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Leedsville (New York, United States) (search for this): chapter 13
ng northward along the mountain to join Garnett at Laurel Hill. For the moment he succeeded in eluding both the Federal commanders, and after a laborious eighteen hours march over an almost impassable route, found himself within three miles of Leedsville. Here, however, he received news that Garnett had also retreated, and that a strong Union column was in pursuit. Thus he was once more caught between two Union armies; and seeing no further avenue of escape, he that night, July 12th, sent a pe intelligence to Garnett at Laurel Hill. That officer, already seriously threatened by General Morris in his immediate front, thereupon perceived that his position was no longer tenable, and ordered an immediate retreat. When Garnett reached Leedsville on the afternoon of the 12th, and heard that McClellan was at Beverly, he saw that his own further retreat to the south was also cut off. There was now no resource left but to adopt the rather desperate alternative of turning to the north and a
Roaring Creek (West Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 13
six regiments at Philippi, confronting Garnett; McClellan Field of the West Virginia battles. directed him to take an advanced position within two miles of the enemy's works at Laurel Hill, to give an impression that he intended the main attack, and to be ready to pursue, should they retreat. Meanwhile McClellan himself moved to Buckhannon with some seven regiments, with the design of turning the enemy's position on Rich Mountain. On the evening of July 9th he pushed forward to Roaring Creek, two miles from Pegram's entrenched camp. A reconnoissance on the 10th showed the enemy strongly posted in a mountain defile, where, with the large force he was supposed to have, a direct attack in front could only be made at great sacrifice. That evening Brigadier-General Rosecrans proposed a plan to turn the position, and McClellan (with some reluctance, it is said) permitted him to attempt it. At daylight of July 11th, Rosecrans, with portions of four regiments — a total of nine
West Virginia (West Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 13
ture, especially in production of tobacco; West Virginia, on the other hand, became the home of hunnded taxes to her local advantage, so that West Virginia was made to stand in the relation of a trit Virginia contained 472,494 slaves; while West Virginia, with half as much free population, embrace Virginia Convention, 32 were cast by the West Virginia delegates, 14 others were contributed fromps on the Ohio line, and the Unionists of West Virginia thus found a substantial military force at, but it also encouraged and fortified the West Virginia Unionists in their political scheme of forronting Garnett; McClellan Field of the West Virginia battles. directed him to take an advancedkilled. We have annihilated the enemy in Western Virginia, and have lost thirteen killed, and not mber following. McClellan's campaign in West Virginia ends with the death of Garnett and the disto further describe military operations in West Virginia during the remainder of the year 1861. Va[14 more...]
United States (United States) (search for this): chapter 13
1st, at Wheeling, such members chosen at the election of May 23d as would take a prescribed oath of allegiance to the United States and the restored government of Virginia, and providing for filling the vacancies of those who refused. A similar prop the difficult task of devising legal enactments suitable to the revolutionary crisis; and on July 9th, it chose two United States Senators, who, four days later, were admitted and took part in the national legislation. So far, the work was simnal government thus organized at Wheeling, made a formal application under the Constitution, to the Government of the United States, for aid to suppress rebellion and protect the people against domestic violence; and in furtherance of this object G started a train of circumstances that, without further victories, made him General-in-Chief of all the Armies of the United States, on the first day of November following. McClellan's campaign in West Virginia ends with the death of Garnett and
Buckhannon (West Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 13
, in which Beverly is situated. The turnpike from Staunton to Beverly is the central and principal mountain route within a long distance, both to the north and to the south. From Beverly northwestward the turnpike branches, one line going to Buckhannon through a pass over Rich Mountain, the other going to Philippi through a pass in the same range, but which is there named Laurel Hill, the latter being some seventeen miles farther north. I regard these two passes, wrote Garnett, as the gates s. directed him to take an advanced position within two miles of the enemy's works at Laurel Hill, to give an impression that he intended the main attack, and to be ready to pursue, should they retreat. Meanwhile McClellan himself moved to Buckhannon with some seven regiments, with the design of turning the enemy's position on Rich Mountain. On the evening of July 9th he pushed forward to Roaring Creek, two miles from Pegram's entrenched camp. A reconnoissance on the 10th showed the enemy
