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Heros von Borcke, Memoirs of the Confederate War for Independence, Chapter 20: (search)
luence of frequent rains and the mild air of April, had clothed itself in tender verdure, interspersed here and there with blooming patches by the now blossoming peach orchards. Our headquarters were established not more than a quarter of a mile from Culpepper, on a height thickly covered with pine and cedar trees, skirted by the road leading to Orange Courthouse, and commanding a view of the village and the surrounding country, picturesquely bordered in the distance by the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. Only W. Lee's and Fitz Lee's brigades were with us. The former picketed the fords in the immediate vicinity of Culpepper, and the latter was stationed higher up the river. Hampton's command had been left behind for recruiting, most of its dismounted men having been furloughed to their distant homes in Mississippi and the Carolinas to supply themselves with fresh horses. Our animals were now beginning to get into better condition, forage having become more abundant, and being valu
Heros von Borcke, Memoirs of the Confederate War for Independence, Chapter 24: (search)
all our troops left the vicinity of Upperville to march onward to the Potomac, leaving me behind, sad that I was no longer able to share in their fatigues, their dangers, and their glory. Henceforward my strength improved very rapidly; the outer wound had nearly closed; from only being able to swallow a little cream I could now take more substantial food, and was allowed to sit up an hour or two in the verandah to enjoy the cool aromatic breeze travelling hither from the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. Every kindness was shown me by Mr B. and his family, and I received many kind messages from the ladies of the neighbourhood, who sent me nosegays every day; so that I should have felt perfectly happy had not my mind been troubled with the thought of being away from my comrades, and had not, moreover, the frequency of the Federal scouting parties crossing the Potomac rendered it dangerous that I should remain, my presence having become much more widely known in the vicinity. After
Fitzhugh Lee, General Lee, Chapter 9: Second battle of Manassas. (search)
s overlooking Harper's Ferry, while Brigadier-General Walker was instructed to cross the Potomac below Harper's Ferry and seize the Loudoun heights in Virginia. These movements were successfully accomplished, and on the 14th Harper's Ferry was closely invested. The heights were crowned with artillery ready to open at command on the doomed garrison. The little village of Harper's Ferry lies in an angle formed by the Shenandoah and Potomac where their united waters break through the Blue Ridge Mountains. It is a troop trap unless defended by the adjacent heights. Colonel Miles had strongly fortified the ridge in Virginia called Bolivar Heights, lying between the rivers; but Maryland heights, the key to the situation, was only feebly garrisoned. At dawn on the 15th, in response to Jackson's order, a line of fire leaped from the mountain-crowned heights and told Colonel Miles, the Federal commander, in no uncertain tones, that his surrender was demanded. For two hours this plunging
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Blue Ridge Mountains, (search)
Blue Ridge Mountains, A portion of the Appalachian range.
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)
a. 24, 3; 57, 1; 97, 1; 111, 9; 149, D10 Blue Creek, W. Va. 141, C10 Blue Earth River, Minn. 171 Blue Mountain, Ala. 76, 1 Blue Pond, Ala. 46, 3; 48, 1; 117, 1; 118, 1; 149, F9 Blue Pond, Ga. 57, 1 Blue Ridge Mountains, N. C. 135-A; 142, G7 Blue Ridge Mountains, Va. 29, 1; 81, 4, 81, 6; 85, 1; 135-A; 137, C5, 135-A; 137, F2 Blue Springs, Tenn. 30, 2; 34, 4 Blue Stone River, W. Va. 141, F11 Bluff Springs, Fla. 147, D6 Bluffton,Blue Ridge Mountains, Va. 29, 1; 81, 4, 81, 6; 85, 1; 135-A; 137, C5, 135-A; 137, F2 Blue Springs, Tenn. 30, 2; 34, 4 Blue Stone River, W. Va. 141, F11 Bluff Springs, Fla. 147, D6 Bluffton, S. C. 70, 2; 101, 21; 117, 1; 118, 1; 120, 2; 135-A Blythe's Ferry, Tenn. 97, 1; 149, B11 Board Loop-Hole, Sketch of, on picket-line 24th Corps 67, 6 Bobo's Cross-Roads, Tenn. 34, 4 Bob's Creek, Mo. 152, D8 Boca Chica, Tex. 65, 10 Boggy Depot, Indian Territory 159, C4 Bogue Chitto River, Miss. 36, 1 Bogue Inlet, N. C. 40, 4; 135-A; 138, H9; 139, A12 Bogue Sound, N. C. 40, 4; 67, 3; 138, H10; 139, A13 Boiling Fork, Tenn. 35, 1