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Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative, Chapter 23 : the fall of 1864 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Cedar Mountain , battle of (search)
Cedar Mountain, battle of
Pope's main army was near Culpeper Courthouse, and Stonewall Jackson was at Gordonsville, with a heavy force, at the close of July, 1862.
Pope had taken command on June 28, and assumed the control in the field on July 29.
Both armies advanced early in August.
Jackson, reinforced, had thrown his army across the Rapidan River on the morning of the 8th, and driven the National cavalry back on Culpeper Court-house. Gen. S. W. Crawford was sent with his brigade to assist the latter in retarding Jackson's march, and to ascertain his real intentions, if possible.
The movements of the Confederates were so mysterious that it was difficult to guess where they intended to strike.
On the morning of Aug. 9, Pope sent General Banks forward with about 8,000 men to join Crawford near Cedar Mountain, 8 miles southward of Culpeper Court-house, and Sigel was ordered to advance from Sperryville at the same time to the support of Banks.
Jackson had now gained the comman
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Mine Run , operations near (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Shenandoah Valley , chronology of the operations in the (search)
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), chapter 4 (search)
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), chapter 6 (search)
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), chapter 30 (search)
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 1. (ed. Frank Moore), Doc . 129 .--proclamation by Governor Letcher , May 3 , 1861 . (search)
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Battles, Virginia, 1862 (search)
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Battles, Virginia, 1864 (search)