Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-29
ARMY WASN'T ROUTED
Vermont Veteran Explains about
Cedar Creek.
"Battlc Would Have Bccn Won n
Sheridan Hadn't Come" Asserts
Oscar II. waite of Springfield
lie Was In IL.

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command were captured. II was report /
ed at the time that this was done by
conferedate soldiers dressed in union uni |
forms who represented themselves to |
lie the picket relief.
An attack was made later on Crooks !
command ana nearly the whole com
mand captured.
my own regiment was aroused by the
firing. and we were ordered to march
to position facing Meadow brook with
Cedar creek on our right We were be-
hind small ridge rising from the brook.
From our position we could see color
working up the bank on our
side of Meadow brook. Surprising It TO
he portion OF the conferedate army.
oul men began firing hut were stopped
Ivy Gen Wright himself. who said
Don't hFe' It's our own men 1t de-
veloped that it was Thomass command,
which had been sent to relieve Crooks
command, hghtlng its way out. We soon
were exposed to severe fire from in
'front.' ana an enhlading fire from Cor
IONS troops VINO had passed around
Crook'
the attack became more fierce, and
the order was given TO retreat The
troops then began a retreat to Middle
town Heights slowly and in good order. {
In four hours We retreated distance of
ctween two and three miles to Middle
town Heights. and there threw IN en-
trenchments.