. Down in Dixie : life in a cavalry regiment in the war days, from the Wilderness to Appomattox . ision was called in, andwith Greggs division took up the march for Carpentersford, on the North Anna, which was crossed at the two days fighting at Trevilian, Sheridanlost about eighty-five men killed, and four hundred andninety wounded. The rebel loss was greater. Therebels were so badly used up that they did not ventureoutside of their breastworks when vSheridan withdrewtoward the North Anna. Sheridan reached the riverwith three hundred and seventy prisoners. The Unionwounded, wh
. Down in Dixie : life in a cavalry regiment in the war days, from the Wilderness to Appomattox . ision was called in, andwith Greggs division took up the march for Carpentersford, on the North Anna, which was crossed at the two days fighting at Trevilian, Sheridanlost about eighty-five men killed, and four hundred andninety wounded. The rebel loss was greater. Therebels were so badly used up that they did not ventureoutside of their breastworks when vSheridan withdrewtoward the North Anna. Sheridan reached the riverwith three hundred and seventy prisoners. The Unionwounded, who were unable to be transported in ambu-lances, and the Confederate wounded were left at thestation and cared for by a Federal surgeon and severalenlisted men who were selected to remain for thatpurpose. CHAPTER XXVI. Over the Battle Field of Spottsylvania — Ghastly Sights in theTrenches — A Confederate Widow and her Yankee Patient —Sheridaiis Bivonac— Caring for tJie Wounded— TheNegroExodus — Out of the Land of Bondage — Bound for the Landof Canaan — Ole Virginny Ncbber UNE 15, 1864, Sheridans cavalry arrivedat Spottsylvania Court House en routefrom Trevilian Station, to rejoin the Armyof the Potomac. After crossino^ the NorthAnna we had marched in a northeasterlydirection on the Catharpen road, passinga few miles south of the battle field of the Wilderness,where the third battalion of the First Massachusettshad received its baptism of fire a few weeks before. The terrible destruction wrought by bullet and shellat Spottsylvania, was attested by the appearance of thetimber that skirted the fields. In many places largetrees had been cut down by minie balls, and others werecompletely honeycombed by the missiles of death. 368 DOWN IN DIXIE. 369 That both the armies of Grant and Lee had sufferedseverely, was proved by the long rows of trenches, inwhich the boys in blue and the boys in gray, who fellon that bloody field, were buried. The graves had been hastil
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