. Batailles et chefs de la guerre civile : être pour la plupart des contributions des officiers de l'Union et des Confédérés . vêtements, exeptas ils ont reculé à moitié éveillé et la terreur frappé par les surpuissances de l'ennemi. Leur propre artillerie, en conjonction avec celle de l'ennemi, les a tournées, et longtemps avant il était assez léger pour theireyes, non habitué à la lumière sombre, pour distinguer l'ami de l'ennemi, theyse précipitant à notre droite et arrière intention seulement sur leur sécurité. L'infanterie de Wrightsinfanterie, qui était plus éloignée du point d'attaque, en a tiré un peu, ce qui est mieux, mais n'en a pas offert plus

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. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . clothes, exceptas they retreated half awake and terror-stricken from the overpoweringnumbers of the enemy. Their own artillery, in conjunction with that of theenemy, was turned on them, and long before it was light enough for theireyes, unaccustomed to the dim light, to distinguish friend from foe, theywere hurrying to our right and rear intent only on their safety. Wrightsinfantry, which was farther removed from the point of attack, fared some-what better, but did not offer more than a spasmodic resistance. The cavalryon the right was on the alert. The rule that in the immediate presence ofthe enemy the cavalry must be early prepared for attack resulted in thewhole First Division being up with breakfast partly finished, at the timethe attack commenced. A brigade sent on reconnoissance to the righthad opened with its guns some minutes before the main attack on the left, for it had met the cavalry sent by Early to make a demonstration onour right. SHERIDAN IN THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY. 517. The disintegration of Crooks command did not occupy many minutes.With a force of the enemy passing through its camp of sleeping men, andanother powerful column well to their rear, it was not wonderful that themen as fast as they were awakened by the noise of battle thought first andonly of saving themselves from destruction. The advance of Gordondeflected this fleeing throng from the main road to the rear, and they passedover to the right of the army and fled along the back road. Emory made an 518 SHERIDAN IN THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY. attempt to form, line facing along the main road, but the wave of Gordonsadvance on his left, and the thunders of the attack along the road fromStrasburg, rendered the position untenable, and he was soon obliged to with-draw to save his lines from capture. % At this time there were hundreds of stragglers moving off by the right tothe rear, and a

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