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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Blackburn's Ford , battle at. (search)
Chantilly, battle of
On the morning after the second battle at Bull Run Pope was joined at Centreville by the corps of Franklin and Sumner.
The next day (Sept. 1, 1862), Lee, not disposed to make a direct attack upon the Nationals, sent Jackson on another flanking movement, the latter taking with him his own and Ewell's division.
With instructions to assail and turn Pope's right, he crossed Bull Run at Sudley Ford, and,. after a while, turning to the right, turned down the Little River pike, and marched towards Fairfax Court-house.
Pope had prepared to meet this movement.
Heintzelman and Hooker were ordered to different points, and just before sunset Reno met Jackson's advance (Ewell and Hill) near Chantilly.
A cold and drenching rain was falling, but it did not prevent an immediate engagement.
Very soon McDowell, Hooker, and Kearny came to Reno's assistance.
A very severe battle raged for some time, when Gen. Isaac J. Stevens, leading Reno's second division in person, wa
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Drainsville , skirmish at. (search)
Drainsville, skirmish at.
The loyal people of the country became impatient because the Army of the Potomac, fully 200,000 strong, at the end of 1861, was seemingly kept at bay by 60,000 Confederates—a little more than their number at Manassas.
There was a sense of relief when, on Dec. 20, Gen. E. O. C. Ord had a sharp skirmish with Confederate cavalry near Drainsville, led by Col. J. E. B. Stuart.
Ord had gone out to capture Confederate foragers, and to gather forage from the farms of Confederates.
He was attacked by Stuart, who had come up from Centreville.
A severe fight occurred, and the Confederates were beaten and fled.
The Nationals lost seven killed and sixteen wounded; the Confederates lost forty-three killed and 143 wounded. The Nationals returned to camp with sixteen wagon-loads of hay and twenty-two of corn.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Logan , John Alexander 1826 -1886 (search)