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William F. Fox, Lt. Col. U. S. V., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the extent and nature of the mortuary losses in the Union regiments, with full and exhaustive statistics compiled from the official records on file in the state military bureaus and at Washington, chapter 10 (search)
; Mine Run; Shenandoah Valley. notes.--Organized at Augusta, Me., August 21, 1861, from companies recruited in various parts of the State. It proceeded immediately to Baltimore, and thence, after a two weeks stay, to Washington. It encamped there two weeks, and then, on Nov. 7, 1861, marched to Lewinsville, Va., where it performed outpost duty until the spring of 1862. It joined in the advance on Manassas, and then embarked for the Peninsula. It was then in Davidson's (3d) Brigade, Wm F. Smith's Division, Fourth Corps; this division was transferred in May to the newly-formed Sixth Corps. The loss by disease and sickness was so great that the regiment took only 181 men into action at Antietam; it was commanded in that battle by Major Hyde, and lost there 12 killed, 63 wounded, and 20 missing,--over half of those engaged. Becoming much reduced in numbers, it was ordered home to Maine, in October, 1862, to recruit. Five companies — B, C, D, I and K — under command of Lt.-Col. S
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 14: in command of the Army of the James. (search)
emed to me, when I wrote it, to be just, as it did at the time of the occurrence, and so I choose to let it stand; but since then I have seen publications in which it appears that after General Sheridan called on me and received my orders,--which he disobeyed,--he had a consultation upon the situation with Maj.-Gen. Wm F. Smith, and got advice from him as to what he should do, which seems to have determined his conduct. So that censure, and very much more, belongs to Smith. Decorative Motif.emed to me, when I wrote it, to be just, as it did at the time of the occurrence, and so I choose to let it stand; but since then I have seen publications in which it appears that after General Sheridan called on me and received my orders,--which he disobeyed,--he had a consultation upon the situation with Maj.-Gen. Wm F. Smith, and got advice from him as to what he should do, which seems to have determined his conduct. So that censure, and very much more, belongs to Smith. Decorative Motif.
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 15: operations of the Army of the James around Richmond and Petersburg. (search)
Chapter 15: operations of the Army of the James around Richmond and Petersburg. Truth regarding Grant's position learned at length the last fight at Drury's Bluff Butler retires to Bermuda hundred according to agreement Beauregard's attacks and withdrawal Smith's Corps called to the Army of the Potomac the tenth of June General Gillmore marches up to Petersburg and then marches down again Butler requests Gillmore's removal an incident: while on a lookout Butler becomes a target a pontoon Bridge built under difficulties Gen. William F. Smith ordered to attack Petersburg on June 15 he dallies and delays until it is too late Conduct and character of Smith critically considered his accusation that Grant was drunk verdict as to Smith On the morning of May 16, shortly before five o'clock, I was awakened by a very sharp musketry fire. I at once mounted my horse and rode to the field. I ascertained that the demonstration on the right was too vigorous to be a fein