. 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 . ting in. Theengagement then (leased, and during tho ensuingnight Howe was ordered to join Sedgwicks othertwo divisions across Bankss Ford, tho passage ofall being successfully made uuder cover of thirty-two pieces of artillery, posted on tha northern sideof tho river. At a council of war held the same
. 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 . ting in. Theengagement then (leased, and during tho ensuingnight Howe was ordered to join Sedgwicks othertwo divisions across Bankss Ford, tho passage ofall being successfully made uuder cover of thirty-two pieces of artillery, posted on tha northern sideof tho river. At a council of war held the same asked the opinion ot his general officers In addition to muring namerous reconnoissancG&moro particularly toward Itapidan Station, Louis-iCourt House, T^hite House, Qordonsnllo and , Sloneniaua force had dcstrojo] nuch of the lino of tho Virginia Central Itailv ■ar. OS well fi3 tho canal-bridgcs and part cf tho stoneaqueduct spanning tho Kiviinna at Columbia. Themost important demonstrations were, however, nmdoby a detachment of tlio Twelfth Illinois, underColonel Hasbrook Davis, and by a detnchniontfrom tho Sixth yew York Cavalry, led by Kilpatrick. Daviss forcQ captured and paroled a train-fullof Confederates, and destroyed much of the niihinj. KBTUUN lO WKW IOKli, Al ■ra, 1BU8, OK THE S£:VENT1I ASD EIRHTH NEW YORK VOL0STF,En UEniMKNTS,AFTER A 8EUVICB OF TWO YEARS IN THE FIELP. the right of Brookss divisioLs, and an obstinateconflict followed. Sedgwicks force tried to over-come the attacks which were repeatedly directedmainly p^inst his left, but his efforts proved futile,and he had finally to abandon tho ground in arotreat toward Baiikse Ford, The darkness by thistime had become bo thick that tho Confederatescould not InstitutQ a pursuit, and Sedgwick wastherefore enabled to take his force across tho Eap-paliannock before tho following morning. At about the time JIcLaws mado tho abotfrnamed atUick, Early renewed his attempt to turnHowes leftjhis e
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