. A popular history of the United States of America, from the aboriginal times to the present day. theFederals were successful; the Confede-rates retreated toward the mountains. General McClellan now arrived,took command in person, and on the 11th of July gained a victory at RichMountain. General Garnett, the Confederate commander, fell back withhis forces to Carricks Ford, on Cheat River, made a stand, was again de-feated and himself killed in the battle. On the 10th of August GeneralFloyd, commanding a detachment of Confederates at Carnifex Feriy, onGauley River, was attacked by General Rose
. A popular history of the United States of America, from the aboriginal times to the present day. theFederals were successful; the Confede-rates retreated toward the mountains. General McClellan now arrived,took command in person, and on the 11th of July gained a victory at RichMountain. General Garnett, the Confederate commander, fell back withhis forces to Carricks Ford, on Cheat River, made a stand, was again de-feated and himself killed in the battle. On the 10th of August GeneralFloyd, commanding a detachment of Confederates at Carnifex Feriy, onGauley River, was attacked by General Rosecrans and obliged to the 14th of September a division of Confederates under General Rob-ert E. Lee was beaten in an engagement at Cheat Mountain—an actionwhich completed the restoration of Federal authority in West the mean time, other movements of vast importance had taken place. In the beginning of June General Robert Patterson marched fromChambersburg with the intention of recapturing Harpers Ferry. Onthe 11th of the month a division of the army commanded by Colonel. SCENE OF OPERATIONS IN WESTVIKG1NIA, 1861. FIRST YEAR OF THE WAR. 491 Lewis Wallace made a sudden and successful onset upon a detachmentof Confederates stationed at Romney. Patterson then crossed the Poto-mac with the main body, entered the Shenandoah Valley, and pressedback the Confederate forces to Winchester. Thus far there had beenonly petty engagements, skirmishes and marching. The time had nowcome when the first great battle of the war was to be fought. After the Union successes in West Virginia the main body of theConfederates, under command of General Beauregard, was concentratedat Manassas Junction, on the Orange Railroad, twenty-seven miles westof Alexandria. Another large force, commanded by General Joseph , was within supporting distance in the Shenandoah Valley. TheUnion army at Alexandria was commanded by General Irwin McDowell,while General Patterson was statione
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