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Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative, Chapter 2: the battle of Bull Run (July, 1861） (search)
Casualties. Bull Run, July 21, 1861 Confederate brigadeskilledwoundedmissingtotal army of Potomac Bonham (5 regiments)106676 Ewell (3 regiments)32326 Jones (3 regiments)135770 Longstreet (4 regiments)21214 Cocke (3 2/2,regiments)23792104 Early (4 regiments)201176143 Evans (6 Co's. )838248 Hampton (6 Co's. )191002121 total9849212602 army of Shenandoah Jackson (5 Reg'ts)119442561 Bartow (2 regiments)60303363 Bee (2 1/5 regiments)722601333 Elzey (3 regiments)81826 6th N. C. (1 regiments)235073 total282107311356 total3801565131958 Federal. 1st division. Tyler KILLEDWOUNDEDMISSINGTOTAL Keyes1950154223 Schenck19151650 Sherman20208253481 Richardsonnotengaged. Total58273423754 2D division. Hunter Porter84148245477 Burnside408861189 Total124236306666 3D division. Heintzelman Franklin7119726294 Wilcox71172186429 Howard50115180345 Total1924843921068 5TH division. Miles Blenker61694116 Davies1214 Total71895120 Aggregate481101112162708
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative, chapter 7 (search)
d by the ill-advised affair at Mechanicsville, had no margin to spare over the size of its task. Indeed, had McClellan reenforced Porter as he should have done, with a whole corps, he might have won a great victory. But he allowed himself to be imposed upon by the demonstrations made by Magruder and Huger, under orders from Lee, and neither attacked with his left, nor strengthened his right sufficiently. He weakly left the question of sending reenforcements to his four corps commanders. Franklin sent Slocum's division, and Sumner sent French's and Meagher's brigades, but Keyes and Heintzelman reported that they could spare nothing. As it was, therefore, the fight should result in Lee's favor by a reasonable margin, provided it was well managed and its force not squandered in partial attacks. But this took place to an extent perilously near losing the battle. It did lose the precious hours of daylight necessary to gather any fruits of victory, and made the victory much more bl
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative, chapter 8 (search)
but besides these were many less-known paths. The road crossing was held by Franklin, who thus describes the operations of the day in his official report:— Aboarrived at headquarters safely about daylight. The infantry referred to by Franklin as having crossed were only D. H. Hill's skirmish-line. No effort was made to found a cow path which led me over the swamp. But en route, I found where Gen. Franklin's troops had been located, having now changed front. They had left a long o me for some minutes, he rose without speaking, and the next morning we found Franklin with the rest of the Federal troops concentrated on Malvern Hill. While we ns of our great chief, Gen. Lee, should go down in history. I believe that if Franklin, who opposed us at White Oak, could have been defeated, the Federal army wouldampton has described as offered in vain to the Jackson of the Chickahominy. Franklin, commanding the Federal force here opposed to Jackson, wrote of this occasion
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative, Chapter 10: Cedar Mountain (search)
et us study the probable lines of retreat of our opponents and leave our own to take care of themselves. . . . Success and glory are in the advance. Disaster and shame lurk in the rear. . . . The arrogance of this address was not calculated to impress favorably officers of greater experience in actual warfare, who were now overslaughed by his promotion. McDowell would have been the fittest selection, but he and Banks, both seniors to Pope, submitted without a word; as did also Sumner, Franklin, Porter, Heintzelman, and all the major-generals of McClellan's army. But Fremont protested, asked to be relieved, and practically retired from active service. Meanwhile, after the discomfiture of McClellan, Mr. Lincoln felt the want of a military advisor, and, on July 11, appointed Gen. Halleck commander-in-chief of all the armies of the United States, and summoned him to Washington City. Ropes's Story of the civil War thus comments upon this appointment: — It is easy to see how t
