Dispatch
Unknown to John B. Gordon, July 20, 1864
HEADQUARTERS,
Near Petersburg, July 20, 1864.
General Early reports that the enemy crossed the Shenandoah at Snicker’s on the 18th at 3 p.m.; were attacked and driven across the river in confusion, Rodes’ division making the main attack. Our loss is stated to be between 200 and 300; that of the enemy much greater. The enemy’s force was reported to be Hunter’s, the Sixth Corps, and two divisions of the Nineteenth Corps.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, Pt. 1. Location: Near Petersburg. Summary: General Early reports a successful Confederate counterattack at Snicker's during the Shenandoah campaign, inflicting heavier casualties on Union forces including Hunter's Sixth and Nineteenth Corps divisions.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 37, Part 1
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