The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-02-04

A'o'oef D anu 1oung 8 Drlgades, rank
ing in the order named. The other
Two cavalry divisions of Gen. Lees
army were commanded by Fitz and
VIM. II. f. Lee, the nephew and son
OF the commanding general; the three
divisions commanded by Gen. j. E.B.
Stuart.
Stuart vas killed at Yellow Tavern
in May, 1864, which left Gen. Hamp-
ton the ranking major general of cav
airy.
Gen. Lee sent Gen. Hampton with
his own and Fitz Lees division to in
tercept Sheridan and VIM. II. L. Lees
division after Wilson. Hampton and
Sheridan came together near Trevil-
ians Station or the 18th of June,
1861, and, after two days fierce fight
ing, Sheridan was compelled to re-
treat, and no doubt glad to get back TO
Grants lines. Sheridan te~legraphed
% Washington lie had met infantry
and, therefore, compelled 10 turn
back. The nearest Infantry soldiers
to that battle were a few in the hospi-
tai at Gordonsvillc, some ten miles
away. The long range Enfield rifles
OF the sallan: South Carolina brigade.
the 4th, 9th and 9th regiments, are
what misled him, no doubt. 1t is due
to the men of that brigade to say they
bore the brunt of Stcridan's deter
mined assaults and repulsed them all.
On his retreat Sheridan made a wide
detour and when he reached che White
House, on the Pamaunkey River,
where the Federal gunboats were sta
toned. Hampton confronted him
again, meaDtime having logged his
Footsteps, through the heat and dust
aud thirst and hunger of those terri
bly, hot summer days.
Sheridan pushed Greggs division
out to St. Marys Church. Hampton
attacked, routed and pursued him un-
til the night was several hours late. |
capturing between four and five hun
ureO PRISONERS.
Wilson had been turned back at
Staunton River by a small force Of
home guards and Confederate soldiers |
returning from furloughs.
Sheridan having been disposed of
Hampton's division was moved across |
the James River, Fitz Lees following
a few days afterwards, and! hurried |
down the Weldon Railroad TO inter
cept Wilson as he was trying to re-
turn to Grants lines. Hampton d. !
vision was thrown across his pat h at
Sapony Church, near Stoney Creek |
Station. Wilson made desperate as
saults on the division, lasting the en-
tire night. About daylighta hundred
picked men got in his rear and his
line fell to pieces. He pulled out
and undertook to break across at |
Ream's Station, higher up on the, rail
road towards Petersburg. There he !
met Fitz Lees division and had to |
swing back and away round by Notta-
way Court House to get back home.
Now give me your attention while T
briefly recapitulate. Trevillian's Sta
ton and Stoney Creek, the nearest
railroad station to Sapony Church, are
about equi- distant from Richmond, in |
opposite directions. say forty miles.
The battle of Trevillian's Station
~ss Tough. OF the 1l.h and 12:ta eee
June, 1864. The fight with Gregg at
St. Mary's Church on the 24th of |
June. At Sapony Church and Reamrs
Station on the 18th and 18th of June. |
So that in seventeen days Hampton (
defeated Sheridan, Gregg and Wilson, ]
the first and last having a force large |
ly superior to his own. His command |
in that time mus: have marched and |
countel-marched more than a hundred +
miles, with the scantiest supply Of
food for men and animals, aud killed, l
wounded and captured as many men /
as he had under his command. ]
I don't believe a parallel can be 4
found for this anywhere in the annals K
of military history.
One OF two other incidents Of his
military life:
CONTINUED ON THIRD, PAGE.
THEe TR7IyEZ@ TNN@R