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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 2. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book IV:—Kentucky (search)
ntion the assassination of the Federal general Robert McCook, near Decherd, on the 6th of August. Federal division, that of Sill, detached from McCook's corps, proceeded in the direction of Lexingtorces to take possession of them. On the 6th, McCook's corps, on the left, had encamped halfway beteciprocal support. On the morning of the 7th, McCook posted himself at Macksville, whence he could ight, at some distance from Gilbert's troops. McCook started from Macksville at five o'clock in thewhom had never been under fire. Consequently, McCook had placed Rousseau's division in front; but due duty had gone in search of water and wood. McCook's right was formed by two of Rousseau's briga were masters of all the positions occupied by McCook between Chaplin's Creek and Doctor's Creek; buunder Gooding, had gone to the extreme left to McCook's relief, and for nearly two hours it made heaed until four o'clock of the struggle in which McCook had been engaged since two o'clock. He immedia[10 more...]