True stories of great American men : for young Americans (1898)
Brooks, Elbridge Streeter, 1846-1902 · Chicago ; Philadelphia ; Toronto : J.C. Winston · leaf 238
m theState of Kentucky.Mr. Garfield metone of them, led byGeneral H umphreyMarshall, on a lit-tle creek known asthe Big Sandy, inthe CumberlandMountains. General Mar-shall had about fivethousand soldierswith him and Col-onel Garfield hadonly about eleven hundred, but he surprised the… … THE CAPITOL, AT WASHINGTON. 24o JAMES A. GARFIELD This brilliant victory of Colonel Garfields was heralded allover the North, and he was praised by the greatest men in thearmy for his wise management and brave fighting. After this he was directed to join General Buells forces andgo to the aid of…
