George T. Denison

Name: History of the Fenian raid on Fort Erie with an account of the Battle of Ridgeway — Chapter 6
Author: George T. Denison

History of the Fenian raid on Fort Erie with an account of the Battle of Ridgeway… (1866)

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“History of the Fenian raid on Fort Erie with an account of the Battle of Ridgeway — Chapter 6”, published in 1866, is a work by George T. Denison. It explores elements such as Black Creek, New Germany and Stevensville.

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George T. Denison, History of the Fenian raid on Fort Erie with an account of the Battle of Ridgeway… (1866)

“ It was a novelty to them, that, and the hope of meeting the Fenians the next morning, kept up their cheerfulness, and with numberless jokes on the comparative merits of their beds and the warmth of the bed clothing, the mass of them went to sleep. The cavalry men laying on the dusty road with their arms through their horses bridles, while the horses either laid down to sleep along with their riders or nibbled at the grass on the roadside. ”

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George T. Denison, History of the Fenian raid on Fort Erie with an account of the Battle of Ridgeway… (1866)

“ Fifty men could have done it, with perfect safety, and could have retired, and warned the train to retire, or to halt, in case they came upon the enemy. Cavalry, starting an hour before the train, could have searched the woods, and pushed on about five miles an hour, the train keeping about a mile behind, would have gone fully twice as fast as the force could have marched, and the men would have arrived at Black Creek quicker and fresher, and would only have had a few miles then to march to Stevensville. ”

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George T. Denison, History of the Fenian raid on Fort Erie with an account of the Battle of Ridgeway… (1866)

“ Peacock's column then marched on by the river road to Black Creek, and thence to New Germany. Saturday the 2nd June was the first really hot day of the season, there was hardly a breath of wind stirring and the heat of the sun was excessive. The men were all warmly clad, and it being the first hot day, they suffered far more seriously from it than if they had become inured to it by a succession of warm weather. ”

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George T. Denison, History of the Fenian raid on Fort Erie with an account of the Battle of Ridgeway… (1866)

“ Hoste sent him a message stating that his escort had so diminished that it would not be right to go on without having it increased. This decided Col. Peacock to halt for a time to rest, and accordingly after pushing on as far as New Germany so as to hold possession of the cross roads he camped in the fields about the village, and ordered the men to get dinner.
By this time he knew that Lieut.-Col. Booker was falling back and would be unable to meet him at Stevensville, and that he would have to depend upon his own column without the immediate assistance of the other. ”

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George T. Denison, History of the Fenian raid on Fort Erie with an account of the Battle of Ridgeway… (1866)

“ The column moved on past Stevensville, and down the Lower Ferry Road, towards Fort Erie.
After marching about nine miles, it began to get dusk, just as the advance guard had arrived at a point on the road where the woods (after skirting it on both sides for nearly a mile, at the distance of about 600 or 700 yards) came close up on both sides, leaving only the road allowance clear through, for about a quarter of a mile.
The cavalry advanced files, on arriving within about 200 yards of where the woods came up to the road, noticed a body of men standing in the opening. ”

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George T. Denison, History of the Fenian raid on Fort Erie with an account of the Battle of Ridgeway… (1866)

“ The column however still kept pushing on, arrived at Black Creek and moved on towards New Germany the men still falling out in great numbers, till at length, on arriving near Black Creek, Col. Peacock who was riding with the advanced files received a few words written by Lieut.-Col. Booker at 7.30 a.m. stating that he had been attacked in force by the enemy at a place three miles south of Stevensville. At the same time he received information that he had retired on Ridgeway. The receipt of this caused him (being anxious to reach Stevensville) to urge the column on faster. ”

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George T. Denison, History of the Fenian raid on Fort Erie with an account of the Battle of Ridgeway… (1866)

“ He, also, moved into the woods, while we were yet some distance from him. We rode on about 150 yards through the woods, but, by this time, it had got so late that I could see nothing under the trees, it being much darker there than in the open road. ”

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George T. Denison, History of the Fenian raid on Fort Erie with an account of the Battle of Ridgeway… (1866)

“ After marching some miles the men began to fall out from fatigue and exhaustion caused by the heat, the regulars suffered more and fell out to a greater extent than the volunteers, on account of being heavily loaded with knapsacks, &c. ”

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