. 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 . ys: General Wilson is here reorganizing his command. Ishall 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. In reference to the condition of the command, I haveto report it unfit fo
. 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 . ys: General Wilson is here reorganizing his command. Ishall 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. In reference to the condition of the command, I haveto report it unfit for service at the present time. General Ingalls writes General Meigs: General Gregg has 700 dismounted men here, and wantsthat number of cavalry horses at once. He has 900 dis-mounted men in Washington, 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 require 1,400; 500 have beenreceived and issued to Kautz. General Hampton, in his report of July loth, says: The pursuit of the enemy, wdiich ended near PetersBridge, closed the active operations which began on the 8thof June, when the movement against Sheridan Jno. McCluei -\;4 ^^iill ^^iiii fo Bull Kiiii. Diirin<;- that time (a period of twenty-two davs) the com-mand liad no rest, was ba(Uy supplied with rations and forage,marclied upwards of 400 miles, fought the greater portion ofsix days and one entire night, captured upw^ards of 2,000piisoners, man\- guns, smah-arms, wagons, horses andmaterial of war, and was completely successful in defeatingtwo of the most formidable and well-organized expeditionsof the enemy. This was accomplished at a cost in mv divisionof 719 killed, wounded and missing, including 21 casualtiesin Chews Battery (horse artillery), not mentioned in my pre-\ious reports. These men have borne their privations withperfect cheerfulness: they have fought admirably, and I wishto expre
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