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	Battles of the American Civil War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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		Battle of Shepherdstown (September 19 – September 20) - Confederate brigades counterattack and defeat pursuing Union brigades.
		Battle of Waynesboro March 2 - Remnants of Confederate Army of the Valley are destroyed.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battles_of_the_American_Civil_War (4985 words)

	August Willich - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He served in western Virginia, seeing action at the Battle of Rich Mountain, as well as at Carnifax Ferry.
		Governor Oliver P. Morton commissioned Willich as colonel of the 32nd Indiana (an all-German regiment), and he led it at the Battle of Shiloh in the spring of 1862.
		Returning to the Federal army later that year, he was assigned to command of the 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, XX Corps and served with distinction during the Tullahoma Campaign.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/August_Willich (715 words)

	Rich Mountain
		For at the top of the the mountain was the farm of the Hart family, who were sympathetic to the Union.
		The victory at the battle of Rich Mountain gave the Federals control of the turnpike, the Tygart Valley, and all the territory of western Virginia to the north and west, including the railroad.
		The news concerning Rich Mountain and the death of Garnett caused a near panic in Richmond.
	www.fortunecity.com /victorian/museum/63/battles/west/richmtn.html (2341 words)

	Battle of South Mountain (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		South Mountain is often overlooked by the Civil War novice, overshadowed by the atrocities of the Battle of Antietam (near Sharpsburg), which took place three days later and resulted in a loss of 23,000 men.
		The battle's significance is in the fact that the Army of Northern Virginia's first campaign north was stopped not at Antietam, but here in the rugged mountain gaps of South Mountain.
		The Battle of South Mountain (which was actually two separate battles), broke out on September 14 in the Fox's Gap and Turner's Gap areas after Confederate gunners opened fire on Federal forces moving toward the base of the mountain.
	www.dnr.state.md.us /publiclands/southmtbattle.html (1377 words)

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		The Battle of Rich Mountain gave the Union control of two vital roadways and effective control of northwestern Virginia.
		Inscriptions carved by veterans of the battle, marking the exact location of some of the Confederates, are located on rocks scattered throughout the battlefield.
		Rich Mountain Road in Beverly, West Virginia is your general destination.
	www.civilwar.org /travelandevents/t_vs_richmountain.htm (811 words)

	Civil War Battle History of Rich Mountain, West Virginia
		Union success at Rich Mountain would lead Major General George B. McClellan to the command of the Army of the Potomac.
		Located on the crest of Rich Mountain, part of the property is bisected by the old Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, which is now a county road.
		Inscriptions carved by veterans of the battle marking the exact location of some of the Confederates are located on rocks scattered through the battlefield.
	www.civilwar.org /historyclassroom/hc_richmountainhist.htm (736 words)

	John Pegram
		In battle he was courageous to a fault, and his officers and men generally responded to his leadership by example.
		He was wounded at the Battle of the Wilderness in Virginia, and when he returned temporarily took command of a division in Early's 1864 Shenandoah Campaign.
		In western Virginia, at the Battle of Rich Mountain, he permitted his unit to be flanked and cut off.
	www.fortunecity.com /victorian/museum/63/profiles/csa/pegram.html (1490 words)

	Andrew J. Duncan Journal
		Arriving shortly after the Battle of Rich Mountain, the 23rd was involved in maintaining order in the still-contested area from Buckhannon in the north to Carnifex Ferry in the south.
		There is a good second-hand description of the Battle of Rich Mountain, as well as two descriptions of the battlefield a month after the fact, and a long and detailed account of the Battle of Carnifex Ferry.
		As good as the battle descriptions, though, are his descriptions of the aftermath of Carnifex Ferry, particularly his powerful, grisly description of the expressions on the faces of corpses littering the battlefield.
	www.clements.umich.edu /Webguides/Schoff/D/Duncan.html (805 words)

	Battle Of Rich Mountain (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		On July 9, he reached the vicinity of Rich Mountain.
		William S. Rosecrans, led a reinforced brigade to seize the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike in Pegram’s rear.
		A 2 hour battle split the Confederates in two.
	www.paralumun.com /warrichmountain.htm (63 words)

	Battle of the Rich Mountain
		Pegram boasted that his position could not be turned; but it was turned by Ohio and Indiana regiments and some cavalry, all under the command of Colonel Rosecrans, accompanied by Colonel Lander, who was with Dumont at Philippi.
		They made a detour, July 11, 1861, in a heavy rainstorm, over most perilous ways among the mountains for about 8 miles, and at noon were on the summit of Rich Mountain, high above Pegram's camp, and a mile from it.
		Pegram was informed of it, and sent out 900 men, with two cannon, up the mountain road, to meet the Nationals, and just as they struck the Staunton road the latter were fiercely assailed.
	www.sonofthesouth.net /leefoundation/battle-rich-mountain.htm (749 words)

