hide Matching Documents

The documents where this entity occurs most often are shown below. Click on a document to open it.

Document Max. Freq Min. Freq
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, The Passing of the Armies: The Last Campaign of the Armies. 358 0 Browse Search
Colonel Theodore Lyman, With Grant and Meade from the Wilderness to Appomattox (ed. George R. Agassiz) 80 0 Browse Search
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 3: The Decisive Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 66 0 Browse Search
A. J. Bennett, private , First Massachusetts Light Battery, The story of the First Massachusetts Light Battery , attached to the Sixth Army Corps : glance at events in the armies of the Potomac and Shenandoah, from the summer of 1861 to the autumn of 1864. 54 0 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 16. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 53 1 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 28 0 Browse Search
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 9: Poetry and Eloquence. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 6 0 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: January 31, 1865., [Electronic resource] 5 1 Browse Search
William Hepworth Dixon, White Conquest: Volume 1 4 0 Browse Search
Edward H. Savage, author of Police Recollections; Or Boston by Daylight and Gas-Light ., Boston events: a brief mention and the date of more than 5,000 events that transpired in Boston from 1630 to 1880, covering a period of 250 years, together with other occurrences of interest, arranged in alphabetical order 3 1 Browse Search
View all matching documents...

Your search returned 662 results in 45 document sections:

