▁and ▁C , ▁and ▁this ▁tot aled ▁to ▁about ▁ 4 7 5 ▁men . ▁Their ▁rende z vous ▁point ▁with ▁the ▁inf antry ▁was ▁on ▁Cold ▁Kn ob ▁Mountain . ▁ ▁This ▁mountain ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁t aller ▁mountains ▁in ▁today ' s ▁West ▁Virginia , ▁with ▁an ▁elev ation ▁of ▁. ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁day , ▁the ▁regiment ▁tra ve led ▁another ▁ ▁in ▁very ▁cold ▁weather ▁before ▁searching ▁for ▁a ▁suitable ▁place ▁to ▁make ▁camp . ▁Lieutenant ▁Jer em iah ▁David son ▁of ▁the ▁advance ▁guard ▁was ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁selecting ▁a ▁camp ▁site . ▁Pro ceed ing ▁with ▁a ▁guide ▁far ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁advance ▁guard , ▁he ▁suddenly ▁found ▁himself ▁surrounded ▁by ▁five ▁reb els . ▁David son ▁dece ived ▁the ▁reb els , ▁saying ▁he ▁was ▁sc out ing ▁for ▁a ▁cam ps ite ▁for ▁Colonel ▁Albert ▁G . ▁Jenkins ' ▁( re bel ) ▁caval ry . ▁He ▁also ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁got ▁his ▁blue ▁uniform ▁from ▁a ▁" Y an kee ". ▁Sat isf ied , ▁the ▁reb els ▁let ▁David son ▁proceed . ▁Short ly ▁there after , ▁the ▁reb els ▁saw ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁advance ▁guard ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Virginia ▁Caval ry , ▁and ▁fled ▁into ▁the ▁woods . ▁The ▁reb els ▁were ▁all ▁captured , ▁including ▁a ▁lieutenant ▁captured ▁by ▁Major ▁Pow ell . ▁The ▁regiment ▁continued ▁to ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁mountain ▁in ▁extreme ▁cold . ▁ ▁A ▁snow ▁storm ▁began ▁that ▁night ▁( poss ibly ▁earlier