Sketch Of The Life Of Brig Gen B F Kelley

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Sketch Of The Life Of Brig Gen B F Kelley

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Author : John B. FROTHINGHAM
language : en
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Release Date : 1862

Sketch Of The Life Of Brig Gen B F Kelley written by John B. FROTHINGHAM and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1862 with Soldiers categories.

General Bf Kelley

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Author : T. F. Kelley
language : en
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Release Date : 2020-03-13

General Bf Kelley written by T. F. Kelley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-13 with categories.

Kelley's principal mission was the protection of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad - its line delineating the division of North and South. Guerilla's abounded in the region and differentiating between friend and foe was difficult, often impossible. The B&O line went right through Wheeling. So close was Wheeling to the line between north and south, that even General Kelley's father-in-law and in-laws from Wheeling were sympathetic to the Southern cause and slave owners. After convalescing from his gunshot wound received at the battle of Philippi, General Kelley and his troops were victorious at Romney. Later, victorious at Blue's Gap i.e., Hanging Rocks Pass. After Stonewall Jackson disrupted federal attempts to repair the B&O Railroad in Hancock, Maryland, Jackson next turned his 9,000 man army towards Romney. Kelley boldly attacked Winchester to the south or 'up' the Shenandoah, defeating 700 local militiamen. When Jackson continued towards Romney, Kelley was forced to withdraw from Winchester and return to Romney to retake and secure Romney from Jackson. By his victory at Romney, Kelley became the man who kept Stonewall Jackson out of Pittsburg as had been Jackson's objective. General Kelley next commanded a division of 10,000 men in the Department of Harper's Ferry.

Civil War General B F Kelley

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Author : T. F. Kelley
language : en
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Release Date : 2021-09-30

Civil War General B F Kelley written by T. F. Kelley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-30 with categories.

This is the first-ever book written about the uniquely interesting life and times of Union General BF Kelley - Brevet Major General - US Civil War. General Kelley served as a command officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War from Colonel Kelley's planning and leading the first land battle of the Civil War at Philippi, Virginia, in June of 1861 - to the Civil War's end in 1865. Any number of Civil War firsts are attributable to General Kelley; 1) his family's 'borrowed' servant, a black slave named Lucy Bagby, would become the 'last fugitive slave' to be returned south under the Fugitive Slave Act just prior to the breaking out of war; 2) he planned and led the first successful land battle of the Civil War, 3) he was the first American to use a railroad to move warring troops; 4) he was the first Union officer wounded in the Civil War, which wound was initially thought to be mortal, 5) he commanded the first loyal southern regiment, and more. General Kelley played a direct and prominent role in a great number of military campaigns in Virginia, western Virginia and Maryland; and in the making of West Virginia, the State formed by the Civil War. His principal mission through the Civil War was to protect the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and, especially its wooden bridges from the rebel torch. In fact, he had earlier been a B&O freight agent in Philadelphia - the B&O railway line roughly delineating the division between North and South. In six short months General Kelley went from B&O freight agent to Brigadier General. His record of unbroken successes, both large and small, made his career one worthy of renown. Within another short ten months he would become a Brevet Major General of federal Volunteers. Still: Guerilla's (bushwhackers) abounded in the region of his command and differentiating between friend and foe was difficult, often impossible. Hell, even General Kelley's father-in-law and in-laws were sympathetic to the Southern cause and slave owners. To that end, a beautiful young slave woman was loaned to the Kelley household caring for Ben's wife, the ailing 'Belle' Kelley and their family. After Stonewall Jackson disrupted federal attempts to repair the B&O Railroad in Hancock, Maryland, Jackson turned his 9,000 man army towards Romney. Kelley boldly attacked Winchester to the south or 'up' the Shenandoah Valley, defeating Jackson's 700 local militiamen. Then, when Jackson continued towards Romney, Kelley withdrew from Winchester and returned to Romney to retake and secure Romney from Jackson. By his victory at Romney, Kelley became the man who kept Stonewall Jackson out of Pittsburgh as Pittsburg had been Jackson's objective. After the war, a member of the Ringgold Battalion of Cavalry, General Kelley's cavalrymen would draw the distinction that: '...our usually dependable leader was to see much action through the war; and, that he made less history for the amount of fighting he did than any other officer in the war.' His safeguarding of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad enabled commanders to rapidly move troops to other theaters threatened from enemy attack, or, to provide for quick troop buildups prior to the commencement of offensive operations. General Kelley has been described as one of the silent heroes of the war. His cavalryman, Elwood, describes General Kelley, '...prudent, secretive, vigilant, General Kelley committed little to paper. His instructions always went by word of mouth through trusted adjutants, and no newspaper correspondents were allowed in his camp. His reports were characteristic of the man himself...terse, laconic and modest.' And, there is so much more to know and learn about this remarkable Union Major General - BF Kelley.

The Pictorial Field Book Of The Civil War In The United States Of America

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Author : Benson John Lossing
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1874

The Pictorial Field Book Of The Civil War In The United States Of America written by Benson John Lossing and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1874 with United States categories.

Pictorial History Of The Civil War In The United States Of America Etc

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Author : Benson John Lossing
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1866

Pictorial History Of The Civil War In The United States Of America Etc written by Benson John Lossing and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1866 with categories.

Pictorial History Of The Civil War In The United States Of America

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Author : Benson John Lossing
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1866

Pictorial History Of The Civil War In The United States Of America written by Benson John Lossing and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1866 with United States categories.

A Critical Dictionary Of English Literature And British And American Authors

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Author : Samuel Austin Allibone
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1897

A Critical Dictionary Of English Literature And British And American Authors written by Samuel Austin Allibone and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1897 with American literature categories.

Rebels At The Gate

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Author : W Hunter Lesser
language : en
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Release Date : 2005-05-01

Rebels At The Gate written by W Hunter Lesser and has been published by Sourcebooks, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-05-01 with History categories.

Rebels at the Gate is the dramatic story of the first Union victories of the Civil War and the events that caused Virginians to divide their state. In a defiant act to sustain President Lincoln's war effort, Virginia Unionists created their own state government in 1861—destined to become the new state of West Virginia.

A Critical Dictionary Of English Literature And British And American Authors Living And Deceased From The Earliest Accounts To The Middle Of The Nineteenth Century

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Author : Samuel Austin Allibone
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1891

A Critical Dictionary Of English Literature And British And American Authors Living And Deceased From The Earliest Accounts To The Middle Of The Nineteenth Century written by Samuel Austin Allibone and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1891 with categories.

Origins Of Rebellion To The Battle Of Bull S Run

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Author : Benson John Lossing
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1866

Origins Of Rebellion To The Battle Of Bull S Run written by Benson John Lossing and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1866 with United States categories.