. Lloyd's battle history of the great rebellion : complete, from the capture of Fort Sumter, April 14, 1861, to the capture of Jefferson Davis, May 10, 1865, embracing General Howard's tribute to the volunteer ... and a general review of the war for the union . ANDVIRGINIA CENTRAL (sheeidans eaid).FsBBUABY 2T TO Maroh 10, 1865. Unionists, under General Sl^ridan; ntcmler, about 8,000 cavalry. Total loss, , under Gen. Early, 1,800. Killed and wounded, 5; prisoners, 1,352. Fkbeuaey 27th, in the gray twilight of the morning, Sheridanleft his cavalry camp at Winchester with Merr
. Lloyd's battle history of the great rebellion : complete, from the capture of Fort Sumter, April 14, 1861, to the capture of Jefferson Davis, May 10, 1865, embracing General Howard's tribute to the volunteer ... and a general review of the war for the union . ANDVIRGINIA CENTRAL (sheeidans eaid).FsBBUABY 2T TO Maroh 10, 1865. Unionists, under General Sl^ridan; ntcmler, about 8,000 cavalry. Total loss, , under Gen. Early, 1,800. Killed and wounded, 5; prisoners, 1,352. Fkbeuaey 27th, in the gray twilight of the morning, Sheridanleft his cavalry camp at Winchester with Merritts first division,Custers third, one brigade of the second under Caphart, and twosections of artillery. A raging storm having prevailed for severaldays previous, the roads were in wretched condition, and thestreams in the valley much swollen by constant rains and meltingsnow. General Grant giving the order in the face of these seemtingly unsurmountable obstacles, General Sheridan promptly acqui-esced. As the troops marched through the town, the columnswere well closed, the men looked fresh and vigorous, and allseemed eager to meet General Early and his army, whom they hadrepeatedly vanquished. The command pushed up the turnpike, which was in good con-. 604 Waj/nesboro (Va.), .James Hiver Canal, etc. dition, being macadamized, and passed successively through Kerns-town, Middletown, Strasburg, and Woodstock, crossing the inter-vening streams without opposition. The column bivouacked atthe last-named place, having accomplished thirty miles on thefirst day. The second days march was also pursued without encounteringthe foe. From Woodstock they advanced through Edinburg toHawkinsburg, and crossed the north fork of the Shenandoah on apontoon bridge, between Mount Jackson and New Market. Ninemen of Custers division were drowned in crossing. The troopsencamped at Lincolns Mills, between New Market and Harrison-burg, having performed a march of twenty-seven miles during theday. On the
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