Browsing named entities in The Daily Dispatch: December 5, 1864., [Electronic resource]. You can also browse the collection for New Creek (West Virginia, United States) or search for New Creek (West Virginia, United States) in all documents.

Your search returned 4 results in 2 document sections:

The Daily Dispatch: December 5, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
ition of Major-General Rosser against the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. The following is General Lee's official dispatch giving the full particulars of the expedition: "Hon. James A. Seddon, Secretary of War: "General Early reports that General Rosser, with Payne's and his own brigade, encountered, on the 27th ultimo, near Moorefield, a small party of the enemy and captured forty prisoners and one piece of artillery. "On the 28th, he surprised and captured Fort Kelly, at New creek, with four field pieces, four siege guns, between seven and eight hundred prisoners, a large number of horses and mules and eight stands of colors, and destroyed two hundred wagons and a quantity of commissary and ordnance stores. He brought off the field pieces and some wagons, spiked the siege guns and destroyed the carriages. He also captured Piedmont, destroyed all the Government buildings, containing a number of engines; burnt several bridges, did considerable damage to the railroad
The Daily Dispatch: December 5, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
he water, enable the men to see if the rebels send down infernal machines, or make any attempts to board them. Yankee account of General Rotser's capture of New creek. A telegram from Martinsburg, dated the 30th, says: The losses of our forces at New creek, noticed in my last, are more serious than were at first suppNew creek, noticed in my last, are more serious than were at first supposed. Colonel-Latham, member of Congress elect from Pennsylvania, was in command at New creek, and is reported to have lost six or seven guns from his earthworks and some three hundred men. Warned of the enemy's approach by the fight of the day previous at Moorefield, he had kept a strict watch for him all night, and as he came noNew creek, and is reported to have lost six or seven guns from his earthworks and some three hundred men. Warned of the enemy's approach by the fight of the day previous at Moorefield, he had kept a strict watch for him all night, and as he came not, arrived at the conclusion that he had turned backward. Vigilance was relaxed, and therefore, about the middle of the day, Rosser pounced upon his pickets and got within his earthworks before he could gather his command. The guns and prisoners were secured, the whiskey confiscated and drank, the stores robbed and the enemy depa