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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 3. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book IV:—Third winter. (search)
one starting from the banks of the Ohio and the other from those of the Potomac, it is better to assign them a separate task and to divide the enemy's attention. Thoburn's brigade, which occupies Petersburg, will march on the south-east in the direction of Staunton, to annoy Imboden and detain on this side Early's forces, whilst, ber with two regiments of mounted infantry, a cavalry regiment, and a battery of artillery. He passes Petersburg on the 10th, and makes a part of the march with Thoburn, who leaves him before the end of the day to perform the special task with which he is entrusted. Duffie also is on the march, and his column is moving on the vare, nothing but infantry, and therefore cannot march as fast as their adversaries. The latter, therefore, easily penetrate the valley of Jackson's River. Whilst Thoburn makes a demonstration on the Staunton road, Averell, passing behind Jackson, who is occupied by the movements of Moor's column, captures one of his trains, again