	The 22nd Virginia Infantry Regiment
		The battle of Philippi was the first land battle of the Civil War, making this small town one of the most significant places during the Civil War.
		The battle only lasted for a couple of minutes and would be known as the Philippi Races due to the fast retreat of the Confederates.
		After hearing about the retreat from Rich Mountain on the evening of the 12th, General Garnett realized that he too, was being cut off and issued orders for an immediate retreat.
	www.emmitsburg.net /john/contents/22ndvainfantry/history/west_va_campaign.htm (2701 words)

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		Photograph of a reproduction of the 25th Virginia Infantry battle flag.
		The 25th's battle flag was returned by the U.S. War Department to the State of Virginia in 1905 (War Department capture no. 122).
		The Flag was captured on May 5, 1864 in the Wilderness of Virginia by the 5th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry.
	www.alleghenymountain.org /solmain.htm (958 words)

	Civil War at Decades.com [Battle: Rich Mountain] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		John Pegram's Confederates, reaching the vicinity of Rich Mountain on July 9.
		William S. Rosecrans led a reinforced brigade by a mountain path to seize the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike in Pegram's rear.
		Union victory at Rich Mountain was instrumental in propelling McClellan to command of the Army of the Potomac.
	www.decades.com /CivilWar/Battles/wv003.htm (174 words)

	Military.com Content
		He had won significant battles in Mississippi at Iuka and Corinth, and his promotion was backdated to March 1862 so that he would outrank Maj. Gen.
		George McClellan, then commanding the Army of the Potomac, won credit for the victory at Rich Mountain -- a battle that Rosecrans had planned, developed, and carried out.
		Relieved of command after the battle, Rosecrans remained on active duty until 1867, nominally part of the Department of Missouri and officially on "sick leave." He had had real success earlier in life as a geological engineer and inventor, and on retirement, he resumed a business career.
	www.military.com /Content/MoreContent?file=ML_rosecrans_bkp (426 words)

	Civil War Traveler \| West Virginia
		irginia's western counties had little in common at the outset of the war with the populous and politically powerful section of the state east of the mountains.
		Rich Mountain Battlefield, Beverly area - Dramatic July 11, 1861 Union victory here protected both the BandO Railroad and western Virginians' efforts to form a separate government.
		This battle pretty much settled the question of military control over the western Virginia mountains.
	www.civilwar-va.com /westvirginia/wv1861.html (703 words)

	11 Jul History: This Date (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		They are outraged that the rich can afford to buy exemption from the draft for $300, and they fear that emancipation of the slaves will threaten their jobs, having had the experience of the bosses using Blacks as strikebreakers.
		The Battle of the Boyne is celebrated in Northern Ireland as a victory for the Protestant cause on July 12, which is actually the Old Style date of the more decisive Battle of Aughrim in the following year.
		The battle is fought north of the town of Oudenaarde between an Allied army of 80'000 men under Marlborough and Eugene and a French army of 85'000 men under the marshal Louis-Joseph, Duke de Vendôme, and Louis, Duke de Bourgogne.
	www.jcanu.hpg.ig.com.br /history/h4jul/h4jul11.html (10110 words)

	Philander Wiseheart [1837 - 1861]
		In the battle of Rich Mountain, West Virginia, July 11, 1861 he was killed, being the first soldier from Henry County to lose his life in the Civil War.
		His remains were buried on the battlefield and the grave marked by his comrades, in such a permanent way, that it could be identified when the time came for the government to undertake the gathering of its dead soldiers from the scattered battlefields of the war and the placing of them in National Cemeteries.
		It has always been attested by his surviving comrades-in-arm that he was an ideal soldier, patient in camp, enduring on the march and brave in battle.
	www.hcgs.net /pwisehart.html (186 words)

	Battle of Rich Mountain
		You are viewing an original 1861 Civil War illustration of the Battle of Rich Mountain, Virginia.
		The battle has begun, and the dead and wounded can be seen littered on the ground.
		The leaf is in very good condition, and has the rich sepia tone that you expect in original material from this period.
	www.sonofthesouth.net /singles/h1861p468.htm (554 words)

	Map Collections: Titles: 54
		Rough sketch of Holley [sic] Shelter Creek and vicinity.
		[Rough sketch of the Rich Mountain battle area, extending from Beverly, W. Va. to Clarksburg].
		[Rough sketch of the battle of Rich Mountain, July 11-12, 1861].
	lcweb2.loc.gov /ammem/gmdhtml/gmdTitles54.html (437 words)

