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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 3. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book IV:—Third winter. (search)
oops, which this general has not dared to push into the defiles alone before an enemy whose strength he has not been able to ascertain. Once in the Cumberland Valley, the column led by Imboden bears westward in the direction of Bridgeport and Mercersburg, in order to get away from the enemy's open roads, protected on the left flank by Fitzhugh Lee's and Hampton's brigades. Several wagons have been abandoned on the way near Mercersburg: Gregg's advance-guard reaches the rear of the supply-traiMercersburg: Gregg's advance-guard reaches the rear of the supply-trains and captures the baggage of Lee's brigade, which the latter had entrusted to Imboden. Finally, on the 6th all the wagons are massed at the foot of the heights commanding the Potomac and the Conococheague at the point of their confluence. But the swollen river bars the passage to the Confederates, while the destruction of the bridge at Falling Waters deprives them of all means for crossing. The teams are parked near the bank while Imboden's troopers are vainly sounding the waters to find a