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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 1. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book II:—secession. (search)
an time, the Confederates, having taken courage, were again endeavoring to intercept the great Ohio line of railway. A small body of troops had been collected at Romney to menace Cumberland station, on that line. The Federal Colonel Wallace, who occupied this place, went to attack those troops at Romney, took them by surprise, aRomney, took them by surprise, after a long and difficult night-march, and returned after having dispersed them. A little more to the eastward, at Harper's Ferry, Johnston's forces were increasing at a rate to cause great uneasiness to the Federals. In the beginning of June, he occupied, with more than twelve thousand men, the formidable position of Maryland Hult position, and emboldened the Confederates who had assembled in the Alleghany valleys, which open on the Upper Potomac. Four thousand of them again occupied Romney, and destroyed the bridge of the Baltimore and Ohio Railway at New Creek; they thus cut off all communication between Wallace and McClellan, who had come to Graft
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 1. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book IV:—the first autumn. (search)
ersaries, he fell back towards the south, leaving only a few detachments around Romney, and took a position in front of the central passes of the great ridge occupiedalleys perpendicular to the Potomac. In the month of October the small town of Romney, situated in one of these valleys, had become the rendezvous of a Confederate fces of artillery, and a few squadrons of cavalry, he proceeded eastward towards Romney, while an infantry regiment, starting from Cumberland, in Maryland, was to arri river, which south of the Potomac is called the Branch, a few kilometres below Romney; the bridge which crosses that water-course had been destroyed, and the passagly driven him back into the valley of the Southern Potomac. The little town of Romney stands on the right side of that river. When the Federals appeared on the othentry, carrying the bridge of the main road, followed closely. The defenders of Romney, staggered by the first shock, fled in the greatest disorder towards Winchester
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 1. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book V:—the first winter. (search)
ationed on the other side of the river. Jackson, inflexible of purpose, would not yield to the cold. After destroying the railroad-track, he led his soldiers to Romney, which General Kelly evacuated without waiting for him; and leaving a portion of Loring's troops in this town, he returned to Winchester with the remainder of hiso longer hesitated to criticise his acts openly. So loud were their complaints that Mr. Davis, imitating the government of Washington, ordered Loring to evacuate Romney without even apprising Jackson of his intention. The latter had need of all his patriotism to continue in the service of those who so poorly appreciated the diff in his hands seventy-five prisoners, seventeen of whom were officers. In the mean time, a small body of troops had hoisted the Federal flag at Moorefield, above Romney, among the gorges of the Upper Potomac, and this last town, having been evacuated by Loring, was at once occupied by Lander. Jackson, who attached the greatest i