. The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history of the eastern and western campaigns, in relation to the actions that decided their issue . FIVE FORKS. 489 To furnish forth a garrison for the Five Forks, which mightalso serve to eonfront the Union cohnnn which was imirchingto turn the Confederate right, Lee resorted to the well-worndevice of stripping the Petersburg intrenchmcnts. The forcehe had so collected, consisted of Picketts division, 7000strong, which for nine months had seen comparatively littleservice, Bushrod Johnsons division, GOOO strong, and thetwo small brigades of AVilcox a
. The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history of the eastern and western campaigns, in relation to the actions that decided their issue . FIVE FORKS. 489 To furnish forth a garrison for the Five Forks, which mightalso serve to eonfront the Union cohnnn which was imirchingto turn the Confederate right, Lee resorted to the well-worndevice of stripping the Petersburg intrenchmcnts. The forcehe had so collected, consisted of Picketts division, 7000strong, which for nine months had seen comparatively littleservice, Bushrod Johnsons division, GOOO strong, and thetwo small brigades of AVilcox and AVise, in all 15,000 was this force Avhich made the attacks in the battles ofWhite Oak Ividge and Dinwiddle Courthouse, as alreadynarrated. On the morning of April 1st, Sheridan began a new move-ment against Fivb Forks. To him, during the niglit, GeneralJVIeade had wisely assigned the command of all the forces de-signed for the attempt, consisting of his own cavalry, nowabout 8000 strong, McKenzies cavalry division, 1000 strong,and the Fifth Corps now 12,000 to 13,000 strong —the lossesof Warren and Sheridan during the three
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