Letter

George B. McClellan to E.D. Townsend, July 19, 1861

BEVERLY, V. A.

Col. E. D. TOWNSEND: One of Cox’s regiments, Second Kentucky, defeated and drove 600 of Wise’s men out of Barboursville, Cabell County, on 16th.

GEO. B. McCLELLAN,

Major-General, Commanding.
No. 31.
Report of Major-General George B. McClellan of action at Scarey Creek.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, 1861. Location: BEVERLY, V. A.. Summary: Major-General George B. McClellan reports to Colonel E. D. Townsend that Cox's Second Kentucky regiment defeated and drove 600 of Wise's men from Barboursville, Cabell County, on July 16, 1861.
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 2 View original source ↗