. From Manassas to Appomattox : memoirs of the Civil War in America . tside, just cut ofiP from support. Marching uf) the riverbank, Jackson succeeded in so reinforcing his detach-ment as to defend it to an upper crossing till it found safefooting on the west bank. The high water cut off alloperations by direct moves on the 24tli. Meanwhile,General Pope had received the divisions of Kearny andReynolds from McClellans army, forty-five hundred andtwenty-five hundred respectively. About this time a letter came to head-quarters of theright wing from General Toombs, expressing regret at hisunfortun
. From Manassas to Appomattox : memoirs of the Civil War in America . tside, just cut ofiP from support. Marching uf) the riverbank, Jackson succeeded in so reinforcing his detach-ment as to defend it to an upper crossing till it found safefooting on the west bank. The high water cut off alloperations by direct moves on the 24tli. Meanwhile,General Pope had received the divisions of Kearny andReynolds from McClellans army, forty-five hundred andtwenty-five hundred respectively. About this time a letter came to head-quarters of theright wing from General Toombs, expressing regret at hisunfortunate mistake in relieving his troops from picketservice, and asking to be released from arrest, that hemight have the opportunity to show in the approachingconflicts his deep interest in the cause. The adjutant-general was instructed to say in reply that the chief ofcorps was pleased to know that the malefeasance was fromwant of exj)erience, not intentional breach of authority,and that he would be more than welcome back by the gen-eral and the troops of his GENERAL THOMAS J. JACKSON (Stonewall). MAKING EEADY FOR MANASSAS AGAIN. 167 On the 25th, Jackson was ordered to pull away fromour main force with the left wing, march by the crossingsof the upper tributaries through Thoroughfare Gsup, andstrike the railway in the enemys rear at Manassas Junc-tion, his supply depot. Stuarts cavalry was ordered tofollow during the night. By a rapid march Jackson crossed the fords of theupper streams and made his bivouac near Salem. Forcinghis march on the 26th, he passed Thoroughfare Gap toGainesville, where Stuart joined him with all of his cav-alry. From Gainesville he inclined to the right forBristoe Station, the cavalry holding the curtain betweenhis column and Popes. A little after sunset he reachedthe Orange and Alexandria Kailroad, a march of thirtymiles. Approaching the station, trains were heard onthe rails. General Ewell divided his force and took twopoints on the rails, so
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