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Fort McRae (Florida, United States) (search for this): chapter 6
e offensive; and as his soldiers were too few in number to make a sortie, it was necessary that the fort itself should take part in the combat. Secession, as we have stated, had divided the line of defences at Pensacola into two parts, giving Fort McRae, on the west side of the inlet, to the Confederates, and leaving Fort Pickens, on the east side, in possession of the Federals. These two Forts—guardians of the harbor—constructed with a view to their mutual support, belonged therefore to the ces which the arsenal of Pensacola afforded them. The frigate Niagara and the sloop-of-war Richmond, charged with the blockade on the Florida coast, took part in the bombardment, which was opened by Fort Pickens on the morning of November 22d. Fort McRae replied, and was supported by the fire of several field-batteries erected in the vicinity of the arsenal. The cannonading was thus kept up for two days without producing any result. There were twelve or fifteen men disabled on both sides. Th
Baltimore, Md. (Maryland, United States) (search for this): chapter 6
Blue Ridge. It was thus able to defend the mountain passes against any enemy who should venture to make a descent upon Baltimore and Washington, or threaten its rear if it advanced towards Pennsylvania. Shortly afterwards, Stone's division, latelyhad begun to collect in that city the Lower Potomac was ploughed by a considerable number of sailingvessels coming from Baltimore, Havre-de-Grace, Philadelphia, New York, and Boston, carrying, at reduced prices, the materiel of war and the necessarygades not formed into divisions, occupied Washington. On the 15th of October, these troops, including the garrisons of Baltimore and Annapolis, presented a total force of one hundred and fifty-two thousand fifty-four men, of whom, after deducting ned it expedient to leave thirty-five thousand men and forty cannon in Washington, ten thousand men and twelve cannon in Baltimore and Annapolis, five thousand men and twelve cannon on the Upper Potomac, and eight thousand men with twenty-four cannon
Guyandotte (West Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 6
e quiet which winter imposed upon the belligerents in Western Virginia. The first took place on the 9th of November at Guyandotte, a large village situated at the mouth of the river of that name in Ohio. That portion of Western Virginia lying south a real guerilla warfare. One of these bands, commanded by the Confederate Jenkins, surprised a camp of instruction at Guyandotte, occupied by about one hundred and fifty Federals. The latter had kept guard with the carelessness of inexperienced soldiers; the secessionists, who were numerous at Guyandotte, gave Jenkins all the information he required, and in an instant the Federals were surrounded and nearly all captured or killed. On the day following, some troops from the State of Ohio arrirace of the enemy, they committed an act of barbarity of which the American war fortunately presents but few examples: Guyandotte was given up to the flames. The other battle was fought on the 13th of December by General Milroy, who had succeeded
Huttonsville (West Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 6
familiarized the reader with some of these names. He will remember that Garnett, driven southward by the Federals, who had crossed Rich Mountain, was unable to find any practicable road at Cheat Mountain by which to escape to the east, and was obliged to follow that impassable barrier by descending in a northerly direction as far as Carricksford. The road which McClellan had thus barred against him to the south is the most important in all that region. Reascending the valley by way of Huttonsville, it forks at a point called Great Pass; the branch which turns to the east crosses Cheat Mountain at the defile of Cheat Summit, descends into the valley of Cheat River, then rises upon the perpendicular ridge which, under the name of Great Greenbrier, connects the High Knob with the crest of the Alleghanies, and proceeds towards the source of Greenbrier River, near a tavern celebrated in that wild region by the name of Travellers' Repose. The road branches off once more at this point to
Clark (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 6
tres to the north-east of Fort Hatteras, a square redoubt, called Fort Clark, mounting five guns. A little farther on two field-pieces were pmenced on the morning of the 28th; while the fleet was bombarding Fort Clark preparations were hastened for landing. The heavy naval artillerceased firing; their flags had been lowered; and the defenders of Fort Clark, escaping in small squads, went, without orders, to seek refuge b disconcerted; and marching boldly forward, he took possession of Fort Clark, which the Confederates had just evacuated. He was not, however,power of the projectiles used by the Federals, and the capture of Fort Clark, although evacuated afterwards, had greatly disturbed the defendethe casemates. Weber's troops took advantage of this to reoccupy Fort Clark, and to turn the fire of two or three field-pieces upon the Confere Barron, at eleven o'clock, hoisted the white flag. Cut off by Fort Clark from all communication with the land, he had no means of escape l
