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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, Index (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 2 0 Browse Search
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William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 8 (search)
Ford, moved up to join Barksdale, but arrived too late to take part in the action, though he played a part in the afterpiece. Barksdale occupied the heights immediately in rear of the town, including Marye's Hill and the stone wall at its base, famous in the story of Burnside's attack. Early's own division held the Confederate right below the town. Three companies of the Washington Artillery occupied the crest, and so soon as Sedgwick's movement was disclosed, on Sunday morning, Early sent Hays' brigade to re-enforce Barksdale. As it had required scarcely more than this force to repulse Burnside's successive columns of attack on the 13th of December, Barksdale had probably little doubt of his ability to give a like reception to those now threatening assault. Sedgwick's first efforts were of a tentative nature. Howe's division, occupying the left of his line, made an effort against the Confederate right with a view to turn the heights. It had no serious character, however, and
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 9 (search)
nd the Eighty-second New York, under Colonel Huston), and to cover the gap on the left, he detached Willard's brigade from Hays' division; Colonel Willard was killed in this action. but at this moment Hill, converting his demonstrations into a reaeive the impact. When at length the hostile lines had approached to between two and three hundred yards, the divisions of Hays and Gibbon of the Second Corps opened a destructive fire, and repeated it in rapid succession. This sally had the effecd that they would meet only the Pennsylvania militia. But when, approaching the slope, they received the feu d'enfer from Hays' line, there ran through their ranks a cry, the effect of which was like to that which thrilled a Greek army when it was sg their opponents, Pettigrew's troops broke in disorder, leaving two thousand prisoners and fifteen colors in the hands of Hays' division. Now, as Wilcox's brigade had not advanced, Pickett's division remained alone a solid lance—head of Virginia tr
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 10 (search)
The moment was now a critical one for Warren, for his advance division under General Hays, which had crossed to the north side of Cedar Run, found itself opposed by a mainly cavalry, had yet come up: the crossing of Cedar Run was not interrupted; Hays, who was on the north side, having thrown out a couple of regiments, repulsed thLieutenant-Colonel Bull, supported by the Twelfth New Jersey Volunteers; and General Hays, in his official report, gives the following account of this spirited affairing Webb's division on the right along the embankment near Broad Run, he ordered Hays' division to run for the railroad cut, invisible from the position of both opposd patriotic officer who was killed in the action—and on the Third Brigade of General Hays' divis on, commanded by General Owen. The division of General Caldwell, whiar-guard, came up for a mile or two on the run, and took position on the left of Hays; but the action had already been decided. Warren's loss was comparatively sligh
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 11 (search)
First Division, Brigadier-General F. C. Barlow First Brigade, Colonel N. A. Miles. Second Brigade, Colonel T. A. Smythe. Third Brigade, Colonel R. Frank. Fourth Brigade, Colonel J. R. Brooke. Second Division, Brigadier-General John Gibbon. First Brigade, Brigadier-General A. S. Webb. Second Brigade, Brigadier-General J. P. Owens. Third Brigade, Colonel S. S. Carroll. Third Division, Major-General D. B. Birney. First Brigade, Brigadier-General J. H. Ward. Second Brigade, Brigadier-General A. Hays. Fourth Division, Brigadier-General J. B. Carr. First Brigade, Brigadier-General G. Mott. Second Brigade, Colonel W. R. Brewster. Inspector-General and Chief of Staff, Lieutenant-Colonel C. H. Morgan Chief of Artillery, Colonel J. C. Tidball. Sixth Corps. First Division, Brigadier-General H. G. Wright. First Brigade, Brigadier-General A. T. A. Torbert. Second Brigade, Colonel E. Upton. Third Brigade, Colonel H. Burnham. Fourth Brigade, Brigadier-General A. Shaler. S
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 13 (search)
that evening. Warren: Report of Operations. The Second Corps. At six A. M. on the 30th the advance was resumed, Hays' division on the right being supported by Turner's division of the Twentyfourth Corps. The enemy was driven inside his in's Run and the White Oak road, this position being attained at about half-past 8 or nine A. M. The right of the corps (General Hays' right) rested on Hatcher's Run, near the Crow House, and the enemy's redoubt in that vicinity. Turner's division of Mott made an attempt to carry the redoubts and intrenchments covering the Boydton road crossing, but without success. General Hays likewise attempted to carry the Crow House redoubt, but was prevented by the heavy slashing, which was impassable for ys, holding the Union left to the west of Hatcher's Run, advanced with two divisions of the Second Corps (the divisions of Hays and Mott) and stormed and carried a redoubt in his front. Seeing this lost, the Confederates abandoned this position, and