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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 8. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 143 (search)
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132.-Colonel Gallup's expedition into Western Virginia.
camp Louisa, Lawrence Co., Ky., Feb. 20, 1864.
On the twelfth instant our District Commander, Colonel Gallup, with his usual sympathy for suffering Unionists, sent a scout over into Western Virginia to rid the citizens of the unscrupulous Colonel Ferguson, who, with his plundering band, had pillaged the country until even the women and children were brought to starvation.
This impudent rebel, knowing that Virginia was not in this district, and therefore not under the protection of our gallant Colonel, sent him word that he would quarter there until March, but would not molest our troops provided we would let him alone.
Colonel Gallup treated the message with that silent contempt it deserved.
His silence was taken for acquiescence by the other party.
So the wily old fox was allowed to play around until he met with an unpleasant surprise in the capture of himself and command.
This happened in the following mann
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 26 (search)
HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF MEDFORD, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT, IN 1630, TO THE PRESENT TIME, 1855. (ed. Charles Brooks), Chapter 10 : trade. (search)
HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF MEDFORD, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT, IN 1630, TO THE PRESENT TIME, 1855. (ed. Charles Brooks), chapter 18 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Verrazzano , Giovanni da 1508 - (search)
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Battles, Kentucky, 1863 (search)
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Battles, Kentucky, 1864 (search)
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories, Illinois Volunteers . (search)
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories, Kentucky Volunteers . (search)
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Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories, Michigan Volunteers . (search)