Gauley DavidJessie Scout Tom Cassidy Captured; “Looking in a Noose” For Thirty Days; Eventually Exchanged For…Where they rode and what they did no man now remembers — few men but themselves ever knew — and they left no written record of their…Feb 1, 2020Feb 1, 2020
Gauley DavidLincoln’s Covert Action Against the French in Mexico: A Jessie Scout Probably InvolvedDuring the Civil War, Napoleon III moved troops into Mexico and occupied the country while the United States government and army were…Jan 27, 2020Jan 27, 2020
Gauley DavidHazardous Service: Major Harry Gilmor’s Account of Being Captured by Jessie Scouts…I returned to Richmond and reported for duty to General Early, whose head-quarters were at Staunton. He directed me to take my command to…Dec 28, 2019Dec 28, 2019
Gauley DavidThe Origin of the Mysterious Word “Gauley” in West VirginiaGauley: Possible Origin of the Word Many of us have been interested in determining the origin of the word “Gauley” for decades and have…Dec 22, 2019Dec 22, 2019
Gauley DavidJessie Scout Commander Lt.There is a Harpers Monthly Magazine article about Henry H. Young, a young officer from the Second Rhode Island Infantry Regiment, who…Dec 15, 2019Dec 15, 2019
Gauley DavidNear Disaster at Cedar Creek in an Election Year: Crook Ignores Reports From Two Jessie ScoutsAfter assuming command in the Shenandoah Valley in the later summer of 1864, Philip Sheridan was victorious in a series of battles that…Dec 8, 2019Dec 8, 2019
Gauley DavidTwo Jessie Scouts Ride 145 Miles in Two Days to Deliver Sheridan’s Message to Grant at City Point…We are quartered with Gen. Grant’s scouts. They think it is the biggest and boldest scout trip of the war.Dec 1, 2019Dec 1, 2019
Gauley DavidBlazer’s Scouts: Counterinsurgency in West Virginia’s New River Region During the Civil WarNov 24, 2019Nov 24, 2019
Gauley DavidMistress of the Mansion, Ellen Tompkins of West Virginia’s Gauley Bridge: Caught Between Two…“I expect to leave very soon and hardly hope ever to see this house again as even the majors say it ought be used as a hospital, then…Nov 17, 2019Nov 17, 2019
Gauley DavidAverell’s 1863 Salem Winter Raid Across West VirginiaFrom One of Averrel’s Jessie Scouts:Nov 16, 2019Nov 16, 2019