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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), Doc. 19. the siege of Suffolk, Virginia. (search)
ast 60,000 men, and will attack you as soon as his material is on the ground. They expect to get in your rear, have exact drawings of all your works, and know your force and means. Hood's division is the largest of all. They are building three bridges on the Blackwater, and have a large pontoon train. E. L. Viele. Brig.-General. Norfolk, April 10, 1863. Major-General Peck: A letter I am reading, written on the train, corroborates what I have telegraphed to you to-day. The date is April seventh--says: We are massing large bodies of troops on the Blackwater. Have pontoon bridges. Our generals intend to attack Suffolk. (Signed) E. L. Viele, Brig.-General. Norfolk, April 10, 1863. Major-General Peck: Another letter says, that a Major-General, Lee's right hand man, was down on the Blackwater last week, and reconnoitred the whole position. (Signed) E. L. Viele, Brig.-General. Norfolk, April 10, 1863. Major-General Peck: I do not think there is much doubt of the tr
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), Telegrams. (search)
ast 60,000 men, and will attack you as soon as his material is on the ground. They expect to get in your rear, have exact drawings of all your works, and know your force and means. Hood's division is the largest of all. They are building three bridges on the Blackwater, and have a large pontoon train. E. L. Viele. Brig.-General. Norfolk, April 10, 1863. Major-General Peck: A letter I am reading, written on the train, corroborates what I have telegraphed to you to-day. The date is April seventh--says: We are massing large bodies of troops on the Blackwater. Have pontoon bridges. Our generals intend to attack Suffolk. (Signed) E. L. Viele, Brig.-General. Norfolk, April 10, 1863. Major-General Peck: Another letter says, that a Major-General, Lee's right hand man, was down on the Blackwater last week, and reconnoitred the whole position. (Signed) E. L. Viele, Brig.-General. Norfolk, April 10, 1863. Major-General Peck: I do not think there is much doubt of the tr
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 140 (search)
n by name; also, how many seriously wounded you had in that engagement, and how many of these required amputation. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, Ebn. Swift, Surgeon, U. S. A., Medical Director. To Surgeon A. Majer, U. S. V. Hilton Head, S. C. Hilton head, S. C. April 8, 1864. Surgeon Ebn. Swift, U. S. A., Medical Director, Department of the South: sir: In reply to several questions, bearing on my report about supplies, of April third and fourth, and addressed to me on April seventh, I have the honor to state as follows: 1. I intended to send Assistant Surgeon A. W. Greenleaf, Second South Carolina volunteers, but Surgeon Mulford, Forty-eighth New York, suggesting that he might be able to see his wife, at the same time, I was prompted to select him. There was one ambulance (broken) for repair, and one under the care of Captain Dunton, Chief Quartermaster of the District of Jacksonville; two were in the use of the Department Commander at Hilton Head, and one was l
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 205 (search)
. The Sixth corps, on the left of the Second, came up with the enemy posted on Sailor's creek.Major-General Wright attacked with two divisions, and completely routed the enemy. In this attack the cavalry, under Major-General Sheridan was operating on the left of the Sixth corps, while Humphreys was pressing on the right. The result of the combined operations was the capture of Lieutenant-General Ewell and four other general officers, with most of Ewell's corps. The next day, the seventh of April, the Fifth corps was moved to the left toward Prince Edward's Court-house. The Second corps resumed the direct pursuit of the enemy, coming up with him at High bridge over the Appomattox. Here the enemy made a feeble stand with his rearguard, attempting to burn the railroad and common bridge. Being driven off by Humphreys, he succeeded in burning three spans of the railroad bridge, but the common bridge was saved, which Humphreys immediately crossed in pursuit, the enemy abandoning e
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 206 (search)
These troops of Adams' had been at West Point, and had crossed the Tombigbee the day previous at Pickensville. April seventh. Moved from Romulus to North-port, hearing nothing of the corps. April eighth. Owing to scarcity of forage at Nond Division C. O, directed me to take charge of, and organize the regiment of his division. On the morning of the seventh of April I commenced recruiting, and by night had succeeded in enlisting over five hundred negroes. Eight men were detailed e miles that morning, having travelled the distance of about two hundred and twenty-seven miles in seventeen days. April seventh and eighth. Laid a bridge across the Alabama river, finishing three P. M. Eighth, having put in forty-six pontoons, fined there. April sixth. Wagon train arrived at Selma. Arsenals and government warehouses destroyed by fire. April seventh. Negroes gathered together to be organized into three regiments, one for each division. Sick and wounded were broug