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Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II., chapter 6 (search)
ajor-Generalship, and assigned to command at Winchester, and who had led Jan. 1, 1862. a strong faving but two regiments of cavalry to occupy Winchester and thoroughly scour the country south of thnks, hearing of the battle by telegraph from Winchester, had already stopped at Harper's Ferry and a Stonewall Jackson's advance to and fight at Winchester, indicating further pugnacity in that quarteon, was diverted, and tied up on the line of Winchester and Strasburg, and could not leave it withoumber of regiments in the Rebel army opposite Winchester was 28, being Ewell's division, Jackson's anadvance, and soon reported the road clear to Winchester. Before all our army had passed, the Rebelsburg, and again at Newtown, eight miles from Winchester; but our men retreated with moderate loss, atry and artillery were again concentrated at Winchester by midnight. Here they were allowed a rest lumn suffered serious loss in the streets of Winchester: males and females vied with each other in i[18 more...]
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II., chapter 8 (search)
y of Virginia, and to consist of all the troops then covering Washington or holding the lower end of the Shenandoah Valley. This army was to be composed of three corps, under Maj.-Gens. Fremont, Banks, and McDowell respectively; but Gen. Fremont was relieved, at his own request, from serving under one whom he regarded as his junior, and the command of his corps assigned to Gen. Sigel. The entire strength of this newly organized army was nearly 50,000 men, scattered from Fredericksburg to Winchester, of whom 40,000 might be considered disposable. To Gen. Pope was assigned the duty of covering Washington and protecting Maryland, with its great railroad, while threatening Richmond from the north. He had at first intended and expected to advance to the neighborhood of Richmond, and there unite in the operations of McClellan against that city. But he was appointed on the very day July 26. when Lee's designs against McClellan's right wing were developed at Mechanicsville; and, before
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II., IX. my Maryland --Lee's invasion. (search)
2,000 Unionists. But White, warned of Jackson's approach in overwhelming strength, fled during the night of the 11th to Harper's Ferry; where he found Col. D. S. Miles, of Bull Run dishonor, in command of some 10,000 men, partly withdrawn from Winchester and other points up the Valley, but in good part composed of green regiments, hastily levied on tidings of the Chickahominy disasters, and officered by local politicians, who had never yet seen a shot fired at a line of armed men. White ranked me. Gen. McClellan sent forward Gen. Williams on his left to retake Maryland Heights, which he did Sept. 20. without opposition; as Gen. Sumner, two days later, occupied Harper's Ferry. Lee soon retired to the vicinity of Bunker Hill and Winchester; whence, seeing that he was not pursued nor imperiled by McClellan, he dispatched Oct. 10. Stuart, with 1,800 cavalry, on a bold raid into Pennsylvania. Crossing the Potomac above Williamsport, Stuart pushed on rapidly to Chambersburg, wher
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II., Xvii. Lee's army on free soil-gettysburg. (search)
moves northward cavalry fight near Fairfax Milroy, at Winchester, surprised and driven over the Potomac, with heavy loss Gen. R. H. Milroy was in command in the Valley, holding Winchester, under Gen. Schenck as department commander at Baltimoreled and wounded and 37 prisoners. Col. Shawl returned to Winchester, and reported no force on that road which had not been t on the Front Royal road, was stopped barely a mile from Winchester, Winchester and vicinity. by a Rebel battery, and feWinchester and vicinity. by a Rebel battery, and fell back, after a slight skirmish, unpursued; while General Elliott, on the Strasburg road, advanced a very little farther, aight, but a race — and very properly so. Four miles from Winchester, a Rebel division barred the way; and here the fugitives the 11th. Early is credited by Lee with the capture of Winchester. Ere this, the Government had taken the alarm, as it ton, on tie line of the great highway from Alexandria to Winchester, down which Stuart had pushed so far as Upperville; when