Bird's Point, Mo. (Missouri, United States) (search for this): chapter 6
the navigation of the river, and from occupying the positions of Bird's Point which command the tongue of land upon which Cairo stands. Gener railway, and sometimes in the neighborhood of Cape Girardeau or Bird's Point. At the same time considerable forces were assembling in East Tarly four thousand men, intended for the occupation of Cairo and Bird's Point—a reinforcement amply sufficient, and which he besides took careh occupied Cairo, Paducah, and the two points adjacent to Bird's Point, in Missouri, and Fort Holt, in Kentucky, did not number less than tweRolla4,700 men At Benton3,059 men At Cape Girardeau650 men At Bird's Point and Norfolk3,510 men At Cairo4,826 men At Fort Holt3,595 men his special charge. He occupied Cape Girardeau, Commerce, and Bird's Point, on the right bank of the Mississippi. His base of operations w demonstrations were made upon both sides of the river, one from Bird's Point and the other from Fort Holt, but they were undertaken by such s
Garrard (Kentucky, United States) (search for this): chapter 6
who is in command, has taken position at the railroad junction at Bowling Green, the chief centre of the system in Southern Kentucky, from which he commands all the western districts of that State. The Unionists, on their part, under the name of home-guards, have formed, as we have also stated, two camps, where all their forces are concentrated, one, near Louisville, deriving all its needed equipments from the neighboring State of Ohio; the other, called Camp Dick Robinson, situated in Garrard county, south of Frankfort and Lexington. This central location serves as a rallyingpoint for the partisans of the Federal cause, more numerous in the east than in the west, and at the same time commands the road from Cumberland Gap and East Tennessee. This last district is formed of several valleys lying between parallel ridges, like the mountainous region of West Virginia, of which it is the continuation to the southward. Like the latter section of country, it was settled by emigrants fr
Pool's Prairie (Missouri, United States) (search for this): chapter 6
he had left the banks of the Missouri. In drawing near to the Arkansas frontier he knew that he should find important reinforcements there. In fact, General McCulloch was organizing a body of Confederate troops in Arkansas, while a brigade of soldiers from that State was forming under General Pearce; all these, assembled in the neighborhood of the Ozark Mountains, were to enter Missouri to support Price. The troops of the latter were considerably scattered; he was himself encamped at Pools Prairie, between Sarcoxie and Neosho; Governor Jackson, with a brigade commanded by General Parsons, was at Lamar, much more to the northward, while another brigade, under General Rains, which had been left behind near Papinsville, on the upper Osage, was on the march to join him. Lyon, on his part, was preparing to follow the Confederates into the remote districts whither they had retired, by marching from Booneville in a direct line toward the south; but although his little army did not num
Kentucky River (Kentucky, United States) (search for this): chapter 6
to defend Eastern Tennessee by assuming the offensive, and invading Kentucky. On the 14th of September he occupied Cumberland Gap. At its foot lay the deep and extensive valley of the Cumberland River, which flows from east to west, and waters the whole of the south-eastern section of the State. Beyond it a chain of strong hills separates this valley from the numerous water-courses which run northward through a country which becomes gradually more and more level, and meet to form the Kentucky River, one of the tributaries of the Ohio. Zollicoffer, descending from Cumberland Gap on the 19th of September, dispersed a gathering of Union recruits at Barboursville, a large village situated at a point where the high road from Lexington crosses the Cumberland. He took up his quarters there, and occupied the whole upper valley of that river. In spite of his proclamations, his soldiers committed acts of depredation, which rendered them very unpopular in those districts which they pretend
Minnesota (Minnesota, United States) (search for this): chapter 6
anders did not agree; the soldiers were inexperienced, the artillery of too small a calibre, and poorly supplied; for the want of fuses to fire the shells it was necessary to fill them with sand. But the works were strong, and the heavy swell of the Atlantic made it dangerous to attempt a landing. The Washington government decided to send a combined expedition to destroy these works and to obstruct the Hatteras Inlet by sinking a few old hulks in it. To accomplish this object the frigate Minnesota, the sloops-of-war Wabash and Pawnee, and the advice-boat Harriet Lane repaired to Newport News, under command of Commodore Stringham. These vessels were to be joined by the frigate Susquehanna and the sailing sloopof-war Cumberland. At the same time, General Butler, who had been superseded by General Wool, but who still retained command of the forces encamped at Newport News, embarked with nine hundred men on two large steamers and an advice-boat. The combined squadron got under way on
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