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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 120 (search)
rtainment of the result of the Red river expedition. The garrisons of Baltimore and Washington were at this time made up of heavy artillery regiments, hundred-days' men, and detachments from the Invalid Corps. One division under command of General Ricketts, of the Sixth corps, was sent to Baltimore, and the remaining two divisions of the Sixth corps, under General Wright, were subsequently sent to Washington. On the third of July the enemy approached Martinsburg; General Sigel, who was in comross the Potomac at Sheppardstown; and General Weber, commanding at Harper's Ferry, crossed the river, and occupied Maryland Heights. On the sixth the enemy occupied Hagerstown, moving a strong column toward Frederick City. General Wallace with Ricketts' division and his own command, the latter mostly new and undisciplined troops, pushed out from Baltimore with great promptness, and met the enemy in force on the Monocacy, near the crossing of the railroad bridge. His force was not sufficient t
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 136 (search)
ne of the Sixth corps swings into level in their front, it sends a volley in greeting that thins those faces even as a wind of autumn rushing through an oak. General Ricketts is on the left, General Wright next, General Neill, of the Second division, whose iron brigade is made up of men who never flinched a desperate strait, holdseral Shaler's brigade — the Sixty-fifth New York Chasseurs, One Hundred and Twenty-second New York, and Sixty-seventh Pennsylvania; General Seymour's brigade, of Ricketts' division, connected on the left. Next came General Neill's brigade, composed of the Forty-third, Forty-ninth, and Seventy-seventh New York, the Seventh Maine, A second and third line of battle, supporting the centre, was formed of the New Jersey brigade and the Fourth New York heavy artillery. The other brigades, of Ricketts' and Getty's division, were still detached, and acting with the Fifth and Second corps. General Warren's command was still reduced to the two divisions of Cra
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 172 (search)
the enemy's works, taking about three hundred prisoners. Ricketts' division of the Sixth corps, which was formed on the lefd division (McNeill), held the right; the Third division (Ricketts), the centre, and the First division (Russell), the left.. It uncovered the right flank of the Sixth, and exposed Ricketts' division, which was stoutly holding the advanced positiorps to come in between his left and the Weldon railroad. Ricketts' division of the Sixth corps is now taking up its positioeft a little to the rear, in order to protect the flank. Ricketts' division of the Sixth corps, and Crowninshield's squadroa continuous line, and the Sixth from a line thrown up by Ricketts' division, which reached here in advance of the rest of tleft of that corps was moving still further to the left. Ricketts' division, Sixth corps, was also moving, and was within ao retrieve the fortunes of the day. The Sixth was halted, Ricketts' even marching back a mile, and two brigades were sent fo
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 197 (search)
battle made its appearance, and moved against Ricketts, who, meantime, had changed front to the lefte company serving as mounted infantry. General Ricketts has not yet forwarded his official reports the returns from that officer, and from General Ricketts, as accurately as was possible under the . 3d Div. 6th Corps, Commanded by Brigadier-General Ricketts General Staff       1   1       1 Ca infantry, about 3:30 P. M. the resistance of Ricketts' division was under an enfilading fire of sheck presented a front greater than that of General Ricketts' division, all deployed. By calculation ival at Baltimore, the advance brigade of General Ricketts' division of troops. Please attach this n position until the order was given from General Ricketts to retire by the Baltimore road. We moveth, I was ordered to bring up the rear of General Ricketts' division, and move to Baltimore on the p1 73 84 30 481 511 10 1044 1054 1655   James B. Ricketts, Brigadier-General Commanding. Saml. B. [19 more.
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 209 (search)
ollowing list of the corps, division, and brigade commanders, who were wounded in the campaign, the killed having already been especially noticed, regretting that the scope of this report will not admit of my specifying by name all the many gallant men who were killed and wounded in the numerous engagements in the Shenandoah valley, and most respectfully call attention to the accompanying sub-reports for such particulars as will, I trust, do full justice to all. Generals H. G. Wright, J. B. Ricketts, Grover, Duval, E. Upton, R. S. McKenzie, Kitchen (since died of wounds), J. B. McIntosh, G. H. Chapman, Thomas C. Devins, Penrose, Colonels D. D. Johnson, Daniel McAuley, Jacob Sharpe. From the seventh of August, the Middle Department, Department of Washington, Department of the Susquehanna, and Department of West Virginia, were under my command, and I desire to express my gratitude to their respective commanders, Major-Generals Lew Wallace, C. C. Augur, Couch, and Cadwallader, and t