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II., chapter 21 (search)
in Ohio — it was continued with decided frankness as well as remarkable pertinacity and vehemence. And one natural consequence of such discussion was to render the Democratic party more decidedly, openly, palpably, anti-War than it had hitherto been. Perhaps the very darkest days that the Republic ever saw were the ten which just preceded the 4th of July, 1863--when our oft-beaten Army of the Potomac was moving northward to cover Washington and Baltimore — when Milroy's demolition at Winchester seemed to have filled the bitter cup held to our lips at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville — when tidings of the displacement of Hooker by Meade, just on the eve of a great, decisive battle, were received with a painful surprise by many sad, sinking hearts — when Grant was held at bay by Vicksburg and Banks by Port Hudson; while Rosecrans had for half a year stood still in Middle Tennessee. At this hour of national peril and depression, when the early appearance of Lee's victory-crowne
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II., chapter 26 (search)
ton Wright repulsed by Early Avery worsted near Winchester Early defeats Crook Chambersburg burned by McCarlestown simultaneously with Sigel's advance from Winchester; and — as if to preclude the last chance of ultimashington. Averill, moving from Martinsburg on Winchester, was fought July 20. near that city, for threearper's Ferry, and thence pushed out once more to Winchester, supposing that there was nothing there that coulrly held the west bank of Opequan creek, covering Winchester, Sheridan was in his front and to his right, holdhering up prisoners, &c., as they hurried through Winchester in utter rout and disintegration. Our loss in rly fell back to Fisher's Hill, 8 miles south of Winchester, between the North and Massanutten mountains — resoners. Sheridan had slept unapprehensively at Winchester, on his return from Washington, while the enemy wce paid tribute to the enemy, or found shelter in Winchester — sank down in their recovered quarters to shiver<
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II., Xxxiv. Fall of Richmond--end of the War.—Grant-Lee — Sheridan. (search)
with liberty to Sheridan to move southward until he reenforced Sherman — still deficient in cavalry — if that should seem advisable. Sheridan left Feb. 27. Winchester with 10,000 men — all mounted — and moved so rapidly as to save the bridge at Mount Crawford across the middle fork of the Shenandoah; passing through Staunton,ss of 1,600 prisoners, 11 guns, 17 flags, and 200 loaded wagons. In fact, there was little left of Early's force but Early himself. The prisoners were sent to Winchester, guarded by 1,500 men; while Sheridan, destroying the railroads, proceeded to Charlottesville; March 3. which succumbed without a blow: and here he spent two of the enemy; while heavy rains had so swollen that river that Sherman's pontoons would not reach across it: so he was compelled to choose between returning to Winchester and passing behind Lee's army to White House and thence to Grant's right. He wisely chose the latter; following and destroying the canal to Columbia, March
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II., Appended notes. (search)
doah valley, 114, 115, 182 to 136; fights at Winchester, and retreats to the Potomac, 134; 135-6; exrry, 200; is engaged at Antietam, 206; takes Winchester, 371; at Gettysburg, 380 to 387; at Manassasis report of attack on Banks's rear-guard at Winchester, 135; commands a brigade at Antietam, 206. garrison at Front Royal, 133-4; moves toward Winchester, 134; strength of his army, 134; forces Banks from Winchester, 135; his losses and captures in the Valley, 135,; 140; his reasons for failing tos the Potomac, 210; moves to Bunker Hill and Winchester. 211; fights Burnside at Fredericksburg, 34at Great Run — at Gainesville, 183; abandons Winchester, 371. Mine Run, Va., Gen. Meade's advancesville, Va., 598. Kelly's Ford, Va., 98. Kernstown, Va., 114. Kingsport, Tenn., 688. Kinston, N., S. C., 704. Wilson's Wharf, Va., 584. Winchester, Va., 135; do., do., 605. Wise's Forks, N. ture of Selma and Montgomery, 719-720. Winchester, Va., Jackson defeated at, 135; Gen. Ewell tak[3 more...]