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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore) 106 2 Browse Search
Col. Robert White, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 2.2, West Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 101 1 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 1. 96 0 Browse Search
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Chapter XXII: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. March 4-June 10, 1862., Part II: Correspondence, Orders, and Returns. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott) 82 4 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore) 70 0 Browse Search
James Buchanan, Buchanan's administration on the eve of the rebellion 60 0 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1. 59 1 Browse Search
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume I. 56 2 Browse Search
Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 3, Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 44 4 Browse Search
The Annals of the Civil War Written by Leading Participants North and South (ed. Alexander Kelly McClure) 44 2 Browse Search
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The Daily Dispatch: September 14, 1861., [Electronic resource], Runaway. (search)
y, between the forces under the command of General Floyd, and the Federalists, under the much-talke the forces and powerful fortifications of General Floyd is, beyond doubt, great exaggeration. The loss the enemy professes to be ignorant. General Floyd is reported to have safely re-crossed the river during the night. General Floyd has moved with as much celerity as possible, and has comas would appear from his dispatches, of taking Floyd bag and baggage. His Irish and Germans, and hth the deepest interest to hear from the brave Floyd. When will we hear? How much behindhand we arhe present time. In order to understand Gen. Floyd's position, if the reader will refer to the nderstand the battle to have taken place. General Floyd defended himself gloriously against the no Nest, on New river, some fifteen miles from Gen. Floyd. A considerable part of Cox's forces was nealso, to hear from him. It may be that there was a concerted attack on both him and General Floyd.
The Daily Dispatch: September 14, 1861., [Electronic resource], Northern war News. (search)
egiments added to his command on his way North; and that Ben McCulloch, with a considerable force from Missouri and Arkansas, is on the way to Virginia, I have good reason to believe. It would appear as though both sides were now gathering their strength for a decisive trial on Virginia soil at no distant day; other points, in the meanwhile, by the Confederates in particular, to be comparatively uncared for, McCulloch's destination may be Western Virginia, his purpose, to succor his friends Floyd and Wise. He will probably reach Virginia by way of Memphis, and railroad from thence, in the last of this week. By that time, possibly, what should come may have come. The Boone Court-House fight. The Steubenville Herald has some details of the late defeat of the Confederates at Boone Court-House. It says: Thirty-five of their number are known to be killed, and five taken prisoners. The loss on the Federal side was none killed and six wounded. Corporal Nolan received a sev
The Daily Dispatch: September 14, 1861., [Electronic resource], Atrocitties of the Neapolitan brigands. (search)
A Yankee's account of a visit to Gen. Floyd's Outposts.[correspondence of the Cleveland (Ohio) Herald.] Gaulet Bridge, Aug. 31. --I sent you a dispatch yesterday evening, telling you of prisoners to see them, and to receive messages from them to their friends. He replied that General Floyd's orders were that no one should pass from us beyond that point, but added that if we were wsend a messenger to the General with our request. We told him we were. I then addressed to General Floyd the following note, viz: Peter Creek, Aug. 27, 1861.-- Brig. General John B. Floyd--GenBrig. General John B. Floyd--General: I am here under a flag of truce, with Dr. Cushing, of the 7th Regiment O. V. M., to look after our dead and wounded in the late battle at Cross Lanes.--We are informed by Col. Finny, as we knewrs and wounded, and give them his personal attention. Very respectfully, your ob't serv't, John B. Floyd, Brig. Gen. Com'g Army of Kanawha. Of course, nothing further could be done. I wi
The Daily Dispatch: September 14, 1861., [Electronic resource], Ran away (search)
burg, Va. Sept. 13. --A battle occurred at three o'clock on Tuesday, afternoon, near Summersville. Gen. Rosencrantz, after making a reconnaissance, found Gen. Floyd with an army of 5,000, with 16 field pieces, entrenched in a powerful position, on the top of a mountain on the West side of the Ganley river. The rear and theter a furious fight, which lasted three hours, night compelled the recall of the troops. The men lay on their arms, ready to renew the contest in the morning. Gen. Floyd fell back over the river during the night, sinking his boats and destroying the temporary bridge. The depth of the river, and the exhaustion of the troops, ren Snyder, and McMullen, and Major Burke. Gen. Rosencranz's official account of the battle is very similar to that already sent. He says there were about twenty Federals killed and about 100 wounded. He found two stands of colors, a few prisoners, and some camp equipage, which Gen. Floyd left when he evacuated his position.