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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 2: Lee's invasion of Maryland and Pennsylvania. (search)
in number, under General Jenkins, detached from Ewell's corps, had dashed across the river at Williamsport, in pursuit of Milroy's wagon-train, swept up the Cumberland Valley to Chambersburg, in Pennsdoubt, in the vicinity of Washington, while Ewell's corps pressed to the river, crossed it at Williamsport and Shepardstown into Maryland, on the 21st and 22d of June, moved directly on Hagerstown, ye868. he overtook Lee, the latter was strongly intrenched on a Ridge covering the Potomac from Williamsport to falling waters, waiting for the flood in the river, caused by the recent rains, to subsideplishment of this destruction, Lee's Army might have passed over on the day of its arrival at Williamsport; but he was compelled to make preparations anew, and also to present a bold front to his pursrps of Longstreet and Hill quietly over it in the gloom, while Ewell's forded the river above Williamsport. The vigilant Kilpatrick had observed the movement toward the bridge, and struck Hill's rear
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 13: invasion of Maryland and Pennsylvania-operations before Petersburg and in the Shenandoah Valley. (search)
two infantry corps, under Breckinridge and Rodes, a division of cavalry under Ransom, and three batteries of artillery. he swept rapidly down the Valley toward Williamsport. Sigel, too weak to resist the avalanche, fled July 3, 1864. into Maryland, with a heavy loss of stores, and General Weber, in command at Harper's Ferry, retse his invasion, except a few in the Middle Department, commanded by General Lewis Wallace, whose Headquarters were at Baltimore. Early crossed the river at Williamsport, accompanied by Bradley T. Johnson See page 416, volume I. as commander of a brigade, and a notorious guerrilla leader named Harry Gilmor, This young manget his trains safely across the Potomac. He followed with his troops, and Early was left sole master of the southern side of the river, from Shepherdstown to Williamsport. Emboldened by his success, and animated by the knowledge that he had many sympathizers in Maryland and Western Pennsylvania, Early sent about three thousan