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Princeton Courthouse Actions at Wolf Creek Civil War West Virginia American Civil War May 15-17, 1862 By early May 1862 Union forces in today's West Virginia were positioned to breach the Alleghenies and debouch into Virginia's Great Valley at two points more than 100 miles apart. Union Brigadier General Robert H. Milroy's column, its axis of march the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, advanced from Cheat Mountain and occupied in succession Camp Allegheny, Monteray, McDowell, and Shenandoah Mountain. Retreating before the oncoming Federals, Confederate Brigadier General Edward Johnson pulled back to Westview, six miles west of Staunton. Union soldiers of Brigadier General Jacob D. Cox's District of Kanawha threatened the East Tennessee & Virginia Railroad. The Federals by mid-May, although ousted from Pearisburg, held Mercer County and braced for a lunge at the railroad. Confederate Brigadier General Humphery Marshall arrived from Abingdon, Virginia, with the Army of East Kentucky. Boldly seizing the initiative, Marshall bested Cox's two brigades during three days of fighting, May 15-17, in Mercer County centering on Princeton Courthouse. Breaking contact with the Confederates on the night of the 17-18, Cox withdrew 20 miles to Camp Flat Top. Col. George Crook, commanding Cox's 3rd brigade, marched via the James and Kanawha Turnpike and occupied Lewisburg, where on May 23 he defeated Brigadier General Henry Heth's brigade. Upon learning that Major General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's army had routed Major General N.P. Banks' division at Winchester (March 25) and driven it across the Potomac, Crook evacuated Lewisburg and pulled back to Meadow Bluff. Result(s): Confederate victory Location: Mercer County Campaign: Jackson's Shenandoah Valley Campaign (1862) Date(s): May 15-17, 1862 Principal Commanders: Brigadier General Jacob D. Cox [US]; Brigadier General Humphery Marshall [CS] Forces Engaged: District of the Kanawha [US]; Army of East Kentucky and Col. Gabriel C. Wharton's Brigade, Department of Southwest Virginia [CS} Estimated Casualties: 129 total (US 23k/69w/21m; CS incomplete, Marshall 4k/12w, Wharton no report) Kindle Available The Maxims Of Robert E. Lee For Young Gentlemen: Advice, Admonitions, and Anecdotes on Christian Duty and Wisdom from the Life of General Lee All his life, Robert E. Lee relied upon his faith for strength and guidance not only in troubled times, but also as the foundation upon which he based all of his dealings with others. Kindle Available Civil War Curiosities: Strange Stories, Oddities, Events, and Coincidences This work was fascinating to read and was neither over dramatic or under written. The stories were lively and interesting and the additon of old photos and draqwings helped fill out the book. View of Harper's Ferry, West Viginia, c.1860 Photographic Print 24 in. x 18 in. 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Drawing extensively on newly unearthed documents, this work provides a gripping battle-by-battle assessment of Hill's role in Antietam Sources: U.S. National Park Service U.S. Library of Congress. Charleston West Virginia Current Weather and Information Share this page: Tweet More To Explore	Contact & About Privacy Policy