. Our greater country; being a standard history of the United States from the discovery of the American continent to the present time ... h. By extraordinary exer-tions Banks succeeded in escaping acrossthe Potomac, but left about three thousandprisoners, several pieces of artillery, ninethousand stand of arms, and the greater partof his stores in the hands of the Confederates. Richmond Saved from Capture. This bold advance greatly alarmed thegovernment at Washington, and the Presi-dent ordered Fremont to move with speedinto the valley, and directed General Mc-Dowell to suspend his movement to
. Our greater country; being a standard history of the United States from the discovery of the American continent to the present time ... h. By extraordinary exer-tions Banks succeeded in escaping acrossthe Potomac, but left about three thousandprisoners, several pieces of artillery, ninethousand stand of arms, and the greater partof his stores in the hands of the Confederates. Richmond Saved from Capture. This bold advance greatly alarmed thegovernment at Washington, and the Presi-dent ordered Fremont to move with speedinto the valley, and directed General Mc-Dowell to suspend his movement to theassistance of McClellan, and send a force oftwenty thousand men to gain Jacksons rearand prevent his return up the valley. Mc-Dowell sent the required force under GeneralShields, and Fremont hurried on to gain theupper valley in advance of Jackson. Thesemovements entirely prevented McClellanfrom receiving the assistance of McDowellscorps, and saved Richmond from capture. Jackson was too good a general to becaught in a trap so skillfully laid for retired up the valley with the greatestspeed, and having interposed his army. JDRTRAITS OF PROMINENT CONrEDERATE GENERALS, rif ;i2 THE CIVIL WAR. between Fremont and Shields, turned uponthe former, and with a part of his forceattacked him at Cross Keys on the eighth ofJune, and checked his advance. Then re-uniting his forces he fell upon Shields atPort Republic on the ninth of June, anddrove him back with heavy loss after one ofthe hardest fought battles of the war. Hav-ing thus put an end to the pursuit of hisantagonists, Jackson withdrew to a safe posi-tion, from which he could hold them incheck or go to the aid of the army defend-ing Richmond. The latter move being decided upon, heeluded the Federal forces in the valley, andmarched rapidly to the Chickahominy. Be-fore his absence from the valley was sus-pected, he had joined General Lee. Hiscampaign in the valley is justly regarded asone of the most brilliant of the war. W
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