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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Carnifex Ferry , battle of. (search)
Carnifex Ferry, battle of.
The Confederate troops left by Garnett and Pegram in western Virginia in the summer of 1861 were placed in charge of Gen. Robert E. Lee.
At the beginning of August he was at the head of 16,000 fighting men. John B. Floyd, the late Secretary of War, was placed in command of the Confederates in the region of the Gauley River.
From him much was expected, for he promised much.
He was to drive General Cox out of the Kanawha Valley, while Lee should disperse the army of 10,000 men under Rosecrans at Clarksburg, on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and so open a way for an invading force of Confederates into Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Ohio.
Early in September Rosecrans marched southward in search of Floyd.
He scaled the Gauley Mountains, and on the 10th found Floyd at Carnifex Ferry, on the Gauley River, 8 miles from Summersville, the capital of Nicholas county, Va. Already a detachment of Floyd's men had surprised and dispersed (Aug. 26, 1861.) some Nati
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Carricksford , battle of. (search)
Carricksford, battle of.
In July, 1861, after the battle on rich Mountain (q. v.), the Confederates under Pegram, threatened by McClellan, stole away to Garnett's camp, when the united forces hastened to Carricksford, on a branch of the Cheat River, pursued by the Nationals.
After crossing that stream, Garnett made a stand.
He was attacked by Ohio and Indiana troops.
After a short engagement, the Confederates fled.
While Garnett was trying to rally them, he was shot dead.
The Confederates fled to the mountains, and were pursued about 2 miles.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Cedar Creek , battle of. (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Hatcher's Run , battle of. (search)
Pegram, John 1832-
Military officer; born in Petersburg, Va., Jan. 24, 1832; graduated at West Point in 1856; left the army, and took command of a Confederate regiment, which he led when made a prisoner by General McClellan.
In 1862 he was made a brigadier-general, was a noted leader in all the campaigns in Virginia, and was regarded as one of the ablest of the Confederate division commanders.
Wounded in a battle at Hatcher's Run, he died there, Feb. 6, 1865.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Rich Mountain , battle of (search)