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Marcus J. Wright (search for this): chapter 1.41
and men was all that could be asked for. The Sixth Corps remote from the. Early morning attack. The Sixth corps, the largest, formed Sheridan's right, and was remote from the force on which Early's daylight blow so crushingly fell. General Wright, until Sheridan came, the commander-in-chief, says in his report: The proceedings to this point were bad enough for us, as it gave the enemy, almost without a struggle, the centre left of our line with considerable artillery, not a gun of whiencer repeating carbines, their experience in transferring themselves into foot soldiers, Sheridan's mounted force was at once the eye and the right arm of his fighting column. . . . Custer, advance to the centre, was the laconic command from General Wright. And as the sun was rising four thousand troopers, with accompanying batteries, marched into the fight. Both Custer and Merritt were marched from Sheridan's right and interposed across the advance of Early's right. Says General Merritt's
Crook (search for this): chapter 1.41
by his division commanders the attack on the Federal left, Crook's Eighth corps, was brilliantly successful. It was so cont it dashed across, overran the Federal picketts, and rushed Crook's surprised men out of their works. Bryan's brigade was co be effected, the forces on their left were being assailed. Crook's line, with the right resting on the Shenandoah across whig I ordered the 2d Brigade to cross the pike to support General Crook. * * * It soon became fiercely engaged. * * * It was imof the disorder and dismay that prevailed after the rout of Crook's corps, and with this disproof of the continuous advance tThe din and dust raised by the wild flight down the pike by Crook's command, swelled by the camp followers and transportationmbered by the writer as similar to this. After the rout of Crook on the east of the pike, about 7 A. M., Kershaw led his diving to the attack on the Nineteenth corps after the rout of Crook, its line of battle swept through the deserted camps, aboun
Rebellion Records (search for this): chapter 1.41
nce was due to repellant manner and the foment of personal ill-will, more than military mistakes or lack of capacity, there can be no doubt. In the month between his Winchester and Cedar Creek defeats opposition to him took shape in an effort for his displacement from command of the Valley forces. This was urged upon General Lee through Governor Smith, who had commanded a brigade in Early's division. The correspondence between them appears at page 893, el seq., Part II, Vol. XLIII, Rebellion Records. The Governor bases his request for Early's removal from command of the Valley army on a letter from an officer who has my entire confidence. The following is quoted from the letter: General Early's appearance along the line of march excites no pleasure, much less enthusiasm and cheers. No salute is given. He is not greeted at all by private or officer, but is allowed to pass, neither receiving or taking notice. The army once believed him a safe commander and felt they could tru
James M. Goggin (search for this): chapter 1.41
and center were fighting for life. The break up of the line reached Kershaw and Ramseur shortly after they had inflicted a decided and bloody repulse on the enemy's attack — an attack that may not have succeeded had it been met with equal resolute spirit on the left. Where the Mississippi brigade stood, the fighting was at close quarters, and on the field in our front the dead and wounded lay thick. Connor's South Carolina brigade was on our left, and the report of its commander, Major James M. Goggin, reads: Soon after this the enemy made an attack on Humphrey's which was met by such a heavy fire, so coolly delivered by that brigade and the right of my own, that the enemy were checked and driven back. A repetition of the attack met with a like result, and the firing ceased along the whole line. The Federal Cavalry and the panic in Gordon's Division. The fact is Sheridan's attempt to win back the day was beaten by this repulse in the centre; by Kershaw and Ramseur. I
Robert Edward Lee (search for this): chapter 1.41
Northern Virginia. But it did not infect Kershaw's division. General Lee's high estimate of General Early. That General Early's unpopulacement from command of the Valley forces. This was urged upon General Lee through Governor Smith, who had commanded a brigade in Early's dnfidence in him, and Fisher's Hill was the terrible sequence. General Lee replied, asking the name of the officer quoted-that justice to Gd the charges on which the request was based at much length. In General Lee's response he defended General Early with vigor. Of his conductd the correspondence. And there is every reason to believe that General Lee went to his grave with his estimate of General Early unchanged. s's endorsement on the correspondence between Governor Smith and General Lee: With less opportunity to learn all the facts than General General Lee possessed, I had reached the conclusion which he expresses. With the knowledge acquired after events, it is usually easy to point out mo
