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Updated: September 3, 2025
The doctor whispered to the apothecary, and his gesture dismissed those who stood around her waiting in silence. Early in October the Union Cavalry began their favourite pastime of "chasing" Stuart. General Pleasanton with a small force and a horse battery began it, marching seventy-eight miles in twenty-four hours; but Stuart marched ninety in the same time. He had to.
It was his only fear that these men themselves should belong to the Fifth Pennsylvania, a long chance, but if it should happen to go against him, fatal to all his plans. "I don't want to join my regiment," he said. "I'm looking for General Pleasanton." "General Pleasanton! What can you happen to want with him?"
It was late in the afternoon, but General Pleasanton immediately ordered an advance, and we charged in full force upon the rear of Price's army, and drove it before us for two hours. If Wild Bill could have made his successful dash into our lines earlier in the day, the attack would have been made sooner, and greater results might have been expected.
Pleasanton, who had been anxiously observing the advance of Hooker, caught a word behind him and turned. As he did so, and saw the rebel cavalry, he caught the word repeated. "Damnation!" "Who spoke?" asked the General. "I!" answered Captain Crawford, commanding the right company, and consequently very near the commander. "And what did you mean?" asked Pleasanton.
"A counsel of wisdom," chuckled Harry, who was going in quite another direction. "I think I'll read my dispatch now." He opened it and blessed his luck. It was from Meade to Pleasanton, directing him to cut in with all the cavalry he could gather on the enemy's flank. The Potomac was in great flood and the Army of Northern Virginia could not possibly cross.
Pleasanton and his men might be on them at any minute. Other forces of the enemy were rapidly closing in. Haste was the key to success. One piece of artillery was hurried over the dry bed of the canal, across the river ford, and up the Virginia bluff, where it was posted to command the passage.
He not only carried the news to Lee about the possible ford, but he also bore Meade's dispatch to Pleasanton, directing a movement which, if successful, must be most dangerous to the Army of Northern Virginia. He descended the tree and waited a while in the forest. He found a spring at which he drank, and he filled the canteen.
He appealed to the Senate in a lengthy communication, but without effect. Pleasanton may have been, and probably was, a good military officer, but he did not possess the qualities that are essential in the discharge of important civil trusts.
This festival proved to be a sort of social gathering, because the Congregational church in Pleasanton was attended by the town's "best" people. The women were as stylishly dressed as though they were at a bridge party or a tournament. The church lawn looked very picturesque with red, blue and yellow lanterns truly a fair lawn and "well victualled" with its ice-cream tables in the open.
The Federals had 100,000 ready and equipped for action, divided in seven army corps, under General Doubleday commanding First Corps, General Hancock Second Corps, General Sickles Third Corps, General Sykes Fifth Corps, General Sedgwick Sixth Corps, General Howard Eleventh Corps, General Slocum Twelfth Corps, and three divisions of cavalry under Pleasanton.
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