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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore), 1861, October (search)
n took the new artillery road, and occupied Smoots' and Maxwell's hills, a mile and a half east of Lewinsville. The batteries were drawn up in prominent positions, and the infantry placed in situations to support them. After remaining about three hours waiting in vain for the rebels to make an attack — in fact, inviting them to it — the skirmishers advanced and occupied Lewinsville, the rebels retreating. A portion of the troops under Brigadier-General Porter also advanced and occupied Miner's Hill, to the right of Fall's Church, and commanding that village and Barrel's Hill, which latter was in possession of rebel pickets. General McClellan and staff, accompanied by Captain Barker's McClellan Dragoons, crossed Chain Bridge early this morning, spending the whole day in reconnoissance from the new positions taken by the Federal troops. The ship John Clark, anchored in Lynn Haven Bay, having dragged her anchor in a storm to within a mile and a half of the shore, was opened upon
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)
4 Shepherdstown Ford, Va. 1 Picket, Va., Aug. 30, 1862 1 Fredericksburg, Va. 14 In Belle Isle Prison, Va. (killed) 1 Chancellorsville, Va. 8     Present, also, at Hanover C. H.; Manassas; Antietam; Mine Run; Rappahannock Station. notes.--Organized at Adrian, Mich., May 16, 1861, taking its departure from the State on the 25th of June. Proceeding to Virginia it joined in the advance to First Bull Run, but was not engaged there. The following winter was spent in camp at Miner's Hill, Va., moving in the early spring to the Peninsula with the main army, where it was assigned to the Second Brigade (Griffin's), First Division (Morell's), Fifth Corps, in which it remained, with occasional change of commanders, during its entire service. It encountered its first hard fighting at Gaines's Mill, where it lost 15 killed, 41 wounded, and 32 missing; at Malvern Hill, four days later, its casualties were 41 killed, 100 wounded, and 23 missing,--Colonel Woodbury being among the
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 8: Soldier Life and Secret Service. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), Marshaling the Federal army (search)
Infantry Volunteers entered the war as the Westchester Chasseurs. It was organized at New York City and mustered in for two years, Colonel H. Seymour Lansing in command. The regiment left for Washington June 21, 1861, and was stationed near Miner's Hill, just across the District of Columbia line, a mile and a half from Falls Church. It fought on the Peninsula, at the second Bull Run, at Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville, and took part in the famous mud march January 20 to 24, 18ving lost during service five officers and thirty-two enlisted men killed and mortally wounded, and three officers and thirty-seven enlisted men by disease. A dress parade of the seventeenth New York in 1861 The seventeenth New York at Miner's hill, near Washington Father Scully preaching to the ninth Massachusetts regiment: service for the recruits at Camp Cass, Arlington heights, Virginia, 1861. It was not often during army life that the advanstage of churches or places of relig
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories, Connecticut Volunteers. (search)
Left State for Washington, D. C., October 2. Attached to 2nd Brigade, Abercrombie's Division, Military District of Washington, and 22nd Army Corps, Dept. of Washington, to April, 1863. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 7th Army Corps, Dept. of Virginia, to May. 1863. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 4th Army Corps, Dept. of Virginia, to July, 1863. Service. Picket duty at Langley's, Va., on Washington and Leesburg Turnpike, Defenses of Washington, D. C., till October 22, 1862. At Miner's Hill till February 12, 1863. Expedition to intercept Stuart's Cavalry December 29-30, 1862. Fatigue duty, building Forts Craig, McDowell and McClellan, Defenses of Washington, till April 14, 1863. Moved to Suffolk, Va., April 14-16. Siege of Suffolk April 16-May 4. Siege of Suffolk raised May 4. Moved to West Point, York River, Va., May 5, and duty there till June 9. Reconnoissance to the Chickahominy June 9-10. Left Yorktown for home June 26. Mustered out July 7, 18
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories, Rhode Island Volunteers. (search)
nfantry. Organized at Providence and mustered in October 1, 1862. Left State for Washington, D. C., October 6. Attached to Military District of Washington to December, 1862. District of Alexandria, Defenses of Washington, and 22nd Army Corps, to April, 1863. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 7th Army Corps, Dept. of Virginia, to June, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 4th Army Corps, Dept. of Virginia, to July, 1863. Service. Duty at East Capital Hill, Fort Ethan Allen and Miner's Hill, Defenses of Washington, till January 14, 1863. Guard duty at Convalescent Camp till April 15. Moved to Norfolk, thence to Suffolk April 15-19. Siege of Suffolk April 19-May 4. Siege of Suffolk raised May 4. Expedition to destroy Norfolk & Petersburg Railroad and Seaboard & Roanoke Railroad May 16-27. Expedition to Blackwater June 12-18. Moved to Norfolk June 19, thence to Yorktown, and to Williamsburg June 22. Duty at Williamsburg till June 30. Left Yorktown fo
