Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-07-27
A RIDE FROM WINCHESTER
Jubal A. Early Says Sheridan Should
Have Been Turned Out OF the

Jubal A. Early Says Sheridan Should
Have Been Turned Out OF the
Army.
The Boston. GLOBE says that party Of
northern tourists, while travelling re-
Gently in the Shenandoah Valley, met
Jubal A. Early, who sharply criticised
the tactics of his adversary, General
Sheridan, in that memorable encounter.
Sheridan" said he, fought to have
been court.martialed and dismissed
from the service by his government for
allowing myself or any part Of my
army to have escaped capture on that
day. l had an infantry and artillery force
of less than twelve thousand men in
that battle, and my total cavalry force was
less than 5000 much of the latter poor
ly equipped and organized, and conse-
quently could not be relied upon for serv.
ice in hotly contested action. Sheridan 3
army numbered from As 900 to 4S 900 eff.
fective men, and against these terrible
odds of over three to one l maintained
for hours the unequal contest, with vary
ing chances Of victory. Sheridan's caval-
ry was greatly superior to my own, and
constantly out-fianking me. Had he
cutting off my line of retreat by the pike
disastrous to my army. This expected
he would do, but was unable to guard
against it, every man Of my force was
engaged, it was a relief to me to find this
avenue of retreat open and unmolested
when was no longer able to continue
the unequal fight. Had Sheridan pos
sessed one e-haif the military ability with
which he is popularity credited, my com.
mand must have been captured"
Speaking of his repulse at Fishers
Hill, he was asked if his reverse was
due to Sheridan's arrival from Wlnches.
ter, fifteen miles away,
"Not necessarily" he answered. "My
exhausted army was more or less disor.
ganized, and. though elated with sue.
cess, was in poor condition TO withstand
an attack which ! understand General
Wright had prepared to make before he
knew of Sheridan's presence. If could
have had one fresh division in reserve
at nine O'Clock on that morning, or had
Lomax not failed me, believe we would
have sent the whole Federal army fly
ing down the valley as fast as Sheridan
is said to have come up it. But my
whole infantry force was less than 10000
men. lne OQuS were 100 great against
me, and Sheridan's arrival on the field
made little difference in the result, prob
ably"
Speaking Of his raid into Pennsylvania
and Maryland, Genera! Early said:
"When / was in York, Penn, I levied
an assessment of so much corn, SC
much clothing, so many boots ano
grain grain; and 100000 in lr5 money. T6s T66ey de. e
livered everything in accordance with
my requisition. except the 100000. OF
that amount the Mayor bought me $72,-
900, and begged for further time to raise
the balance. extended the time, but
lett early the next morning, and York
still ows me $2S, 900. York afterward
established loan to meet this levy in
aid ofthe Southern Confederacy, getting
authority from the Pennsylvania Legis-
lature to lay special,tax to pay off a
portion Of it each year, and understand
that it's citizens are still to contribute to
its liquidation, If was one of them I
would raise the poiut that such tax is
in violation ofarticle IA, section 4, of the
Constitution of the United States, which
provides that all debts or obligations
incurred in aid OF insurrection or rebel
lion against the United States shall be
held illegal and void"