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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 3. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book I:—the war on the Rapidan. (search)
re the only things to distract their attention from the monotony of the blockade. Most of them were successful: in the course of one month the Confederates were deprived of five vessels, one of which was captured on the 23d of February in St. Sebastian River; another was destroyed near Mosquito Inlet on the 2d of March; a third in the Ocklockonnee on the 20th; and the last two at Baysport on the 24th. By way of retaliation, two expeditions were repulsed with the loss of some men on the 20th of March in the bay of St. Andrews, and at Gadsden's Point on the 27th. The latter was drawn into an ambuscade by some Confederate partisans, who with blackened faces and clothed in petticoats played the role of fugitive negresses on the beach trying to obtain the protection of the Federal flag. The naval division which blockaded the Gulf of Mexico west of the Mississippi having been reduced to the strictest necessary requirements by Farragut's operations on that river, had experienced, as th
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 3. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book II:—--the Mississippi. (search)
irty prisoners in the hands of the Federals. While they were rapidly falling back upon McMinnville, the Federals attempted another bold stroke against the remainder of Morgan's forces, which had not left the valley of Smith's Creek since the 20th of March. This expedition was entrusted to Stanley's cavalry, which had not yet been sent to Granger's assistance, and to a brigade of infantry—about two thousand sabres and twelve hundred muskets. On the 2d of April, Stanley encounters Morgan's outar their passage, while other troops are sent from Lexington to assist in surrounding them completely. But Cluke, seeing his retreat cut off, returns to Mount Sterling, captures the small Union garrison which occupied this point, and on the 20th of March, forcing his way through the troops that have been sent in pursuit of him, gains, by another route, the inaccessible plateau whence he had emerged. In the mean while, Pegram, who has gathered together the remainder of his cavalry at Montic