. Field, fort and fleet ... headquarters, and barely escapedtwo Federal forces strong enough to have captured or annihilated company crossed the deep river in the darkness by swimmingthe horses, but rather than abandon his artillery, captured live stock,and prisoners, Stuart delayed several hours in the face of dangerand repaired a bridge over which to cross dry shod. Before daylightthe whole command was across the Chickahominy, and after pickingup the Federal picket on the Charles City Road it entered Rich-mond without firing another shot, reaching the capitol on the thirdday of raid.
. Field, fort and fleet ... headquarters, and barely escapedtwo Federal forces strong enough to have captured or annihilated company crossed the deep river in the darkness by swimmingthe horses, but rather than abandon his artillery, captured live stock,and prisoners, Stuart delayed several hours in the face of dangerand repaired a bridge over which to cross dry shod. Before daylightthe whole command was across the Chickahominy, and after pickingup the Federal picket on the Charles City Road it entered Rich-mond without firing another shot, reaching the capitol on the thirdday of raid. The captures included one hundred and seventy prisoners, mostlyofficers ; two hundred and sixty fine horses and mules ; three Fed-eral flags ; about one hundred fine sabres and revolvers, and a lot cf stuarts great raid. 223 •drugs and medicines ranch needed within the Confederate destruction footed up three or four million dollars, and the scare to the Federal army was something to be remembered forlong Sctgoiuji^* Cljarg^
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