. The Civil War and the Constitution 1859-1865 . The West Virginia Battles. THE THREE MONTHS WAR 209 elections take place in Western Virginia without thepresence of Union soldiers therein. He felt sure of theresults in both cases, and he did not wish them falselyattributed to the presence of his troops. The WestVirginians themselves, who had volunteered in the Un-ion service, were for this reason organized and encampedin Ohio at Camp Carlile opposite Wheeling. On the evening of the 26th McClellan at lengthissued his orders to Colonels Kelly and Stedman tocross the Ohio and occupy Wheeling and
. The Civil War and the Constitution 1859-1865 . The West Virginia Battles. THE THREE MONTHS WAR 209 elections take place in Western Virginia without thepresence of Union soldiers therein. He felt sure of theresults in both cases, and he did not wish them falselyattributed to the presence of his troops. The WestVirginians themselves, who had volunteered in the Un-ion service, were for this reason organized and encampedin Ohio at Camp Carlile opposite Wheeling. On the evening of the 26th McClellan at lengthissued his orders to Colonels Kelly and Stedman tocross the Ohio and occupy Wheeling and MccieiiansParkersburg. These orders were success- advaace-fully executed in the morning of the 27th. On the 30ththey advanced to Grafton, Porterfields troops havingretired to Philippi, about fifteen miles to the railroad lines from Grafton to Wheeling and Par-kersburg were quickly put in order, and by June 1stan army of six or eight thousand men was collected atGrafton under the command of General General McClellan now or
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