The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-14
GEN. J. A. EARLY.

ed all his troops IN Ene. and late that aft
ernoon. knowing Early's weakness OF
numbers, he ordered an advance. An In
terNal between Paync's brigade on our eN-
treme lei and the rest Of kershaw's
Nne having been penetrated the troops
there gave way and presently the whole
line followed Nainly did Gordon try
20 stay the steps OF his hin and weary
but now rcCcding lines. Nainly did Ram
scur with few hundred men and Major
Goggin. OF Corners Staf with as many
more OF HIS brigade and Cutshaws artil-
lcry try TO stem The tide. For an hour
and a half they held 10 in check bat
Kdmscur zen mortaly wounded fighting
Ike a Hon. the artillery ammunition was
exhausted, and they too fell back. Pcgram
and Wharton and Wofod on our right
had successfully checked the enemy but
a. they now attempted to retire the dis-
order spread and he last organized force
solved into general route. NalnIy dld
Early try 90 rally his men on the SCUM
bank 81 Cedar creek and az Hupp : mn;
and hc declares that tf J' men had s'oC9
by MIN AN his artillery ana guns Wouia
have been saved as the enemy putS",,
was feeble hu, the bridge broke Gown ~
StTauSburg blocking an passage ana tney
were lost. and Early. army WIS ~ us
as:rous h,glt from The heli OF pa t.ie
THUS are We LETT with the IFHt'llou
thai SO often arises, that war however
crowned hy splendid strokes is common
is a series OF errors ana dccllchls'
and thus was Illustrated what Napier
says that without fortune which IS
only another name for the unknown
combinations OF infinite power the de-
OF men are as gubhles on troubled
And So "tho sun Of Middlctown" that
had risen so cIorIouSly went down behind
the storm clouds that had spent their
wrath upon The field OF its Illumination.
NIDwNrEH or IS6i LEAVES THE ENEMY
WHERE THE CAMPAIGN HFGAS.
The enemy was terribly shattered. his
footsteps wary, his pursuit feeble
sheridan complains Of his cavalry and
that they Cid not get the fun
nWts OF victory. Terrible as wa
,h" shock to ,EEarIy.wonder ,, us
upon his feet again. and November I'M
To- his tattercd banners flew again In
front Of sheridan north OF Cedar creek.
5000 and Early 1900 men.
November Zlth Rosscr suddenly swept
down on New Greek. fortified port on
the Is. * .. r. r.. and captured 40 prl-
soucrs. eight pieces OF artillery several
hundrei cattle and iodny stores
In December Sheridan sent back the
S.1th corps 90 Grant and Early soon sent
karsbtv' IS division and the Second corps
back to Lee. and then made MS mead
quarters a. stanton with wharton IN
fantry and EOssers cavalry which he
thus ended sixty-four. Early having
some 1900 men at stanton, and Sherl-
dan at Winchester with 4'N lnc
enemy Ho,I,ls . as tbe same posi-
IN H'H ",T,o' S.,ldi,. vtbirI he had before
The beginning Of the campmen IN the
spring. Mean line sherman 'i Sa,a"nah
through Georgia ana WIS at 90"
wAYsrsBono. AND THE End.
ON the 9Th of February. sheridan
,,,g,od fror, Winchester with his cav
airy Early having Eosser win q rev
buTdred men and WhaTton's two small
i'Jt,,.n'I anJ Nelson's artillery 10 meet
80 po,'t.r couIl only hang on the
tFIi. - - nm, ion tbousand strong
skirts OF lI"S ,o,' ,',i 80 cbock il and
lot ne Wa i, Vo,.peeloro whore no
larry, i,,'i 'o.t,t .. ,tons,in M rr,vel,ots
l.aS'H ~ ,''' Uitb six picces Of artillery
anu III. some 900 men ali told lie
ia No, l,t.rd to make this his battle
ulu 49, ,,,, nj. n, covar tho getting OF
q " Si "|t I'M bcrr ne was at
800 o1 Ne IN Of March. his orders
~, ,,tiii.r, i'm authorization of the at
,sck ,ni.rarr,as as ala also his message
u" ~ Nvbarton and as the
" a. i't'i'"IIl most of his commqad
tS5",, US nm. Us cultured ne and
anu ms ar lll' T,'9 sci,,,r,, Sbsri,i3n
'ti.' y" i il"i .U'' .b1d tbrnu.n Virginia.
- - 49, t ,,,rt and i.ir,d Grant
~ u, rilbmsa65 Earv' after several mar
- si'.,I,s cached Richmond after
49,, -, Ii',..r IA. .uemy's
11ami and his pickets. and consulting
,tb c,uarai 10. vas sent to south
W, Nam, tn orr,nizr with cen
,..bnI. v.f.f forr, miebt be- coli .eted i'm
fhaf ..,ti.u There ON the aoth of March
- r...,,,...i Cd TELEGRAM from General Leo
feIisviur him from duty.
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EARLY A. "ENLhAi'
Notwithstanding the gloomy close of a
great career 10 cannot be denied that
Ilrly demonstrated the qualities OF
great commando no enc "noSf NUM- hiI,i
oii K Ii.iutti,n of his cnemy's plans.
prompt and unhtSi'dtus deciSon' lhde-
fatirublc energy ana industry, topl us
corning Judgment me quckneSS oi the
eagle s. ni-ht iu m. \eWeut, the fearless
moss OF the lions heart IN aciloh. ana
tie assumed ihr rItN"Sl ttSPoilSIpill5
Ties Wutu De-" Hllthi nave tdSH3 "hu''..'
iItm. ne was never dlIdtoiE ~ nNl"'-
ti 300 execution OF an oIurI' ~ H'NS
eiamor,i Cor fcinltrcemehts wren ne
huc" thrsc was none 70 sv,p' ne W
iurhti troops oht1lthlIN NItiIoII IO'',-
plant when he knew the peril 10 WIl'H
D. subjected him. lie was never chlueu'
Ttpruy,i. or blamed by ms supeIloIS
SO better fighting was ever done than
That OF Early at Winchester no more
brilliant plan Was ever conceived Jhan
that a. Cedar Creek Nothing couid
have shown more noldnaSs mn larry
giving hutue AT ihchcsleI' nor moro
cool utib"iduoh thd!! ms Sl3IpS ic'ic-
mcnt lie deserves, says ioItu tne
ticIai hl7'1li 3h We 49," ~ tS ,UIiC
Vcor and skin IN hShuhF the Dallle
forcci upon MN, ana IN moving ms lIdllS
and bis army ont OF the rum ms opp -
Lent had prepared for hlTn. tp l'=l
That me- rallied so speedily after tlsh-
'tS I'M ana STRUCK 50 @l,l'hll ny at