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Isaac O. Best, History of the 121st New York State Infantry, Chapter IV (search)
o days and one night without fires. On the 9th of December orders came to return to the Corps, and the Brigade marched back to the vicinity of Fredericksburg and bivouacked for the night with the rest of the Corps, not far from the Rappahannock River. General Burnside had reorganized the army of the Potomac into three Grand Divisions, and placed General Franklin in command of the Left Division to which the Sixth Corps belonged. The first corps also belonged to the Left Grand Division. General Hooker commanded the Central Grand Division, and General Sumner the Right. Of this Belle Plain experience Comrade Beckwith has this to say, and in the discrepancies between his account and that of Colonel Cronkite, the members of the regiment may decide which is correct. After a short stay at Stafford Court House, we marched to Belle Plain, reaching there at dusk of a day that will always linger in the memory of every one of us who participated in that march. First it rained hard, then
Isaac O. Best, History of the 121st New York State Infantry, Chapter 5: the battle of Fredericksburg (search)
mish line the mud March Burnside relieved by Hooker President Lincoln's letter to Hooker THooker The weather was cool and the air crisp, rendering marching more agreeable, and we jogged along in eagnklin's failure to press his advantage and General Hooker's reluctant advance when ordered to do so,iment in the brigade. With the accession of Joe Hooker, as he was called, to command in place of Buide there came a better feeling among the men. Hooker's order assuming command was well received, anrequest had been relieved from command and General Hooker appointed in his stead. The Grand Divisio The old corps formation was restored, and General Hooker did excellent work in restoring the efficin, Washington, D. C., January 26, 1863. Major General Hooker, My Dear General, I have placed ypring campaign began, in an interview with General Hooker, General Couch being present, Lincoln exclaimed twice in admonition to Hooker, Put in all your men. Put in all your men. This admonition show[2 more...]
Isaac O. Best, History of the 121st New York State Infantry, Chapter 6: the Chancellorsville campaign (search)
p and began the Chancellorsville campaign. General Hooker's order to move was couched in terms of about his plan, in order to deceive General Lee, Hooker ordered the First, Third and Sixth Corps to dent. In supreme confidence of ultimate success Hooker ordered a message to be sent to the Sixth Corps of the movement, but when it was read to General Hooker he turned to those present and said, God Aement was in compliance with an order from General Hooker received at 11 A. M., on May 2, ordering Shad been reinforced by troops from in front of Hooker, who at this time had abandoned all aggressiveen success. The congratulatory order from General Hooker which had been read to us, stating that hecollapse, several causes have been given. General Hooker himself ascribed its failure to the tardin the war so reported (after Sedgwick's death). Hooker's friends ascribed it to the effect of a solid shot hitting the pillar against which Hooker was leaning, and that has been generally accepted, and[3 more...]
Isaac O. Best, History of the 121st New York State Infantry, Chapter 7: the Gettysburg campaign (search)
its old position in the vicinity of Fredericksburg by the Army of the Potomac was of short duration. General Lee made that impossible by beginning another advance toward Washington by way of the Shenandoah Valley and to defeat this movement, General Hooker, who had recovered his energy, and had spent the intervening time in refitting and restoring the shattered morale of his army, began a rapid movement northward, virtually over the same ground on which the advance had been made. The first feaies at work. We moved over toward the left near Little Round Top and had a long rest. (B.) Not till its arrival at Manchester did the men of the Sixth Corps learn of the change of the commander of the army, that General Meade had superseded General Hooker. The change was a surprise to most of the men and created no little discussion, but looking back upon the affair from the viewpoint of the present, it is not to be wondered at that the Government at Washington could not risk the destiny of
Isaac O. Best, History of the 121st New York State Infantry, Chapter 16: with Sheridan in the Shenandoah Valley (search)
Generals Sheridan, Wright and others with their staff officers rode onto the field near us and engaged in some congratulatory talk. We all believed that Early's army was completely broken up and pushed on after them with eager steps. General Gordon says of this battle that the position at Fisher's Hill was considered impregnable, and the battle was lost by the fault of an unprotected flank. That term covers a large number of strategic disasters. At Chancellorsville it was the cause of Hooker's disaster. In the Wilderness it made the 6th of May a sad date for the 6th Corps. In many other engagements it wrought evil to the Union forces, and now in the valley it had twice brought disaster to the army of the Confederacy. And it was destined to nearly wreck the brilliant career of the army of the Shenandoah within another month after this battle of Fisher's Hill, lost and won because of an exposed flank. In other words the strategy that discovers and takes advantage of the expos