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Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 15: operations of the Army of the James around Richmond and Petersburg. (search)
and by means of signals we were in possession of everything material done beyond the James River. Meanwhile I learned from Grant that he desired a pontoon bridge across the James, at what I thought to be the most proper place, and he sent Colonel Comstock of his staff to confer with me upon the matter. The pontoon equipment had been sent to Fortress Monroe under the command of General Benham. But when instructed by Colonel Comstock to bring his pontoon train up to City Point, Benham refusColonel Comstock to bring his pontoon train up to City Point, Benham refused to obey, upon the ground that having been ordered there by General Meade, he could not leave there without an order from him. So Benham remained there until he got a direct order from Grant. While this was going on we had determined, on account of the openness of the country and the roads leading towards Petersburg, that the troops should land at Fort Powhatan. On the north side of the river, however, was a marsh nearly a mile long, over which we decided to make a corduroy road for the pa
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 17: Fort Fisher. (search)
t engineer officer for that purpose. Give me Comstock. Certainly, General, he replied, and any ere. General Grant immediately ordered Colonel Comstock to report to me, and in obedience to that Saturday afternoon, December 10, I asked Colonel Comstock and General Weitzel to go with me to Norfat and the time when it would be ready. Both Comstock and myself told Porter that haste was necessas let down. I sent General Weitzel and Colonel Comstock on the Chamberlain to make a reconnoissand, I immediately sent General Weitzel and Colonel Comstock on board the Malvern to represent to the , but if I would send General Weitzel and Colonel Comstock on board in the morning he would see themo mistake. And, besides, I supposed that Colonel Comstock would go with me to suggest anything thatr them. I directed General Weitzel and Colonel Comstock to urge upon Admiral Porter to run by the must be an assault or nothing, I said to Colonel Comstock, who was on board with me: Jump into a bo[5 more...]
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Appendix. (search)
recover from it. This was my opinion, and also the opinion of Colonel Comstock, of General Grant's staff, very forcibly expressed. [No. 120. See page 788.] testimony of Brev. Brig.-Gen. C. D. Comstock, Report of the Committee on the Conduct of the War, Fort Fisher Expedition,ugh we might not be able to land. I sent General Weitzel with Colonel Comstock, who agreed with me in opinion, that as the navy did not propo-General. [No. 123. See page 792.] testimony of Brev. Brig.-Gen. C. D. Comstock. Report of the Committee on the Conduct of the War, Fortto order an attack on that work with that force. I understood Colonel Comstock to agree with me perfectly, although I did not ask him, and Geo our camp. When we stopped at City Point going up, to permit Colonel Comstock to disembark, General Butler went ashore, as he told me, to se idle talk of Butler's staff, and his timid, calculating engineer, Comstock, who wanted some excuse for not doing their duty. The lieutenan
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Index. (search)
reference to, 995 Clipper, Baltimore, extract from, 231; order published in, 233. Cobb's Hill, Confederates attempt to destroy signal station at, 681-683. Cochrane, John, letter from regarding Buchanan, 156. Cold Harbor, battle of, 669-710; Grant reinforced by Butler's troops at, 856, 862. Colfax, Hon., Schuyler, elected Speaker of House, 920. Colorado, The, at Fort Fisher, 798. Colquit's Brigade, sent to Chaffin's Bluff, 669 Colston, Brigadier-General, 679. Comstock, Colonel, conference with,--683; ordered to accompany Butler on Roanoke expedition, 783; leaves City Point, 785; reference to, 785, 791,817; reconnoitres Fort Fisher, 787; carries Butler's message to Porter, 788; ordered to report condition of Fort Fisher, 794; believes an attack would be useless, 796. Committee on Conduct of War sustains Butler regarding occupation of Manassas Junction, 223; examines Butler as to operations in Department of Gulf, 577. Conant, Captain, 480. Concord, N. H