. The soldier in our Civil War : a pictorial history of the conflict, 1861-1865, illustrating the valor of the soldier as displayed on the battle-field, from sketches drawn by Forbes, Waud, Taylor, Beard, Becker, Lovie, Schell, Crane and numerous other eye-witnesses to the strife . , Hti ■oSheridan attacked him on the 11th, and gaineOpossession of the Turnpike, driving Stuart backtoward Ashland and across the North Fork ofthe Chickuhoiiiiny. In tliis passage of armsbetueen the ablest cavalry leaders of the rivaiarmies, the dashing Confederate cavalry leader,J, E. B. Stuart, was killed. Pursuin
. The soldier in our Civil War : a pictorial history of the conflict, 1861-1865, illustrating the valor of the soldier as displayed on the battle-field, from sketches drawn by Forbes, Waud, Taylor, Beard, Becker, Lovie, Schell, Crane and numerous other eye-witnesses to the strife . , Hti ■oSheridan attacked him on the 11th, and gaineOpossession of the Turnpike, driving Stuart backtoward Ashland and across the North Fork ofthe Chickuhoiiiiny. In tliis passage of armsbetueen the ablest cavalry leaders of the rivaiarmies, the dashing Confederate cavalry leader,J, E. B. Stuart, was killed. Pursuing his advantagegained at Yellow Tavern, General Sheridan modea bold dash upon the outer defenses of first line was carried, Custers brigade captur-ing a section of artillery and over 100 second line being too strong to nssail, and asthe garrison rallied for the defense, Sheridan retiredtoward the Chickahominy. Crossing at MeadowBridge, he drove the Confederates from his front,and repulsed an attack upon his rear by Confede-rate infantry from the city. Destroying the rail-road bridge over tho Chickahominy, Sheridanmoved to Hamulis Laudihg. which he reached onthe 14th of May. Here he remained three dsTi \f> THE SOLDIER IN OUR CIVIL 11 .-i R. ^73. :^rv litllLDIHS BRZASTWOHKS AT HAWES S STORE, VA , MAI 20tu 1904. rofit, wlion he rotnrned by way of Baltimore Store,Wliitc House and Hunovor Court Honso, rejoininglliu Army of the Potomac, tlie HSth of May, on theJiLiinmkoy. Tlio folloiving dispatches ivi!l indicate tlio feeling(if tlio respective commandora after tlio six-daysstruggle: - • WAsrtiSQTON, May Iltli, 11:80 Major-gcaeraljohn : Dispatches from Geucml Gmnt, dnlcd at dgbt oclocklliis morniog. Lave Jusl rcjichctl [bis deparlmcat. IIo says:■ \Vd have now cnJptl lliu Hixtli liny of very liurd result (o Iliis lime ia much in our TaTor. Our lossesliiive been hcnvj-, iis wvW as llioso of lliu enemy, I think tlicIdss ot Iho i
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