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Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 3, Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 85 1 Browse Search
Col. Robert White, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 2.2, West Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 76 8 Browse Search
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The Annals of the Civil War Written by Leading Participants North and South (ed. Alexander Kelly McClure) 11 1 Browse Search
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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 5: (search)
of April, six days after he took command of the forces of Virginia, General Lee sent Lieut.-Col. John McCausland, a native of the Kanawha valley and a graduate of the Virginia military institute, to to take command of the forces in the Kanawha region and carry out the orders already given to McCausland. Colonel Tompkins reported from Charleston, May 23d, that he found some 350 men, in five con or sixteen companies, but that the country was destitute of fabric suitable for uniforms. McCausland, covering the front on the Ohio river, reported Federal troops concentrating at and about Gall Ohio, on the 26th, and Tompkins, hastening to Charleston from his post at Kanawha Falls, sent McCausland as a special messenger to Governor Letcher to inform him of the disaffection of the populationnorth side. The next day Wise attacked Cox's advance post with some 800 men of all arms under McCausland, forcing them to retreat to their intrenched camp near the mouth of the Pocotalico. The ret
Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 3, Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 28: (search)
urg and encamped on the famous battlefield. McCausland advanced his cavalry to Shepherdstown, whilero, at the foot of the South mountain, while McCausland brought his force to the Antietam in front os infantry. Gordon's division soon followed McCausland, struck the enemy's flank and drove it back ivisions followed, with Ramseur in the rear, McCausland falling back by the river road and thus guary of Upperville and Ashby's gap, convoyed by McCausland. The enemy made demonstrations along the Poordon's and Wharton's divisions, followed by McCausland, marched to Cedarville by way of Millwood, amy to Shepherdstown and clearing the way for McCausland to cross at McCoy's ford. The enemy's cavaloon and drove them back across the Opequon. McCausland advanced videttes on Gordon's right, from hi the vicinity of Brucetown and Stephenson's, McCausland moving from Brucetown to Rodes' right. Fitzis former position. The enemy also attacked McCausland's brigade, of Lomax's division, near Cedarvi[23 more...]
Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 3, Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 31: (search)
at the Warm Springs, picketed the line of Jackson's river, at Hightown and points to the south of that, Cheat mountain, on the Staunton and Parkersburg turnpike, near the Big Spring beyond Marlinton, and points in the upper Greenbrier valley. McCausland's brigade, with headquarters at Callahan's, west of Covington, had a camp of observation near the White Sulphur Springs and picketed at Lewisburg. Lomax had his headquarters at Millboro, on the Virginia Central railroad, and Payne's brigade wmorning of the 11th, Rosser, later in the day, started upon his return. and on the 18th reached his old camp near Swoope's. On the 18th of January, Echols' old brigade of Wharton's division, left for Dublin Depot in southwest Virginia, and McCausland's came to Fishersville, en route to its winter quarters in Alleghany and Greenbrier counties. On the 20th, Jackson's cavalry came, from toward Gordonsville, on its way to winter quarters in Bath and adjacent counties. On the 22d the Federal c
Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 3, Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Appendix. (search)
rage, W. W., colonel; Haddox, C. B., major; Kinsey, Benjamin F., lieutenant-colonel. Thirty-fifth Cavalry battalion: Ferneyhough, George M., major; Myers, Franklin M., major; White, Elijah V., major, lieutenant-colonel. Thirty-fifth Infantry regiment. (No rolls or roster., Thirty-sixth Cavalry battalion: Sweeney, James W., major. Thirty-sixth Infantry regiment (formerly Second Kanawha regiment): Fife, William E., major, lieutenant-colonel; Linkons, Benjamin R., lieutenant-colonel; McCausland, John A., colonel; Reid, L. Wiber, lieutenant-colonel; Smith, Thomas, major, lieutenant-colonel, colonel. Thirty-seventh Cavalry battalion: Claiborne, James R., major; Dunn, Ambrose C., lieutenant-colonel. Thirty-seventh Infantry regiment: Carson, Robert P., lieutenant-colonel; Fulkerson, Samuel V., colonel; Terry, John F., lieutenant-colonel; Williams, Titus V., major, colonel; Wood, Henry C., major. Thirty-seventh Militia regiment: Coles, Thomas R., major; Downing, Joseph, majo
Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 3, Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Biographical (search)
alled again to Lee, Imboden's small command was pushed back to Mount Crawford, where he was reinforced by Vaughn, and W. E. Jones took command, to meet with serious defeat at Piedmont. General Imboden then, in command of his own, Jackson's and McCausland's brigades, fought Hunter's advance until Early came to Lynchburg. Subsequently he participated in the advance upon Washington, and Early's campaign against Sheridan, and was on duty in the Valley until the close of hostilities. Major-Genethese important engagements led to his promotion, August 10, 1864, to the rank of major-general. He was given command of a division composed of the cavalry brigades of Bradley T. Johnson, W. L. Jackson, Henry B. Davidson, J. D. Imboden and John McCausland, and rendered prominent and distinguished service in the Valley campaign of the army under General Early, at the battles of Winchester, Tom's Brook and other encounters. At the battle of Woodstock, October 9th, he was made a prisoner by Tor