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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore) 8 0 Browse Search
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in Virginia. I then sent Capt. Holliday, with a small mounted party, on the John's Creek road, and Captains Thomas and Clay on the river road to Prestonburg, to observe the movements of the enemy. This was on the night of the 8th. Capt. Thomas dortion of wounded. I cannot speak in terms of commendation too high of the gallantry of Capts. May, Thomas, Hawkins and Clay, and Lieut. Van Hook and Sam. Clay — indeed, the officers and men behaved with so much courage and coolness that to discriSam. Clay — indeed, the officers and men behaved with so much courage and coolness that to discriminate at all would be invidious. If we had had one thousand men more, and a battery of six pieces, we could have whipped and destroyed both columns; but with the small force I had, it was impossible to fight both at once, and to have opposed my whducing Mr. Lewis, a special agent for the Confederate Government, who would make a communication to Colonel W. about young Clay, in relation to which Colonel W. was to use his discretion. The Secretary was anxiously awaiting Williams' muster rolls,