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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4. 321 3 Browse Search
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade) 262 0 Browse Search
John D. Billings, The history of the Tenth Massachusetts battery of light artillery in the war of the rebellion 225 3 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. 206 0 Browse Search
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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 3. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 120 2 Browse Search
Adam Badeau, Grant in peace: from Appomattox to Mount McGregor, a personal memoir 101 1 Browse Search
General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox 54 4 Browse Search
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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., Du Pont's attack at Charleston. (search)
with which, under popular governments, ministries have been ready to sacrifice commanders who have not strengthened their administration by success in war. The great President was superior to such littleness; so much cannot be said for his Navy Department. Admiral Du Pont's failure to take Charleston with the means allotted for its capture occurred before General Grant's magnificent strategy and persistence had defeated the rebel armies in the field and taken Vicksburg, and before Meade and Hancock with the Army of the Potomac had broken the back of the rebellion at Gettysburg. It was of immense importance that some great feat of arms by land or by sea should cheer the supporters of the Union, strengthen our Government, and discourage the friends of our dismemberment on the other side of the ocean. Iron-clads and fast cruisers were being built in England and France for the so-called Confederate States, the French Emperor was seeking opportunity to declare against us, and the ruling
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., From Gettysburg to the coming of Grant. (search)
3d of March a reorganization of the Army of the Potomac took place, when its five corps were consolidated into three. The First Corps was transferred to the Fifth; two divisions of the Third were incorporated with the Second, but permitted to retain their distinctive flag and badge; the other division of the Third Corps was transferred to the Sixth, but directed to abandon its own flag and badge and assume that of the Greek cross. The corps commanders retained were — of the Second, General W. S. Hancock; of the Fifth, General G. K. Warren; of the Sixth, General John Sedgwick. The First and Third corps thus passed out of existence. The only other event of note, before the arrival of General Grant, was the Kilpatrick-Dahlgren raid upon Richmond. It was authorized directly from Washington, and was not the suggestion of General Meade, nor (lid it have his approval; however, he set about carrying it into effect with all proper spirit and energy. The movement depended largely for it
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., chapter 4.14 (search)
will throw light upon the subject. . . . On my return from a short leave of absence, on the 19th of July, General Grant sent for me to report to him, and then told me that he could not relieve General Butler, and that as I had so severely criticised General Meade, he had determined to relieve me from the command of the Eighteenth Corps, and order me to New York City to await orders. The next morning the general gave some other reasons, such as an article in the Tribune reflecting on General Hancock, which I had nothing in the world to do with, and two letters which I had written, before the campaign began, to two of General Grant's most devoted friends, urging upon them to try and prevent him from making the campaign he had just made. . . . Very truly yours, William F. Smith, Major-General. editors. From A photograph. Brevet Major-General M. C. Meigs, quartermaster-general. U. S. A. From a photograph. In one of my early interviews with the President I expressed
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., From the Wilderness to Cold Harbor. (search)
ainst every attack by six divisions under General Hancock. But Heth's and Wilcox's men were thorounwhile Burnside's corps, which had reenforced Hancock during the day, made a vigorous attack on thewell's left next the river, Breastworks of Hancock's Corps on the Brock road-morning of May 7. -day. Early in the morning it was found that Hancock's corps had crossed the Po above the point wh the disaster could not be realized at once. Hancock's troops, who made the assault, had recoveredthem out, the Federals could get no farther. Hancock's corps, which had made the attack, had been got the start in the race for the North Anna; Hancock's corps, leading off on the night of the 20thion, was attacked and carried by troops in of Hancock's corps, the Confederates at retiring across Ox Ford, a point intermediate between them. Hancock's corps, having secured the Chesterfield bridnegan's (Florida) brigade, with heavy loss to Hancock's troops who were attacking there. The resul[10 more...]
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., General Grant on the Wilderness campaign. (search)
jor-General H. G. Wright succeeded him in command. Early on the morning of the 12th a general attack was made on the enemy in position. The Second Corps, Major-General Hancock commanding, carried a salient of his line, capturing most of [Edward] Johnson's division of Ewell's corps and twenty pieces of artillery. But the resistannemy had reenforced Petersburg with a single brigade from any source. The night was clear — the moon shining brightly — and favorable to further operations. General Hancock, with two divisions of the Second Corps, reached General Smith just after dark, and offered the service of these troops as he (Smith) might wish, waiving rankposed knew best the position of affairs, and what to do with the troops. But instead of taking these troops and pushing at once into Petersburg, he requested General Hancock to relieve a part of his line in the captured works, which was done before midnight. By the time I arrived the next morning the enemy was in force. An att
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., Through the Wilderness. (search)
of Wilderness Tavern. At this time also, General Hancock, at Chancellorsville, was warned by Generen begun, before any advance should be made. Hancock placed Birney's division on the left of Gettyd in reserve at Wilderness Tavern, and joined Hancock on the Brock road at 8 A. M. of the 6th. Pot. Wadsworth's division fought its way across Hancock's front to the Plank road, and advanced along that road. Hancock pushed forward Birney with his own and Mott's divisions, Gibbon's division supneral charge of Hancock's left, and Birney of Hancock's right.--editors. Chewning's farm, conneled to call up reenforcements. At 1:30 P. M. Hancock sent Gibbon east ten miles to support Warren River again by the Block House road bridge. Hancock crossed three of his divisions (Mott was withrom Meade for the operations of the next day: Hancock was to endeavor to find the position of the erange for the assault at 5 o'clock, under General Hancock's command, in the afternoon on the front [45 more...]
