n to the Rebel Cause.
Here he was reinforced, and outranked, about August 1st, by Gen. John B. Floyd, who, under the influence of the inspiring news from Bull Run, and the depletion of the Federal forces by the mustering out of service of the three months men, was soon able to assume the offensive.
Keeping well to the right of New River — the main affluent which unites near Gauley bridge with the Gauley to form the Kanawha — he surprised the 7th Ohio, Col. Tyler, while at breakfast at Cross Lanes, near Summersville,
The capital of Nicholas county. and routed it with a loss of some 200 men. Moving thence southerly to Carnifex Ferry, he was endeavoring to gain the rear of Gen. Cox, who was still south of him, when he was himself attacked by Gen. Rosecrans, who, at the head of nearly 10,000 men, came rapidly down upon him from Clarksburg, nearly a hundred miles northward.
Most of the Union troops had marched seventeen miles that day, when, at 3 o'clock P. M. of the 10th, they dre
he other from Guyandotte.
Both had been at Cross Lanes, and one of the fellows was relieved of the, was that Floyd was strongly intrenched at Cross Lanes, in such a position that, as he was said to — but let that pass.
From Summersville to Cross Lanes was eight miles.
Shortly after leaving tat forks in the road, one branch leading to Cross Lanes, the other turning down toward the river, passing a short distance behind Cross Lanes, crossing the Gauley by a ferry, and continuing on down ly and slowly down the road, passing behind Cross Lanes, to make an armed reconnoissance.
Meantimet known, but one of our own men captured at Cross Lanes and recaptured here, states that it took thr us with a powerful force, intrenched near Cross Lanes, a point eight miles below Summersville, onat forks of the road--one branch leading to Cross Lanes and Gauley Bridge, the other to Lewisburgh rs of Col. Tyler's Seventh Ohio regiment at Cross Lanes, and took twelve prisoners, who were stragg[2 more...]
ection of the Sixth Maine battery and the Twelfth Illinois cavalry, all under command of Colonel Charles Candy.
The enemy surprised the outpost pickets and captured about fifty of the First Maryland and Twelfth Illinois cavalry, a portion of which was a patrol.
The rebels opened with artillery, shelling our troops in the town, and made repeated charges upon them, each of which was met and repelled with the fire and steadiness which distinguished these troops at Winchester, Cross Keys, Cross Lanes, Port Republic, Cedar Mountain, and Antietam.
The fight was vigorously continued on both sides, without intermission, all the afternoon and until a late hour in the evening.
At four o'clock the whole force of the enemy was concentrated in an attack upon our flank, but the movement was promptly met and the rebels repulsed.
At eight o'clock they retired discomfited and beaten by this force — so inferior to their own, but who have never yet turned tail to the enemy — to the Neobsco River,
