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Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 6: contraband of War, Big Bethel and Hatteras. (search)
which I learned the rebels intended to entrench and hold, because they expected a move towards Richmond to be made very soon. The insane cry of On to Richmond had been continually sounded by Mr. Greeley and his coadjutors. After carefully reconnoitring the position, I concluded upon an attack. A creek crossed the road close by the church known as the Bethel. The bridge over this creek was attempted to be commanded by a slight fortification some half a cannon-shot distance beyond. Col. D. H. Hill, of North Carolina, held it with five hundred men. Our negro scouts reported them two thousand in number, and they really thought there were as many as that, for a negro scout had to be a veteran in the war before he learned that two hundred men were not a thousand, and that five hundred were not two thousand. So upon the point of numbers I was satisfied; and I was further convinced that there were no more than one thousand in Yorktown, that might possibly come to Bethel, as they after
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 7: recruiting in New England. (search)
645 D. R. Jones' Brigade1,890 Early's Brigade1,845 Longstreet's Brigade1,830 Jackson's Brigade3,600 Bee's and Bartow's Brigade2,950 Bonham's Brigade2,940 Cocke's Brigade2,730 Evans' Demi-Brigade2,595    25,065 This is as the army was posted in the morning, including the Army of the Shenandoah, then in the field. To this is to be added the garrison of Camp Pickens, Manassas, say  2,000 Also the remainder of the Army of the Shenandoah, which came up during the day2,334   And Hill's regiment550         Making2,884       Aggregate29,949           another view. Regiments and companies, by States, mentioned in Beauregard's report.   Estimated. Effective Strength. Virginia, 1st, 2d, 4th, 5th, 7th, 10th, 11th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 24th, 27th, 28th, and 33d, being 14 regiments, estimated at6008,400   6 companies of 8th regiment, 3 companies 49th regiment, and 6 companies Hampton's legion60900   23 companies cavalry601,380     10,680 T
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 14: in command of the Army of the James. (search)
ve a success and complete victory, and that the enemy's only hope was in heavy reinforcements from Beauregard. See Appendix No. 37. To this news, which I fully credited, save as to the reinforcements, as I had Beauregard at Petersburg, I made reply, detailing the operations under my command, and stating that Beauregard, with a large portion of his force, was, by the cutting of the railroads by Kautz's cavalry, left south of Petersburg, while the portion of his forces under the command of Hill which reached that city had been whipped by us that day, after a severe fight, so that General Grant would not be troubled with further reinforcements to Lee from Beauregard's army. See Appendix No. 38. If Lee's army was in full retreat toward Richmond, Grant pursuing with his army on Friday night (the 6th) (not true), if Hancock had passed Spottsylvania Court-House on Sunday morning, the 8th (not true), if Grant, on that day, was on the march to join me, but had not determined the route
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)
it was. This fact Beauregard learned at Petersburg on the 16th by a despatch from Lee in which he asks whether he has heard of Grant crossing the James River. See Appendix No. 69. Lee himself did not reach Petersburg until the 18th of June, at 11.20, not until then being convinced that Grant's army had passed the James. This explains fully why none of his troops passed our lines on the 14th, 15th, or 16th, and not until late in the afternoon or evening of the 17th of June. If General D. H. Hill, of the Confederate Army, is correct, Lee had been caught napping many times. See Appendix No. 70. It is established by incontestable evidence that when Smith made his attack upon Petersburg with more than sixteen thousand men, the negroes under his command captured the redoubts on the line Nos. 5 to 9 inclusive, and broke throught the line from Nos. 3 to 11, inclusive. The line of redoubts around Petersburg was a single line which extended seven and one half miles. General Be
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 17: Fort Fisher. (search)
lonel Comstock would go with me to suggest anything that might occur to him, he being a member of General Grant's staff. At half past 6 on the morning of Sunday, General Weitzel repaired on board the Malvern, the flag-ship, and there he had a conversation with Admiral Porter. I sent Admiral Porter a letter in answer to that conversation in which I suggested that we should go in as early as eight o'clock in the morning. It was arranged that the naval fleet should silence the Flag Pond Hill and Half Moon batteries, and that we should then land near them. I directed General Weitzel and Colonel Comstock to urge upon Admiral Porter to run by the fort into Cape Fear River, but Porter said he could not do it because there was not enough water. Now, we had four vessels, blockade runners, which had been caught while trying to run out of the port of Wilmington. They had been captured and turned into gunboats, and it might be supposed that they could get into a place where there was
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Appendix. (search)
es this side of Richmond, by 3 A. M. of the 7th, surprise it, and move on rapidly to Richmond. A picked company under Captain Hill, First New York Mounted Rifles, with selected horses, was placed in advance to ride down the three pickets — at New Kertion of his force, was left South by the cutting of the railroads by Kautz. That portion which reached Petersburg, under Hill, we have whipped to-day, killing and wounding many, and taking many prisoners, after a severe and well-contested fight. 64. Maj.-Gen. W. H. F. Lee: Push after the enemy and endeavor to ascertain what has become of Grant's army. Inform General Hill. R. E. Lee. [no. 69. see page 691.] Clay's House, 3.40 P. M., June 17, 1864. Gen. G. T. Beauregard, Petersburg, Vi An earnest appeal is called for now, else a terrible disaster may, and I think will, befall us. Very respectfully, D. H. Hill, Major-General and Aide-de-Camp. [no. 71. see page 692.] Jackson, N. H., July 8, 1891. Gen. B. F. Butler : Dear
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Index. (search)
uff, 663-664; censures Butler, 664; captured, 664; succeeds General Ord at Fort Harrison, 734. Heidseick, Charles, acts as spy, 391. Hendricks, at Chicago National Convention, 982. Hersey, James, teacher at Deerfield, 49-50. Herald, New York, Grant in, 863. Heywood, Constable, shot by Carey, 1026. Hicks, Governor, of Maryland, correspondence with, 194; interview with, 195; correspondence with, 208, 211. Hildreth, Dr., Israel, father-in-law of Benj. F. Butler, 78. Hill, Col. D. H., commanding Confederate forces at Big Bethel, 267; reference to, 646; as General, reference to, 691. Hill, Hon., Isaac, of New Hampshire, 57. Hinks, Gen. E. W., march from Baltimore to Washington, 200, 202; embarks at Fortress Monroe, 640; seizes City Point, 640; occupies Spring Hill, 642; ordered to move against Petersburg, 645; order countermanded, 648; cautioned against surprise at Fort Powhatan, 670; Butler confers with, 672; reference to, 690; statement of, 692; letter contra