. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . were sent for. Butwithout waiting for them the march was resumedon the 2Sth, with five days rations in the wagonsand two days in haversacks. Imboden was sentthrough Brocks Gap to the South Branch of thePotomac to destroy the railroad bridge over thatstream, and all the bridges on the Baltimore andOhio Railroad from that point to Martinsburg. On railroad on the way, and I could not have reached therein time to do any good. But Hampton defeated Sheri-dan. Had Hunter moved on Lynchbu
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . were sent for. Butwithout waiting for them the march was resumedon the 2Sth, with five days rations in the wagonsand two days in haversacks. Imboden was sentthrough Brocks Gap to the South Branch of thePotomac to destroy the railroad bridge over thatstream, and all the bridges on the Baltimore andOhio Railroad from that point to Martinsburg. On railroad on the way, and I could not have reached therein time to do any good. But Hampton defeated Sheri-dan. Had Hunter moved on Lynchburg with energy,that place would have fallen before it was possible forme to get there.— J. A. E. The notification of Secretary Stanton to GeneralStahel on the subject was as follows: General Sheridan,who was sent by General Grant to open communica-tion with General Hunter by way of Charlottesville,has just returned to York River without effecting hisobject. It is therefore very probable that GeneralHunter will be compelled to fall back into West Vir-ginia.— Editors. 494 EARLYS MARCH TO WASHINGTON IN MAP OF THE VIRGINIA CAMPAIGNS OF 1864-5. the 2d of July we reached Winchester, and here Ireceived a dispatch from General Lee, directing meto remain in the lower valley until everything wasin readiness to cross the Potomac, and to destroythe Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and the Chesa-peake and Ohio Canal as far as possible. This wasin accordance with my previous determination, andits policy was obvious. My provisions were nearlyexhausted, and if I had moved through Loudoun itwould have been necessary for me to halt andthresh wheat and have it ground, as neither breadnor flour could be otherwise obtained; which wouldhave caused much greater delay than was requiredon the other route, where we could take provisions from the enemy. Moreover, unless the Baltimoreand Ohio Railroad was torn up the enemy wouldhave been able to move troops from the West overthat road to Washington.
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