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Robert Lewis Dabney, Life and Commands of Lieutenand- General Thomas J. Jackson, Chapter 6: first campaign in the Valley. (search)
was threatened by a large force under Major-General Patterson; and, through that pass, it was suppoesert the place. The Federal commander, General Patterson, had now approached the Potomac northwesliamsport, the position then occupied by General Patterson. Another, known as the northwestern turey, forty miles west of Winchester; and General Patterson was crossing the Potomac at Williamsport road to Winchester, turned westward to meet Patterson, and chose a strong defensive position at BuMartinsburg. Upon hearing of this movement, Patterson precipitately withdrew his forces to the norord in actual combat with the Federal army. Patterson had, at last, ventured to cross the Potomac is influence over them was established. General Patterson reported to his Government that he had ruld intimidate the unwarlike rabble. General Patterson occupied Martinsburg while General Johnsired to Winchester. On the 15th of July General Patterson advanced to Bunker Hill, but, when his a
Robert Lewis Dabney, Life and Commands of Lieutenand- General Thomas J. Jackson, Chapter 7: Manassas. (search)
Beauregard could at any time have been increased, by suddenly withdrawing General Patterson's army from the Upper Potomac to Washington, for which the vast resourcesrcuitous line; but, by placing his Headquarters at-Winchester, he tempted General Patterson to Martinsburg. The advantages for concentration were now all reversed. No man knew the intent, save that it was supposed they were about to attack Patterson, who lay to the north of them, from Bunker Hill to Smithfield, with twenty thashington, it could expect nothing else than to meet the unbroken army of General Patterson, which, it was well known, was effecting a junction with that of McDowellrt might lead them to the spoils of a wealthy capital. If the arrival of General Patterson's army was suspected, it was not known. At the most, it was only the armackson was piercing the centre of McDowell, with a fatal thrust, at Manassas, Patterson was haranguing his mutinous troops at Charleston, within a few miles of the l