Jed Hotchkiss (search for this): chapter 1.41
of the less. To further understand why the imperturbable and long headed Early was not carried away by his enthusiastic subordinate's talk of concentrating and destroying the 6th Corps, he knew Sheridan's mounted force of 7,000 men was to be reckoned with. He had not forgotten how his army had fled before this same powerful contingent at Winchester and Fisher's Hill. And that it was then menacing his right with a like overthrow. What General Early said to his chief of engineers, Captain Jed Hotchkiss, as he was setting out for Richmond, is used by General Gordon to sustain his attack upon his commander. This was that the captain was not to tell General Lee we should have advanced in the morning at Middletown, for we should have done so. While construed as a confession of personal culpability, read in connection with Early's official report, it mean's complaint against others—perhaps against General Gordon, for moving his division to the left, when he expected it to hold by the
Wofford (search for this): chapter 1.41
n the front, and all possible energy of pursuit was had until the halt toward noon. Pegram and Wofford were likewise engaged. From personal experence of a neverto-be-forgotten kind, I can say that Smith's Brigade of Wharton's Division charged the same wooded hill, but was likewise repulsed. Wofford, of Kershaw, was then sent to help make the advance continuous on our right. But, after it camght, in which the Mississippi brigade was repulsed. The other brigades of the division, except Wofford, coming in on our left, the enemy was forced to withdraw. We followed up with halting and fighuld Early have drawn re-enforcements from? The center had already been attenuated by detaching Wofford's brigade to the right. And how could concentration or withdrawal have been effected in the openemy withdrew from the open country. Sheltered by the woods and houses in our front, Kershaw (Wofford's Brigade) and Pegram continued a sharp skirmish, varied by attacks on both sides. Here we r
Birge (search for this): chapter 1.41
the morning: The 2d Brigade was soon driven by overwhelming force, but not until completely flanked and nearly a third were killed, wounded or captured. The 1st Brigade held their position as long as it was necessary, when they fell back in good order, * * fighting all the way to a line in continuation of the line of the 6th Corps. * * While I was constantly driven back, I do not believe my command was at any time whipped, in its own opinion, or unwilling to turn and attack the enemy. General Birge, commanding the other division of the 19th Corps, after the wounding of General Grover, says of the morning attack: Pressed by an overwhelming force, and having already lost very heavily, our line was forced back, retiring in good order. * * From the positions taken by the brigades as described above, they gradually retired, making stands at three different points until an advance was ordered. Every brigade kept its organization during the day, and with few exceptions the behavior of of
J. Cabell Early (search for this): chapter 1.41
rant easily spared an ample force to overwhelm Early. Such as it was the chance was made absolutelconcisely, the argument of this record is that Early lost this battle, and by not following Gordon'his was feasible and was caused to halt by General Early. I maintain that such assumption is not wderstand why the imperturbable and long headed Early was not carried away by his enthusiastic suborplanned attack, the Confederate commander (General Early) surprised and stampeded the 8th Federal C the idea that our advance was unresisted. Of Early's corps proper the losses are given for only ond every inch of the line menaced, where could Early have drawn re-enforcements from? The center h, etc., which was well calculated to anger General Early. But I am sure that he was mistaken as toGovernor Smith, who had commanded a brigade in Early's division. The correspondence between them aLee went to his grave with his estimate of General Early unchanged. The following is taken from Pr[49 more...]
McMillan (search for this): chapter 1.41
ke to support General Crook. * * * It soon became fiercely engaged. * * * It was impossible to make a permanent stand in consequence of the steady flanking by the enemy's right. I therefore ordered my command to establish a new line of resistance. About 1 o'clock I received information that the enemy were advancing on me in force. Within an hour they charged my line * * but were promptly driven back, this being, as I believe, the first permanent repulse they received during the day. General McMillan, commanding the 1st Division of this corps, says of the attack on it in the morning: The 2d Brigade was soon driven by overwhelming force, but not until completely flanked and nearly a third were killed, wounded or captured. The 1st Brigade held their position as long as it was necessary, when they fell back in good order, * * fighting all the way to a line in continuation of the line of the 6th Corps. * * While I was constantly driven back, I do not believe my command was at any time
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