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


been In the habit OF sending an install
mont OF them on each train. As my com
mand has done nothing contrary 10 tne
usage OF war. Il seems 10 me tnat sonie
attempt al least ought to be made 10 pre-
vent a repetition OF such barbsrlties'
During my Absence from my command
the enemy captured six or MY men ica
Front Royal. These were i.nrne 'la'eIy
hung by order, ard in the pre- ence OF
General custer They also hung other
lately I'm Rappahannock. IL is my pur-
nose ~ hang an equal number OF custer
mon whenever | capture them. IheTe
was passed by the last United states
Congress a bill Of pains and penatie'
against guerillas. and as they profess
10 consider my men within the dennltion
Of the term. / think II would be wen 10
come to some understanding with the
enemy i'm reference to them. Inc bearer
Of this. my adjutant William II. NJ SD },
will give all the information desired con-
cernlng the enemy In this country. VI
course j did not allow the conduct
Of the enemy towards citizens TO de-
fer me from the use OF any legitimate
warfare against them. but after throwing
of the train. they guarded the road so
heavily that no opportunities were cHered
for striking any successful blow, ana
thought / would be more usefu ~ en-
cations. ] received the list Of deser'er5
YOU sent me. | will do what | can To-
wards arrestlng them, but none are IN
my command.
rYDoRsfD by g NERAL LEI.
First ondorsement)
HEADQUARTERS Nov. 3, 1864.
Respectfully referred TO the Hon. Sec
retary Of war for his information. ] do
not know how we can prevent the truel
conduct Of the enemy towards our GU
zens. / have directed ColoneI MosOy,
through his adjutant, TO hang an equai
number of Clusters men in retaliation Tor
those executed by him. II. +. LEE,
General
(Second endorsement)
A. x l. General Office Nov. llth.
Respectfully submitted TO the Secretary
OF war. II. l.. CLAY A. a. VI
(Third endorsem, nt)
Adiutant General General Lees IN
structions are cordially approved. In adj
dition If our citizens are found exposed
on any captured trains, signal vengcnce
should be taken on all conductors and
officers found on If, and every male pas,
senger of the enemy's country should b
treated as prisoners. 50 instruct.
j. \. 5. (Seddon), 5 crc;ary.
October l2th.
"Halleck TO McCallum:
'The Secretary Of War directs that
in retaliation for the mur3erous acts Of
guerilla bands composed Of and assisted
by the inhabitants along the Manassas
Gap railroad. and as "A measure necessary
TO keep that road In running order you
proceed to destroy every house within
five miles of the road which is not re-
quired for our own purposes. ard when
is not occupied by persons known TO d.
friendly. The women ana children VIII
be assisted in going north or south as
they may select. All timber and brush
within musketry fire of the road will
be cut down and destroyed
(The people whose houses were ordered
TO be burned were no more responsible
for my acts than Mr.. L!ncoln.-J. S. NJ
THROWING TRAIN.
Slough to a. \. c.. Washington.
alexandra, oct; l0th.
"The rebels displaced a rail a short
distance beyond White Plains this morn
ing. throwing a train off the track; they
then fired into It. Mr.. McCricHett, as
sistant superintendent Of the railroad,
and several others. reported killed
ON the 18th Sheridan concluded once
more 20 try TO rebuild the road 10 Front
Royal, so he sent Augur dispatch, say
ing:
you had better continue your work on
the railroad. If required ! will fend
over more troops. | am very anxious TO
see you, and will try and get over TO
you as soon as / possibly can
sheridan did 30 70 see .AuSur, but
they never built the road. When Augur
heard, at Washington. OF the attack at
Salem he Immediately resolved to come
to the front with heavy force of cav
airy supported by infantry. All the
guards on the Potomac were withdrawn
and sent to the Manassas road, which
is about twenty-five miles south of the
river. and runs most OF the distance
nearly parallel with il. large force Of
cavalry at the dismounted camp atWash-
ington were mounted, ard with the two
cavalry regiments in Fairfax sent up to
Piedmont. The calculation was that 1
would follow precedent and retreat south
All their plans were batlled by my doing
exactly the reverse. | moved north.
HaIleck had written a book on The
Art Of War and as he had laid down
no such rule in a case of that sort. he
considered IL a violation of all the usaSes
Of war. He thought | ought to 30 South.
could have referred him to a great eN-
ample If small things may be compared
with great ones When the Allies ~ 1914
invaded France, Napoleon, being too weak
in numbers TO oppose them in front in
stead OF falling back on Paris. marched
toward the Rhine. This would have called
the invaders back TO the defence of their
own territory, if the trcachery of his mar
shalS had not DEBATED his plans. on the
9th Augur. with about three thousand
besides infantry occupied Pied
mont. The road ought 10 have been com
pleted Sixteen miles, TO Front Royal by
me Sth, as Stanton had promised Grant.
on the same day Q0th) Sheridan sent the
Sixth Corps to Front Royal TO take the
cars. There were no cars there.
/ had divided my comaEd into detach-
ments. Catain Dolly Richards was sent
with one to the Valley to strike again
at Shoridan's communications; Glasscock,
with another, wrecked the train near Sa-
lem, of which | have spoken.
The Two Chapmans-William and Sam
were sent with their companies TO ope-
rate south of the road in Augar's rear,
while. with Mountjoy. | went on the north
side All day on the 10th, IN front ana
rear, north and south of the road, there
was continual skirmishing. But Glass
cocks work was the most effective of all;
TO clear the wreck he made was a big
lob. No more trains ran that day On
the afternoon of the 10th, near the plains,
nv career came near being terminated. In
a skirmish a body of cavalry was routed,
and we were chasing them My horse be-
came unmanagable, and ran past one OF
them, who shot him. The morse fell upon
me and the cavalrymen rode over me.
NV men were so close behind him That he
didn't have time TO shoot again. | rode of
mounted behind one of my men,Tom Love,
Nv ankle was so badly sprained that l
could not wear a boot or shoe for some
time.
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