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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 1., Chapter 22: the War on the Potomac and in Western Virginia. (search)
battle at Falling Waters, 524. Union troops at Martinsburg the insurgents near Washington, 525. a skirmishore and Ohio Railway; to hold, at Harper's Ferry, Martinsburg, and Charlestown a strong force, gradually and se, over and over again, why you did not push on to Martinsburg, Harper's Ferry, and Winchester. I have been rest the Williamsport Ford, and took the road toward Martinsburg, nineteen miles northwest of Harper's Ferry. Nend encamped at Bunker's Hill, on the road between Martinsburg and Winchester. The skirmish (which is known as , July 3. General Patterson and his army entered Martinsburg, where he was joined on the 8th by the Nineteenthdance with it, and remained almost a fortnight at Martinsburg, waiting for re-enforcement, supplies, and means for transportation. Patterson's quarters at Martinsburg. While these movements were in progress in the rland, and joined the forces under their chief at Martinsburg; and they were engaged on duty in that vicinity u
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 1., Chapter 24: the called session of Congress.--foreign relations.--benevolent organizations.--the opposing armies. (search)
hmond! was the war-cry of the people. The relative position of the forces now to be brought into contact, each of which was divided, was as follows: The main body of the National army, under McDowell, about forty-five thousand in number, occupied a line, with the Potomac at its back, extending from Alexandria, nine miles below Washington City, almost to the Chain Bridge, about six miles above the Capital. The remainder, under General Patterson, about eighteen thousand strong, was at Martinsburg, beyond the Blue Ridge, also with the Potomac at its back, as we have observed. See page 525. There were three important bridges spanning the Potomac in the vicinity of Washington City, which were well guarded. The Upper, or Chain Bridge, where the banks of the Chain Bridge. this is from a sketch made at the close of April, 1865, from the Maryland or District of Columbia side of the river. The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal is seen in the foreground. The Potomac is here broken into
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 1., Chapter 25: the battle of Bull's Run, (search)
ages. Near there, Daniel Tyler. at Weir's house, at the junction of the Centreville and Union Mill roads, Beauregard had his Headquarters. The Confederates had an outpost, with fortifications, at Centreville, and strong pickets and slight fortifications at Fairfax Court House, a village, ten miles from the main army, in the direction of Washington City. General Johnston, as we have observed, was strongly intrenched at Winchester, in the Shenandoah Valley; and General Patterson was at Martinsburg, a few miles below him, charged with the duty of keeping Johnston from re-enforcing Beauregard at Bull's Run. The subjoined map indicates the theater of operations on which the four armies were about to perform. Orders for the advance were given on the 15th, July, 1861. and at half-past 2 o'clock in the afternoon of the next day, Tyler's column, forming the right wing, went forward to Vienna, and encamped for the night. At sunrise the next morning, July 17. the whole army moved in