Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-06-05

which in time it gave to both the Gap and
the streamlct.
In this :. Pound, . and ON the summit Of
the gorge through which the road passes, the
rebels had built log huts capable of quarter
ing nearly thousand men and across the
opening of the Gap they had erected for
midable brcastwork. that completely block
aided the passage, and which five hundred
men could hold against five thousand.
For several weeks Pound Gap had been
garrisoned bv about six hundred rebel militia,
under Major Thompson. and though in
capable Of effective service in the field, they
had held this gateway into Virginia, and
maintained constant reign of terror among
the [ MON citizens of all the lower counties.
Issuing from their stronghold on the noun
tains, small parties OF this gang would de
,ccnd INTO the valleys. rob and murder the
peaccablc inhabitants, and, before pursuit
could be begun. would be again behind their
brcastworks. Many of these predatory bands
had been captured, i'll consequence of the
vigilance Of Jordan, and the ceaseleSs activity
Of the Kentucky cavalry; bat as soon as one
party made prisoners another would APP
pear in the valley. until it was eY Yidcnt that
, The only way to eIcctuallv stop their in
cursiOne WAS To break up their nest on the
mountain This Garfield had long deter
mined to do. He had waited only for reliable
information to the strength and position
Of the gucrllas. and for definite deecrip
ton Of the route to be taken to get in the
rear of their intrenchments.
This information the map Of Jordan sup
piled, and it added significant fact which
/. decided Garfield to at once set Oh foot the
intended expedition.
! On the margin Of the map. in Jordan's
own writing, were these words
General Marshall has issued an order for
a grand muster of the rebel militia on the
/ fifteenth of March. They t. meet ut the
; Pound, in the rear of their intrcnchncnts.
and it is expected they Will muster in SUI
iicieut strength to enter kentucky, and drive
the Mon forces before them.
: 1t was this Endorsement only which had
enabled Bent II penetrate the disguise of
the counterfeit preacher.
Garfield AT once determined to forcetall
the intended gathering. and to disrcrSe the
entire swarm of guerilas With two hun
I dred and twenty of the Forticth Ohio. under
, Colonel Cramor two hundred Of the Forty
second Ohio. under Major Pardcc one hun
drcd and eighty of the Twentv-second Ken
tuckv. under Major Cook and hundred
cavalry under Major Mclaughlin. he set out
on the following morning. with three day =
rati0ns in the haVersackS If the men. and a
quantity of provisions packed on the backs
2 of mule.
p The roads were deep in mud. and the count
/ less rivulets which ramity through this noun
t tain region were filled with ice. and swollen
d into rushing torrents but pressing on over
{ the rough roads. and in the midst of drcuch-
, ;e ,-.in tLe littla army loteon the nitht ~
, tLc sc..onj ,l,,- reached EIkborn tr.,.k -a
snail stream which flows al.,n. the 1!,c,n
. base of the mountains. and cmrties into the
Biz SANDY. ONLY two miles below the rebel
position There they went intpcamp on the
j wet ground. aud waited for the morning
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