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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 1,057 5 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 1. (ed. Frank Moore) 114 0 Browse Search
C. Edwards Lester, Life and public services of Charles Sumner: Born Jan. 6, 1811. Died March 11, 1874. 106 2 Browse Search
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler 72 0 Browse Search
John Esten Cooke, Wearing of the Gray: Being Personal Portraits, Scenes, and Adventures of War. 70 0 Browse Search
Fitzhugh Lee, General Lee 67 1 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 2. (ed. Frank Moore) 60 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. 58 0 Browse Search
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade) 56 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 1. (ed. Frank Moore) 54 2 Browse Search
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The Daily Dispatch: March 27, 1862., [Electronic resource], The War. (search)
knives and forks, and took off Mr. Penny Grymes as a prisoner for refusing to take the oath. They declared their purpose to capture any male citizen they could reach. On Thursday night they landed at Boyd's Hole, and about two o'clock were observed by some of Capt. Taylors pickets, reported to camp, and met by a detachment of Capt. Murphy's troop and Capt. Taylors, and after a sharp fire on both sides, repulsed in an obvious attempt to surprise and capture those commands. Sergeant Washington, of the Potomac Troop, was slightly wounded in the cheek, and two horses of the same troop were badly injured by rifle shot. The party was led by Captain Murphy, of Lee's Light Horse, and Lieuts. Ashton and Taylor, of the Potomac Cavalry, Capt. Taylor happening to be absent at the time. The night was intensely dark, and neither party could be seen distinctly by the other, the enemy's force is supposed to have been between 80 and 100. From Cumberland Gap. The Lynchburg R
The Daily Dispatch: March 27, 1862., [Electronic resource], Correspondence. (search)
hable ardor of our Virginia military. Better troops than those who fought in the battle of Sunday last were never drawn up in line of battle. The testimony of Gen. Jackson is, that every man acted the hero. The loss on both sides is very heavy; our own from 300 to 400; that of the enemy estimated at from 1200 to 1500. Among the killed we have the names of Col. L. T. Moore, of Winchester, Thomas H. Townes, former delegate in the Legislature from Jefferson county, and Bushrod and George Washington, privates in the Botts Grays, from Jefferson in the wounded, we hear of Col. Echols, of the 20th regiment of Virginia volunteers, and Lieut. Richard Henry Lee, of the 2d regiment. The latter was shot down while waving a flag and gallantly cheering his men, our pricely advance of his regiment. This regiment is said to have sustained a loss of about one hundred. Gen. Jackson had fallen back as far as Woodstock, point he was stationed on Tuesday night. The gallant Ash by was