. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . d road in the darkness. He had built a slight foot-bridge forinfantry, in the bit of smooth water known as the Feny, though bothabove and below the stream is an impassable mountain ton-ent. Once over,the bridge was broken up and the flat-boats were destroyed. He reportedbut twenty casualties, and thiew much of the responsibility upon Wise, whohad not obeyed orders to reenforce him. His hospital, containing thewounded prisoners taken from T_vler, fell into Eosecranss hands. On the
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . d road in the darkness. He had built a slight foot-bridge forinfantry, in the bit of smooth water known as the Feny, though bothabove and below the stream is an impassable mountain ton-ent. Once over,the bridge was broken up and the flat-boats were destroyed. He reportedbut twenty casualties, and thiew much of the responsibility upon Wise, whohad not obeyed orders to reenforce him. His hospital, containing thewounded prisoners taken from T_vler, fell into Eosecranss hands. On the 12th of Sej^tember we fiist heard, at Oauley Bridge, of the engagementat Carnifex Ferry, and I at once moved ^vith two regiments to attack Wise, whoretired as we advanced, till I occupied the junction of the tuinpike with theSunday road. The whole hostile force had retreated to Sewell Mountain, andEosecrans halted me until he could create means of crossing the G-auley. McCooks brigade joined me on the 16th of September, and my own commandwas increased by bringing up another of my regiments from below. With \v. II \1 ^ 1. )MMVM) HI ( l!0->-lVC Till- I VI Lb 1 RH bR VFTt tt TUt FIOnT OF SKPTEMllKR LVKMILX 1 bKRl AFTLR A SKLTCU M VDh AT THE TIME. MCCLELLAN IN IVEST VIRGINIA. 147 the two brigades Iadvanced to SpyRock, a strong posi-tion overlooking avalley several milesbroad, beyond whichwas Big SewellMountain, the crestof which we occu-pied with an ad-vance-guard on. the20th and in force onthe 24th. Before the1st of October Rose-crans had concentra-ted his force at themountain, the fourbrigades being soreduced liy sicknessand by detachmentsthat he reported thewhole as makingonly 5200 effectivemen. Immediatelyin front, across adeep gorge, lay theunited forces ofFloyd and Wise,commanded by Leein person. The autumn rains set in upon the very day of Rosecranss arrival,and continued without intermission. The roads became so difficiilt that theanimals of the wagon trains were
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