. Slavery and four years of war : a political history of slavery in the United States, together with a narrative of the campaigns and battles of the Civil War in which the author took part, 1861-1865 . there take cars for abandoned that route, however, on the I2th, and marchedtowards Ashbys Gap, with a view of passing through it toWashington, and going thence, by transports, to City this corps was partly across the Shenandoah near Mill-wood, on the 13th, an order came from Sheridan for Wright toreturn with his corps to Cedar Creek. This order was givenin consequence of
. Slavery and four years of war : a political history of slavery in the United States, together with a narrative of the campaigns and battles of the Civil War in which the author took part, 1861-1865 . there take cars for abandoned that route, however, on the I2th, and marchedtowards Ashbys Gap, with a view of passing through it toWashington, and going thence, by transports, to City this corps was partly across the Shenandoah near Mill-wood, on the 13th, an order came from Sheridan for Wright toreturn with his corps to Cedar Creek. This order was givenin consequence of Earlys return to Fishers Hill. The neces-sity of the Sixth Corps return will soon be apparent. Itreached Cedar Creek and went into camp at noon of the 14th. I recall the incident of a red fox starting to run through thetemporary bivouac of the corps at Millwood. The troops allturned out, about 10,000, formed a ring around it, while a fewhorsemen rode after it until it fell from fright and officers and men of an army always enjoyed incidents ofthis character. There was, however, more serious diversionnear at hand for these bronzed soldiers. ^ Memoirs of Sheridan, vol. ii., p. CHAPTER X BATTLE OF CEDAR CREEK, OCTOBER I9, 1864, WITH COM-MENTS THEREON — ALSO PERSONAL MENTION ANDINCIDENTS GENERAL EARLY, on his arrival at Fishers Hill withhis reorganized army, assumed, on the 13th of Octo-ber, an aggressive attitude by pushing a division ofinfantry north of Strasburg and his cavalry along the Backroad towards Cedar Creek. This brought on sharp engage-ments, in which Colonel Thoburns division of Crooks corpsand Custers cavalry participated. Early seems to have actedin the belief that all but Crooks command had gone to Peters-burg. This action resulted in bringing Wright back to CedarCreek, as we have seen. Secretary Stanton, by telegram on the 13th, summonedSheridan to Washington for consultation as to the lattersfuture operations. Early, having met unexpected r
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