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On the night of June 2d he was attacked by General McClellan, with a strong force, and withdrew to Laurel Hill. Reenforcements under General Garnett were sent forward and occupied the hill, while Colonel Pegram, the second in command, held Rich Mountain. On July 11th the latter was attacked by two columns of the enemy, and after a vigorous defense, fell back on the 12th, losing many of his men, who were made prisoners. General Garnett, hearing of this reverse, attempted to fall back, but wosition, and thus caused the sacrifice of those who had patriotically come to repel the invasion of the very people who furnished the guides to the enemy. It was treachery confounding the counsels of the brave. Thus occurred the disaster of Rich Mountain and Laurel Hill. General Robert Garnett was a native of Virginia and a graduate of the United States Military Academy. He served in Mexico, on the staff of General Z. Taylor, and was conspicuous for gallantry and good conduct, especially
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Index (search)
all for troops, 355. Relief squadron, 244. Republican convention, 42. Party, 44-45. Explanation, 31-32. Growth, 32. Convention, 42. Party (original) (See Democratic party). Reynolds, Lt. Governor of Missouri, 361. Rhett, —, 205, 206. Rhode Island, 63. Rhode Island Delegates to Philadelphia convention, 77, 85. Ratification of Constitution, 90, 96, 108, 129. Letter to President and Congress, 97. Constitutional amendment proposed, 125. Rice, —, 58. Rich Mountain, Battle of, 293. Ricketts, Captain, 329. Rip-Raps, 180. Rives, William C. Delegate to Peace Congress, 214. Rochambeau, Count, 139. Roman, A. B., 239. Commissioner from Confederacy to Lincoln, 212. Rosecrans, General, 372-73, 375,376. Russell, Lord, John, 281. S St. John, General, 276. Head of Confederate niter and mining bureau, 409-10. Saunders, Colonel, 325, 370. Scott, General, 234, 238, 289. Sebastian, Senator, 175. Secession, 96, 11