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The Annals of the Civil War Written by Leading Participants North and South (ed. Alexander Kelly McClure), Fire, sword, and the halter. (search)
cements then on their way to my support. I knew that any such statement would be repeated to the enemy, and cause him to advance with great caution. On the afternoon of the 2d we had our first skirmish near Lacy Springs, a few miles north of Harrisonburg. The next day, I was pressed so hard that I had to fall back to the south bank of the North river, at Mount Crawford, seventeen miles from Staunton, losing a few men killed and wounded during the afternoon. Hunter camped at Harrisonburg. I Harrisonburg. I made a rather ostentatious display of a purpose to dispute seriously the passage of the river next day, by throwing up some works on the hill tops overlooking the bridge and felling trees in the fords for several miles above and below. During the night about two thousand men, sent forward by General Jones, joined me. To my dismay I found they were not generally organized in bodies larger than battalions, and in companies and fragments of companies hastily collected from Southwestern Virginia
The Annals of the Civil War Written by Leading Participants North and South (ed. Alexander Kelly McClure), Stonewall Jackson's Valley campaign. (search)
ved forward in force and Jackson retired to Harrisonburg, where he turned at right angles to the lefe Shenandoah and was but a day's march from Harrisonburg, and should Banks venture to move forward t enemy's flank and rear. General Banks, at Harrisonburg, was in the midst of a hostile country, andle Jackson was yet one day's march short of Harrisonburg. After conference with Ewell, Jackson took Fremont, who was at Franklin, is moving to Harrisonburg. Both of these movements are intended to grt, and a third at Conrad's store, opposite Harrisonburg. Jackson promptly burned the first two, anindefatigable Ashby. As Fremont approached Harrisonburg, on the 6th of June, Jackson left it. Instere his pursuers, he leaves the main road at Harrisonburg and crossing over to Swift Run gap, he takegins to retrace his steps, marching through Harrisonburg, New Market, Luray, Ewell joining him on thated as far as necessary, he turns off from Harrisonburg to Port Republic, seizes the only bridge le[4 more...]