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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 I., Xxxii. West Virginia. (search)
n the summit and at either base of Rich Mountain, Rich Mountain is a gap in the Laurel Hill Range, where the Staunton and Western turnpike crosses it between Buckhannon and Beverly, and about four or five miles out of the latter place. It is about as far from Laurel Hill proper (that is, where the Beverly and Fairmount turnpike crosses it, and where the enemy is intrenched) as Beverly is. It is also about twenty-five miles from Buckhannon. --Wheeling Intelligencer. where passes the turn-pike from Beverly westward to Buckhannon — his position being a strong one, three or four miles distant from the Rebel main body. McClellan, after reconnoitering, and Buckhannon — his position being a strong one, three or four miles distant from the Rebel main body. McClellan, after reconnoitering, and determining by scouts tie position of the enemy, decided, first, to attack and crush Pegram; and, to this end, sent Col. Rosecrans to make a detour of eight miles through the mountains, and gain the turnpike two or three miles in the rear of Pegram. This was successfully accomplished; but a dragoon, dispatched by McClellan with o