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Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 3, Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 4: (search)
er. On the 12th, late in the day, he encamped at Kaylor's ford of Shaver's fork of Cheat river, after a march of some 15 miles from Leadsville, his rear extending back some two miles. He resumed his retreat about 8 a. m. of the 13th, with Taliaferro's and Jackson's regiments, Hansbrough's battalion, a section of Shumaker's battery and a squadron of cavalry in the lead, followed by his baggage train, with the First Georgia, the Twenty-third Virginia, Lanier's section. of artillery, and Captain Jackson's cavalry in the rear. The continuous rains and the passing of the trains cut up the road and made progress slow. Before he could cross Kaylor's ford the enemy fell on his rear. Garnett then rode back, placed the First Georgia in position, and held the enemy in check until his train had forded the river. The First Georgia then fell behind the Twenty-third Virginia, which in the meantime had taken an advanced position, and that defended the train until the First Georgia formed again
Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 3, Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 9: (search)
,000; and that Reynolds had 2,000 in front of Jackson and 5,000 in front of Loring. So the opposin00 feet above the sea level. To effect this, Jackson was ordered to march an assaulting column of and carry it by assault at dawn of the 12th. Jackson in person, with the remainder of his command,o follow along the main road. On the 9th General Jackson issued orders from Greenbrier river that ts rear, and was ready for the assault; while Jackson was in position near Cheat river, in the immey. It appears, from this letter, that General Jackson wrote it on the morning of the 13th, aftefer to be without upon any expedition. General Jackson requests me to say that he is in possessihe reached early in the morning of the 16th. Jackson remained in front of the Cheat mountain redoun the 22d, from his camp on the mountain, General Jackson ordered Col. Edward Johnson, of the Twelfous to that time, on the 18th of October, General Jackson had ordered the construction of huts on t[1 more...]