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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Pikeville , battle near (search)
Pikeville, battle near
Gen. William Nelson was in command of about 3,000 loyalists in eastern Kentucky in November, 1861.
About 1,000 Confederates, under Col. J. S. Williams, were at Pikeville, the capital of Pike county, Ky. Nelson sent Colonel Sill, with Ohio and Kentucky troops, to gain the rear of Williams, while, with the remainder, he should attack his front.
A battalion of Kentucky volunteers, under Col. C. A. Marshall, moved in advance of Nelson.
On the 9th these were attacked by Confederates in ambush, and a battle ensued, which lasted about an hour and a half, when the Confederates fled, leaving thirty of their number dead on the field.
Nelson lost six killed and twenty-four wounded. He did not pursue, as he had no cavalry.
Williams fled to the mountains at Pound Gap, carrying with him a large number of cattle and other spoils.