. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . we shall do still better to-day. Then seating himself, for the first time in all my intercourse with him, heoutlined the days proposed operations. I remember perfectly his conversa-tion. He said: Charley Winder[Brigadier-General commanding hisold Stonewall brigade] will cross theriver at daybreak and attack Shieldson the Lewis farm [two miles below].I shall support him with all the othertroojis as fast as they can be put inline. General Dick Taylor will movethrough the woods on th
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . we shall do still better to-day. Then seating himself, for the first time in all my intercourse with him, heoutlined the days proposed operations. I remember perfectly his conversa-tion. He said: Charley Winder[Brigadier-General commanding hisold Stonewall brigade] will cross theriver at daybreak and attack Shieldson the Lewis farm [two miles below].I shall support him with all the othertroojis as fast as they can be put inline. General Dick Taylor will movethrough the woods on the side of themountain with his Louisiana brigade,and rush upon their left flank by thetime the action becomes general. By10 oclock we shall get them on the run,and Ill now tell you what I want withyou. Send the big new rifle-gun youhave [a 12-pounder Parrott] to Poague[commander of the Rockbridge artil-lery] and let your mounted men report By Major Jed. HotcMriss, , ,-. <. T , • , Top. Eng. valley Dist. a. n. va. to the cavalry. I want you in person to BATTLE OF PORT REPUBLIC JUNE_9, . of Miles. r*m
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