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John Esten Cooke, Wearing of the Gray: Being Personal Portraits, Scenes, and Adventures of War., Early. (search)
carry out in the fullest degree the instructions received from General Lee, and accomplish admirably the objects for which he had been sent to that region. He was placed there as Jackson had been in 1862, to divert a portion of the Federal forces from the great arena of combat in the lowland. By his movements before and after the battle of Kernstown, Jackson, with about four thousand men, kept about twenty-five thousand of the enemy in the Valley. By his movements preceding the battle of Opequon, Early, with eight or ten thousand men, kept between forty and fifty thousand from General Meade's army at Petersburg. That he could meet the Federal force in his front, in a fair pitched battle, was not probably believed by himself or by General Lee. His command was essentially what he calls it, a forlorn hope --the hope that it could cope with its opponents being truly forlorn. As long as that opponent was amused, retarded, or kept at arm's length, all was well. When he advanced to a
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)
salem Road, Va. 10 Sailor's Creek, Va. 5 Opequon, Va. 36 Place Unknown 1 Present, also, at y, Md. (8 Cos.) 51 Sailor's Creek, Va. 1 Opequon, Va. (8 Cos.) 22 On Picket, Va. 2 Cedar Creekn, W. Va. 1 Fredericksburg, Va. (1862） 2 Opequon, Va. 3 Fredericksburg, Va. (1863） 4 Cedar CreMd. 12 Winchester, Va. 2 Antietam, Md. 1 Opequon, Va. 5 Fredericksburg, Va. 11 Cedar Creek, Vaa. 17 Monocacy, Md. 40 Wilderness, Va. 2 Opequon, Va. 12 Spotsylvania, Va. 5 Fisher's Hill, Varlestown, W. Va. 1 Savage Station, Va. 1 Opequon, Va. 16 Malvern Hill, Va. 12 Strasburg, Va. 1, D. C. 4 Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864 2 Opequon, Va. 6 Spotsylvania, Va., May 9, 1864 2 Flintrryville, Va. 1 Point Pleasant, W. Va. 1 Opequon, Va. 17 Callahan Station, Va. 1 Fisher's Hill9, 1862 4 Todd's Tavern, Va., May 6, 1864 8 Opequon, Va., Sept. 19, 1864 11 Manassas, Va., Aug. 3arbor, Va. 5 First Fredericksburg, Va. 1 Opequon, Va. 5 Second Fredericksburg, Va. 49 Petersbu[31 more...]<
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 11: list of battles, with the regiments sustaining the greatest losses in each. (search)
8th New York H. A. Gibbon's Second 6 28 210 244 14th Connecticut Gibbon's Second 5 19 26 50 148th Pennsylvania Miles's Second 5 21 43 69 Jonesboro, Ga.             August 31, 1864.             38th Ohio Baird's Fourteenth 42 108 -- 150 17th New York Morgan's Fourteenth 23 74 -- 97 10th Michigan Morgan's Fourteenth 20 76 -- 96 14th Ohio Baird's Fourteenth 16 74 -- 90 74th Indiana Baird's Fourteenth 13 40 -- 53 78th Illinois Morgan's Fourteenth 13 37 -- 50 Opequon, Va.             Sept. 19, 1864.             114th New York Dwight's Nineteenth 21 164 -- 185 2d Connecticut H. A. Russell's Sixth 20 118 -- 138 26th Massachusetts Grover's Nineteenth 38 80 21 139 14th New Hampshire Grover's Nineteenth 31 Killed and mortally wounded, 59. 88 19 138 156th New York Grover's Nineteenth 20 91 -- 111 3d Mass. Cavalry Dismounted. Grover's Nineteenth 19 87 -- 106 91st Ohio Duval's Eighth 11 95 -- 106 10th West Virginia
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 14: the greatest battles of the war — list of victories and defeats — chronological list of battles with loss in each, Union and Confederate. (search)
y of their wounded, and most of their dead unburied: Rich Mountain, W. Va. Antietam, Md. Gettysburg, Pa. Williamsburg, Va. South Mountain, Md. Magnolia Hills, Miss. Crampton's Gap, Md. Kernstown, Va. Raymond, Miss. Mill Springs, Ky. Baton Rouge, La. Champion's Hill, Miss. Fort Donelson, Tenn. Iuka, Miss. Stone's River, Tenn. Shiloh, Tenn. Corinth, Miss. Missionary Ridge, Tenn. Pea Ridge, Ark. Chaplin Hills, Ky. Fort Stevens, D. C. Roanoke Island, N. C. Resaca, Ga. Opequon, Va. New Berne, N. C. Atlanta, Ga., July 21-22. Cedar Creek, Va. Carter's Farm, Va. Piedmont, Va. Five Forks, Va. Prairie Grove, Ark. Bentonville, N. C. Sailor's Creek, Va. Nashville, Tenn. Tupelo, Miss.   The Union armies were successful, also, in the following assaults. They were the attacking party, and carried the forts, or intrenched positions, by storm. Fort Harrison, Va. Marye's Heights, Va. (1863） Rappahannock Station, Va. Fort McAllister, Ga. Lookout Mountain
