The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-03

railroad. Sheridan, In his nlspatch 10
General Grant. Oil the SIN, from Har-
risonburg. did not say That ne INTENDED 10
return down the Valley to Front Royal
but had simply stated the es about
advancing on Charlottesville and Lynch
burg and intimated that II would be bet
ter for him to retire and operate from
| Front Royal as a new base. Stanton
and Halleck were puzzled as TO sheridan
| intentions.
on October Isl. before Sferidan's dis
patches 20 Generals Grant and Halleck
had been received Uhey got thtm on the
! 3D. Stanton telesraphed TO Genera
Grant that he understood that Sheridan
had selected the branch road from Ma.
nassas Junction 10 be repaired out tla'
! Hallecl, understood differently. and sug-
gestine thar Grant should give SPECIFIC
orders The fact Is, that nelther 'Id"t
I Halleck nor Stanton knew that Snerldan
was going 10 abandon his position ana re-
treat UalIeck. no doubt supposlng that
! Sheridan would wait for Grant 10 decide
on the route. and knowing his preference
! for the Charlottesville ana Lyhchpurs
! line, had already sent out ioICe Oh 'le
railroad as far as the RappanahnocA.
ON the 2d Halleck telegraphed Grant
that no b,d received no reply from Sheri-
| dan as 10 his future line of supplies, nut
that ne inferred from his dispatch OF the
! 18th that he would not 90 to Charlottes-
! y.iIIe Grant Welded TO Sheridan's WISH
es and ordered the repair OF the ROAD
10 Front ROYAL. Haleck Immediately
sent the following dispatch:
IN nv DARK
"October %, 7:20 p. NJ.
"E. L. Wentz. Cease Work on OIdls.
road. and repair railroad to fleunon'
and Front Royal" .-,.s A.,
on the same day HallecK mo iiIeu -,
CUR that THE work on the orange ran
road will cease and that 10 front roy a.
be repaired. Direct your FORCES
| ingly." ....r-t:en-
m October % the Quartermaster-peh
- nc Ill as Sheridan's Chief Quarter
meter. General were in the dark where 10
send him supplies, as appears from 'ne
following dispatch:
"ie'e' "Nartinsburg, Oct. I'd.
--latest dispatches from General sheri-
La, a,.nriner 54th. Harrisburg. Movements
not determined. Should he follow Eariy
IA Charlottesville. he will be suppiIeu D'
the railroad which is now peihs
structed to the Rappahallhoch' enc
| ON the 81 (AIonday) stanton sent 'ii'
| c.,,a,,.t, TELEGRAM TO General Grant:
~, Intelligence from Geographic oper-
! 80, &c that the Front Royal rallroad II
~
-, uttIa broken. and might be put III
,,,n,in,, order before Sheridan can get
his sixth and Nineteenth corps thcIv'
a.. IN ,bree days. with a rapid accuIH"-
! -, of tba rolling stock of the Govern
- and baltimore road they could DC
! ,noved at once 10 Alexandra anu w"
an ADEQUATE supply Of water traHSIoi ~
tion reach you by Saturday "tn' M,
ing II YOU conclude To ADOPT SHe' i,'"''
sugrestion Of sending them TO you.
! II was calculated that this SUDDEN dc
II W. &c Grants strength would ena-
lilo him 10 make a successful daa""'-
-. petersburg before Earlys troops
ia zach him. or to extend his llhes 20
as 10 seize the Southside railroad; nov
hat combination was defeated 'he 4''
lowing dispatches show
vi an CITY Point. oct 90
or will follow Sheridan's suggestion %
! t.-;rc-fno the Sixth and Nineteenth GU
bere and yours as 20 bringing theih ny
rau from Front Royal. Fltise nd nv ",
work on the railroad pushed Vigorously
Grant 10 Sheridan oo,.obor "a
nyo, may take up such position IN me
,-,iio,, ,s Won think can and ought 10 De
| held and send all the force not iequli'
for this Immediately here. VIII ulieo.
the railroad 10 be pushed towards ! Ioii1
RoyaI. so that you may send our troops
back that way.
Endorsement: ,.i,.o or
General Halleck will please give OF
ders for water transportation OF HiA.H
! ana Nineteenth corps from AleNahui'd ~
nv "NtWIN VI. STANTON,
secretary Of War
lia''ecN - '''' october Cd.
"Tbe Orange and Alexandria road was
repalred 70 the Rappahannock' III the tA-
pectation that you would pursue Tue
| enemy through the mountains anu IT,
celye your supplies from Culpeper' 10y
! General Grants order, the "oIAIne" ill'
been changed 10 the Manassas Gap road
,,birb will be opened to Front Royal
"MosBY's RoBBERs"
With reference to the opening and hold
ing the railroad from Alexandra TO front
poyai On october Attn Haleck said to
| Grant: ,..t..
In order TO keep up my communication
ON this line to Manassas Gap and Shcn-
andoah Valley, It Will be necessary 10
send south all rebel inhabitants between
tbat line and the Potomac and also 10
| clean out Mosby's gang of robbers VINO
have so long infested that district OF
! country: and / respectfully suggest lhdt
Sberidan's cavalry should be required to
accomplish this object before ii Is sent
elsewhere. The two small regiments
| CThirtcenth and Sixteenth, New York
| stationed I'm FairfaX. under Cen
cral Augur. have been so often
cut up by Mosby's band that they are
cowed and useless for that purpose. II
these dispositions are approved ana car
ried out. it will not be necessary 10 Keep
so large a force at Harper's Ferry and
guarding the canal and Baltimore ana
! Ohio railroad
I'm moving Sheridans force here, move
one division of cavalry as fast as posi-
! BILE"
The following dispatch Gth) from Ste
venson. at Harper's Ferry. to Edwards,
! at Winchester is significant az showing
! the dangers that beset sheridan Inc OF
| supply: an,
Escorts with dispatches have TO cut
their way and generally lose half their
men. | think a train Of two hundFeI
wagons should have an escort OF one
/ thousand infantry and 80 cavalry gong
| IN the front. The train going out TINS
morning will have nearly 100 escort.
| do not think | over-estimate the danger
between here and the 'front.'
| stevenson 10 Kellogg, Martinsburg:
"Harper's Ferry. October 4th.
Tell Colonel Tolles l will send Currle
brigade 10 Winchester by Bunker hlll TO-
morrow morning, TO escort MS Tram 10
| the front"
| Edwards to Stevenson:
winchester October S;h.
| "The train that left here the day be-