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BATTLE OF CHEAT MOUNTAIN PASS

During the American Civil War Cheat Mountain Pass in West Virginia was a strong position occupied by General Reynolds of McClellan's army with a small force. Skirmishing occurred there on September the 12th, 13th and 14th, Robert E Lee endeavouring to drive Reynolds from the pass. Reynolds' troops numbered less than half of Robert E Lee's, but so impregnable was his position that Robert E Lee found it impossible to dislodge him. October the 3rd, 1861 Robert E Lee having departed for the South, the pass was occupied by General H. R Jackson, of Georgia, whom Reynolds in his turn in vain endeavoured to
dislodge.
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