The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-10

Sixteenth and Thirteenth. with SIX nun
bred men"
Augur to Taylor:
october 18th.
II have sent the Eighth Illinois cavalry
| down through Centerville TO ina MosOy
| force"
| Taylor to Ludlum:
Muddy Branch (seneca). Oct. 18th.
"Mosby passed through Fairs Church
| last evening towards Vienna. win perhaps
| 30 men. The Eighth Illinois cavalry mas
| been detached from Rectortown In pur-
suit
A few days after this we captured Brig
adier-General Dufiie on the valley Fike:
| He was on the way under an escort Oh
cavalry TO take command OF camp Vi
dismoUnted cavalry at Haserstowh-
| when attacked they were in view OF n
wagon train. guarded by several thousahd
troops, coming up from MartinsDurs. Dul-
| tie tried very hard to get under sheltei'
| but our horses were too fast Chdpiilan
| overhauled him and his stan, uhueI .hc
| guns OF a battery that opened nre' iNo
| OF my men. John Dickson anu PoSt
Smith. brought Duffie TO me with ms s,ai!
| they were In an ambulance, ana ne oa'-
| terry was still firing. one OF tneuh ie-
marked by tibet way OF introduetion'
Colonel here's your general JUST
| then a shell burst over our heads Dui,ie
| was I'm as much danger as we were nc
| and his staff were sent OF 10 the rear
under guard. and taken TO Richmond. NO
doubt he expected TO be hanged Dui,ie
| was a Frenchman; a few weeks peioIe ne
| had been over i'm London, and mad made
"A great many ferocious threats as 10 "Hdl
| ne would do If he ever caught me- ne
was treated with contemptuous pity. but
the most cruel thing about ms capture
| was Sheridan's dispatch 10 Hailech'
"Brigadler-G General Dufiic was captu'eu
between Winchester and MarunsDdls'
! respectfully request his dismissal from
the service. / think him trlhihs man
and a poor soldier. He was captureu Dy
his own stupidity" ,,--. NO.,
He was captured because HIS e'N0'' ''''
away and left him. -.
Stevenson. from Hsrper's Ferry an
announced it to Secretary stanton o...
"BrIgadier-General Seward reports that
Brigadier-General Duilie was up
tured by Mosby five miles from buiiheI
Hill yesterday evening. Colohel ru" -, -
reports Mcsby. with 400 men, Watcn Iid5,
roads for small parties, TO at'deN "'S0''
trains If opportunity occurs
sHERIDAS's DIFFICULTIES.
At his time all the active operations III
the Shenandoah Valley were IN oherludh
rear. The following disIatch gives Some
Idea If the difficulties sheridan haa III
supplying his army and keeping UP coni-
munication;
Stevenson to Seward: 49,
"Harper's Ferry, oct. -oI.l'
oT cont vou mis- morning 800 cavtiry.
Colonel Won Einsiedel with 200 infantry
is ordered TO Bunker Hill tonight. III ne
arrives there i'm time the escort VIII NC
ample. You had better send 90 Oh youl
infantry az Citonal TO Bunker Hhl' WIN
a staff officer, to turn over tram anu
escort Colonel Won Binsiedel TO take w
the) 'front.' ,. cato
After the battle OF Cedar creek ~
Der 18th. Grant again urged Sheiludh ~
move forward and finish the war
vi ant ~ ''''' October 2lst.
of II is possible 10 follow up your great
victory until you can reach the Cen'ld al
road. do II. even If you nave 10 i've Uii
half rations. l say nothing about reach-
ING Lynchburg with portion OF your
force. because / doubt TIE pracucdD,i.S
Of il. II the army at Richmond coulu I.. U1
c1t off from southwest Virginia II would
be Of great importance 10 u.s. put hnoM ,
the difficulty Of supplying so iar from
Hallcck thought that Sheridan would
nov certainly use the orange ROAD 10
move on Charlottesville and Lyhchpuls
and On the 21st telegraQhed AuGur mat
"His victory of the 18th may make
important changes in his plans.
But It did not; he did not follow hdr,y'
hut staid at Cedar Greek. ON the I'd
stevenson from Harpers Ferry 10 ''i''-
ton: oho,,
"Nlosbv's guerillas are the only reoels
IN force left I'm this end of the Valley.
IN repIv 10 Grants advice, Sheridan
said: 49,.
on the Central railroad as you required
To open the Orange and Alexandra rail-
road would require a corps on IL 10 pro
tect Il which would leave me very little
10 operate with successfully. TO adVahcf
against Gordonsville and Charlottesville
with A line Of communication UP TINS
valley and through the Blue Ridge Is
impracticabe.'
On the subject OF the reconstruction Of
the Manassas road General Sheridan IN
his memoirs. Is. to say the least, dlsln-
genuous. No one in reading them would
suspect that there had been the slightest
difficulty in rebuilding II, or that the
abandonment was not purely voluntary
lie says:
"By the 18th. however. my views re-
parding the reconstruction of the railroad
began to prevail, and the work on 1t was
discontinued.
The records show that at that time
General Lees views had prevailed, in
stead of Sheridan's. On that day Che
12th he telegraphed Halleck that Augur
could not repair the road 10 Front Royal
unless he Sheridan sent him assistance
and on the 14th he wrote Augur to go
on with the work. and If required, l VIII
send over more troops
Augur did not 20 on, but went back
In an other matters relating TO the
Shenandoah campaign there is as much
want of harmony between his dispatches
and his memoirs. During ali the time |
was In correspondence with General Lee,
his approval was all | desired, and Is
a justification for all that l did.
no FRUITS OF VICTORY.
Sheridan failed to gather the fruits Of
victory by not advancing, as Grant
wanted him 10 do. into Middle Virginia.
and using the orange railroad TO Lynch
burg as line of supply If he had done
so. Richmond would inevitably have
fallen in October, 1864; his failure TO CO.
operate I'm executing General Grants
scheme enabled General Lee to prolong
the defence of Richmond at least sit
months. He won a great deal Of eclat
in the North by the battles In the
Shenandoah Valley, but they were bar
rem victories that contributed nothing
10 the fall OF Richmond. His winter
quarters were on the battlefield of the
18th of September. His reason for re-
treating when Grant urged him TO adj
vance was that he would not be able 10
keep open his communications on ac-
count OF partisan attacks in his rear.
Now nv single battalion was the only