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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 4: military operations in Western Virginia, and on the sea-coast (search)
llainous. on the Gauley River, just below Meadow Creek, and eight miles from Summersville, the capital of Nicholas County. He left Wise with his force, called Wise'sntelligence that some National troops were approaching from the direction of Summersville, north of him. These were the Seventh Ohio, under Colonel E. B. Tyler, who, t he was a little too late. lie was encamped at Cross. Lanes, not far from Summersville, on the night of the 25th of August, and, while at breakfast the next mornincholas Counties, by way of Weston, Jacksonville, and Braxton Court House, to Summersville. His route lay arong some of the wildest of the mountain roads, over the weavalry dashed forward, and Floyd's vedettes were soon seen scampering toward Summersville, with information of the approach of the National troops. The latter passedintrenchments at the Ferry. The little army moved cautiously forward from Summersville, properly fearing an ambuscade. The Tenth Ohio, under Colonel Lytle, led th