1 2 3 4 5
Colonel William Preston Johnston, The Life of General Albert Sidney Johnston : His Service in the Armies of the United States, the Republic of Texas, and the Confederate States., Chapter 35: (search)
ld at the time of his death. It was ascertained, as the writer has been informed, that the body was that of Colonel Thomas Preston, of Memphis, a connection by marriage of General Johnston. The writer does not know the origin of the mistake. It is needless to say that all the respect due to his supposed rank and personality was paid by those who had the body in charge. It is curious to note the contrast in the conduct of these honorable warriors, still hot from the fray, with that of Sheridan, Heintzelman, and Griffin, which will be related in the next chapter. But little remains to be said of what occurred after General Johnston's death. It is not the purpose of the writer to give a history of the war, but only to tell the story of General Johnston's life, what he did, and the great events in which he played a part. All this ended absolutely on Sunday afternoon, April 6, 1862. Not often is there an Elisha to catch up the mantle of the translated Elijah. When a man dies,
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, The Passing of the Armies: The Last Campaign of the Armies., Biographical note. (search)
brother Thomas, late Colonel of the Twentieth Maine, and the skill and tireless fidelity of the regimental surgeon, Dr. Shaw. During the last campaign of the war, General Chamberlain, with two brigades, led the advance of the infantry with Sheridan, and in the fight on the Quaker Road he was twice wounded and his horse was shot under him. For his conspicuous gallantry in this action, he was promoted to the brevet rank of Major-General. In the fight at White Oak Road, March 31st, although t field; while in the battle of Five Forks, of April 1st, his promptitude and skillful handling of troops received again official commendation. In the final action near Appomattox Court House on the ninth of April, Chamberlain was called by General Sheridan to replace the leading division of cavalry, and the first flag of truce from Longstreet came to Chamberlain's headquarters. His Corps Commander says in an official report: In the final action, General Chamberlain had the advance, and at the
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, The Passing of the Armies: The Last Campaign of the Armies., Introductory. (search)
view of occurrences on the front of the Fifth Corps, Army of the Potomac, during the last essay in Grant's Virginia campaign. This was so distinctive in character, conditions, and consequences, that I have ventured to entitle it The last campaign of the armies. I trust this narrative may not seem to arrogate too much for the merits of the Fifth Corps. No eminence is claimed for it beyond others in that campaign. But the circumstance that this Corps was assigned to an active part with Sheridan during the period chiefly in view — the envelopment and final out-flanking of Lee's army warrants the prominence given in this review. It may be permitted to hope that this simple recital may throw some light on a passage of the history of this Corps, the record of which has been obscured in consequence of the summary change of commanders early in the campaign. The Fifth Corps had a certain severity of reputation quite distinctive in the comradeship of the army. Early in its histor
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, The Passing of the Armies: The Last Campaign of the Armies., Chapter 1: the situation. (search)
front and effect a junction with Johnston for some bold stroke. That would be a shame for us. We would far rather fight, even if unsuccessful as usual. Then we were much annoyed by rumors coming around from Washington, that Sherman was coming up with his power and prestige to take our business out of our hands and the glory of success to his army. But in the depth of our doubts and apprehension word came that Grant had brought Sherman to a conference at his headquarters, and had invited Sheridan as a participant, on the evening of March 27th, and we knew now that something was to be done on a grand scale. Soon came the thrilling General Order. It announced one more leftward movement, but it woke new courage and inspired confidence. Its very style and manner was new. It seemed to take us all into confidential relations with the commander; the whole object and plan set forth in a manner clear, circumstantial, and complete, so that each subordinate knew the part he was expected
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, The Passing of the Armies: The Last Campaign of the Armies., Chapter 2: the overture. (search)
direct front attack. To carry out this plan he appointed Sheridan with the cavalry of the Army of the Shenandoah, two divisions may be understood from an extract from his orders to Sheridan, March 28, 1865: The Fifth Army Corps will move by herman, of March 22d, giving the details of his plans for Sheridan's movement, he adds: I shall start out with no distinct view, further than holding Lee's forces from following Sheridan. But I shall be along myself, and will take advantage of anyad abundance of commanders independent among each other,--Sheridan, Meade, and Ord commanding the Army of the James, subordi Crook's cavalry division of our army, now about to go to Sheridan, had been our pet and pride; Sheridan was an object of adSheridan was an object of admiration and awe. Of the Fifth Corps, the division commanders of the First and Second were Griffin and Ayres of the regn the forenoon, encountering only a few cavalry pickets. Sheridan with the cavalry, moving by a still exterior route, was p
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, The Passing of the Armies: The Last Campaign of the Armies., Chapter 3: the White Oak Road. (search)
up to them. The effect of this message to Sheridan reached to something more than a measure of tdismal night of March 29th on the Quaker Road Sheridan was holding long and close conference with Grto those outside was that at the close of it, Sheridan was directed to gain possession of Five Forkst understand is why previous to that time General Sheridan, with thirteen thousand cavalry, had not II., p. 1309. It afterwards transpired that Sheridan's cavalry did not long hold this position. Ghe White Oak Road if he can. This will enable Sheridan to reach the Southside Road by Ford's Road, ae showed me a copy of a message from Grant to Sheridan, late the evening before, which gave us the cable us to hold Lee's right in check, so that Sheridan could either advance on the White Oak Road toed front and flank across the White Oak Road; Sheridan flashing on our wheeling flank, cutting commu ecstasy of these visions, word came to us of Sheridan's latest despatch to Grant the evening before[8 more...]
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, The Passing of the Armies: The Last Campaign of the Armies., Chapter 4: Five Forks. (search)
preciate and thank you all. And this is Phil Sheridan! A new view of him, surely, and amazing. ing. He put his personality into it; just as Sheridan would do and did in this very fight. It was ore simple. Taking its rise and keynote from Sheridan's report, somewhat intensified by his staff o The whole trouble and the disturbance of Sheridan's preconceived image of the battle arose fromf the conditions in his front of attack. But Sheridan saw and approved the diagram; and if anybody Warren Court Records, p. 267 and p. 1080. General Sheridan himself admits this. Testimony, Recordd critical point he was not present where General Sheridan wanted him is another matter, which does some other generals beside Warren who helped Sheridan to his fame at Five Forks. So much for thght the catastrophe. No one can doubt General Sheridan's right to remove Warren; but whether he court to bring in a verdict of censure on General Sheridan, or anything that would amount to that. [30 more...]
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, The Passing of the Armies: The Last Campaign of the Armies., Chapter 5: the week of flying fights. (search)
nly a curious conjuncture that both Meade and Sheridan should be pulling away from Miles' high-toned Miles to his proper command. If so, why did Sheridan give Miles permission to attack at Sutherlandself says in his Memoirs (vol. II., p. 451), Sheridan then took the enemy at Sutherland's Station, ked for the night on the ground which he with Sheridan had so handsomely carried by assault. It wastioned whether the movement we did make under Sheridan's direction and Grant's authority and orders to attack the enemy in position there, while Sheridan with the cavalry should take the direction Me only in the one fight at Sailor's Creek, and Sheridan did not get sight of it again,not even in theof the armies. Moreover, for that one fight, Sheridan complains that although Wright obeyed his ord find at every crossing some hot vanguard of Sheridan or Humphreys or Wright or Griffin, or at last on a tree-top. Now we reach a spot where Sheridan had burst across the flying column and left [65 more...]
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, The Passing of the Armies: The Last Campaign of the Armies., Chapter 6: Appomattox. (search)
ise we have reached Appomattox Station, where Sheridan has left the captured trains. A staff offices. Forward into double lines of battle, past Sheridan, his guns, his cavalry, and on for the quiveruiescent and for the moment cheerful,--except Sheridan. He does not like the cessation of hostilitiyond us on the Lynchburg pike, where it seems Sheridan had sent Gregg's command to stop any free-ridquiringly at Sheridan. Oh, never mind! says Sheridan, I know about it. Let 'em fight! with two sied to express a condemnatory judgment, but in Sheridan's rhetoric convey his appreciation of highly stance that part of these provisions was what Sheridan had captured from their trains the night befoof the column, or, as Badeau puts it, to join Sheridan's column. This was now fighting Gordon's comew Store, for a good twenty-mile ride over to Sheridan, leaving great responsibility on Humphreys anlag of truce both to Meade in his rear and to Sheridan in his front, to ask for a suspension of host[10 more...]
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, The Passing of the Armies: The Last Campaign of the Armies., Chapter 7: the return of the Army. (search)
everently, as treading over graves. Warren was in the city. He had alighted here, where with corps flag in hand he had passed like a meteor infantry and cavalry and leaped the rebel breastworks down into the faces of the astonished foe, and Sheridan sent him otherwhere. He was commanding this city now,--promotion downward; but down is up for half the world. Griffin could not pass him without fitting recognition; the men of the Fifth Corps, who had seen him in their front from the beginninally when you have a previous reputation to meet somehow or other. The Twenty-fourth Corps, paraded in our honor, gave us hearty greeting; quite transcending orders and regulations. We had not met since side by side we had double-quicked up to Sheridan's hard-pressed front at Appomattox Court House; and when their manual dropped from the present to the order, there was a demonstration running along their line in which manly hearts took command, the contagion of which disturbed our perfect mil
1 2 3 4 5