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative, Chapter 12: Boonsboro or South Mountain, and Harper's Ferry (search)
uth Mountain. Longstreet Arrives. the retreat. Crampton's Gap. Franklin attacks. Jackson before Harper's Ferry. preparations for assaultreys, Tyler, Allabach2 6th CorpsSlocumTorbert, Bartlett, Newton4 FranklinSmith, W. F.Hancock, Brooks, Irwin3 CouchDevens, Howe, Cochrane4 Confederates were fortunate to get off with a loss as reported by Franklin of only 400 prisoners and 450 killed and wounded left upon the fiening of the 15th against Franklin and his whole corps. Of course, Franklin, about 12,000 strong, could have run over him, and was under orders, too, to do so. Franklin was preparing to undertake the work, when, about eight o'clock, heavy firing which had been going on for over two hours at Harper's Ferry, suddenly ceased. Franklin correctly interpreted this to mean that Miles, at Harper's Ferry, had surrendered, and he ae's brigades. One can but wonder if McClellan had communicated to Franklin a copy of Lee's order No. 191, for, with the knowledge of the situ
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative, Chapter 13: Sharpsburg or Antietam (search)
vance. Swinton's account. the bloody Lane. Franklin is halted. both sides exhausted. Pleasanton for the Confederates. Fortunately for them, Franklin at Crampton's Gap, as already told, interpretble above. The 5th and 6th corps, Porter and Franklin, would be in reserve opposite our centre withthe attack upon our left, the 6th corps under Franklin. It was plain that a fourth and even more tet 6000 each, fine troops and well commanded. Franklin, too, was anxious to attack. Already he hadof saving the two batteries. But, just as Franklin was about to attack, Sumner met him, and, beild on his right, he conferred with Sumner and Franklin. The latter urged a renewal of the attack, bd against it, and McClellan took his advice. Franklin was ordered simply to stand on the defensive.n nor any of his six corps commanders, except Franklin, approved the idea of an attack. Ropes says that Franklin alone— recognized the importance of the high ground held by Stuart and desired to [1 more...]
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative, Chapter 14: fall of 1862 (search)
d Division, Hooker40,396 Left Grand Division Franklin46,897118,952 The Artillery comprised 374 gun. The bridges here were finished by 11 A. M. Franklin, however, was ordered not to cross until the by the upper bridges and occupied the town. Franklin crossed the 1st and 6th corps by the lower br60,000 men. During the afternoon of the 12th, Franklin had urged that these two divisions should be plans as the moment of execution drew near. Franklin had been informed that Burnside would give the to the plans of the day before, but ordered Franklin to keep his whole command in position for a r. Being ordered to send at least a division, Franklin designated the 1st corps under Reynolds for t which was threatened by Stuart's artillery. Franklin would have also sent a portion of the 6th corssue boldly, first with Hooker, and next with Franklin, and his principal officers. The proposed or it relieved from further duty with the army, Franklin, Smith, commanding the 6th corps, Sturgis, co[14 more...]
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative, Chapter 15: Chancellorsville (search)
, as the finest army on the planet. His organization was as follows, with the strength of each corps present for duty equipped on April 30. corpsDIVISIONSBRIGADESARTILLERY Batts.Guns 1stWadsworthPhelps, Cutler, Paul, Meredith1052 ReynoldsRobinsonRoot, Baxter, Leonard 16,908DoubledayRowley, Stone 2dHancockCaldwell, Meagher, Zook, Brook848 CouchGibbonSully, Owen, Hall 16,893FrenchCarroll, Hays, MacGregor 3dBirneyGraham, Ward, Hayman954 SicklesBerryCarr, Revere, Mott 18,721WhippleFranklin, Bowman, Berdan 5thGriffinBarnes, McQuade, Stockton842 MeadeSykesAyres, Burbank, O'Rorke 15,724HumphreysTyler, Allabach 6thBrooksBrown, Bartlett, Russell954 SedgwickHoweGrant, Neill NewtonShaler, Brown, Wheaton 23,667BurnhamBurnham corpsDIVISIONSBRIGADESARTILLERY Batts.Guns 11thDevensVon Gilsa, McLean636 HowardVon SteinwehrBuschbeck, Barlow 12,977SchurzSchimmelpfennig, Krzyzanowski 12th528 SlocumWilliamsKnipe, Ross, Ruger 13,450GearyCandy, Kane, Greene CavalryPleasontonDa