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The Annals of the Civil War Written by Leading Participants North and South (ed. Alexander Kelly McClure), Lee's West Virginia campaign. (search)
eard of a Pass about forty miles west, near Huntersville, by which Cheat Mountain might be turned. Virginia to proceed direct from Staunton to Huntersville. This was the condition of affairs when Gerce which had been ordered to rendezvous at Huntersville, and advance by the Pass that Colonel Gillid movement. When General Loring arrived at Huntersville, about the 1st of August, he found already alley Mountain Pass, fifteen miles west of Huntersville, with two regiments, and two other regiment from Staunton. The force of Loring on the Huntersville line amounted in round numbers to eight thord the formation of a depot of supplies at Huntersville, and the organization of a supply train, asred to overlook the fact that the line from Huntersville to Beverly, only forty miles long, was to bH. Taylor. After remaining several days at Huntersville without gaining any positive information fronsiderable loss. Soon after his return to Huntersville, General Loring was instructed to report to[3 more...]
The Annals of the Civil War Written by Leading Participants North and South (ed. Alexander Kelly McClure), The Black Horse cavalry. (search)
commanded by Lieutenant Colonel William H. Payne, formerly captain of the Black Horse. He bore himself with conspicuous gallantry, and was taken prisoner in a charge which he led, the regiment sustaining considerable loss in killed and wounded. The effort of Kilpatrick to detain Stuart was foiled by this fight, and he moved on to Carlisle barracks, which, with his artillery, he set on fire. From Carlisle the Southern cavalry marched to Gettysburg, and took position on Lee's left, near Huntersville. They took part in the battle on the memorable 3d of July, 1863, in which the Southern Confederacy received its death wound. Upon Meade's advance into Virginia, Lee retired to the south bank of the Rapidan, with headquarters at Orange Court-House, where he remained until October 11th. He then determined to assume the offensive. With this intent he ordered General Fitz Lee, with whom the Black Horse was serving, to cross the Rapidan at Raccoon and Morton's fords, where he found hims