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The Ninth New York heavy artillery - a history of its organization, services in the defenses of Washington, marches, camps, battles, and muster-out, with accounts of life in a rebel prison, personal (14591867360)

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Title: The Ninth New York heavy artillery : a history of its organization, services in the defenses of Washington, marches, camps, battles, and muster-out, with accounts of life in a rebel prison, personal experiences, names and addresses of surviving members, personal sketches and a complete roster of the regiment

Year: 1899 (1890s)

Authors: Roe, Alfred S. (Alfred Seelye), 1844-1917

Subjects: United States. Army. New York Heavy Artillery Regiment, 9th (1862-1865)

Publisher: Worcester, Mass. : The author

Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center

Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive

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ys right, and if possible pass to his rear while our cavalrywere holding the attention of his left, hoping to thus effect hisentire destruction, but delays had admitted of the union of hisdivisions and we were to assail his entire force. It should be stated that the day before, in accordance withhis chronic disposition to destroy railroads, Early had sentGordon towards Martinsburg, which, coming to the notice ofSheridan, the latter was quick to recognize as his opportunityto attack the enemy in detail, and his orders were given accord-ingly, but in the telegraph office of Martinsburg, Early hadlearned of the recent visit of Grant to Sheridan, and at oncesuspecting that action would follow such an interview, he pro-ceeded to reunite his divided army, or to get its parts withinsupporting distance of each other. •By common consent a name given to the many men who linger inhospitals and camps ever ready with reasons why they should not doregular duty. 148 SIXTH NEW YORK HEAVY ARTILLERY.

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Fnmi Chap.aiu Haynes 2uh Vermont. WINCHESTER BATTLEFIELD. THE VALLEY AND WINCHESTER. 149 The battle had begun at o oclock by Wilsons Cavalry driv-ing the enemys pickets to their first line of defense, and actu-ally leaping their horses .over the works, they captured fifty.ormore of the foe. Melancholy interest is added to the advanceof our corps as we meet wounded men in varying conditionsof injury: sometimes they are leading wounded horses; heremay lie one receiving the care of comrades, and many, stretchedout in death, effectually answered Joe Hookers banteringquestion, Whoever saw a dead cavalryman ? Sheridan him-self, well-nigh ubiquitous, assists in the alignment. The 2dDivision of the 6th Corps holds the left of the line, and our 3dis next, with the 1st in reserve back of us. Had the 19th Corpsbeen ready to continue our line to the right, according to Sheri-dans plans, who can tell how much more effectual the dayswork might have been, but there is a delay of more than twohours,

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