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William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 6 (search)
and the Confederate force there then ensued a spirited contest—each endeavoring to reach the high ground, and both delivering their fire as they marched in parallel lines by the flank. Report of Richardson's division. (This report is made by General Hancock, who was assigned to the command on the field of Antietam-General Richardson having been mortally wounded during the forenoon.) The race was won by Cross. The effort to flank on the right was handsomely checked by Brooke, French, and Barlow—the latter of whom, changing front with his two regiments obliquely to the right, poured in a rapid fire, compelling the surrender of three hundred prisoners with two standards. A vigorous direct attack was then made, and the troops succeeded in carrying the sunken road and the position, in advance, around what is known as Piper's House, which, being a defensible building, formed, with its surroundings, the citadel of the enemy's strength at this part of the line. The enemy was so much dis
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 8 (search)
lderness for a mile and a half, or two miles, reached the road on which Jackson had moved, struck the rear of his column, and began to take prisoners. Elated by his success, the result of which he communicated to Hooker, General Sickles asked for re-enforcements; and, at his request, Pleasonton's cavalry and two brigades of infantry were sent him. As one of these brigades was taken from the Twelfth Corps, and the other from the Eleventh Corps, Williamson's brigade, of Slocum's corps, and Barlow's brigade, of Howard's corps.—Sickles' Evidence: Report on the Conduct of the War, second series, vol. i., p. 5. holding the right of the general line, it is hardly to be supposed that Hooker would have made the detachment had he thought that flank was to be attacked. While this manoeuvre, under a false lead, was going on, Jackson was getting into position for his meditated blow. He had already reached the Orange plankroad, on which the Union line was drawn, and near the point at which
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 9 (search)
serve on Cemetery Hill, and placed the divisions of Schurz This division was, for the time being, under General Schimmelpfenig, Schurz commanding the corp. and Barlow to the right of the First Corps, on a prolongation of its general line, and covering the approaches to Gettysburg from the north and northwest. Almost simultaneously with the forming of the Eleventh Corps, a fresh division of Ewell's corps, under General Early, arrived from the direction of York and took position on Barlow's front. It has been seen how, by fresh arrivals, the Union line was gradually extended, till now it made a wide curve of several miles around the west and north of and the left flank of the Eleventh Corps. The effect of this was soon seen. It required but a slight pressure for Early to throw back the right division, under Barlow, who found it impossible to hold his command to their work, and who was himself left on the field severely wounded. And when, towards three o'clock, a general ad
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 11 (search)
soon after the divisions of Gibbon, Mott, and Barlow came up, and were placed on the left; Barlow'sn attack on the enemy's right by the troops of Barlow's division would have prevented the turning ofon this point General Hancock remarks: Had not Barlow's fine division, then in full strength, receivcentre; Birney formed in two deployed lines on Barlow's right; Mott's division supported Birney, andwent over the works almost simultaneously with Barlow's men. Inside the intrenchments there ensued ack being directed to transfer the divisions of Barlow and Gibbon to the Fredericksburg road. Meanwh army. His attack was made by the division of Barlow on the left and Gibbon on the right, with Birney supporting. Barlow, formed in two lines, advanced, and found the enemy strongly posted in a sunkor. but the enemy, speedily reenforced, forced Barlow's troops out of the captured works. They felime. Gibbon's advance was simultaneous with Barlow's; but in moving forward, he came upon one of [14 more...]
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 12 (search)
ce on the Prince George Courthouse road, while Barlow's division moved by the Old Courthouse road. the Ninth Corps made another attack, in which Barlow's division of the Second Corps participated, lis movement, made by the divisions of Mott and Barlow (pivoting on the right division under Gibbon, ps, but especially on the left of the Second. Barlow's division, rolled up like a scroll, recoiled d, and the skirmish line of Miles' brigade, of Barlow's division, The skirmish line was composed hole line would advance. The duty assigned to Barlow was of the nature of a detached operation, buteebly executed, The inadequate character of Barlow's attacks General Hancock attributes to the laaving weakened that part of the line to oppose Barlow, General Birney was able, with slight loss, tomassed in rear of the position occupied by General Barlow. The line from the New Market and Malvern also massed in rear of the skirmish line, and Barlow's division was con centrated near the fork of [2 more...]
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 13 (search)
ishers. These were, however, quickly driven off, and the Second Corps crossed, Barlow's division leading. Artillery was put in position to cover an attack; but thisand De Trobriand, on the Old Stage road leading to Appomattox Courthouse, while Barlow's division was directed on Farmville, distant three miles. Barlow found this plBarlow found this place in possession of a considerable force of the enemy, that was burning the bridges there, and covering a wagon-train moving towards Lynchburg; but on Barlow's apprBarlow's approach it abandoned the place, destroying one hundred and thirty wagons, and rejoined the main body of Lee's army. This Humphreys found intrenched in a strong positi manifest that all that remained of the Army of Northern Virginia was present. Barlow's division was then ordered up. Meanwhile Humphreys, having extended his right ve six hundred in killed and wounded. It was too late to renew operations when Barlow arrived, and during the night Lee again retreated. While these events were i