, Pa. After eight days and nights of stnded Trimble's brigade, and at Fredericksburg, Early's. In the spring of 1863 he was promoted to thfrom the south side of the James river to join Early's army in the valley of Virginia, Fitzhugh Leech Sheridan relied to intercept the retreat of Early at New Market in them the valley. Rejoining G[17 more...]