They went to Pearisburg and had another battle May 10 ... They were overcome by the Confederates there and retreated back to Princeton, and then on May 16 and 17, the Battle of Pigeon Roost took place in Princeton.
Are you a publisher? Try Daylife's Intelligent Content Services Platform
They went to Pearisburg and had another battle May 10 ... They were overcome by the Confederates there and retreated back to Princeton, and then on May 16 and 17, the Battle of Pigeon Roost took place in Princeton.
Here’s the interesting part. Under Cox’s command was Rutherford B. Hayes. I believe he was future 24th president. He was in command of the Ohio regiments that were part of the command. And he personally occupied the McNutt house and used it as his headquarters ... They were here only a short time. He made some official reports that he sent back to General Cox while he was at Princeton.
There’s always been a contradiction as to who started the fire ... It seems that more people think that the Confederate commander, a Colonel Jenifer, was concerned about all the stores in Princeton. One story goes he set fire to it to keep stores away from the Union. Other stories say the Union set the fire.
| World | People | Quoted | Highlights | The Wire | Galleries | Blog | Labs | On the rise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Obama seeks to create 2.5m jobs
Home Repair, 225 Miles Above The Earth
U.K. may ban 'happy hour' as drink deaths rise
|
20 mins ago from ESPN
20 mins ago from Globe and Mail
|
We have thousands of beautiful images from Getty, Reuters, and the Associated Press.
|
4 November 2008 | 12:24 pm
28 October 2008 | 9:05 am
15 October 2008 | 9:39 am
|