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Condensed history of regiments., First battery Massachusetts Light Artillery. (search)
e,–12 Including 1 in 3 months service.– Died in Confederate prison,–1– Total losses,––20 Casualties by Engagements. 1862. June 30, Glendale, Va.,–3– 1863. May 3, Chancellorsville, Va.,–1– 1864. June 5, Cold Harbor, Va.,–1– Oct. 19, Cedar Creek, Va.,–2– Totals,––7 Active also at Gaines' Mill, Va., June 27, 1862; Malvern Hill, Va.; Fredericksburg, Va., 2 wounded; Franklin's Crossing, June 5, 1863; Gettysburg, Pa.; Mine Run, Va.; Spotsylvania (Laurel Hill), Va., 2 wounded; Opequon, Va., 4 wounded; Fisher's Hill, Va., 1 wounded. The First Battery Massachusetts Light Artillery was recruited in Boston during August of 1861, largely from the old Boston Light Artillery, or Cook's Battery, Maj. Asa M. Cook, which was mustered into the U. S. service May 18, 1861, and was the only Massachusetts battery serving under the first call for troops. The First Battery left the State Oct 3, 1861, spent the winter of 1861-62 in camp about Washington, was pres
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Condensed history of regiments., Thirty-fourth regiment Massachusetts Infantry. (search)
75 Totals,–––––––––––––76 Died as prisoners,— Officers,–1–––––––––––1 Enlisted men,––1112114545331–59 Totals,–––––––––––––60 Total losses,— Officers,27–––––––––––9 Enlisted men,––222528302723281725253253 Totals,–––––––––––––262 Casualties by Engagements. 1863. Oct. 18, Berryville, Va.,––––––1––––1–2 1864. May 15, New Market, Va.,–1–123534274–32 June 5, Piedmont, Va.,–21318–1–323–24 June 18, Lynchburg, Va.,–––––11––2–1–5 July 18, Snicker's Gap, or Island Ford, Va.–––––111––1––4 Sept. 3, Berryville, Va.,––1––––––––––1 Sept. 19, Winchester, or Opequon, Va.–21––4141–21–16 Oct. 13, Strasburg, Stickney's Farm, or Cedar Creek, Va.11––2222311––15 Oct. 19, Cedar Creek, Va.,–––––––1––2––3 Place unkno
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Condensed history of regiments., Thirty-seventh regiment Massachusetts Infantry. (search)
–––––––––––––– Enlisted men,––89698661085176 Died as prisoners,— Officers,–––––––––––––– Enlisted men,––23–21––311114 Total losses,— Officers,–4–––––––––––4 Enlisted men,––283822252222182920165245 Totals,–––––––––––––249 Casualties by Engagements. 1862. Dec. 13, Fredericksburg, Va.,–––––––––1–––1 1863. May 3, Chancellorsville (Fredericksburg and Salem Heights), Va.–––––––––1–2–3 July 3, Gettysburg, Pa.,–––1––21–––2–6 1864. May 5-9, Wilderness, Va.,––61056586421–53 May 9-21, Spotsylvania, Va.,–3236412–432–30 June 1-11, Cold Harbor, Va,––131–21–221–13 June 16-21, Petersburg, Va.,––11–––11–1–16 July 12, Fort Stevens, D. C.,––––––––––––11 Aug. 21, Charlestown, Va.,––21–––11–––16 Sept. 19, Winchester, or Ope
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Mass. officers and men who died., List of Massachusetts officers and soldiers killed in action. (search)
ay 25, 1862. Emerson, George,2d Mass. Cav.,Opequon, Va.,Sept. 19, 1864. Emerson, Josiah G.,10th Ma16, 1863. Gamage, Henry R.,26th Mass. Inf.,Opequon, Va.,Sept. 19, 1864. Gambol, George,24th Mass. Oct. 21, 1861. Gateley, John,3d Mass. Cav.,Opequon, Va.,Sept. 19, 1864. Gates, Hiram,25th Mass. Inay 5, 1864. Gould, John B.,26th Mass. Inf.,Opequon, Va.,Sept. 19, 1864. Gould, Lorenzo D.,52d Mass7, 1862. Gower, William D.,26th Mass. Inf.,Opequon, Va.,Sept. 19, 1864. Grady, John,15th Mass. Inft. 17, 1862. Granville, John,3d Mass. Cav.,Opequon, Va.,Sept. 19, 1864. Grattan, Vincent O.,28th Mpt. 17, 1862. Hurley, Owen,38th Mass. Inf.,Opequon, Va.,Sept. 19, 1864. Hurley, Patrick, Corp.,19tMarston, William H., Sergt.,38th Mass. Inf.,Opequon, Va.,Sept. 19, 1864. Martin, Dean R.,3d Mass. Cchemmerhorn, Martin, Sergt.,37th Mass. Inf.,Opequon, Va.,Sept. 19, 1864. Schiller, William,20th Mas, 1862. Sutherland, George,30th Mass. Inf.,Opequon, Va.,Sept. 19, 1864. Sutherland, William H., 1s[3 more...]
