Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-08-24

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had been made 10y Longstrect. Rosser
returned TO Rice'S Station and found
the men Of Ord confronting LongStreet
Lee made a change of programme by
which his army was 10 avoid Burke
vile and cross the AppOmattoX ut High
Bridge and Farmville. This drew the
corps of Anderson, Ewell and Gordon
in the same direction. On the morning
of this same day Sheridan had directed
General Crook, who commanded the
cavalry Of the Army of the Potomac.
TO move 70 neatonville and ordered
General Merritt to follow with the
Shenandoah cavalry corps. Crook found
the ConfedeTateS passing westward
through peatonville and attempted TO
seize one Of their trains He was re-
pulsed by Audersons troops, and when
joined 10y Merritt second attempt was
made. Eweli'S troops were now COM
ing up, and Anderson, aided by Ewelrs
advance. repuiSed Crook and Merritt.
Anderson came 10 a stand ut Sailors
creek, tributary of AppomattoX river,
IN front OF the Federal cavalry. His
line had ii general direction east and
west as the armies were marching.
Crook and Merritt failed i'll several at
temptS 10 penetrate the Confederate
line. On tnc east Ewell was up to
Anderson and Was followed closely by
the Sixth corps Ewel formed Oh the
left OF Anderson Gordon. who was
closely pursued hy Humphreys Second
corps, turned OF - the right or north
before crossing the creek This left
Anderson and Eweil 10 withstand the
cavalry and WrigIt'S sixth corps. The
Sixth corps opened the battle. which
cost Lee 1000 men and many good
officers whom he could III afford TO
lose at that stage. Among the Con
federates captured We're Ewell. Ker-
shou and q. W. c. Lee, son of General
x. Z. Lee.
The Confederate corps under Cor
don and Humphreys Second Federal
corps had gone too far TO the right,
down Sailors creek. TO take part in
the battle between Anderson and the
Federal cavalry and between Ewell
and the Sixth corps. Humphreys men
had moved ali day within sight of Cor
don, maintaining the most of the way
q neck and nec'S" race Encounters
had been frequent. hut so orderly was
the Confederate retreat that a good
battle front WAS kept up, and the Fed
eral attacks made very little impress
sion.
Gordon's march was kept up all
night, and the troops reached Gaines /
vile. placing the AppomattoX between /
them and their pursuers. At Farmville I
the Confcderatrs We're ratiOned with /
provisions that had been sent up by /
rail.
After passing the AppomattoX. which .
was accomplished during the night of .
the 9th ut the two crossings. High /
Bridge and FarmvlIe. Lee placed |
guards at the bridges and set out to.
ward AppomattoX Court House up the
river. On the Federal side the Fifth
corps moved up the AppOmattoX to
Prince Edward Court House. Merritt's
cavalry also went up the river on the
south bank. Ord's army and Wright's
Sixth corps moved to Farmville and
found that Lee had destroyed the
bridges. Crooks cavalry division NOV.
ed in advance of Ord and Wright and.
fording the river, moved rapidly IN
pursuit.
Colonel Gregg. whose brigade was
leading Crooks column, soon met the
enemy and became heavily engaged.
Heths Confederate infantry formed on
his front, and FitZ Lee, with Rosser and
attacked him front and flank,
driving back the brigade Gregg and
number Of his men were captured.
Crook was now ordered out westward
along the Lynchburg railroad toward
Sheridans men had not
vet crossed the river. Humphreys
corps started forward in pursuit Of {
reached High Bridge just as the enc
my was giving the last stroke TO the
work of destruction. The railroad
bridge, crossing a wide marsh on piers
sixty feet high, was on fire, and a re {
ioubt that served as a bridge head for
he wagon bridge was being destroy
ii 10y explosives. The division of Gen !
raj Barlow led the Second corps. and !
Is energetic commander sent force
II double quick and drove off the Con
ederates at the wagon bridge. q
General Humphreys, who was on the I
ground, and Colonel T. l.. Livermorc /
# his staff led party Of men to the T
BURNING railroad bridge to save 1t from I
AS soon as Barlow's men Z
lttacked the COnfederates at the wag Z
III bridge the latter were REINFORCED r
md on being driven off at this point
hey rallied at the railroad bridge ana u