. Uncle Daniel's story of "Tom" Anderson and twenty great battles . some further conversation they separated. The nextmorning Gen. Silent left for the Army of the East. He wasreceived on his arrival in a manner that showed their confi-dence in him as a great commander. He established his head-quarters in the field near Meador, and at once commencedgiving directions in his quiet way for reorganizing thetroops and preparing in every way for an early advance. Hisarmy was soon organized into three corps,—Second, Fifthand Sixth,—commanded respectively by Gen. Hanscom,Gen. Sedgewear and Ge
. Uncle Daniel's story of "Tom" Anderson and twenty great battles . some further conversation they separated. The nextmorning Gen. Silent left for the Army of the East. He wasreceived on his arrival in a manner that showed their confi-dence in him as a great commander. He established his head-quarters in the field near Meador, and at once commencedgiving directions in his quiet way for reorganizing thetroops and preparing in every way for an early advance. Hisarmy was soon organized into three corps,—Second, Fifthand Sixth,—commanded respectively by Gen. Hanscom,Gen. Sedgewear and Gen. Warner; the Ninth (Independ- 326 UNCLE DANIELS STORY. ent) Corps, under Broomfleld, with the cavalry under Sher-lin, who had been ordered to the East from the Army ofthe Center. My son Jackson, having been spoken of very highly toGen. Silent by Gen. Anderson, had also been ordered tothe East and placed in command of a brigade under The armies both in the East and the West being reorgan-ized and in good condition, Gen. Silent began his arrange-. GENS. SILENT AND MEADOR IN CONVERSATION. ments for an immediate movement. The Armies of theWest and Center now being combined under the commandof Sherwood were to move from Chatteraugus directlydown the railroad against Biggs,—or rather Jones, thenew commander of the rebel forces. The movement ofthe combined armies, East and West, against the enemy,was to take place on the same day. The rebel army Eastwas admirably posted for defensive operations, providedthey were to be attacked in their position. Laws had his UNCLE DANIELS STORY. 327 army divided into three corps, commanded respectivelyby Ewelling on the right, A. P. Hiller on the left, andLongpath (who had come from Biggs) as reserve in therear; his cavalry by J. E. Seward. His army was on thesouth bank of the Rapidan, and in rear of Mine Run, andextending east to the spurs of the Blue Ridge, on the westand left flank, protected by heavy earthworks. His forcesand
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