hide Matching Documents

Browsing named entities in Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore). You can also browse the collection for Breathitt or search for Breathitt in all documents.

Your search returned 1 result in 1 document section:

Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 68 (search)
the Fifth Kentucky, moving forward to the fight, was soon engaged. Colonel Jones, with his Eighth Indiana, pushed forward with one battalion on each flank of the Fifth, and the third one up to their line. They went up in handsome style; met and engaged the enemy with the Fifth, who at that time was being heavily pressed. Moving forward, we encamped three miles beyond. 2d. Marched at seven o'clock, found the enemy at Rock Creek Church; he was charged and driven across the creek by Major Breathitt, with his battalion of the Third Kentucky cavalry; Captain Thomas, with his battalion of the Third Kentucky, crossing the creek, charging the enemy behind barricades, and together with a battalion of the Fifth Olio, put the enemy to flight. Travelled fifteen miles, and encamped. 3d. Marched to Tompkins Station. 4th. Wheeler, with his entire force, being at Waynesboro, five miles distant, by direction of the General commanding, my command stripped for battle, and with our divisi