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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 8. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 17 (search)
but owing to General French having lost the road, this part of the programme was not carried out. General Hayes led the advance with his division, followed by General Webb's, then General Caldwell's division. At Robertson's Tavern, General Hayes met a large body of rebels and drove them back. General Webb happened to be near at hand, and at once deploying his forces to the right of the road, drove them back in confusion toward Raccoon Ford. It was in this spirited encounter that Lieutenant-Colonel Hesser, a gallant officer, fell mortally wounded. About this time, half-past 11 A. M., our skirmishers ascertained that the rebels were concealed in the thick woods, and were shrewdly extending their skirmishers to such an extent, that nearly all of the Second corps was required to check them. At this time, rebel deserters and prisoners informed General Warren, that Johnston's rebel division was between him and Raccoon Ford, and that he was confronting Rhodes's rebel division. Gene
John D. Billings, The history of the Tenth Massachusetts battery of light artillery in the war of the rebellion, Chapter 8: (search)
longer pause to analyze our feelings. Suffice it, if, from any or all considerations, we can hold ourselves resolutely to the promised work of the hour. We were spared the ordeal of battle this time, however. After travelling in woods some distance, we emerged on the Orange Turnpike, two miles east of Robertson's Tavern, in whose vicinity a part of Warren's Second Corps had been engaged, and parked near their hospitals. In these lay many men dead or wounded. Among the former was Lieut. Col. Hesser, of the Seventy-second Pennsylvania Regiment, shot through the head. While we lay here, Capt. Randolph dispatched an aid to Gen. French to inquire whether he would like more artillery, to which answer was sent that he already had more than he could get into action. It seems he took the wrong road from the ford, and had fallen in with a part of Ewell's corps before he had spanned half the distance from the river to the tavern, where he was to have joined Warren. With this body of th
John D. Billings, The history of the Tenth Massachusetts battery of light artillery in the war of the rebellion, Index (search)
228, 230, 235, 240, 241, 249, 254, 257, 258, 265, 271, 277, 278, 299, 307, 312, 322, 323, 327, 329, 334, 353, 363, 371, 375, 380. Halleck, Gen. H. W., 93, 98, 154, 183. Hampton, Gen., Wade, 25. Hawes's Shop, 251. Hayden, Jos. W., 207, 350. Hayes, Gen., 107, 410, 414. Hatcher's Run, 352, 357, 363, 368, 372, 381, 382, 386, 391, 401, 410, 411. Hatcher's Run, Second, 388. Hazard, Lt. Col. John G., 338, 371, 397, 410, 427. Herlehy, T., 375, 402, 440. Herring, Wm., 83, 84, 255. Hesser, Lieut. Col., 172. Heth, Gen.. 320, 334, 363, 375. Hill, Gen. A. P., 127, 143, 219, 221, 334. Hill, Pierce T., 200, 201, 206, 207, 351, 406. Hill, E. A., 404, 405, 426. High Bridge, 418, 419. Hinks, Gen. E. W., 279. Holbrook, Alex. W., 84, 137, 184, 199, 201, 207, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306. Hooker, Gen., Jos., 71, 72, 93, 94, 96, 101. 122, 125, 215. Hooper, Jos. A., 137, 138, 151, 203, 204. Hooper, Benj. G., 325, 339, 348, 349. Hooper, Wm. E., 207, 351, 403. Horrigan, Richard, 150, 151
The Daily Dispatch: December 5, 1863., [Electronic resource], East Tennessee. (search)
from a line of skirmishers concealed be kind a fence, which killed an orderly's horse and slightly wounded another belonging to a member of his Staff. Lieut. Col. Hesser, of the 72d Pennsylvania, formerly Bexter's Zouaves, was killed soon after the information of our skirmish line. The color bearer, who was in advance of the line, was ordered to proceed more cautiously, and Col. Hesser had advanced to the front for the purpose of seeing to the execution of the order, when he was shot twice, one hall passing through the head and the other through the leg. His regiment immediately charged and recovered his body. Col. Hesser was an old soldier, having Col. Hesser was an old soldier, having served through the Mexican war. During the skirmish in the centre, at Robertson's Tavern, heavy cannonading was heard on the right and left — the 5th corps being on the left, in the vicinity of Hope Church, and the 3d, supported by the 5th, on the right. Gregg's cavalry division, on the left, had come up with the enemy's skir