The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-20
VII.


ti course IA" facts Of 'hl, Il >gra, %, Al
"1mpa'gn and the stIli mora di>t.ra, -Iul
retreat SLOWLY found their WA to Wash
InEtpn and To- Ih- country NJ larr" \
feeling, az Consideration spread abroad
hut IN" d.pr.ssIn fore. II tn" caras-
ir"ph" cannot h." fully understood with
nr' Few lines explaining IN. urt-r mis-
management uf IN" cavalry
u will b.' remembered that s-'ln-nan
an old regular. was IN chief COMMIT aud If
that arm. Leaving hut on" small brigade
with Hooker IL" crossed IN. Rappnhau-
mock with two divisions on ADrlI % nu'
bivouacked that night az Madden less
than tv" miles 10 the front The next
day h- marched to Raccoon Ford ON the
hapIdan, and after crossing to tbs. south
side he made ~ firslasS bivouaC. whrrs
he remained till daylight. and then took
NJ the march To S-rdierSv ILL. ON the Fred
-rlcksburk and Orange plank road about
htteen miles west Of charlottesville.
Al that crossing he divided hrs command
sending Gregg ahead some twenty miles
TO Louisa court house. on IN. Ornnx.
and Richmond Railroad. while h.. fol
lowed in the sam. direction nj "A nor.
leisur.ly pace, with headquarters. ON.
brigade. the artillery and H.. train
Av.rsll had been left hop.l.sslv IN IN.
rear. with orders Ia drive back W II +
Lee. tn burn bridges and to- diSnhl. IN.
railroad north 81 Gordonsvill.. none. Of
which h" Succeeded IN doing
At ? A. VI May 7 Gregg reached L,oui.a
Il
about breaking the railroad. which he.
did "hec'ua!Iy for "A stretch Of five miles
Stoneman arrived at IN" sam. place a
few hours later. hui instead of pushing
east To Hanover Junction on tn. railroad
10 Lees rear. as his orders required he
took post at Thompsons crossroads.
where h" divided his fore. into raiding
parties against Columbia the Jane.
River Canal, Ashland. Hungary station
and Hanover court hoIs.. for the purpo,..
Of burning railroad tresties and bridge.
and spreading alarm throughout the
country generally With his isp mon
we'll IN hand he could easily hnv. torn
up the railroad on which Lee, ciep.nd..d
a. far north as Quincy station. and altar
destroying IN. depot Of supplies ,rriI-
l-ry parks and wagon trains all of which
he would hav" found there. h. could have.
swung To the northwest and rnjoin.d tn.
right uf liooker's army. wh.r, n" was So
badly needed A. Thompson : crossroads
he was within thrrty-five miles Of chan
crliorsvIlle. and distinctly heard IN. roar
pf distant artillery without ever a thourbt
Of riding IN III" direction from when b,
cam.
II ~ now certain iha' Richmond was
also a, his mercy had he marched upon n
with his whole force. but no milItIarlan
could hav. been NOR. Negligent of IN.
rue principles of war nor NOR. lost IA
the opDOr unirie~ b"for.. HIM His
fafuIiy and Incompetence. Wcr. a. con
-plcuous ~ tho-s Of Hooker and nothing
w"rs. can b. said Of HIM EIis rlrdiny
parties. while displaying much gallantry
and enterprise. did tho enemy no -.rror,.
Or permanent injury SEVERAL oc them
heCan" completely detached and cough
safety from pursuit by riding down tn m.
h.i-ap-ake and seeking the cover " IN.
gunboar- II was tins which CAV" color
IN IN" report from Richmond hat the
enemy was everywhcr,.
But ia the midst Of the eycit.m.,,, ri
which he was III. principal cause STONE. ;
u.
evening Of May .. after a council OF war
started north by the route he used In com
ing south. leaving his detachment- TO find
their way 10 the main body as best they
could. Rain coming on. his progress was
slow. but by night marching and great
he succeeded in uniting with :
Buford az Orange Springs On Nav q
about noon he first heard through tho
negroes OF the country that Hooker had
been r"pu-sd and had Withdrawn ,o thu
north bank u IN" Rappahannock While
h" did no' know how much OF this To be-
li'Ve H." pushed on making another All
night march through ha RIDER rams, gr.nt.r
darkness and muddI"r roads than The.
night before, hut "a no ore was uur.tIIrr
~ molestFng him his ext rem. hurr, -..,rus
TO have bs-n unnecessary On Ma"
h" recroSsrd thu RapIdlr -~i Racrnou
Ford and CAV" he rn"n and horses the.
first real resi- rh"y had had for "A w.rk .
In" newt ,iav h." reCroas"d tn" ltJpp,
hammock IInmol"si.d and marched Ia
R.alton where h" nniT"d for tho n,pI,,
IN III" IIth b" returned 10 his old ranp
with the army and reported IN person fo
Hooker. bul that officer sInartIng under
tho drsgrac" ~ his own defeat and anNIo,s
10 find s"ap"gOair. CAV" him anything
but q cordial reception
II must b- Said that both SLOVENIAN and
Av"T"n rot only di-r"garSi"d their IN
-trurIIon- bat fail'-d to ayaIl rh"msnIyc..
~ the ample opportunities offered them fn
-triS. vital hipg At tn" Cpnf..i"rary
either ~ Gulr"y station ar M Richmond.
pr bO'h Had ~ton"uan. even without
AS"r"ll. formed Junction with Howard
st WILDERNESS tavern h" would at least
have iO'''-n IN p.'-itIon Ia discover J,sck -ous
turning movement IN tam" Ia prevent ar
modify 'h" Overwh"lmIng di-asr"r which
followed it
II - claimed that Ston"man was suffer
ing from h"morrhoIds during his .ntir.
In"v"in''Ii and Wa therefor. di-.uinIiFR.I