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sance, and partly secret, as they tried to avoid fighting, 

 and to concal their movements as much as possible, 

 while they v e quite ready to attack whatever appeared 

 to bar tl passage. Colonel Von Borcke, in his 



"Memoirs ui the Confederate War for Independence," 

 says that in this raid " they destroyed the enemy's 

 communications, burnt property to the amount of 

 millions, captured hundreds of prisoners, horses, and 

 mules, and put the whole Federal army in fear and 

 consternation." 



The information gained by this raid was exceedingly 

 valuable, and enabled General Lee to plan the splendid 

 operations called "the seven days' battles," in which 

 " Stonewall" Jackson, a few days after, fell upon the 

 flank and rear of McClellan's army with such perfect 

 confidence and such terrible effect. 



A few weeks later, on the 22nd August, 1862, General 

 Stuart made another dash upon the rear of General 

 Pope's army at Catlett's Station, on the Orange and 

 Alexandria railroad. General Pope himself narrowly 

 escaped capture, through having left his ^lead-quarters 

 on a reconnaissance. Colonel Von Borcke sums up the 

 result of the affair as follows : " We had killed and 

 wounded a great number of the enemy, captured 400 

 prisoners, among whom were several officers, and more 

 than 500 horses ; destroyed several hundred tents, large 

 supply depots, and long waggon trains; secured in the 

 possession of the quartermaster of General Pope 500,000 

 dollars in greenbacks, and 20,000 dollars in gold, and, 

 most important of all, had deprived the Federal com- 

 mander of all his baggage and private and official papers, 

 exposing to us the effective strength of his army, the 

 disposition of his different corps d'arm6e, and the plans 

 of his whole campaign." 



Upon the information thus acquired. General Lee 

 planned the turning movement by General Stonewall 

 Jackson through Thoroughfiire Gap, which culminated 

 in the second battle of Manassas, and the total defeat of 

 General Pope's army. 



In this battle some heavy cavalry fighting took place, 



