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An English Combatant, Lieutenant of Artillery of the Field Staff., Battlefields of the South from Bull Run to Fredericksburgh; with sketches of Confederate commanders, and gossip of the camps., Chapter 25: (search)
the mountains. After a fatiguing march of seventy miles in three days, through valleys, over mountains, and along frightfully muddy roads, he arrived at nine A. M., May tenth, in sight of Colonel Johnson's little force, which was drawn up in a narrow valley, at a village called McDowell, with the heavy brigades of Milroy and Blenker in line of battle before him. This valley was not more than two hundred yards wide, having steep mountains on either hand, that on our left being called Bull Pasture Mountain. Jackson's men having been allowed a rest of two hours, he and Johnson immediately prepared for battle, and skirmishing began in all directions. Milroy and Blenker seemed confident of success, and handled their troops admirably; they had several pieces of artillery, we had none. At two P. M. the fight commenced in earnest, and Jackson immediately pushed his men forward to bring matters to a crisis. Observing that they suffered from our incessant and accurate musketry-fire, and
G. S. Hillard, Life and Campaigns of George B. McClellan, Major-General , U. S. Army, Chapter 7: (search)
in which the latter was defeated. This battle, by revealing the presence of a considerable force of the enemy in that region, was probably the reason why McDowell's corps was not sent to the Peninsula with McClellan. After the battle of Winchester, Jackson had retreated up the valley to Harrisonburg, and then struck off to the west. On the 8th of May, he fought a battle of not very decisive results with the Federal forces under Milroy and Schenck, at a place called McDowell, near Bull Pasture Mountain. From this point he marched to Harrisonburg, thence to New Market, where a junction was effected with Ewell's division, which had come from Elk Run Valley. Their united forces amounted. to at least fifteen thousand men. About the middle of May, an order was issued from the War Department at Washington for General Shields to move with his command from the Valley of the Shenandoah and join General McDowell at Fredericksburg. This left General Banks with only five or six thousand
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 10 (search)
Doc. 10.-battle at McDowell, Va. this battle is also known as the battle of Bull Pasture Mountain. Report of Brig.-General Milroy. headquarters Milroy's brigade, camp near Franklin, Va.,ncentrate at McDowell. Upon the next morning, (eighth inst.,) the enemy was seen upon Bull Pasture Mountain, about one and three quarter miles distant from McDowell, on my right and front. I commeads. Our troops cannot be too highly praised for their heroic conduct in the battle of Bull Pasture Mountain. For near three hours they contended successfully against four times their own number. n we arrived upon the summit we could see the enemy in hasty retreat on the east side of Bull Pasture Mountain, about five miles in advance. It being late in the day, our command thought it prudent morning we were again on the line of march in pursuit of the enemy. When we arrived at Bull Pasture Mountain we ascended to its summit, when Ashby's scouts reported that the Yankees had placed four
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories, West Virginia Volunteers. (search)
inst guerrillas from Phillippi to Suttonville, W. Va., till September, 1861. Rowell's Run September 6. Moved to Beverly September 10, thence to Elkwater, and duty there till April, 1862. Romney, Hanging Rock, September 23, 1861. Romney September 23-25. Mill Creek Mills October 26. Skirmishes in Clay, Braxton and Webster Counties December 29-31. Elk Mountain March 19, 1862. Advance on Staunton April 5-May 8. Cow Pasture May 7. Battle of McDowell May 8. Bull Pasture Mountain May 8. Reconnoissance to Franklin May 9-11. Franklin May 11-13. Strasburg and Staunton Road June 1-2. Battle of Cross Keys June 8. At Strasburg June 20-July 5. Advance to Luray July 5-11. Moved to Sperryville July 11, thence to Woodville July 22, and duty there till August 9. Battle of Cedar Mountain August 9. Crooked Creek August 12. Pope's Campaign In Northern Virginia August 16-September 2. Fords of the Rappahannock August 21-23. Freeman's Ford
Col. Robert White, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 2.2, West Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 5: (search)
