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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 3. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book III:—Pennsylvania. (search)
nd of battle toward the road they had just followed. Milroy, finding himself menaced on all sides, directed all the troops which yet remained under his control to follow the Martinsburg road, which was yet free, trying to delay the pursuit of the enemy in order that he might then push forward to the right in the direction of Harper's Ferry. But the column soon became divided. The largest portion gained the Alleghany ridges on the left in great disorder: it finally reached the Potomac at Hancock without being pursued, but still continued its precipitate retreat as far as Pennsylvania, where it caused consternation and alarm everywhere. Other bands of fugitives, among whom was Milroy, arrived at Harper's Ferry without having been molested. They had thus avoided Rodes, who, following an imaginary enemy, had pushed as far as Martinsburg, whence he had dislodged a detachment of Tyler's division in the evening. He had captured from the latter six guns and two hundred prisoners, but i
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 3. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book IV:—Third winter. (search)
ac between Hancock and Harper's Ferry, he hoped to be able to cross over into Virginia before Meade came up with him. At Hancock, the most northerly point of the river, it almost reaches the boundary-line of Pennsylvania; at Williamsport it receivesisted. The following day it commenced raining; the waters of the Potomac rose rapidly; from the 5th all the fords below Hancock were submerged. The elements seemed to conspire with man to shut off all retreat to the vanquished heroes of Gettysburgt at Harper's Ferry; it was still rising, and at this rate of increase it could not fail to submerge all the fords below Hancock. The general-in-chief had been informed, the day before, of the destruction of the bridge at Falling Waters. Lee there few days' march and consented to cross the Maryland line. At the west, Kelley is massing his forces in the vicinity of Hancock and watching the fords of the upper Potomac; some Federal scouts have proceeded as far as Clear Spring. From all these
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 3. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Addenda by the editor (search)
house; and the cavalry corps from Warrenton Junction to Union Mills and Bristoe Station; the Eleventh corps arrived at Centreville. Milroy's (Second) division of the Eighth army corps evacuated Winchester and fell back to Maryland Heights and Hancock, Md. June 16. The Second corps marched from near Aquia, via Dumfries, to Wolf Run Shoals, on the Occoquan; the Sixth corps, from Dumfries to Fairfax Station; and the cavalry corps, from Union Mills and Bristoe Station to Manassas Junction andy brigade was moving en route from Chambersburg to Middletown. Smith's division, of Couch's command, moved from Altodale to Waynesboroa. Campbell's and Mulligan's brigades, of Kelley's command, Department of West Virginia, were concentrated at Hancock, whence they moved to Fairview, on North Mountain. July 9. The Second corps marched from Frederick City to Rohrersville; the Third corps, from near Frederick City to Fox's Gap in South Mountain; the Fifth corps, from Middletown, via Fox's