	WEST VIRGINIA LINKS @ MOUNTAIN EDGE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Mountain Edge monitors these links and websites from time to time and reserves the right to remove any link should the link become objectionable or obsolete.
		RICH MOUNTAIN BATTLEFIELD Beverly, WV -- History of the Civil War Battle of Rich Mountain**, fought near the towns of Beverly and Philippi, West Virginia.
		RICH MOUNTAIN BATTLEFIELD Beverly, WV -- Website features history of the Civil War Battle of Rich Mountain**, fought near the towns of Beverly and Philippi, West Virginia.
	home.sunlitsurf.com /~mtedge/pages/links.htm (3110 words)

	George McClellan
		Assigned to Gideon Pillow during the battle of Cerra Gordo, McClellan witnessed first-hand the ineptness of this future Confederate who ignored his orders and attacked the main Mexican line.
		Observable from South Mountain, there was bad news for the Army of the Potomac.
		Even at headquarters the din of battle was growing to a roar unlike any the men had heard before McClellan arose around 7:00 am.
	blueandgraytrail.com /event/George_McClellan (4045 words)

	INDIANA CIVIL WAR VISUAL COLLECTION, 1861-1913, N.D.
		“Battle of Rich Mountain, … The Thirteenth Indiana Regiment Charging down the pike in the face of a large body of Rebel troops…,” Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, 27 July 1861, p.
		Battle of Antietam, Army of the Potomac: Gen. Geo.
		Battle of Antietam–Taking of the Bridge on Antietam Creek.
	indianahistory.org /library/manuscripts/collection_guides/P0455.html (2417 words)

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		Daylight found us two-thirds of the way to the top of the mountain, and then and there, to our great surprise and regret, we found that, instead of the whole command, I was only followed by a portion of Capt. Lilley's company and some few others--some fifty men.
		On the morning of the 13th we proceeded to the top of Cheat Mountain, at White's, and there found the Churchville and Bath cavalry companies and portions of many other companies collected there after the retreat.
		All agreed that we would stay there and keep back the enemy, and I was selected as a committee of one by those on the top of the mountain to see Governor Letcher, who we had learned was at Greenbrier River, an get his consent to let us remain there.
	www.vcdh.virginia.edu:8065 /saxon/servlet/SaxonServlet?source=/vcdh/xml_docs/valley_or/Index.xml&style=/vcdh/xml_docs/valley_or/valley_or.xsl§ion=single&id=staunton/122262.xml (837 words)

	THE LOST JEDEDIAH HOTCHKISS CONFEDERATE WAR MAPS----FOUND (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Hotchkiss no. 74 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3892r.cwh00074 Battle of Rich Mt. Hotchkiss no. 75 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3892r.cwh00075 [Sketch of the area of the battles of Rich Mountain, July 11-12, 1861].
		Hotchkiss no. 90 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3884w.cwh00090 Battle of Kernstown, Sunday, 23 March, 1862 Hotchkiss no. 91 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3884w.cwh00091 Sketch of the Battle of Kernstown, Sunday, March 23d 1862 Hotchkiss no. 92 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3884w.cwh00092 [Sketch of the vicinity of Kernstown, Va.].
		Hotchkiss no. 155 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3884w.cwh00155 Sketch of the second battle of Winchester, June 13th, 14th, and 15th, 1863 Hotchkiss no. 156 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3820.cwh00156 [Map of parts of Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia covering areas from Harrisburg to Leesburg, and from Hancock to Baltimore].
	www.treasurenet.com /f/index.php?topic=27775.0 (4200 words)

	Frank White, 1832-1879 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		George Day Wagner was in command of the 15th as they proceeded to (West) Virginia and took part in the aftermath of the battle of Rich Mountain.
		The 15th remained in the east and participated in the battle of Greenbrier River.
		In their next battle, the regiment again took heavy losses, this time at Missionary Ridge (near Chattanooga), losing 202 men out of 334 engaged.
	www.indianainthecivilwar.com /hoosier/white.htm (407 words)

	Silas Colgrove, 1816-1907 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The 8th, under the command of Colonel William P. Benton, saw service in the (West) Virginia campaign in the battle at Rich Mountain.
		The 27th was not actively engaged again until 1863 and the battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia.
		After the fall of Atlanta, a reorganization took place and the veterans of the 27th were transferred to the 70th Indiana under Benjamin Harrison.
	www.indianainthecivilwar.com /hoosier/colgrove.htm (472 words)

	25th Virginia Infantry
		The regiment was nearly destroyed after the Battle of Rich Mountain in July 1861, when nearly half of the men were surrendered.
		In 1863 the regiment was temporarily assigned to Brig.
		At the battle of the Wilderness and Spotsylvania Court House, all but a handful of the regiment were taken prisoner.
	www.geocities.com /Heartland/Hills/1850/25thvainf.html (394 words)

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