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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., Early operations in the Gulf. (search)
the island, but without success. On the 19th of October the Confederate steamer Florida (Captain George N. Hollins) made a demonstration, and an encounter took place between that vessel and the Massachusetts. The Florida, having the advantage of higher speed and less draught, was able to choose her distance, and exploded a 68-pounder rifle shell in the Massachusetts, but without doing serious damage. The engagement was indecisive. In December a detachment of 2500 troops under Brigadier-General John W. Phelps was posted on the island, which had up to this time been held by the navy. According to Secretary Welles (in The Galaxy for Nov., 1871), the Navy Department first conceived the idea of an attack on New Orleans in September, 1861, and the plan took definite shape about the middle of November, Commander D. D. Porter undoubtedly had the scheme in mind as early as June, 1861, when he was off the Passes in the Powhatan.--J. R. S. from which time the department was busily engage
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., The opening of the lower Mississippi. (search)
had done what we could to drown the magazine and the charges in the guns, our hawsers might burn, and the Louisiana drift down among his vessels. While on my way to deliver this message the Louisiana blew up. I continued, however, and delivered the message in person to Commander D. D. Porter on board his flag-ship, the Harriet Lane.--Editors. After all the defenses were in our power, I sent a steamer down to the bar and brought up one of General Butler's ships, on board of which was General Phelps with one or two regiments of infantry, who took possession of the forts. Charles F. McIntosh, Commander of the Louisiana. from a photograph. Explosion of the Confederate ram, Louisiana. Farragut's vessels were only struck twenty-three times in their hulls by shots from Fort Jackson, while they received their great damage from Fort St. Philip, as appears from the official reports. This shows how difficult it was for the Confederate gunners in the former work to fight while end
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., The opposing forces in the operations at New Orleans, La. (search)
cis E. Blanchard; Sidney C. Jones, Acting Master J. D. Graham. Third division of schooners, Lieutenant K. Randolph Breese, commanding: John Griffith, Acting Master Henry Brown; Sarah Bruen, Acting Master Abraham Christian; Racer, Acting Master Alvin Phinney; Sea Foam, Acting Master Henry E. Williams; Henry James, Acting Master Lewis W. Pennington; Dan Smith, Acting Master George W. Brown. Union Army. not engaged. Major-General Benjamin F. Butler. Brigade commanders, Brig.-Gen'ls John W. Phelps and Thomas Williams. Infantry: 9th Conn., Col. Thomas W. Cahill; 12th Conn., Col. Henry C. Deming; 21st Ind., Col. James W. McMillan; 26th Mass., Col. Edward F. Jones; 30th Mass., Col. N. A. M. Dudley; 31st Mass., Col. Oliver P. Gooding; 6th Mich., Col. Frederick W. Curtenius; 4th Wis., Col. Halbert E. Paine. Cavalry: 2d Mass. Battalion (2 cos.), Capts. S. Tyler Read and Henry A. Durivage. Artillery: 4th Mass. Battery, Capt. Charles H. Manning; 6th Mass. Battery, Capt. Charles Everett
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., Operations of 1861 about Fort Monroe. (search)
quite young, was sent to summon the colonel of the regiment. Entering the colonel's tent, he said, Colonel, Uncle Ben wants you, and is going to give you hell! Who is Uncle Ben? inquired the colonel. Why, General Butler! Very well, I will attend, but not to get hell, young man, I did not come here for that purpose. That's right, said the lieutenant, I like to see men who are not afraid of Uncle Ben.--J. B. C. Among other prominent soldiers at Fort Monroe, at this time, was General J. W. Phelps, then colonel of a Vermont regiment. Brave, cool, and capable, he was thoroughly liked by his men and by his superior officers. He spoke with a long, drawling Yankee accent, and his piquant sayings were very entertaining. Hating display and egotism, he invariably showed his displeasure when in the presence of men who were guilty of either. A dapper young lieutenant attached to one of the regiments at Newport News had shown great fondness for his dress uniform, supplemented by a sc
