JUNE 18, 1861:
The Raid
on New Creek, Virginia (now Keyser, West Virginia). Two companies of
Confederate troops attacked a small Baltimore & Ohio Railroad depot that
was guarded by a force of 200 – 300 Union troops armed with cannons. There had been no reports of Rebel troops in
the area, which was believed to be firmly in Union hands. The surprised Union
troops were able to fire a few shots as they scattered. In their hasty retreat,
they left behind the two cannons and their unit colors. After driving off the
Blues, the Grays moved on to the Potomac River crossing named Bridge
Twenty-One, a mile or so downriver from New Creek, and set it ablaze,
destroying it.
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