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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 1. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book III:—the first conflict. (search)
try, concealed in the woods, only exchanged a few musket-shots with the brigades of Sherman and Schenck posted in front of it both above and below the bridge. From the feebleness of this resistance e of Bull Run, were trying to keep as many of the enemy's troops in front of them as possible. Schenck kept up a brisk engagement with the remainder of Bonham's brigade, and for a long time preventen cleared of all the obstacles which obstructed it as far as the stone bridge, McDowell ordered Schenck to cross Bull Run and strike the extreme right of the enemy in flank. This manoeuvre might hav, advanced with the ardor that certain victory inspires. The battle was lost to the Federals. Schenck, who had not yet commenced his movement, Davis and Richardson, who had resisted many attempts ois brigade fell back upon Centreville, where the whole of Miles's division, and the brigades of Schenck and Richardson, which had not been in the fights on the right bank of Bull Run, had assembled i
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 1. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book IV:—the first autumn. (search)
ition a little below the confluence of that stream and the Kanawha on the left bank, and near the mouth of Loop Creek; on the 11th he took up his march for the purpose of striking Floyd's camp in the rear; while a brigade lately placed under General Schenck's command was preparing to cross the Kanawha opposite Fayetteville, in order to cut off his retreat on that side. The brigade of Benham was divided into two columns: one, a thousand strong, turning to the right, marched upon Cassidy's Mill,d men and six guns proceeded to the same point by way of Cotton Hill. Benham met the enemy in the afternoon of the 12th at Laurel Creek. Floyd had struck his camp, and only defended the passage of the stream long enough to cover his retreat. Schenck not having been able to cross New River, which was swollen by the rain, that retreat was effected without difficulty; and Benham's two columns, worn out by a long march, only arrived at Fayetteville to find that the Confederates were already far