Notes: Chapters 5 & 6

I.   The Union Army in Culpeper - July - August, 1862   Chapter 5 - P. 117

    John Pope - fought against Missouri guerrillas in 1861
                      - Won battle of Island No. 10 in early 1862.  Lincoln moves him to the east to help McClellan

   Culpeper men start small guerilla activities against the Union army.

   Lee sends Jackson, Dick Ewell and Powell Hill to Gordonsville (south of Culpeper) to stop Pope from going further south.

   The four general orders Pope issues  (P. 119 - 120).  Retaliation for "rebel barbarities" at Manassas and for treatment of POWS.  A "more vigorous" war policy from Lincoln.

1.  Take whatever food & supplies they need 
2.  Exile men who will not take the Oath of Allegiance
3.  Execute anyone who fires on Union troops and destroy their property
4.  Make citizens repair railroads, telegraphs, roads
5.  G.O. 11 - Execute suspected spies

Robert E. Lee  on escalating retaliation (p. 121)  Jeff Davis on executing Union officers.

Behavior of Union soldiers - confiscate livestock, free slaves, destroy homes and a church  (p. 122 - 124)

Union hires blacks to spy on Confederates.  Unionist farmers feed the army.  

Confederate General Richard Ewell advocates arming southern blacks (this is forbidden by the Confederate leaders until the final 3 months of the war).  (p. 123)

Union army treatment of free blacks and slaves (p. 125-126).  What happens to Willis Madden?

How do Unionists, free blacks and slaves help the Union Army?   

Poor people in the Flats show little interest in the war except self protection.  They feign apathy to stay out of trouble, but at night become bushwackers and saboteurs. 

How do the 4 Paine girls treat Yankee soldiers?   


II.  The Battle of Cedar Mountain  P. 129  

What are Pope's "relatively mild" punishments for deserters?  branding  (p. 129)  

What are soldiers concerned about before the battle?  (p. 133)  God, personal identification, manhood.  
  The Crittendens:  Charles (soldier), Catherine, his mother, his four sisters (spunky Annie). 
  What do Samuel Daniels' slaves do?  (p.139)

What two Confederates led the counterattack that turned the tables on the Union? (p.143 - 144)  

Who, besides the "humanitarians" helping the wounded go to the battlefield after the battle?  (p. 149)

III.   After the Battle  (Chapter 6. - P. 153)

The battlefield the following day  (p. 154 - 155)

What is happening at the Crittenden house?  (p.156)

Who is in Culpeper Courthouse and what is happening there (at the Payne's Virginia House, etc)?  (p.  158 - 159)  Who helps the Union soldiers?

How are the soldiers reacting to all the dead bodies? 

What is the difference in Generals Winder and Ewell views about God and battles?  (p. 165)

What will Jackson do next?  (P. 166)

Who has arrived in Culpeper?  (P.  167)

Lincoln (and Pope) are getting a backlash from some Union generals and Culpeper Unionists about what?  (p.172 - 173)

Where is Pope's army, Culpeper Unionists, and Culpeper slaves going on August 19?  (p.  174 - 175)  

Why isn't Uncle Ned leaving?  (p. 176)

What happened at Albert Gallatin Simms' home?  (p. 176)

Who has entered Culpeper with 50,000 men?

What does Jackson do to three deserters?  (p. 177)