Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Wise” in chapter 3, page 38 of Col. Robert White, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 2.2, West Virginia:
...e punishment upon the enemy.
He should have been captured to give Rosecrans title to claim of a victory.
Floyd considered the battle of Carnifix Ferry decisive so far as the troops with him and Wise were concerned.
He reported that he could have beaten the enemy if Wise had come up when ordered, and the North Carolina and Georgia regiments could have arrived before the
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