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this fight Lieutenant F. Galloway, aide to General Ramseur, was shot through the stomach, receiving a wound from which only one in a thousand recovers.

Early remained at New Market but a few days, returning to Winchester, and encamped his army along the Valley Turnpike as far north as Martinsburg.

Sheridan at this time had his command strung out along the Berryville Turnpike from Charleston to White Post. Sheridan's command consisted of three corps of infantry, 33,000 men and Sheridan's superb cavalry of over 10,000,, while Early had only 13,000 all told. Here these commands rested for six weeks, Sheridan during the whole time making no demonstration, while his command was three times as large as Early's. Early, how- ever, was not idle. He ordered Generals Bradley T. Johnson and McCausland to meet him- at Williamsport.

ORDERS ISSUED.

On the hill overlooking the town General Early ordered me to write the following with pen and ink:

To General Bradley T. Johnson,

General John McCausland, Commanding Cavalry:

" You are hereby ordered to proceed with your commands at once to Chambersburg, Pa., and in consideration of the destruc- tion by General David Hunter of the residences of Edmund I- Lee, Alexander R. Boteler and Andrew Hunter, in Jefferson county, Va., and of the Virginia Military Institute and other property in Lexington, Va., and also the burning of the iron works and home of Joseph R. Anderson, in Botetourt county, you are to demand the immediate payment of $500,000, and if not paid burn the city."

The General signed these orders, as he said he did not wish it thought he could hide behind his adjutant-General, A. S. Pen- dleton.

After making the two orders and delivering them in person to Johnson and McCausland, he accompanied them to Hagers- town, had a dinner at the hotel and returned to camp at Bunker Hill that night.