The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-29
Early. who. however. made good hi. escape

EH51y Th H. foTeseT made gSSd b.
shenando il vali"s he partly changed his his
.h sO" tsns e sssnn" he had n spared Ss
tcrmning to. c9ntsnt hmsc with Wright's
corps. directed Emery to stay wherG, he
now had ~, officers and $50 men iii for iuty.
the Sinctecrti, Corrs t? fuller. Restoring to
his command some ii The rrsiments that had
So the next turn was u urlng another part of
Il under Augur. VINO since lrnvihg Louisiana
Haa Len in sr,mna1h Of the ai a,
| July a3 yet hardly Ind Emory report
%o his ays%n t" WAY A"snT THep r,h hS
UP. and the, army that had ,ipst marched
back to Washington with wrisht was once
| to 10 II fresh invasion 10y iacly. Presently
Grant made w HIS mind t" unite in "A single
ing IA" theatre oi war on the Shenandoah and
on ihe urrrr otomac.,, a. the commander he
Meade. out AZ either suggestion was ad"ri"d.
I've sent ur ;hcr!,!nn. lrurCsinE TO rac" him
~ command o. az IN, active forces Of the four
';oah., This i'm" Gi.nt gained Ills wish. and
m or,er ~ bursuauce vi it was issued by tho
or the chapters in which tho ensuing cam
paign of IN" Shenandoah is described we
which describes tho LATHE of Cedar Creek. 1t
ing the early part Of this rr.malknhlc engage;
h to Sn BE- h i t"t an
author ot this narrative does ample Justice to |
the strategic aud tactical skill exhibited on |
III. occasion hy the confederate :"nimander;
nld s attacking ihS vastly, superior forces
Inevitably stikc everything. upon the ,haz-
ard ol conlnlrto success; It may well be
an instance can be found OF any similar rIan |
30 carefully and successfully arranged and so
sSs f"rrIa "n in he .very aSeta n
IT, sSqsE e Sst;s ind puts EVEN sSe
The batt!. OF Cedar Crock. took place on
Oct. IL; lsi!. 1t se.ms That Emory had been
Tranquility and on the previous evening his
me. sstieaslnrss ma! been augmented by a report
citizen dress that had been seen during tho
day moving about on tho rigo of a,neighnor-
ttntness than IS usual among civilians the
aS. EmH HG ,%ped to wFE, for What
part. ordered Emory. and Torbert each
t, Sary :Tn in tho s" tar9 5ons
na S o, the the SsE1nRE ARMY
stand to arms at dayDreak. AS early as hnlf
pnst 3 on the morning of Oct. 80 the dctach-
Iutnl ueSlSlliltu tne reconnaissance were ,
lying on their arms waiting for the order to
march. Emory himself was up ana dressed. |
saide when from the LETT start ss' sound M1rd
broke the stiffness OF the morning air. This
swns the roar olthe tremendous voliey by which
tho Confederate General kcrshnw. made
knoWn his presence before the sleeping camp
,bo fn coa no II Hn instant before single
over the pararet in Ihorbprn's front; seized the
oar. Then.upon Em"ryand upon Hayes as well ,
rs against tho flying fugitves. Kershaw )
,wn comrades While ali eyes We're i,V directed ,
ear came tho startling rattle Of the riiles that
,f HAYES and kitehinG Inheraded by a sin: h
lie skrm isl e, Of his own: apd unann2unced
lpon tho ranks o! Crook. whose men. old SOL n
!iers as they were, gave way at the first onset. q
'ethcr against the uncovered left and rear +
nry L" %Go Saa aen the back zane for tine me
'"nfederate artillery. was bringing It into to a
9ssS1 for .G' nttAff Porced to retreat
osted. crossed Meniow brook. and. cl lin ing r.
ne opposite slone faced about and reformed e.
Is nr in EDa h the frsst Of Red
,rmldable array. of Merrtt's cavalry in close o.
hus tho bold stand ulade at lied Hill gave "
.rshnw waited. Emory. following orders re- II
eved from Wright: crossed oyer to the ceme- a. al
city Thu around the cerpctrry about half q,
asst seven, was gathered 60 much OF the !"
rGns Of s Army OF the re-
lore toward tic south It was clear ir from aS
,st !nGt dD Which fHloXsd
n! Slipped away, while Ills cavalry had utterly Nv
lied to accomplish anv part Of tho task con- ~, nc
led toit After tire enlargement had lasted ~
We hours IT," rr'rea, 81 tn" Union. forces in
.cidsnt had cafrcd it Ialf . mil" iurthsr s %
IAN vas, vas i""natd As il was: from Sc
Re measured di,ran'e was bur four miles. i"
is hpn nY COX IrT ihe %GnI"n tint
I'd nrmIt.e" Wri 'g,ed, rno"$n the Union wi
ct. barry himself must have perceived that W.
hal IL rcckoU With "a" who'n mas of the -
ni Man,, cayrrg, nnshrk%n npd A. yet m ne
INKS Of ne Inon ininntgy by I'll" heavy sit sit
sses n battle during Tie, early morning. and hi.
at the man who >tnoI V tho rol"rS on the y" ole
d fprh road. to wnIcn;hry nad been ,rier"I ~
a'i"r is rrund,'d al what old soldiers know de
a i"o Il, ! ,s mi n S'' r "n'i Z n" %"n S.
6 lrs sh%"k Of natii- has sIakon out out T i,n
ID rku> on u" field; When, Therefore, tn" Ter
- y'mra"t LIN" ;Hc"t ahon,. il was with Dc; ar,
- ilrc> OF re- ollti0n ccn r"lit thau they w..
re ,'i!l"nI "Siln.nehai by Nri:hts I'M ri
pkrH-,r order /" retreat. Ip3n the Who'll, h.,
my irli II ctl:arEy. and although every man III
y ready 'o Il" his duty it was VIII. Il list In.
--n"sS amounting almost to in!iilcrcnre ,h,
nj he waited fur wat wa- to come rnX,. II i
suggest q that III the sensations oi mot ,r,
niger Was Urp"rInost, While some n,unrhnI IA
- hrua AND I"at rom tiI,.r hlycfs;lri and IL,
hers "n!t"'! 10 Glahr Coffee. many thew IA,
'ns".Nr- upon ;!." E'"nnd where lh"y stupl an,
1. irI t-l""l. ~,
til,
~. dni
Nha: fo"Wri has been pUrn told in prose To-
ii N"r'', hu rrrhal'S Il has u"V"" rccn moe lne
Iphcaliv d"scr,! ed shan IN the pr"s ont mar. '"I'
lyr. Far down the road from the c.nwd of ! M,
,itives. where II" maA on that lch! cared TO to
,,uunn +, r,ur,,,,- lr,.,t,in., ere
y, - ~ :, =, ''' ~ '''' for
y %" u lar-nii sn,l', -'t'"' y drew, grew ut
'der. and S""ll"G toatunUt thcnrS! The r. 4
.ers OF the Slra ;,'"rs. As the men instinc- wr
ely turned iowa Il ia" sound, they were | /
"ul with umuT.nrut 10 til. titn of | ,ri