From New Market we sent the regiment of cavalry off to the right to cover our flank, and to investigate reports that heavy bodies of the enemy's cavalry were north of us.
Three partially organized West Virginia regiments of infantry and one of cavalry wereplaced at recruiting stations in the rear, and one Ohio regiment was posted at Barboursville.
Centreville, and nothing more than small bodies of cavalry were in our vicinity.
It was then thought that only Sheridan's cavalry were in our front, and that they could be forced back.
I did not know exactly how far toward Hatcher's Run this part of the works extended, for here the videttes of Mumford's cavalry were covering, but I did know where the refusal began.
The 37th Native Infantry and the 5th Cavalry were not a part of the relieved brigade.
Captain Johnson says, that the first was an attempt to reinforce Lieutenant Warren; but that the second, on which the 5th Cavalry were employed, was an attempt to bring off the commissariat guard.
Sickles' and Pleasanton's cavalry were already in pursuit.
They thought Jeb Stuart's cavalry wereon them and lost their lunch baskets in the scramble.
Hancock's division with Sheridan's cavalry were sent to make a demonstration against Richmond and draw Lee's main army to its defense.
A ford in front had been blocked, and in the scramble the cry was raised that Stuart's cavalry were on them and cutting every soul down in his tracks at the crossing.
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