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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 14. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 168 2 Browse Search
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II. 135 15 Browse Search
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative 133 1 Browse Search
Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 3, Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 88 0 Browse Search
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 2. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 81 1 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 7. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 74 0 Browse Search
General Horace Porter, Campaigning with Grant 61 1 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 9. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 41 1 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 36 0 Browse Search
D. H. Hill, Jr., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 4, North Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 35 1 Browse Search
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General Horace Porter, Campaigning with Grant, Chapter 3 (search)
ifth, commanded by Warren; the Sixth, commanded by Sedgwick; and the cavalry corps under Sheridan. Besides thrren's corps crossed at Germanna Ford, followed by Sedgwick's, while Hancock's corps made the passage at Ely'snd remained silent for some time, quietly watching Sedgwick's men passing over the bridge. After a while he surging him to close up as rapidly as possible upon Sedgwick's corps. This communication was despatched at 8:4gallop, and was soon recognized as Colonel Hyde of Sedgwick's staff. He halted in front of General Grant anddvancing along the turnpike, and that Warren's and Sedgwick's troops are being put in position to meet him. T force on the Orange turnpike, Getty's division of Sedgwick's corps was put into position on Warren's left, an could get within striking distance of the enemy. Sedgwick lad some fighting on the right of Warren, but no i in flank, or at least obliquely, while Warren and Sedgwick were to attack along their fronts, inflict all the
General Horace Porter, Campaigning with Grant, Chapter 4 (search)
right, and found that the enemy had attacked Sedgwick and Warren. Warren afterward had one brigadeght, which had been weakened. At 10:30 A. M. Sedgwick and Warren had been ordered to intrench theiron-train guards had been ordered to report to Sedgwick for duty on his front. Every one on the righdable obstruction than the enemy. Warren and Sedgwick had been engaged during part of the day, and usketry on our extreme right, which told that Sedgwick had been assaulted, and was actually engaged against our extreme right, and that a part of Sedgwick's line had been driven back in some confusiond that a large force had broken and scattered Sedgwick's entire corps. Others insisted that the enetrain. It was asserted at one time that both Sedgwick and Wright had been captured. Such tales of yes. It was soon ascertained that although Sedgwick's line had been forced back with some loss, ahdraw. General Grant had great confidence in Sedgwick in such an emergency, and the event showed th[1 more...]
General Horace Porter, Campaigning with Grant, Chapter 5 (search)
Grant in front of Spottsylvania the death of Sedgwick arrival of despatches-I shall take no Backway the enemy, and afterward to follow Warren. Sedgwick was to move by way of Chancellorsville and Piney Branch Church. Burnside was to follow Sedgwick, and to cover the trains which moved on the road assault could be made, and then only half of Sedgwick's command and but one of Warren's divisions pin the Virginia campaign. We proceeded to Sedgwick's command, and the general had a conference wd spoke of. the hardships he had encountered, Sedgwick spoke lightly of the difficulties experiencedon them. When the general-in-chief left him, Sedgwick started with his staff to move farther to theo the left when General Grant sent me back to Sedgwick to discuss with him further a matter which itensions were aroused by seeing several of General Sedgwick's staff beside the body. As they came need by, a smile still remained upon his lips. Sedgwick was essentially a soldier. He had never marr[1 more...]