The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-26


|sAndersot1 & iii y Bototourt county, on " are
IstoF demand 4 the \ Immediate payment " OF
$500 GO, and afSi1iot paid burn the foity. III
The General signed these orders, az no
said he did not wish 1t thought ne could ll
hide behind his adj utant- genera AZ s'.5
ID After mailing tho two orders and de-
liyerng them il, person to ] ohnson anu
McCausland, n he accompanied them ~. TO
I Hagors town, had a dinner al the hotel
and returned to camp at t Bunke FL FL \
that night. 8. 81 5
h Again d few days later Early moved on.
shephcrdstoWti and drove 5h erida ~ g cav
airy from LeetoWn to the 70 otlac, and
still Sheridan docl lined to ight ~
TIC e Press II ana q ordered BY General
Grant, Sheridan pushed forward his .}s N.
fantry towards Winchester and u about
sunrise OF the 10th The first gun from the
enemy was fired at Genera Ear ana
his staff at the crossing Of the Opequ uSi1
Creek, four miles north OF Winchester tti
From that time until shutdown the battle
ragged with great fury, Early contest y
every foot to the town Of nohester,l
and but for the failure of his avalry$ on
Ills left to hold their posi- ton, he could
have won the day "a .S 4. V q
This failure, however, caused him 70 g
Withdraw his arm ca \ ct to r o.
glingsworth Mills, two miles lsouth OF w
chester. His losses " ere heavy g n net,
and officers among whom were ieneIu l,
r. hode q ana Goodwin. H left his wound VI,
al inN1 town and Ibis dead on the field
This was one Of the most brilliantly and ~
Sstubbornly fought bat ties Of he y wa r.
$1,000 against $4,000. Tarly carried WIN u
him oyors&1 900 prisoners, who were sent
on to r ichmond.s ii I, ~,
The fight at Fishers ii III wa nothing
,,,,t m
Here General N Early lost his I'D 1utn,!n NJ y,
Y eneral IN A.. S. Pend Teton, one OF the most
promising young officers developed }by the f
Retreat Down Y alley.
81 r etren ting down tho Valley he halted
$at stanton, Sheridan following to Middle
River. i've miles north. Here Sheridan
ordered a return to yVlnches or. Wit hout8
attempting {, battle. On this counter
march the enemy estroyed ii oy Err =, ~! IVY
barns, 90 ILLS, and every gln IN hay ana ,1$
fodder stack for sixty-fiye niles. nnd ell &;
5egraphed General Grant that a - row q
Ing down the Valley would have to- carry
his own rat ions.'' In tho light OF burn +
ing barns, mills and grain st cks, tariy
followed VI to woodstock and N rested N his
a r1ny, his front at Fishers Ell
ETA On tho morning OF the 4 stt1 General r,
Gordon 5and Captain Hotchklss rode i to
stain,ian6 they found TINT Wright's8 army
had been weakened by at least8ia CORPS
and that It had beenS5renloyed to White
Past, 81 about tw elve miles northeast Of
lStrnsburg. General Early was not ~ cd
and also viewed the noslt ton. Ret turning
I to camp. he; assembled his major -generals.
and a council Of war determined upon q
daylight attack Gordon In command OF
1.-THE second corps, composed Of Evans 8,
I Ramseur's and Pegranl 8 4 q ivisl ons.} 10
was to turn the Eenenly's left ut Buckton,j
and K ershaw. with Wharton, wa s 10 rush
THE front. $ These moven ents were "A g 20
made as tho first "a VI OF the rising sun
pierced the sky. Early ana stan
we're awaiting on the hills overlooking tho
position. gG{ 5ls5 tss as 45!. n q
ID It was a most trying moment, and Gen
feral Early fully appreciated Island turn turn
Ting to- his CHIEF. o e. staff olonel M oore,4
said: Colonel hiss s on,y !fXaE
like stonewall Jackson what q comfort fort
1T 5Would be-. y Y y US ,al:{7
On. He had hardly uttored tho words wien
Gordon fired his first sun $W1icn was III
and In a short time the entire force was
over the breastwoclss of the cne,lly " sur
ed ly that OF Bull Run, III Is 3Ss
3S Had Terrible Time. ,58
1t must be remcmlM.ad our army was
but the remnants S e 90 r1 Z sorisi
ragged. and but nalf fed, AMI our horses
broken down, with nothing but grass Tor.
food . Tho men lad bcaa on The move
hours, and it was not surprising they
should straggle and plumber the cne ny's
SWcll-suppled camps. M IN I,
Il General IJarlS followed Wr!ThtH amy
ITO the hills{ overlooking Mll'llnroWn,t nnd
there calling a. halt, he found but s Ooo
I men for duty and lnS the GODS north.
| Of A1lddetown. there .was1!ne slxthiGorEs
IN line o o1 batte pro5s,atedh y
been been removed from Whits Post during
the night to this position. Tho officers
of this corps had also succeeded IN halt.
Ing .and reorganizlng mt leas 10,c0O RI, OF
AS tho Fates had Worked nEainnat him
Early determined to hold his posi- Ion and
retreat under the cover Ut night, and
an a aot n m5ss "a Ssr
s his LETT aank which seen by Doles's bri-
gadc they fled in n panic and without llr-i
a ans su f foilowed aud Ealy was eft
With only Pegram and Wharton. loss than
1000 men, to combat this Soverwtelm'n
force which they did n,Il hey s re ~ &
MISUNDERSTANDING Early Is 81 pieces OF ar
tillery, also ambulnnAess, and ordnance
train, ut The mercy OF Clusters Cavalry.
which had struck our column at the
Canon Road. &. 4. 5t j,s y
ny 3 o'clock z. N \ ~ was lost.-Ea a
few DAYS his scattered forces We're coll,
lected ind 6reorEanized, With ihe loss q
THIS is ended one Of the moss brilliant,
and stnbbornly fought en,mpa'Syns s., q +, ne
forces force, In. IN front III Early from August
Sd Noyspsr oysf Mac 40
| of Wallace at Frederick t,ty.Hoa tha 9th
Of July md Crook at NVi7i,la,7pr the
2lth, exceeded 10000 Smpa Killed. wounded
Ear'iys entire force from the 18Th Of
nns until Eovsmb 'f ly VIM a q Iii
arms, and his entire, 2sses IN. kii rs
!, wounded and captured, less man 9olp,s
/ Remarkable Character.
Personally General Early wnp n re-
,narkahle chararter. he7F was elected to
the Virginia Convention in 1850 he
fought secession to the utmost and voted
4 against It, III !,
| When sumpter fell and Lincoln called