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William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac 66 6 Browse Search
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 2. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 55 1 Browse Search
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Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative 34 2 Browse Search
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Fitzhugh Lee, General Lee 22 0 Browse Search
Joseph T. Derry , A. M. , Author of School History of the United States; Story of the Confederate War, etc., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 6, Georgia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 21 3 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2. 16 0 Browse Search
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William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 4 (search)
clock. Previous to this, General Porter, finding himself hard pressed, had called for reenforcements, and in response, General McClellan, at half-past 3, sent him Slocum's division of Franklin's corps, which increased his force to thirty-five thousand men. It was evident, however, that, beyond this, Porter could expect little or nd pressure. The right The right wing was held by Sykes' division of Regulars and Griffin's brigade, and was subsequently re-enforced by Bartlett's brigade of Slocum's division. held its ground with much stubbornness, repulsing every attack. The left, too, fought stoutly, but was at length broken by a determined charge, led bconcentrated fire of sixty guns. Couch's division was placed on the right of Porter; next came Kearney and Hooker; next, Sedgwick and Richardson; next, Smith and Slocum; then the remainder of Keyes' corps, extending by a backward curve nearly to the river. While the left was massed, the right was more deployed, its front covered
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 6 (search)
in the field. The Sixth Corps, under General Franklin, embraced the divisions of Smith (W. F.), Slocum, and Couch. Porter's did not leave Washington until the 12th of September, and rejoined the armimilar to that at Turner's Gap, and the operations were of a like kind. Forming his troops with Slocum's division on the right of the road and Smith's on the left, Franklin advanced his line, drivinghe mountain to near its summit, where, after an action of three hours, the crest was carried. Slocum's line, on the right, formed of Bartlett's and Torbett's brigades, supported by Newton, carried crest. Smith's line, formed of Brooks' and Irwin's brigades, was disposed for the protection of Slocum's flank, and charged up the mountain simultaneously. The brunt of the action fell upon Bartletthe Antietam Now, between twelve and one o'clock, Franklin with two divisions of his corps, under Slocum and W. F. Smith (Couch remaining behind to occupy Maryland Heights), reached the field of battle
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 8 (search)
eade), the Eleventh (Howard), and the Twelfth (Slocum). Marching on the morning of Monday, April 27,sion of the same corps was thrown forward, and Slocum's corps was given the same direction on the plaign. The column on the right, composed of Slocum's entire corps, pushed out on the plankroad indivision of Couch's (Second), formed the left; Slocum's corps (Twelfth), and one division of Sickleshe Eleventh Corps, Williamson's brigade, of Slocum's corps, and Barlow's brigade, of Howard's corooker's left and centre, formed by Couch's and Slocum's corps. Hancock's front especially was assaiard to meet Stuart's attack, while the rest of Slocum's corps and Hancock's division of Couch's corponor, for the army was without a head. When Slocum, after fighting long and hard, sent to inquireg divisions attacked the centre and left under Slocum and Hancock. He threw forward Anderson's divied to pass out, and Hancock, with a portion of Slocum's corps under General Geary, alone held the ex[6 more...]
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 9 (search)
town, and ordered the Twelfth Corps, under General Slocum, to march to Harper's Ferry. Here Slocum Slocum was to be joined by the garrison of that post, eleven thousand strong, under General French, and theext morning. The corps of Sickles (Third) and Slocum (Twelfth) were within call. The remaining corge; and Geary's division of the Twelfth Corps (Slocum) just then arriving, was ordered by Hancock tonoon. The command, thereupon, devolved on General Slocum; and Hancock, having ordered all the traintile line in front of Culps' Hill, occupied by Slocum's corps, which formed the Union right. The Cod to assume the initiative there, allowing General Slocum to attack with his own and two additional n up. The attack was designed to be made by Slocum's own corps and the Fifth Corps, together withhout the Sixth Corps; and it was then that General Slocum reported adversely to it. General Warren, s temporarily in command of the Twelfth Corps, Slocum having charge of the whole right wing. Thu[2 more...]