. Bull run to Bull run; or, Four years in the army of northern Virginia. Containing a detailed account of the career and adventures of the Baylor Light Horse, Company B., Twelfth Virginia Cavalry, C. S. A., with leaves from my scrap-book. ilson is here reorganizing- his command. 1shall commence at once to refit and put my command in con-dition. I wish all dismounted men of the cavalry corps nowwith the trains and otherwise connected with the armyordered to report to Major Beaumont at this point withoutdelay, fn reference to the condition of the command, I haveto report ii untit for ser\-ice at
. Bull run to Bull run; or, Four years in the army of northern Virginia. Containing a detailed account of the career and adventures of the Baylor Light Horse, Company B., Twelfth Virginia Cavalry, C. S. A., with leaves from my scrap-book. ilson is here reorganizing- his command. 1shall commence at once to refit and put my command in con-dition. I wish all dismounted men of the cavalry corps nowwith the trains and otherwise connected with the armyordered to report to Major Beaumont at this point withoutdelay, fn reference to the condition of the command, I haveto report ii untit for ser\-ice at the ])rescnt time. General Ingalls writes General Meigs: ? General Gregg has 700 dismounted men liere. and wantsthat number of cavalry horses at once. He has 900 dis-mounted men in \\ashington, and he would like to havethem mounted and sent back. General Grant has sent ordersto General Halleck on the subject. I have not heard fromKautz, but presume he will recpiire 1,400; 500 have beenreceived and issued to Kautz. General Ham])ton, in his re])ort of July loth, says: * The pursuit of the enemy, which ended near PetersBridge, closed the active operations which began on the 8thof June, when the movement against Sheridan Jno. McCluer. -W Hull Run lo Hull Run. Durini;- tliat time (a pt-riod of twenty-two days) the com-mand liad no rest, was l)adiy snpplied witli rations and foraj^^e,marched n])wards of 400 miles, fon^ht tlie ^lealer ])ortion ofsix days and one entire ni^ht. captmed n])wards of 2,000prisoners, many mnns, smaU-arms. wai;ons, horses andmaterial of war. and was completel\ successful in defeatinj^two of the most formidable and w ell-ori;anized expeditionsof the enemy. This was accomi)lished at a cost in my (hvisionof -K) killed, wotmded and missing-, includinti^ 21 casualtiesin Chews Battery (horse artillery), not mentioned in my pre-vious reports. These men ha\e borne their i)ri\ations withperfect cheerfulness; they have foui;ht admirably, and 1 wishto expr
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