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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)
e quiet which winter imposed upon the belligerents in Western Virginia. The first took place on the 9th of November at Guyandotte, a large village situated at the mouth of the river of that name in Ohio. That portion of Western Virginia lying south a real guerilla warfare. One of these bands, commanded by the Confederate Jenkins, surprised a camp of instruction at Guyandotte, occupied by about one hundred and fifty Federals. The latter had kept guard with the carelessness of inexperienced soldiers; the secessionists, who were numerous at Guyandotte, gave Jenkins all the information he required, and in an instant the Federals were surrounded and nearly all captured or killed. On the day following, some troops from the State of Ohio arrirace of the enemy, they committed an act of barbarity of which the American war fortunately presents but few examples: Guyandotte was given up to the flames. The other battle was fought on the 13th of December by General Milroy, who had succeeded