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Robert Lewis Dabney, Life and Commands of Lieutenand- General Thomas J. Jackson, Chapter 8: winter campaign in the Valley. 1861-62. (search)
troy the great bridges about Cumberland, was now manifest. This force was able to draw its supplies by railroad from the west, and to bring them unobstructed to the Great Capon Bridge. That work they were rapidly rebuilding, and nothing could be anticipated but that, on its completion, they would break into the valley, in concert with General Banks, from the northeast. The latter commander had been hitherto inactive, but it was known that he had a large force cantoned at Frederick City, Hagerstown, and Williamsport, in Maryland. His first indications were, that he was moving his troops up the northern bank of the Potomac, and effecting a junction with General Lander, by boats constructed at Cumberland and brought down the stream. But this movement, if it was not a feint, was speedily reconsidered. On the 25th of February he crossed at Harper's Ferry with 4000 men, and by the 4th of March had established his Headquarters at Charlestown, seven miles in advance. The remainder of hi
Robert Lewis Dabney, Life and Commands of Lieutenand- General Thomas J. Jackson, Chapter 17: the campaign in Maryland. (search)
will resume its march to-morrow, taking the Hagerstown road. General Jackson's command will form the main body of the army at Greensborough or Hagerstown. It will be seen that the advance was aains to Boonsborough. The next day, leaving Hagerstown on his right, General Jackson marched to Wilhe other wing, supposed to be tending toward Hagerstown; to crush the former first, delivering the bad southward to Harper's Ferry, northward to Hagerstown, westward to Shepherdstown, upon the Virginiextended that wing to the highway leading to Hagerstown. The evening of that day was expended by thf Hood, nearly filling the space between the Hagerstown road and the Potomac. To rest his extreme lgades of Lawton and Trimble were between the Hagerstown road and the command of D. H. Hill. On the were hotly engaged in the woods east of the Hagerstown road. Very soon the Confederates were driver assistance. They had been driven from the Hagerstown road, across an elevated field, and into a w