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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore) 202 0 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2. 112 6 Browse Search
Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 1 75 1 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Name Index of Commands 40 0 Browse Search
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II. 39 1 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2. 38 0 Browse Search
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative 23 1 Browse Search
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 1: The Opening Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 20 2 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 19 1 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: July 4, 1862., [Electronic resource] 12 2 Browse Search
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Browsing named entities in The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 1: The Opening Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller). You can also browse the collection for Silas Casey or search for Silas Casey in all documents.

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The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 1: The Opening Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), Fair Oaks or Seven Pines: in sight of Richmond. (search)
Southeast of Seven Pines was White Oak Swamp. Casey's division of Keyes' corps was stationed at Fautenant Washington was captured by some of General Casey's pickets. Later in the day his former clthese farm dwellings were begun on May 28th by Casey's Division, 4th Corps. There was not time to attack opened the battle, and the artillery of Casey's Division was hurriedly placed in position betrengthen this center of the Federal defense. Casey's artillery was being hurriedly brought up. In battle. When the Confederates first advanced Casey's artillery did telling work, handsomely repeles here had been weakened by sending relief to Casey. The situation of the Federals was growing crnevitable. The quick eye of General General Silas Casey: a veteran of three wars General SilGeneral Silas Casey at Fair Oaks. Three years before General Lee had left West Point, Silas Casey had been graSilas Casey had been graduated. He was fifty-four years old when the war began. Active service in two exacting campaigns
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 1: The Opening Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), The Seven days Battles: the Confederate capital saved. (search)
including cavalry and artillery, across the marshy peninsula. A train of five thousand heavily loaded wagons and many siege-guns had to be transported; nearly three thousand cattle on the hoof had to be driven. From White House the supplies could be shipped by the York River Railroad as far as Savage's Station. Thence to the James, a distance of seventeen miles, they had to be carried overland along a road intersected by many others from which a watchful opponent might easily attack. General Casey's troops, guarding the supplies at White House, were transferred by way of the York and the James to Harrison's Landing on the latter river. The transports were loaded with all the material they could carry. The rest was burned, or put in cars. These cars, with locomotives attached, were then run into the river. On the night of June 26th, McCall's Federal division, at Beaver Dam Creek, was directed to fall back to the bridges across the Chickahominy near Gaines' Mill and there make