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G. S. Hillard, Life and Campaigns of George B. McClellan, Major-General , U. S. Army, Chapter 4: (search)
s of the enemy; and with them came General Robert Selden Garnett, the former commandant at West Poition the enemy were strongly intrenched,--General Garnett commanding in person at Laurel Hill, on tannon road, five miles west of Beverly. General Garnett's force was about ten thousand men, and Cs north road was the only retreat open to General Garnett. General McClellan's plans are best de doing, to push on to Beverly and cut off General Garnett's retreat by Staunton, forcing him to ret to Beverly. He thus effectually cut off General Garnett's communications with Staunton. His despcommanding. On the night of the 11th, General Garnett, learning of the disaster at Rich Mountaitain Bonham, and retreated in confusion. General Garnett was himself killed while endeavoring to r out the directions sent to him to pursue General Garnett's force, and they escaped. Colonel Pegram, however, finding that Garnett had retreated, fell back on Beverly, and was compelled to surrende