The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-27

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nt the eneny's line As soon as got theirs
vas in position, and | bad nothing to Ii
but 10 close up in front aud move. Dash.
.ng forward with one brigade, nc
plunged into the cnemys camp and fou7i
The men asleep. Many Of them never awc!.s
in this world. We went right through them
ana sho. every one in fight. The cavalry
mad reached the headquarters, and Gen.
Wright barely escaped, leaving his papc-c
behind him, and they fell into our hands We
,illed and wounded be.veen 1000 and SOFA
Of the panic st-'skcn and bewi.derei Feder,-is
.rd broke two corps entirely 20 pieces. Ths
I los, in my commaa,l was only about 2)0 81
sunrise we occupied the breas.vorSs. The
enemy's cavalry was forced to retreat before
f Rosser. although superior 20 him in numbers
We did not prcss orr advance The enemy
still had the Sixth corps in reserve, but We
drove 10 back and captured few OF It's
pieces That was the battle OF Cedar Greek.
AMI IL was a complete victory
PosITIos or BOTH ARMIES
"Yol Say son had gainei a complete vic
tory. What was tue position of the two
armies then"
winds. the Nineteenth corps, after hard
fighting. Was routed aIi driven entirely ont
OF their works, and we had possession Of the
entire Federal position except part Of that
held by the Sixth corps. This corps had Gled
out-by the LETT toward the pike, and we had
driven them back and forced them % ridge
Just west Of Midiletown We had the pike
away along mp TO the edge of iliddletown.
and orr position was admirable every way"
"Wnat was the real cause Of the halt in
your progress
Il viii tell you. and there has been great
deal OF misunderstanding on this point. |
saw that the enemy had a strong position. but
that IL was the last one they could hold We
had one Of the finest positions for posting
artillery | ever saw You know the spot
right on the highest point Of the pike south
OF Middletown, and east and above Sheri-
dams headquarters | called for Col Carter,
the chief ot artillery, and wanted thirty guns
planted right there, and we w0ad have bat
tered that Federal line all TO pieces, democrat
led an already beaten army, aud sent it in
litter panic down the valley
why didn't you get your guns 70 work
on usr
YES. there's the rub We did get a few
enough % break the line-but here comes the
iamentahle feature Of that days business.
You know Early saws that the final defeat
was caused by tine decentralization OF bis own
men in plundering the Federal camp and in
gorging on suffers supplies there captured
That Is tie popular belief"
"Well, there isn't word OF truth in it,
There never WAS less struggling or plumber
~ among any troops than there was in our
army that morning | had them well in
hand. and had issued the strictest orders that
any soldier falling out for plumber should be
siot instantly That whoe statement is
false. The real trouble was here was
making every effort to get mass Of artillery /
in position when Gen Early rode up He I,
was wild with joy exclaimed, Gen Early. 7
give me thirty pieces Of artillery right here /
and We will destroy that army and send its /
fragments over the Potomac knew that /
the supreme moment had Gomez
GEN. EARLY's ELArIoN
"IVhat was EIrly's view Of the situationm |
"'No. no. said he. We've won a Great
victory; we've done enough for one day. we
will stop hire But. said |, let rs finish
the job II is true we have won a great vic
tory. l.. rs complete IT, We can do 10 in
ln hour, and % destroy that army that it will
never show It's head in the valley AGAIN.
But Gen Early said no; that the men had
seen lighting enough, and that we bad won
-iOry enough for one day VERY well. sir
replied. then | viii return u my COM
naud' Until then had had charge OF the
.ntre movement on the right did return
% my corps. aud Early carried on the bat
ie We followed up the Federals as they
Our men were too much eated
with their victory
To the question as to Early personal con-
lition that morning Gen. Gordon gave no
'eply
How did the battle changer
Everybody knows about how Sheridan
cached the field IN the nick Of time. and
i0w be came laundering down from Wuches
er He found his men scattered alOng the
Dad in terror stricken confusion. and be
them 10 turn ab0u. and follow
i'm. He was fury on horseback dashing I
ERE AID there among the flying soldier, AID I
eating them blcl, 20 the field o. death which Z
hey bad Quilted Meanwhile, the men who 7
ere lHal fAAlA1 AANA4A At4t AiDaAa IaiiA itt'ii
rought to some sort OF order Then fol- Fl
owed one OF the most extraordinary rever5- r
Is la the history g. any war. As soon as .
Sheridan reached the field he reformed his
me and practiced upon Us precisely the same
Movement which had demoialzel his own a.,
orces IN the morliag. He just moved around
ar flank srep. down 10 and whipped Ms OUT
I existence H. broke our limo al to frag- !
ients end routed the whole army absolutely. j
& was as thorough defeat as | ever saw
lie day hal dawned upon victory and ex-
itatiOn. Il closed upon utter disaster and
election. Two distinct battles had been s
ought, and in the last We lost all that we i
al gained in the first one and all that we S
al before. The reaction was dramatic in Z
5 suddeness and completeness, and when we I
~ the field that evening the Confederacy q
ad retired from the Shenandoah IL was 4
ur las. iig,it in the valley. Boston Herald \
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