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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 355 3 Browse Search
Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 1 147 23 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 7. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 137 13 Browse Search
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The Annals of the Civil War Written by Leading Participants North and South (ed. Alexander Kelly McClure) 125 13 Browse Search
Robert Lewis Dabney, Life and Commands of Lieutenand- General Thomas J. Jackson 108 38 Browse Search
Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant 85 7 Browse Search
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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 2. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book I:—Richmond. (search)
alent to a small division, occupied Manassas. Banks, instead of remaining on the defensive, after e valley of the Shenandoah have connected with Banks, and, combined, they would have menaced Stauntroad and the broad valley of North Fork, which Banks was carefully watching, he crossed the Massanuy. In fact, less distant from Winchester than Banks, he could occupy that place before him, cut hile to seize a few of the wagons in the rear of Banks' train. Ashby's soldiers, inured to plunder ac, easily engendered, would have been fatal to Banks slipped rapidly by, and Jackson tried in vain ountain roads; it was thus enabled to overtake Banks' army on the banks of the Potomac. Evening r's cannon to engage the battle on that side. Banks' position had again become most critical. In effect of this reverse was great. In forcing Banks to recross the Potomac, Jackson had forced hime place in his rear. His cavalry had followed Banks as far as Williamsport, where the latter had h[13 more...]
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 2. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book III:—Maryland. (search)
itions at Fredericksburg, on the Rappahannock; Banks concentrated his forces near Luray. Fremont rom the West, and placed the corps of McDowell, Banks and Fremont under his command. The latter, re was at Culpepper, where Crawford's brigade of Banks' corps had already preceded him some time before. On the 7th of August, Banks, with the remainder of his forces, drew near to Culpepper, and ocevailed in the administrative department, that Banks was under the impression that he had from tweling the foot of this hill the road followed by Banks, along which he was to encounter Jackson, deschat he had merely a vanguard to contend with. Banks placed Augur's division on the left, Green's bitless efforts against these new adversaries. Banks, who had been constantly exposed during the baSiegel was massed at Waterloo Bridge; Reno and Banks, who followed him with difficulty, were, the f; the twelfth, which had been transferred from Banks to old General Mansfield; and finally, the two[25 more...]
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 2. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book V:—Tennessee. (search)
ve found a single vessel to transport it from the right to the left bank of the river. Halleck had indeed announced that Banks, who had recently been sent to New Orleans with considerable reinforcements, would go up the river under the protection oto put this system into practice to any great extent, for on the 16th of December he was superseded in his command by General Banks. We have already placed our estimate of Butler's administration on record; we must, however, add a few words to whatue is it that old prejudices have more power over the mind of men than simple good sense and the spirit of equity. General Banks, whom we have already met on several battlefields, was one of those officers who seemed predestined to experience stra large army and a powerful fleet to overcome. While waiting for the proper time to devote himself to this great task, Banks bethought himself of extending his positions in the district of Lafourche, and of dispersing the Confederate forces, whic
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 2. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book VI:—Virginia. (search)
nt, between Martinsburg and Winchester, he was at liberty to do so, but then the reinforcements drawn from the garrison of Washington would be reduced to fifteen thousand men. What was called the garrison of Washington, so far, at least, as relates to numbers, was a real army, partly composed of old troops who had been in the peninsula campaign, and partly of recruits scarcely drilled. It numbered, as we have before said, seventythree thousand able-bodied men present for field duty. General Banks was in command. It nominally formed part of the army of the Potomac, but in reality it was under the direct orders of the President and General Halleck. The President's plan offered General McClellan great advantages; it not only ensured him considerable reinforcements, but the sincere co-operation of the Washington authorities and the approval of public opinion, of which those authorities were then only the interpreters; and, by menacing Lee's communications, he would certainly have
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 2. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book VII:—politics. (search)
State where he could enforce his authority. Renshaw having declared that he had not men enough to occupy the town. General Banks, who had just superseded Butler in New Orleans, promised to send him two small regiments and a battery of artillery. of Galveston. In the mean while, a naval division conveying Governor M. Hamilton, with the reinforcements promised by Banks and the necessary provisions, had left New Orleans between the 25th and the 29th of December. Unfortunately, a portion ofectly legal. Mr. Lincoln instructed his agents to pay no attention to this decision. One month later, June 27th, General Banks, who was then in command at Baltimore, caused the arrest of four officers of the municipal police, who, although susp was obliged to recall General Butler in order to put an end to so many abuses. The administration of his successor, General Banks, was more equitable, but he lacked either the power or the ability to repair all the evil done by his predecessor—ev
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 2. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), chapter 8 (search)
4 regiments. 2d Brigade, Brigadier-general Palmer, 5 regiments. 3d Brigade, ..... 5 regiments. 5th corps, Major-general Banks. Cavalry division, 8 regiments. 1 Regiment of Independent infantry. 1st Division, Brigadier-general Willin the 31st of July; but in giving it the General-in-chief remarks that the figures are exaggerated, especially as regards Banks' corps, which did not in fact number more than 8000 combatants: infantry.artillery.cavalry.total. 1st corps10,5509481ed back into the army of the Potomac they resumed their former enumeration. McDowell's corps became once more the first, Banks' the Fiftn and Siegel's the Eleventh. Major-General Pope. 1st corps, Siegel (formerly the army of the mountain). 1sde, Bohlen. 3d Division, Schurz. 1st Brigade, Krysanowsky; 2d Brigade, Schimmelpfennig; Milroy's Brigade. 2d corps, Banks. 1st Division, Williams. 1st Brigade, Crawford; 2d Brigade, Gordon; 3d Brigade, Gorman. 2d Division, Augur. 1st B