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12 Jul

Union Gen. Thomas A. Morris directed pursuit of Garnett's troops into Tucker County, following the Battle of Rich Mountain

The Battle of Corricks Ford saw the first general officer killed in the Civil War, Confederate Gen. Robert S. Garnett. Cut off by the Rich Mountain defeat of Col. John Pegram on July 11, 1861, General Garnett first withdrew to the Staunton-Parkers...

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