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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 1: operations in Virginia.--battle of Chancellorsville.--siege of Suffolk. (search)
ed by the afterward famous guerilla chief, John S. Moseby, dashed into the village of Fairfax Court-telegraph wires on their way. For this exploit Moseby was publicly commended by General Stuart, and he was promoted to major of cavalry. Moseby was a graduate of the University of Virginia, and a legiment of adventurers, who, one of them said, Moseby himself declared, could only be held together the fact, exultingly set forth in a history of Moseby's exploits by one of his followers (Major Scotwith his pistol, he shot his old friend dead. Moseby's military career, as described by his ardent vior of the recusant. The estimation in which Moseby was held; by the Government is shown by the ex rebel. camp of the guerrilla and freebooter, Moseby, in the Blue Ridge Mountains, capturing his arsistant Secretary of War. A few days after Moseby's bold exploit, the first purely cavalry battldesperate battle ensued, which continued John S. Moseby until late in the evening, when Averill w[6 more...]
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 11: advance of the Army of the Potomac on Richmond. (search)
he Potomac, which he rejoined on the 25th of May. Before proceeding to follow the Army of the Potomac further in its advance toward Richmond, let us see what had been doing for awhile on its right by forces which, as we have observed, had been arranged in Western Virginia for co-operating movements. For some time that region had been the theater of some stirring minor events of the war. Confederate cavalry, guerrilla bands, and resident bushwhackers had been active and mischievous; while Moseby, the marauding chief, was busy in the region east of the Blue Ridge, between Leesburg and the Rappahannock, which his followers called his Confederacy. So early as the beginning of January, 1864. Fitz-Hugh Lee, with his cavalry, made a fruitless raid on the Baltimore and Ohio railway, west of Cumberland. A little later, General Jubal Early, in command of the Confederates in the Shenandoah Valley, sent General Rosser on a foraging excursion in the same direction. He was more successful, f
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 13: invasion of Maryland and Pennsylvania-operations before Petersburg and in the Shenandoah Valley. (search)
n miles distant, when Chambersburg was fired, charged by General Couch to watch the raiders, was moving against them. He pursued them to Hancock, on the Potomac (where they crossed), smiting them on the way with sufficient effect to save McConnellstown from the fate of Chambersburg. All Western Pennsylvania and Upper Maryland were filled with a panic. It was the general belief that Early was again north of the Potomac in full force. The alarm was intensified by a dash across the river by Moseby the marauder, See page 22. who carried back with his plunder a few horsemen as prisoners. The order of Grant for the two corps to hasten to Petersburg was countermanded. They had been halted at Georgetown when news of the defeat of Crook at Winchester was received, and were turned back. They had reached Harper's Ferry on the day when Chambersburg was burnt, and were there joined by some of Hunter's long-expected troops, coming from West Virginia; and then the entire force, with an imme
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 20: Peace conference at Hampton Roads.--the campaign against Richmond. (search)
time, excepting along the Petersburg lines, where there were occasional artillery duels. Grant considered it of the utmost importance, before a General movement of the armies operating against Richmond, that all communications with that City, north of the James River, should be cut off. At the Middle of February circumstances favored an effort to that end. Lee had drawn the greater portion of the forces from the Shenandoah Valley the few Confederates in Northern Virginia, under Rosser, Moseby, and others, had been quite active during the winter. The former, with a mounted force, went over the mountains into Western Virginia, and at Beverly surprised a guard of horses and stores, 700 strong, and captured 400 of the men and all the property, on the 11th of January. On the 21st of February a squad of Confederate cavalry, under Lieutenant McNeil, dashed into Cumberland. Between midnight and dawn, and with the assistance of disloyal residents, seized Generals Kelley and Crook, in t
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Index. (search)
Gen., surrender of at Sailor's Creek, 3.554. Ewing, Gen. Hugh S., his defense of Pilot Knob against Price, 3.277. F. Fairfax Court-House, Lieut. Tomkins's dash upon, 1.487; McDowell's advance on, 2.586; Col. Stoughton carried off from by Moseby, 2.21; Hooker at, 3.52. Fair Oaks Station, battle near, 2.410; second battle near, 2.412; visit of the author to in 1866, 2.439. Falling Waters, battle at, 1.524. Falmouth, Hooker's Headquarters near, 3.24. Farragut, Admiral David G.,, 3.39; his unfortunate expedition against Macon, 3.388; operations of in East Tennessee, 3.429; his great raid from. Knoxville in 1865, 3.503. Stone's River, battle of, 2.544-2.550. Stoughton, Col., carried off from Fairfax Court-House by Moseby, 3.21. Strasburg, Gen. Banks at, 2.392. Streight, Col. A. D., raid of in Georgia, 3.119; captured with his command, 3.120. strong, Gen., repulsed at Fort Wagner, 3.202, 204. Stuart, Col. J. E. B., attacks a reconnoitering force under