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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., chapter 6 (search)
ding two Captains and two Lieutenants; while the Rebel loss was trifling. Gen. Stoneman, with the advance of our main army, moved from Williamsburg on the 8th to open communication with Gen. Franklin, followed by Smith's division on the direct road to Richmond. Rain fell frequently; the roads were horrible; so that Gen. McClellan's headquarters only reached White House on tile 16th, Tunstall's Station on the 19th, and Coal Harbor on the 22d. Our advanced light troops lad reached tile Chickahominy at Bottom's Bridge two days before. The movement of our grand army up the Peninsula, in connection with Burnside's successes and captures in North Carolina, See pages 73-81. had rendered the possession of Norfolk by the Rebels no longer tenable. To hold it by any force less than an army would be simply exposing that force to capture or destruction at the pleasure of our strategists. Gen. Wool, commanding at Fortress Monroe, having organized an expedition designed to reduce that i
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., Vii. McClellan before Richmond. (search)
assage could have been secured. The only available means, therefore, of uniting our forces at Fair Oaks, for an advance on Richmond soon after the battle, was to march the troops from Mechaniesville, and other points on the left bank of the Chickahominy, down to Bottom's Bridge, and thence over the Williamsburg road to the position near Fair Oaks, a distance of about twenty-three (2:;) miles. In the condition of the roads at that time, this march could not have been made with artillery in leds of the enemy. Lee was evidently puzzled with regard to McClellan's intentions, not believing that he could abandon his position and the siege without a battle. He sent Ewell's infantry, as well as some cavalry, down the left bank of the Chickahominy, to watch the roads leading down the Peninsula; but, receiving no advices from Huger and Magruder, still between our army and Richmond, of any movement of our trains or forces toward the James, did not divine that movement till late in the aft
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., Appended notes. (search)
mmett, Gen., killed at Hartsville, Mo., 447. Emory, Gen. Wm. F., abandons supplies on the Chickahominy, 159; stops the Rebels at Pleasant Grove, 541; beats them at Pleasant Hill, 543; encounters a cavalry force at Mansura, 551. Estep's battery, at Stone River, 277. European mediation offered and declined, 484. Everett, Edward, his speech at Boston, 256; at Gettysburg celebration, 457. Ewell, Gen., checks Fremont's advance at Cross-Keys, 138; moves down the left bank of the Chickahominy, 160; defeated by Hooker at Bristow station, 181; burns bridge, destroys railroad, and falls back on Manassas, 181; severely wounded, 182; his division present at second Bull Run, 189; commands a division at Harper's Ferry, 200; is engaged at Antietam, 206; takes Winchester, 371; at Gettysburg, 380 to 387; at Manassas Gap, 393; at the Wilderness, 567 to 571; surrenders, 741. Ewing, Gen. Hugh S., at Vicksburg, 311; his defense of Fort Davidson, and retreat, 557-8. F. Fagan, Gen.