Near Mt. Crawford, Sept. 30, 1864.
We did leave Waynesboro' the other afternoon, and in a
hurry, — what was left of Early's army came in upon our left flank and came
near doing us a mischief, but we got away in the dark and marching all night
reached here yesterday evening, — and are safe under the wing of the infantry.
Colonel Crowninshield lost "Jim" (his old sorrel, you know, which you
used to recognize so often), and in the march lost “Tinker” and the pack-mule
which carried his mess things. Mr. Kinny got a slight wound from a spent ball
and Lieutenant Woodman had his leg broken, and the ball is still in, making an
ugly wound. I had a horse hit, but only slightly, — a Sergeant of the Second
Cavalry claims to have saved my life by running in and getting very badly
sabred himself.1
Here we are all safe and comfortable again, however, after a
long night's sleep, — to bed at 9, and not up till 6.30.
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1 On September 26, Wilson's division and Lowell's
brigade of the First Division had moved towards Staunton, and made large
captures there of arms, equipments, and stores; next day they went to
Waynesboro', and, on the 28th, destroyed the railroad bridge over the South
Fork of the Shenandoah. In the afternoon they were attacked, and, to avoid
being cut off, retired on the main army. September 29, Colonel Lowell was
ordered, with his command, to rejoin his division at Cross Keys.
SOURCE: Edward Waldo Emerson, Life and Letters of
Charles Russell Lowell, p. 351-2, 465
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