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Mass. officers and men who died., Eldridge, Henry R. (search)
y 1, 1864. Ellis, George, Corp.,10th Mass. Inf.,Spotsylvania, Va.,May 12, 1864. Ellis, George H.,36th Mass. Inf.,Jackson, Miss.,July 11, 1863. Ellis, George W.,35th Mass. Inf.,Antietam, Md.,Sept. 17, 1862. Ellis, Joel E.,28th Mass. Inf.,Antietam, Md.,Sept. 17, 1862. Elms, Charles H.,11th Mass. Inf.,Wilderness, Va.,May 6, 1864. Emerson, Albert B.,22d Mass. Inf.,Wilderness, Va.,May 5, 1864. Emerson, Charles H.,2d Mass. Inf.,Winchester, Va.,May 25, 1862. Emerson, George,2d Mass. Cav.,Opequon, Va.,Sept. 19, 1864. Emerson, Josiah G.,10th Mass. Inf.,Wilderness, Va.,May 12, 1864. Emerson, Stephen G.,1st Mass. Inf.,Chancellorsville, Va.,May 3, 1863. Emerson, William L.,22d Mass. Inf.,Petersburg, Va.,June 18, 1864. Emmons, Marcus,21st Mass. Inf.,Bethesda Church, Va.,June 2, 1864. Engle, George,59th Mass. Inf.,Spotsylvania, Va.,May 13, 1864. Engley, George,16th Mass. Inf.,Fredericksburg, Va.,Dec. 14, 1862. Eppler, Joseph,25th Mass. Inf.,Petersburg, Va.,June 18, 1864. Erickson, Ch
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Mass. officers and men who died., Gage, M. Gardner (search)
21, 1861. Gallop, Leroy R.,36th Mass. Inf.,Campbell's Station, Tenn.,Nov. 16, 1863. Gamage, Henry R.,26th Mass. Inf.,Opequon, Va.,Sept. 19, 1864. Gambol, George,24th Mass. Inf.,Before Petersburg, Va.,Sept. 24, 1864. Gamrell, Charles S.,54th Mass., Va.,May 9, 1864. Garlick, Evalyn A.,21st Mass. Inf.,Chantilly, Va.,Sept. 1, 1862. Garlick, Reuben A.,3d Mass. Cav.,Opequon, Va.,Sept. 19, 1864. Garrity, John,9th Mass. Inf.,Gaines' Mill, Va.,June 27, 1862. Gaskell, John N.,57th Mass. Inf.,Cold pt. 17, 1862. Gatchell, Moses W., Capt.,15th Mass. Inf.,Ball's Bluff, Va.,Oct. 21, 1861. Gateley, John,3d Mass. Cav.,Opequon, Va.,Sept. 19, 1864. Gates, Hiram,25th Mass. Inf.,Arrowfield Church, Va.,May 9, 1864. Gault, Samuel, Capt.,38th Mass. Inf Inf.,Bisland, La.,April 13, 1863. Gaylord, James H., Sergt.,34th Mass. Inf.,Stickney's Farm, Va.,Oct. 13, 1864 Gendron, James,37th Mass. Inf.,Opequon, Va.,Sept. 19, 1864 Gentsch, Francis,35th Mass. Inf.,Poplar Spring Church, Va.,Sept. 30, 1864.
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