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., Hand-to-hand fighting at Spotsylvania. (search)
nd-to-hand fighting at Spotsylvania. by G. Norton Galloway. General Hancock's surprise and capture of the larger portion of Edward Johnsonthe right and rear of the army. The stormy night was favorable to Hancock's movement, and about 10 o'clock he put his troops in motion, marcin that vicinity. [See map, p. 167.] General Grant's orders to Hancock were to assault at daylight on the 12th in cooperation with Burnsi Just as the day was breaking, Barlow's and Birney's divisions of Hancock's corps pressed forward upon the unsuspecting foe, and leaping they this time had become apprised of the disaster to their comrades, Hancock met with stern resistance, as Lee in the meantime had been hurryinard the left of the salient. Of the Union troops on the left of Hancock, General Grant ( Personal memoirs, p. 231) says: Burnside on this center from that quarter. editors. As soon as the news of Hancock's good and ill success reached army headquarters, the Sixth Corps-
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., General Edwards's brigade at the bloody angle. (search)
he brigade had present for duty three small regiments, the 10th and 37th Massachusetts and the 2d, Rhode Island. When the First and Second Divisions of the Sixth Corps, which had been massed the previous evening, were summoned to the support of Hancock, whose Second Corps had penetrated the Confederate lines, General Wright, who had just assumed command of the Sixth Corps, directed that the first brigade under arms and ready to move should lead the way. Edwards's brigade was first in line and led the march of the corps. It moved to the vicinity of the Landrum House, passing the Confederate generals and some of the prisoners who had been captured by Hancock, and, reaching the edge of the woods facing the scene of action, came into line of battle facing by the rear rank, and advanced toward the captured works with the 10th Massachusetts on the right, the 2d Rhode Island in the center, and the 37th Massachusetts on the left. The situation at this time was simply this: The force of
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., The opposing forces at the beginning of Grant's campaign against Richmond. (search)
l. Charles H. T. Collis. Volunteer Engineer Brigade, With the exception of eleven companies of the 50th N. Y. under Lieut.-Col. Spaulding, this command, with its commander, was at the Engineer Depot, Washington, D. C. Brig.-Gen. Henry W. Benham: 15th N. Y. Engineers, Maj. William A. Ketchum; 50th N. Y. Engineers, Lieut.-Col. Ira Spaulding. Battalion U. S. Engineers, Capt. George H. Mendell. Guards and Orderlies: Oneida (N. Y.) Cav., Capt. Daniel P. Mann. Second Army Corps, Maj.-Gen. Winfield S. Hancock. Escort: M, 1st Vt. Cav., Capt. John H. Hazelton. first division, Brig.-Gen. Francis C. Barlow. First Brigade, Col. Nelson A. Miles: 26th Mich., Maj. Lemuel Saviers; 61st N. Y., Lieut.-Col. K. O. Broady; 81st Pa., Col. H. Boyd McKeen; 140th Pa., Col. John Fraser; 183d Pa., Col. George P. McLean. Second Brigade, Col. Thomas A. Smyth: 28th Mass., Lieut.-Col. Geo. W. Cartwright; 63d N. Y., Maj. Thomas Touhy; 69th N. Y., Capt. Richard Moroney; 88th N. Y., Capt. Denis F. Burke; 1
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., The opposing forces at Cold Harbor. June 1st, 1864. (search)
Gen. Marsena R. Patrick: Cand D, 1st Mass. Cav., Capt. Charles F. Adams, Jr.; 80th N. Y. (20th Militia), Col. Theodore B. Gates; 3d Pa. Cav., Lieut.-Col. Edward S. Jones; 68th Pa., Lieut.-Col. Robert E. Winslow; 114th Pa., Col. Charles H. T. Collis. Volunteer Engineer Brigade, Brig.-Gen. Henry. W. Benham: 50th N. Y., Lieut.-Col. Ira Spaulding. Battalion U. S. Engineers, Capt. George H. Mendell. Guards and Orderlies, Oneida (N. Y.) Cav., Capt. Daniel P. Mann. Second Army Corps, Maj.-Gen. Winfield S. Hancock. Escort: M, 1st Vt. Cav., Capt. John H. Hazelton. first division, Brig.-Gen. Francis C. Barlow. First Brigade, Col. Nelson A. Miles: 26th Mich., Capt. James A. Lothian; 2d N. Y. Art'y, Col. Joseph N. G. Whistler; 61st N. Y., Lieut.-Col. K. Oscar Broady; 81st Pa., Capt. Lawrence Mercer; 140th Pa., Capt. Samuel Campbell; 183d Pa., Capt. John McCullough. Second Brigade, Col. Richard Byrnes: 28th Mass., Capt. James Fleming; 63d N. Y., Capt. John H. Gleason; 69th N. Y., Maj. John
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