. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . ^JJjifi^ii iSmSim^ % ^ THE CAPTURE OF EWELLS CORPS, APRIL 0, 1865. FROM A SKETCH MADE AT THE TIME. In his official report General Ewell gives the follow-ing account of the battle of Sailors Creek and the cap-ture of his corps: On crossing a little stream known as Sailors Creek, I metGenera] Fitzhugh Lee. who informed me that a large force ofcavalry held the road just in front of General [R. H.] Ander-son, and was so strongly posted that he had halted a shortdistance ahea
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . ^JJjifi^ii iSmSim^ % ^ THE CAPTURE OF EWELLS CORPS, APRIL 0, 1865. FROM A SKETCH MADE AT THE TIME. In his official report General Ewell gives the follow-ing account of the battle of Sailors Creek and the cap-ture of his corps: On crossing a little stream known as Sailors Creek, I metGenera] Fitzhugh Lee. who informed me that a large force ofcavalry held the road just in front of General [R. H.] Ander-son, and was so strongly posted that he had halted a shortdistance ahead. The trains were turned into the road nearerthe river, while I hurried to General Andersons aid. Gen-eral [John Gordons corps turned off after the Anderson informed me that at least two divisionsof cavalry were in his front, and suggested two modes ofescape — either to unite our forces and break through, orto move to the right through the woods and try to strikea road which ran toward Farmville. I recommended thelatter alternative, but as he knew the ground and I didnot. and had no one who did, I left the dispositions
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