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Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 68 38 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore) 65 5 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 62 4 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 1. 40 0 Browse Search
Col. Robert White, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 2.2, West Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 40 0 Browse Search
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 I. 31 1 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 1. (ed. Frank Moore) 24 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 2. (ed. Frank Moore) 23 1 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 16. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 22 0 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: June 3, 1861., [Electronic resource] 20 0 Browse Search
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The Daily Dispatch: June 3, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
oods and fired at.one man killed and another wounded.the trip from Wheeling to Mannington — Seines en Route — Arrest of citizens — the Earned nies the troops to repair the fines and keep up communication with Wheeling. At Cameron, yesterday, they hauled up some secessionists andh Fulton, engineers on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, arrived in Wheeling on Tuesday. They left that place shortly after the secessionists nce to Pittsburg, and down the Cleveland and Pittsburg Railroad to Wheeling. [Here, the Intelligencer says the secessionists drove the peseven hundred. The sudden appearance, however, of the troops from Wheeling reassured the citizens, and all sorts of demonstrations of joy wernited States. Distances — bridges, &c. The distance from Wheeling to Grafton is 100 miles. From Wheeling to Mannington the distance Wheeling to Mannington the distance is 60 miles Farmington is 7 miles beyond and fifteen miles from Grafton. Parkersburg is one hundred miles from Grafton, and Marietta is only
The Daily Dispatch: June 3, 1861., [Electronic resource], Damages awarded. (search)
about four miles, to Falling Waters. The Church at Falling Waters has been occupied as a hospital. On Monday about two hundred Virginia troops reached Little Georgetown, seven miles above Williamsport, and have encamped there, using the church as a barrack. Chambersburg, May 30.--The Virginia troops opposite Williamsport have retired in the direction of Martinsburg. Four Pennsylvania Regiments arrived this morning, also Major Kelm. Four other Regiments are expected to-day. Wheeling, May 30.--The Ohio and Virginia Federal troops have occupied Grafton. The Secession troops retreated without firing a shot. Cincinnati, May 30.--Col. Crittenden's In- diana regiment has arrived and marched to Camp Dennison. They are probably destined for Grafton. Another Indiana regiment passed Dayton this afternoon. New York, May 30.--The second Maine regiment left here this evening by the cars for Washington. The schooner Urbana has arrived from Indianola, Texas, vi
The Daily Dispatch: June 3, 1861., [Electronic resource], Maryland Political Affairs. (search)
She is evidently regarded as the head and front of the secession movement. We are menaced at Norfolk. Hampton is taken, and Newport News occupied. The York River is constantly threatened. Ships are continually presenting themselves at Acquia Creek. The whole line of the Potomac is held under strict and jealous espionage. Alexandria is seized upon, and all the approaches and heights surrounding are carefully manned and strengthened. Harper's Ferry is threatened from Pennsylvania. Wheeling is in the hands of the Unionists; and Federal aid and support is supplied to all the disaffected counties in the Northwest; and it is reported that forces from Ohio have penetrated as far as Grafton by railroad, and as far as Charleston by the Kanawha River. Surely is Virginia very highly distinguished by the enemy's attentions. But this fact is to be recollected, that nowhere, unless it may be in the disaffected Northwest, has the enemy dared to penetrate any distance into the interi
The Daily Dispatch: June 3, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 5 (search)
upposed that other bridges had probably been destroyed, but no definite intelligence could be learned, as the wires were not working. By well-confirmed reports from Pennsylvania, we learn that in addition to Frederick, Williamsport and Hagerstown, Hancock and Cumberland, Md., were both about to be occupied by Federal troops. It would appear evident that the Federal Government is determined, as part of its military plans, to take entire possession of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, as Wheeling, Parkersburg, Grafton, and their intermediate points are already possessed by troops. This movement, with the occupation of the points just cited, will leave only the small territory between Martinsburg and the Point of Rocks (between 30 or 40 miles,) in possession of the Confederate troops. It is supposed that the Federal armies are accompanied by corps of sappers and miners, with bodies of laborers to repair destroyed bridges, railroad tracks and telegraph lines, to be used by the G