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The Daily Dispatch: July 29, 1861., [Electronic resource], The Rich mountain fight. (search)
ar at the Rich Mountain, which placed him in our rear. The General determined to abandon Laurel Hill at once, and we marched about twelve at night. My regiment was assigned to bring up the rear, and with Gen. Garnett and Capt. Shoemaker's battery we remained at the trenches till the balance of the command had gone some distance up the mountain. On getting within a few miles of Beverly, the General was informed that the road had been blockaded, and he then determined to proceed through Tucker and Preston and into Hardy, and having passed the road that led that way, we reversed the order of march, which threw my regiment to the front, which order was preserved during the day, except that Colonel Hansbrough's Battalion passed us to the front. That night we camped on Cheat river, and next morning Col. Hassorough, Col. Jackson, and myself were marched in front of the train. Gen. Garnett, now anticipating an attack from Gen. Hill, (as I understood,) also placed Capt. Shoemaker w