The Retreat from Gettysburg
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July 7: Sharpsburg, whipped 7000 yankees
July 10: Boonesboro
July 17: Shepardstown, Small fight, returning to Shenendoah.
July 25: Winchester, Many going home, deserted with Ayers & Sheppard. 51st Virginia Infantry had marched to Woodstock to support Lee's retreating army. Jefferson Ayers, Martin Sheppard, and Henry Amick left the Nighthawks south of Winchester as the 51st advanced. The Ayers are muleskinners for the 51st.
Ayers, Jefferson, married Mary Jane SHEPPARD Private 10/1/62 deserted 7/25/63 POW 8/20/63 Took Union Oath 1/17/64
Martin V. SHEPPARD, Sheperd, Private 9/23/62 deserted 7/25/63
Camp Liberty Mills, Orange County, Aug 20, 1863
August 16 - October 19,1863 Dublin to Knoxville
51st assigned to guard and drive the supply wagons of the cavalry north of Knoxville.
Department of West Virginia and East Tennessee
MAJOR GENERAL SAMUEL JONES
Williams Brigade - Brigadier Gen.John S. Williams
34th Virginia Cavalry Battalion --- Lt Col Witcher
(Composition Unknown)
Whartons Brigade (Composition Unknown)
Winter 1864: Bulls Gap- Many are deserting.
Spring 1864: Runa CSA Provost Guards there looking for deserters, they napped, after some of brother Jacob's refreshments, and Henrietta poured water into their muskets. Thereby Henry quickly left, as they could not shoot their muskets.