tory, promptly attacked him at Kernstown, where he was repulsed by superior numbers. Retreating to Swift Run gap, he was reinforced by Ewell's division, while Banks pushed up the Shenandoah valley to Harrisonburg. Meanwhile Gen. Edward Johnson's army of the Northwest had withdrawn from Alleghany mountain to Valley Mills, Augusta county, and Milroy advanced to Monterey and thence to McDowell, where he was reinforced by Schenck. The army of the Northwest, backed by Jackson, occupied Bull Pasture mountain and repulsed two assaults by Milroy, who then retreated to Franklin, Pendleton county, while Jackson moved northward to assail Banks. This battle of McDowell is of special interest to West Virginia soldiers. General Johnson, commander of the army of the Northwest, had command of the troops engaged in the fight, until he fell wounded, when his place was taken by General Taliaferro. Johnson's army had previously been divided into two brigades, under the command of Colonels Porterf
Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 3, Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 14: (search)
, at the foot of the Shenandoah mountain, 23 miles from Staunton, and under his personal direction the pursuit was continued across that mountain to Shaw's Fork, the Federal artillery opposing a further advance from the crest of Shaw's ridge. The march was resumed early on the morning of the 8th, Johnson's regiments still in advance. The enemy had retreated during the night, and Jackson met with no opposition in crossing Shaw's ridge, the Cow Pasture valley and the western slope of Bull Pasture mountain, the summit of which was reached early in the forenoon. From a projecting rock on the right of the road Jackson was enabled to see the camp and the position taken by the enemy across the Bull Pasture river, on the terraces and bottoms of that valley in the vicinity of McDowell; while his engineer, who was familiar with the locality, sketched for him the topography and the approaches to the Federal position, which were partly concealed by a forest along the eastern bluffs of the riv
Capt. Calvin D. Cowles , 23d U. S. Infantry, Major George B. Davis , U. S. Army, Leslie J. Perry, Joseph W. Kirkley, The Official Military Atlas of the Civil War, Index. (search)
, Ala.: Siege, etc., April 2-9, 1865 49 i, 213 Union works 49 i, 145 Blake's Farm, W. Va.: Skirmishes, Nov. 10-11, 1861 5, 274 Bomb-proofs: Plans 9, 63; 46 II, 197; 51 II, 500 Boydton Plank Road, Va.: Engagement, Oct. 27-28, 1864 42 i, 233, 435, 436 Brandy Station, Va.: Engagement, June 9, 1863 27 II, 686 Bristoe Campaign: Army Corps, routes, etc 29 i, 323, 1018 Brown's Ferry, Tenn.: Skirmish, Oct. 27, 1863 31 i, 83 Bull Pasture Mountain, Va.: Engagement, May 8, 1862 12 i, 474, 475 Bull Run, Va.: Battles — July 21, 1861 51 i, 26 Aug. 30, 1862 12 III, 959, 960 Bull Run Campaign: Bull Run, Va., July 21, 1861 51 i, 26 California: Redwood Creek 50 i, 173 San Francisco Harbor 50 II, 533 Santa Catalina Island 50 II, 688 Warner's Ranch 50 i, 31, 45 Cane River Crossing, La.: Engagement, April 23, 1864 34 i, 233, 395 Carolinas, Campaign of the: Bentonv
Capt. Calvin D. Cowles , 23d U. S. Infantry, Major George B. Davis , U. S. Army, Leslie J. Perry, Joseph W. Kirkley, The Official Military Atlas of the Civil War, Index. (search)
4, 1; 81, 4; 82, 9; 85, 1; 99, 2; 100, 1 Budd's Ferry, Potomac River 8, 1 Buffalo, Ark. 154, G2 Buffalo, W. Va. 140, G7, 141, B8 Buford's Bridge, S. C. 76, 2; 79, 3; 80, 2; 117, 1; 120, 2; 135-A; 143, G10; 144, C10 Buford's Gap, Va. 81, 6; 137, G1 Bugby Bridge, S. C. 131, 1; 139, H4; 143, H13; 144, D13 Bull Bayou, Ark. 154, A4 Bull Creek, Mo. 160, D13 Bull Island, S. C. 120, 2; 144, F11 Bullitt's Bayou, La. 155, F6 Bull Pasture Mountain, Va. 85, 1; 116, 1; 137, C2 Engagement, May 8, 1862. See McDowell, Va. Bull Run, Va. 3, 1, 3, 2; 5, 1, 5, 7; 7, 1; 21, 13; 22, 1, 22, 3, 22, 4, 22, 5, 22, 6, 22, 7; 23, 1, 23, 2; 74, 1; 100, 1; 111, 1; 135-A; 137, A7 Battles: July 21, 1861 3, 1, 3, 2; 5, 1, 5, 7 Aug. 30, 1862 22, 1; 111, 1 Bull Run (Va.) Campaign, July 16-22, 1861: Bull Run, Va., July 21, 1861 3, 1, 3, 2; 5, 1, 5, 7 Bull Run Mountains, Va. 7, 1; 22, 5, 22, 6; 43, 7; 100,
The Daily Dispatch: may 20, 1862., [Electronic resource], The battle at McDowell. (search)
scouting the mountain thoroughly, we found that three regiments had been camped upon the top, but upon our approach had made a hasty retreat. When we arrived upon the summit we could see the enemy in hasty retreat on the east side of Bull Pasture Mountain, about five miles in advance, It being late in the day our commander thought it prudent to half and go into camp for the night. At sunrise the next morning we were again on the line of march in pursuit of the enemy. When we arrived at Bull Pasture Mountain we ascended to its summit, when Ashby's scouts reported that the Yankees had placed four pieces of artillery on the road leading into McDowell, on the west side of the mountain, where the road passes through a narrow gorge. The heights commanding Monterey were also in possession of the enemy, with artillery planted. The Lee Battery, of Lynchburg, was selected to go in advance with its rifle guns, but after reaching the summit of the mountain they were ordered back