. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . t first retreated, lea\dng one cannondisabled, but, being reenforced, they rallied, and, no good crossing of the creekbeing found, Lowe was foiled in his effort to dislodge them after a sharjjengagement across the stream. The wagons reached us a few at a time, but by the 24th I was able to movefrom our strong position behind Pocotalico, and, taking circuitous countryroads among the hills, to come ujjon the rear of Wises camp at Tyler march was a long and difficult one
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . t first retreated, lea\dng one cannondisabled, but, being reenforced, they rallied, and, no good crossing of the creekbeing found, Lowe was foiled in his effort to dislodge them after a sharjjengagement across the stream. The wagons reached us a few at a time, but by the 24th I was able to movefrom our strong position behind Pocotalico, and, taking circuitous countryroads among the hills, to come ujjon the rear of Wises camp at Tyler march was a long and difficult one, but was successful. As soon as hisoutposts were driven in, the enemy decamped in a panic, leaving his camp-kettles and supper over the fires. We had also cut off a steamboat withtroops which was just below us as we came to the bluff, and which, under thefire of oiu cannon, was run ashore and biu-ned, while the detachments on theother side of the river hastened by coiintry roads to rejoin Wise at was now nightfall, and we bivouacked upon the mountain-side. Wise 140 MCCLELLAN IN IVEST l^ BEIGADIER-GESERAI. IfHIN li. I LoVlJ. A. StCEETARY OF WAE USDEK PRESIDENT BUrHASAX. FRIIM A PIIOTOGRAIII. abandouecl Charleston in the niglit and ]••■-treated toward Gaiiley Bridge. On the 25tliI occupied Charleston without resistance, andmoved on, ordering the 1st Kentucky up fromRipley to ganison the place and establish mydepot there. At every mile above Charleston the sceneiygrows wilder, the mountains crowding inupon the river, often with high, Ijeetling cliff-overhanging it, and offering numerous posi-tions where a small detachment might holi 1an army in check. Wise, however, made m iresistance worth naming, except to fell timljerinto the road, and he passed the Claidey, burn-ing the important bridge there and continu-ing his hasty retreat to the White SulphurSprings, hurried, no doubt, by the fear thatMcClellan might intercept him by way ofHimtersville a
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