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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 1. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book IV:—the first autumn. (search)
s nowhere fordable; and, in the midst of this long and tedious operation, the boat, after capsizing, had been dashed to pieces against the rocks. Floyd found himself on the right bank of the river with his infantry and two guns, separated from his cavalry by a deep and rapid current. Having been made acquainted with this fact, Tyler sought to take advantage of his perilous situation to attack him, but he was not quick enough. In twenty-four hours a new boat was constructed; and on the 25th of August Floyd had all his troops united on the right bank of the Gauley. He immediately took up his line of march with a view of forestalling Tyler, who had halted at Cross Lanes, situated a short distance from that place. The Federals had failed to adopt even the simplest precautions customary under such circumstances; they had sent out no scouts, and had settled down in their bivouac as if they had no enemy to fear. This culpable neglect was to cost them dear. On the morning of the 26th F