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The Annals of the Civil War Written by Leading Participants North and South (ed. Alexander Kelly McClure), Stonewall Jackson's Valley campaign. (search)
uth. This plan of Rosecrans was foiled by Jackson's movement. On the 1st of January, 1862, might be compelled to fight. At this-time Jackson's entire force did not amount to four thousanshing forward his left wing so as to threaten Jackson's flank and rear. By the 11th of March, the and from two to three hundred prisoners. Jackson's whole force at this time consisted of threeary to guard against the further movements of Jackson's two thousand, and the imaginary reinforceme to the danger of Washington, excited anew by Jackson's movements, led to the detachment of McDowel the finest body of troops in his army. Thus Jackson's bold dash had effected the object of Genera shows in its conception the strong points of Jackson's military genius, his clear, vigorous grasp pied Harrisonburg, twelve or fifteen miles in Jackson's front. Schenck and Milroy, commanding Frems demonstrating against the enemy and keeping Jackson's line close, to prevent information from get[1 more...]
The Annals of the Civil War Written by Leading Participants North and South (ed. Alexander Kelly McClure), Morgan's Indiana and Ohio Railroad. (search)
s of patriots referred to. We struck out over the knobs that night, in a northeasterly direction, in order to reach the old Pomeroy stage road in the morning at Portland, on the Sciota Valley Railroad, by the time Morgan should cross the road at Jackson, a few miles further north. We reached Portland at sunrise. Smoke was rising over Jackson, and we were not long in ascertaining that it proceeded from the depot, which some foolish vandals of Morgan's had fired, thus revealing his whereabouts Jackson, and we were not long in ascertaining that it proceeded from the depot, which some foolish vandals of Morgan's had fired, thus revealing his whereabouts to his pursuers more accurately than they could otherwise have ascertained it. And now began, on the morning of July 17th, the most exciting part of this exciting expedition. The rebels knew we were neck and neck with them. They knew Hobson was pursuing them in the rear with the eagerness of a bloodhound. They knew their only chance of escape lay in reaching the fords some time in advance of both pursuers. They had the advantage of distance on Judah-the road they traveled being several