the small village known dinwiddie courthouse. at this time, the confederates generally content to observe his movements rather than dispute them. humphrey's also met little resistance from the enemy, but struggled with heavily wooded terrain that he was forced to move through. robert e lee was at this time aware of the union, moved toward his right flank and soon realized that he could not allow the forces to move past lines unmolested to prevent this, he decided to order his cavalry of three divisions newly under command of his nephew, major general fitzhugh. this gentleman. after the recent departure of general wade hampton, who went back to the carolinas to recruit. i don't know if that was very successful, but he but he but he wasn't here for this battle. so he may have been happy about it. lee had been appointed to be an instructor of cavalry tactics at west point just before the war and had served in the confederate cavalry for the entire conflict. in addition to munford, i already who i'd already mentioned, the cavalry div

now, not surprisingly, governor dinwiddie recognized this. washington and soon rose through the ranks of the virginia. and over the next couple of of years a well ten years he rises in the political world of virginia in the military world and then came april 19, 1775, when lexington and concord takes place. washington in virginia was a representative to the second continental congress, where the delegates decided what to do. this bloodshed that had occurred in massachusetts. and very quickly they settled on selecting a commander for the military forces that were organized. and of course, that commander was george washington. from there, washington headed up to boston, where he took command of the army forces that were organizing to battle with the british. now, over the next year, from 1775 into 1776, there are some and engagements. but the next time we pick up our story that new york city, where washington has, the continental army there to defend new york against british forces that are arriving by the hundreds almost every day. and in late