Many breastplates and other protective devices were seen here, and later at Winchester. We did not know whether the Federals had organized cuirassiers, or were recurring to the customs of Gustavus Adolphus. I saw a poor fellow lying dead on the pike, pierced through breastplate and body by a rifle ball. ‘ All this I [...]
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In the March April, 1878, number of the magazine referred to, on page 238 et seq., is the third of his papers, entitled “Stonewall Jackson, and the Valley Campaign. ” The article pretends to give a history of the Shenendoah valley campaign of 1862, and particularly that part of it covered by the retreat of [...]
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For the purpose of refuting a most violent slander perpetrated in an historical work on the war by the rebel General Dick Taylor upon the Union cavalry serving in the Shenendoah valley in 1862, a portion of which was the 1st Michigan cavalry, the following is inserted: Newport, R. I., July 17, 1879. To the [...]
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The average number of men to each of our infantry regiments was 500, while our signal officers counted twenty eight rebel regimental standards, with thirty or forty guns. The battle lasted but a short time, as we could not remain on the field; they flanked us on both sides, as their lines were three times [...]
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We arrived at Winchester at dark. Our pickets were posted six miles out, and we all threw ourselves on the ground to rest as well as we could, being completely tired out. It was a cold night, and few slept much, as the rebels kept driving in our pickets. Major Town, with two of our [...]
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From a correspondent: “When we fell back from Harrisonburg to New Market, General Shields’s large division was also ordered to join General McDowell. General Banks, with his column, consisting of two brigades of infantry, sixteen guns, and twenty five hundred cavalry, retrograded to Strasburg, which he was to occupy and intrench, in a very hostile [...]
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under a withering fire of musketry from left right, and center, broke into column of march and moved rapidly through Winchester, amid the deafening yells of their exulting pursuers, which were echoed with delirious frenzy by the Winchester rebels. The 2d Massachusetts, Lieutenant Colonel Andrews, which, with the 3d Wisconsin, Colonel Auger, formed our rear [...]
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Colonel Brodhead, 1st Michigan Cavalry, now took the advance, and soon reported the road clear to Winchester. Before all our army had passed, the rebels advanced on the Front Royal road in such force as to occupy Middletown, compelling our rear guard to fall back to Strasburg, making a circuit thence to the north, whereby [...]
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But on ascertaining that the combined forces of Ewell and Jackson were advancing from Staunton, he fell back from Strasburg, pursued by Ewell, while Jackson pushed on, and joining the latter at New Market, he moved via Luray upon Front Royal, swooping down almost . unannounced upon the small Union force holding that position, in [...]
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On arriving at Edinburg a scene took place. The heavy smoke in advance indicated that the enemy were destroying the bridges, and Colonel Brodhead with the same company, again charged through the town to the edge of the burning bridge. The smoke concealed a regiment of the enemy’s infantry which was on the other side, [...]
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