The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-04-16

encountered Early at Waynesboro. where,
in n short time and with little loss. he
beat the rebels and captured all their
wagons. subsistence, tents, ammunition, Z!
flags, II guns and about LOCO officers and
men, who were sent back under heavy
guard to Winchester. AS for Early and
his Generals, they took to the woods and
barely escaped capture in making their
way to Richmond. 1t was quite CO.
incidence that Sheridan, when placed in
command in Texas, after Lees surrender,
again came across Early and a party seek
taken from them by Sheridan's men, and
Early might have been also, but Sheridan
did not want him.
GUERRILLA WARFARE IN THE VALLEY.
WaynesborO left the Confederates with
out one regimental organization intact;
they were all broken up and scattered and
never to come together again, and it was
the end of their efforts in the Valley. al
though the war was not yet over; guerrilla
bands composed mostly of men who We're
farmers by day and felons by night, under
Mosby, Mcneil, White and other partisan
leaders, still continued their peculiar
Virginia warfare until the very end.
Sheridan's troops continued going for
ward, and the Virginia Central Railroad
was thoroughly wrecked, but the heavy
rains and mud made it impracticable to
capture Lynchburg, and Sheridan deter
mined to make his way and join Grant
and to ruin the canal as he went.
March 10 he was at White House, on
the Pamunkey. and March % he was at
City Point and with the Army of the Po-
tomac again. Sheridan said: There per-
haps never was march where nature Of
fered such impediments and Shrouded her.
self i'll such gloom as upon this. 1ncessant
rains, deep and almost impossible streams,
swamps and mud We're overcome with con-
slant cheerfulness on the part of the troops
that was truly admirable"
Gen. Hancock, in assuming command in
the Valley, established at Halstown, four
miles from Harper's Ferry. camps for
organization. composed of two divisions.
one of which was commanded by Brcvet
Mai.-Gen. John Il. Brooke, U. s. Vols;
the other by Brevet Maj.-Gen. Thomas
w. Egan, y. S. Vols. The work of
the Army of the Shenandoah from this on
was accommodating. scouting and fights
with guerrilla bands. The following is a
summary of affairs in the Shenandoah Val
ley from Feb. 81 to April %. 1866:
March 3 to S-Guard with 600 prison.
ers from WaynesbOrO to Winchester, at
tackled by RosseEs
March 13-Skirmish at Charlestown,
w. Va.
March 14-skirmish at Woodstock.
Point to Shenandoah Ferry.
March II and 19-Scout from Winches-
ter.
March 90 and 25-Scout from Hayper's
Ferry and skirmshes.
March 81 and 29-Scout from Stephen
sons Depot.
April 6-Affair at Charlestown. W. Va.
April II and 12-Scout from Winches-
ter.
April 21-Surrender of the most of
Mosby's men, who came into Winchester.
CLOSING SCENES OF THE WAR.
Early in April We were aware that i'm
portant movements were to take place, and
on April . we had our knapsacks packed
and tents down to proceed up the Valley,
when on the 10th we received the glorious
news of the surrender of Lee at Apo
mattOX. and never was there such rejOic-
ing as in this Department and at Summit
Point. as we knew that the end Of the war
was near at hand. We unpacked and went
into camp again.
On April IA Lincoln was assassinated
and great was the sorrow and Indignation
in camp. and many were the bitter denun-
Citations of Wilkes Booth and his sympa-
thiZers. BY this crime Washington was
for some time in much cOmmOtiOn and agi-
tatiOn, and by order of the War Depart
ment Hancock transferred his head
quarters April % to Washington. The
| following shows HancOck's commands:
Organization of troops in the Middle Mill
tary Department, commanded by Maj.
| Gen. Winfield S. Hancock, U. s. Army
April 30, 1865:
Department of Washington, Mai. -Gen
c. G. Anger.
| Department of Pennsylvania-Maj.-G Gen
George Cadwalader.
Middle Department Eighth Army
Corps, Maj.-Gen. Lew Wallace.
Department of West Virginia, Breve
Major.-Gen. VIM. ii. Emory.
Army of the Shenandoah, Brevet Maj.
Gen. Alfred T. A. Torbert.
Signal Corps, Lieut.. Chas. +. Cross.
Engineers. 5Oth n. Y, Co. l, Lieut.
| Mahlon Bainbridge.
Second Provisional Division, Breve
Maj. John Il. Brooke.
First Brigade-Brevet Brighten. Geo
NJ. Love-144th Ind, Col. Geo. w. Rid
die; 10th Ind, Col. NJ. c. Welsh; 150tl
Ind, Col. NJ. b. Taylor.
Second Brgade-Col. Richard c. Dur
yea-19lst Ohio, Col. Robert l.. Kimberly
1921 Ohio, Col +. w. Butterfield 1886
Col Robert 7. Kennedy.
Third Provisional Division, Brevet Maj.
Gen. Thomas w. Esan.
| First Brigade-Col. Arson G. McCOok-
147th Ind. Col Milton Peden; 1921 Ind.
Col. Whedon w. Griswoid; 18th Ohio
Lieut.. o. c. Maxwell; 10th Ohio
Col. III. b. Banning.
Second Observation-Disclosures Green b
Raum-192d n. Y. Col. Nathan G. Axtell
1921 Pa, Col William w. Stewart: 1851
Pa, Lieut.-Col. VIM l.. Bean; 214th Pa.
Col. David b. McKibbin.
Fourth Provisional Division, Brig. Gen
Samuel S. Carroll.
First Brigade-Brig.-G Isaac II. Du
val-23d Ohio. Col. James w. Comfy
'6;h Ohio, Lieut.-Col. VIM. S. Wilson: 91s
Ohio. Col. Il. +. Coates: 1st w. Va. Capt
Hamilton Willis; 18th w. Va, Col. w. X
Brown.
Second Brisade-Col. Oliver Woods
u. $. Vet. Vols, Col. Charles Bird; .,
U. S. Vet. Vols. Lieut.-Col. Chas. Vol
Kusserow; Sd U. S. Vet. Vols, Col Olive
| Wood.
Cavalry-Col Marcus A. Reno-5th n
Y, Lieut. Col. ~. A. Boice: 22d n. Y. Col
Horatio Il. Reed; 10Th Pa. Maj. EdsoI
Genry; 18th Pa. Capt. Albert Gardner
LIST Il. l., Maj. John Rogers; ID U. S.
Capt. Charles Il. Norris: list y. S. Art.
Batteries X and l., Capt. Henry w. Clos
| son.
Artillery Brigade-Mai. A w. Brad
bury-Ind Light, 18th Battery, Lieut.. l.
Sparks: Me. Light, LIST Battery ca, Capt
Il. ID. Haley: Me. Light. 9Th Battery (E)
Maj. G. ~. Stevens; n. Y. Light. 9th Bat
terry. Lieut.. J. V. Grant 1st II. L., Batter!
| ID, Can't IL. l.. COrthell.