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., The battle of South Mountain, or Boonsboro‘ (search)
lion of cavalry. General Meade, a division commander, had under him the brigades of Seymour, Magilton, and Gallagher, containing 13 regiments with 4 batteries attached. General Hatch, division commander, had under him the brigades of Doubleday, Phelps, Patrick, and Gibbon--17 regiments and 4 batteries. General Ricketts, division commander, had under him the brigades of Duryea, Christian, and Hartsuff--12 regiments and 2 batteries. From the nature of the ground, none of the artillery of Hookeorn fighters in the Federal army on both sides of the pike are models of modest propriety. This is especially so with those who bore the heat and burden of the day,--Meade, Hatch, Cox, Willcox, Scammon, Crook, Gibbon, Ewing, Gallagher, Magilton, Phelps, White, Jackson, Callis, Bragg, and others. In regard to the casualties of the opposing forces, the losses in killed and wounded were greater on the Federal side than on the Confederate, because the one thin line of the latter fired at the den
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., The battle of Antietam. (search)
ide of the corn-field and at the top of the first rise of ground beyond Miller's. It was plain that the high ground about the little white church was the key of the enemy's position, and if that could be carried Hooker's task would be well done. The Confederates opened the engagement by a rapid fire from a battery near the East Wood as soon as it was light, and Hooker answered the challenge by an immediate order for his line to advance. Doubleday's division was in two lines, Gibbon's and Phelps's brigades in front, supported by Patrick and Hofmann. Gibbon had the right and guided upon the turnpike. Pat-rick held a small wood in his rear,which is upon both sides of the road a The Pry House, General McClellan's headquarters at the battle of Antietam. From a photograph taken in 1886. little north of Miller's house. Some of Meade's men were supposed to be in the northernmost extension of the West Wood, and thus to cover Gibbon's right flank as he advanced. Part of Battery B, 4th
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 10: The Armies and the Leaders. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), Chapter 9: roster of general officers both Union and Confederate (search)
ded the Second Vermont brigade. Edward H. Ripley commanded a brigade in the 24th Corps. George J. Stannard led his brigade against the flank of Pickett's column at Gettysburg. James M. Warner Colonel of the 1st regiment of artillery. John W. Phelps commander of a New England brigade in operations on the Gulf in 1861-2. B. S. Roberts Colonel 4th regiment. George wright Colonel 9th U. S. Infantry. Stephen Thomas Colonel of the 8th regiment. Texas Andrew J. Hamilton Brit. 10, 1862. Naglee, H. M., Feb. 4, 1862. Nickerson, F. S., Nov. 29, 1862. Orme, Wm. W., Nov. 29, 1862. Owens, Joshua T., Nov. 29, 1862. Paine, Eleazer, Sept. 3, 1861. Patterson, F. E., April 11, 1862. Phelps, John S., July 19, 1862. Phelps, John W., May 17, 1861. Piatt, Abraham, April 28, 1862. Plummer, J. B., Oct. 22, 1861. Porter, Andrew, May 17, 1861. Pratt, Calvin E., Sept. 10, 1862. Quinby, Isaac F., Mar. 17, 1862. Raum, Green B., Feb. 15, 1865. Reid, Hugh T., Mar. 13, 1863
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1: prelminary narrative, Preliminary narrative. (search)
is night expedition, had at his command, in the colonel of the 1st Vermont, John W. Phelps, an officer of West Point training, Mexican war experience and proved coura of the expedition was so impracticable that Colonel (afterwards major-general) Phelps predicted in advance precisely what occurred,—that the troops, coming together ble, left Newport News rather late the night before the Big Bethel affair. Colonel Phelps, Major Stuart of the Engineers and the writer accompanied Lieutenant Grebleft in the line of march for about three miles. During the walk back to camp Colonel Phelps stated that, in his opinion, the detachments coming from Camp Hamilton and cipated were realized. The echo of this musketry had hardly died away when Colonel Phelps stood at the entrance of the tent of the writer and said, It is as I thoughr, is the first time that this singular example of intuition on the part of General Phelps has ever been written for publication. (Report of Association of Graduates