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Condensed history of regiments., Ninth regiment Massachusetts Infantry. (search)
an Irish regiment for three years service, thus making it the first Irish regiment formed in Massachusetts; in consideration of which it carried an Irish flag as well as the national and State colors. Its members were recruited from all parts of the State; and encamping at Long Island, Boston Harbor, through May and part of June, it was mustered into service June 11, 1861, and left the State for Washington June 25. The regiment encamped at Arlington Heights until October, moving then to Miner's Hill, Va., where it remained during the winter of 1861-62. On March 21, 1862, it embarked for Fortress Monroe to engage in the Peninsular Campaign, and took active part in the siege of Yorktown. After the evacuation of the city the regiment moved, by the way of West Point and Cumberland, to White House, Va., and on May 25 encamped at Gaines's Mill, taking part in the battle of Hanover Court House, Va., May 27. Returning, it remained in camp afterward until June 26 when it took part in the b
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Condensed history of regiments., Thirty-second regiment Massachusetts Infantry. (search)
32d Mass. Infantry (Francis J. Parker, lieutenant-colonel), left the State for Washington. Encamping for four weeks on Capitol Hill, the regiment was ordered to join the Army of the Potomac on the Peninsula, and July 3, 1862, arrived at Harrison's Landing and was assigned to the 2d Brigade, 1st Division, 5th Corps. It left camp August 15 to join General Pope's forces, and reached Warrenton Junction August 27. Moving with the army to Washington after the battle of Manassas, it camped at Miners Hill, and three companies were added to the command, one having already joined the original six companies at Harrison's Landing in July. The regiment was present at Antietam, and took part in the charge and advanced position held by Griffin's Division at the battle of Fredericksburg. It was in action at Chancellorsville May 3, 1864, was closely engaged at Gettysburg on the afternoon of July 2, present at the battle of Rappahannock Station Nov. 7, 1863, and engaged in the Mine Run campaign, e
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Index (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), M (search)
., 217. Miller, W., X., 261. Miller. W. H. I., 19. Milligan, L. P., VII., 206, 208. Milliken's Bend, La.: II., 212, 336; VI., 207, 316. Millsville, Mo. (see also Wentzville, Mo.), I., 348. Milroy, R. H.: II., 49, 322; III., 340. Milwaukee, Wis.: mustering a regiment, VIII., 74. Milwaukee,, U. S. S., VI., 276, 319, 322. Mindil, G. W., X., 219. Mine Run, Va.: II., 345, 346; III., 17, 30; V., 238. Miner, Lieut. VIII., 324. Miner's Hill, Va., VIII., 99. Minnesota: response to first call, VIII., 74, 78; quota furnished to defend Union, VIII., 79; losses during Civil War, VIII., 79; population of, in 1860, VIII., 79. Minnesota troops: Infantry: First, I., 147, 348; dead of, at Gettysburg, II., 244; at Camp Stone, Mid., VIII., 79; 98; X., 124; losses, X., 152, 154; Second, I., 348, 356; III., 101; Third, I., 368; II., 343, 350; Fourth. III., 332; Fifth, II., 352; III., 330; Seventh, III., 330; Eighth, III., 159
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Index (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), N (search)
Washington, VIII., 72. 78, 87; at Arlington Heights, Va., VIII., 87, 91, 93, 95; drummer boys of VIII., 179; officers of, VIII., 181; Ninth. Company I. I., 348, 350, 356, 362; VI., 310; VIII., 229; X., 124; Tenth. II., 342; VII., 169; Eleventh, I., 346, 348, 358; Twelfth. I., 44, 348, 364; II., 324; at Camp Anderson, VIII., 89; Thirteenth. I., 348, 364; Fourteenth. I., 348. 364; VIII., 72, 78; Fifteenth, II., 336; Sixteenth, I., 348, 362; II., 330; Seventeenth, I., 364; VIII., 99; at Miners Hill, Washington, D. C., VIII., 99; a dress parade, VIII., 99; IX., 157; Eighteenth, I., 348; Nineteenth, I., 350; Twentieth, I., 350; Twenty-second, marching, VIII., 203; IX., 345; Twenty-fifth, I., 364; Twenty-sixth, I., 168; Twenty-eight, I., 350; II., 25; Twenty-ninth, I., 348; Thirty-first, I., 348, 362; Thirty-third, I., 364; Thirty-fourth I., 296; Thirty-fifth. I., 348, II., 61; Thirty-seventh. I., 354; IX., 59; Thirty-eight, I., 348; VIII., 82, 97; Thirty-ninth, I., 348, 366; II., 32
The Daily Dispatch: October 14, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
winsville. The batteries were drawn up in prominent positions, and the infantry placed in situations to support them. After remaining for about three hours waiting in vain for the rebels to make an attack, in fact, inviting them to it, our skirmishers advanced and occupied Lewinsville, the rebel forces retreating. Lewinsville will be retained as well as other positions taken by our forces to-day. A portion of the troops under Brigadier General Porter also advanced and occupied Miner's hill, to the right of Falls Church, and commanding that village and Barrett's hill, which latter is now in possession of the rebel pickets. General McClellan and staff, accompanied by Captain Baker's McClellan Dragoons, crossed over the Chain Bridge at an early hour this morning, spending the whole day in making reconnaissances of the new positions taken by the National forces. A Raid on the enemy's pickets. At 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, Captain Barney, of the New York Twenty
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