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Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II., chapter 6 (search)
th sides of the Valley road between here and Strasburg, their loss in killed must have been about 5d, and tied up on the line of Winchester and Strasburg, and could not leave it without again exposing ascertained that Banks had fallen back to Strasburg. Being joined near Newmarket by Ewell's diven. Banks remained quiet and unsuspecting at Strasburg, with no enemy in his front, and no sign of n, compelling our rear-guard to fall back to Strasburg, making a circuit thence to the north, whereere was some fighting with our rear-guard at Strasburg, and again at Newtown, eight miles from Wincnded into the Valley, reaching and occupying Strasburg on the evening of June 1st, just in time to energy in pushing it on from Front Royal to Strasburg, and adds, that he sent forward Gen. Shieldsh express orders to go on the direct road to Strasburg, and not cross the North Fork of the Shenand. and sent it forward by the direct road to Strasburg. I then went to see where Gen. Shields was,[1 more...]
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II., Xvii. Lee's army on free soil-gettysburg. (search)
g Berryville, observing the adjacent passes of the Blue Ridge and fords of the Shenandoah; while his cavalry scouts patroled the Valley so far as Front Royal and Strasburg. So early as June 1st, he felt that the enemy holding the Valley above him were inclined to crowd; and, on the 12th, he sent out a strong reconnoissance on either road to ascertain what this meant. That on the Strasburg road went nearly to Middletown, where its troopers decoyed a Rebel cavalry patrol into an ambush, and routed it with a loss of 50 killed and wounded and 37 prisoners. Col. Shawl returned to Winchester, and reported no force on that road which had not been there for months barely a mile from Winchester, Winchester and vicinity. by a Rebel battery, and fell back, after a slight skirmish, unpursued; while General Elliott, on the Strasburg road, advanced a very little farther, and was halted by observing the enemy in force on his left — that is, on the Front Royal road. Here some cannon-balls were
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II., chapter 26 (search)
irmishing, Breckinridge, at 3 P. M., May 15. ordered a determined charge, by which Sigel's badly handled army was routed, and driven back to Cedar creek, near Strasburg, with a loss of 700 men, 6 guns, 1,000 small arms, his hospitals, and part of his train. Breckinridge seems not to have followed up his victory, because his forsaries who had taken lodgings therein for that purpose. Each was quickly extinguished, when little damage had been done. Sheridan's rear, as he moved down to Strasburg, being infested Oct. 9. by Rebel horse under Rosser, he ordered Torbert, commanding his cavalry, to turn upon and chastise the presumption. The Rebels broke ive than the first; our cavalry advancing on both wings and, as the Rebel front gave way, charging fiercely upon their disordered ranks, and running them through Strasburg. Our weary, famished infantry — whose rations and cooks had long since paid tribute to the enemy, or found shelter in Winchester — sank down in their recovered
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II., Appended notes. (search)
6. Rogersville, Tenn., 430. Romney, W. Va., 352. Sabine Pass, La., 326. Salem, Ind., 405. Salisbury. N. C., 751. Saltville, Va., 624. Scottsboroa, Ala., 687. Seviersville, Tenn., 623. Shelbyville, Tenn., 409. Shenandoah, Va., 605. Shepherdstown, Md., 393. Solemn Grove, N. C., 705. Somerset, Ky., 427. Somerville, Tenn., 616. South Mills, N. C., 80 Spring Hill, Tenn., 284. Springfield, Mo., 447. Springfield, W. Va., 599. St. Charles, Ark., 554. Stony Creek, Va., 588. Strasburg, Va., 612. Suffolk, Va., 366. Sutherlands Depot, Va., 734. Talladega, Ala., 631. Tebb's Bend, Ky., 404. Thoroughfare Gap, Va., 183. Town Creek, N. C., 715. Trevilian's, Va., 582. Tunnel Hill, Ga., 618. Tupelo. Miss., 622. Turner's Gap, Md., 196. Tuseumbia, Ala., 285. Union City, Tenn., 618. Upperville, Va., 373. Valverde, N. M., 22. Washington City, 605. Washington, N. C., 482. Wauhatchie, Tenn., 434. Waynesboroa, Ga., 727. Weldon Road. Va., 592. West Point, Ga., 720.