St. Louis (Missouri, United States) (search for this): chapter 13
reat West. They responded to the impulse of its commercial ambition, its material development, its expansive business energy. Wheeling aspired to rival Pittsburgh and Cincinnati, not Richmond. They acknowledged neither tobacco nor cotton as kings; lumber, coal, iron, salt, petroleum, were their candidates for supremacy in trade. Their commerce followed their streams into the Ohio. The Mississippi Valley was a broader market than the Atlantic sea-coast. Their business reached out for St. Louis, St. Paul, and Denver, as well as Memphis and New Orleans. The effort, therefore, of the tide-water slaveholding aristocrats to carry them into a cotton confederacy, met an instantaneous and almost unanimous protest. The proposition was hardly a subject for discussion. To secede from secession was the common wish and determination. The only question was how to put their negative into effective operation. Rapid popular organization followed; the Government at Washington was appealed
Wheeling, W. Va. (West Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 13
its material development, its expansive business energy. Wheeling aspired to rival Pittsburgh and Cincinnati, not Richmond.d on May 13th, delegates from twenty-five counties met at Wheeling to consult and devise further action whereby they might fre and Ohio Railroad with its branches to Parkersburg and Wheeling. But the reaction against secession, the reawakening to fight for the Union, gathered recruits more rapidly at Wheeling, than the rebel camps which Colonel Porterfield had been on the 26th, ordered two regiments to cross the river at Wheeling, and two others at Parkersburg, and to simultaneously movghanies and the Ohio River, met in a formal convention at Wheeling, on June 11th. Its first step (June 13th), was to repuditure was constituted by calling together, on July 1st, at Wheeling, such members chosen at the election of May 23d as would the head of the provisional government thus organized at Wheeling, made a formal application under the Constitution, to the
Ohio (United States) (search for this): chapter 13
Chapter 12: West Virginia. Prior to 1861, the State of Virginia--the Old Dominion --extended from Chesapeake Bay westward to the Ohio River. This broad limit, however, gave her a defective boundary. The Alleghany Mountains, running through the very middle of the State, from northeast to southwest, completely bisected her tachian chain; west of the dividing crest, the country retains its mountainous characteristics, a succession of ridges and a medley of hills, till it reaches the Ohio River. Not alone through earlier settlement, but also by reason of climate, soil, and situation, East Virginia remained the region of large plantations, heavy slave a previously concerted agreement to elect delegates was carried out. These, representing about forty counties lying between the crest of the Alleghanies and the Ohio River, met in a formal convention at Wheeling, on June 11th. Its first step (June 13th), was to repudiate the treasonable usurpations of the Richmond Convention and
Grafton, W. Va. (West Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 13
t Parkersburg, and to simultaneously move forward by the branch railroads from each of these points to their junction at Grafton. Owing to the necessity of repairing burnt bridges, their progress was cautious and slow. This gave ample time for Porred with his small command, stores and spare arms, to Philippi, on a country road, about fifteen miles directly south of Grafton, hoping to find there a secure retreat about which to gather a sufficient force to return and more thoroughly cut, harason by friendly local sentiment, gave the rebels little respite. General McClellan had forwarded additional regiments to Grafton, with Brigadier-General Morris, an educated West Point officer, to command; and he now adopted and completed an expeditin sentiment, this military occupation was designed to insure the safety of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, not alone of Grafton as a strategical point, but also of the valuable railroad bridge across the Cheat River, and numerous important tunnels
St. George, W. Va. (West Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 13
t at Laurel Hill. That officer, already seriously threatened by General Morris in his immediate front, thereupon perceived that his position was no longer tenable, and ordered an immediate retreat. When Garnett reached Leedsville on the afternoon of the 12th, and heard that McClellan was at Beverly, he saw that his own further retreat to the south was also cut off. There was now no resource left but to adopt the rather desperate alternative of turning to the north and attempting to reach St. George and West Union by a rough and difficult mountain road. His command of thirty-three hundred men and cumbrous trains thereby necessarily became very much scattered and disorganized. Although he had some fifteen hours the start of the Union pursuit, an column of three Federal regiments, led by Captain Benham of the Engineers, gained rapidly on the fugitives. Notwithstanding every effort of the rebels to impede them by felling trees in the narrow mountain defiles, the Union advance came up
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