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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 15: the Army of the Potomac on the Virginia Peninsula. (search)
h fifteen thousand men; General Banks was at Strasburg, in the Valley, with about sixteen thousand; to fall upon Banks. The latter had fled to Strasburg pursued by Ewell, and Jackson pushed on,, jothe road and bridges between Front Royal and Strasburg. One company each of the Second Massachuset over the Greenbrier River. Banks was at Strasburg, about fifteen miles distant, unsuspicious oview of a possible necessity for a return to Strasburg, Banks sent Captain Abert, of the Topographiff from the column, had a severe skirmish at Strasburg, and did not rejoin the army until it was ate and the troops from McDowell might join at Strasburg in time to head off Jackson. McDowell obeyee from Franklin to Harrisonburg, and reached Strasburg on the evening of the 1st of June, a little rd of cavalry, under General Bayard, reached Strasburg, too late likewise for the intended service own, Cedar Creek, and Fisher's Hill, we left Strasburg for Harrisonburg at nine o'clock in the even[3 more...]
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 2: Lee's invasion of Maryland and Pennsylvania. (search)
F. Lee, wounded. Pleasanton's cavalry reconnaissance developed the fact of Lee's grand movement, but so perfectly were his real intentions concealed, that while Hooker was expecting him to follow his route of the previous year, See chapter XVII., volume II. and was watching and guarding the fords of the Rappahannock, he projected his left wing, under Ewell, through the Blue Ridge at Chester's Gap, and by way of Front Royal it crossed the Shenandoah River, and burst into the valley at Strasburg like an avalanche. That energetic leader moved with the divisions of Early and Edward Johnston rapidly down the Valley pike, and arrived before Winchester, where General Milroy was in command of about ten thousand men, on the evening of the 13th, June, 1863. having marched from Culpepper, a distance of seventy miles, in three days. At the same time Imboden, with his cavalry, was operating in the vicinity of Romney, to prevent Milroy from being re-enforced from the line of the Baltimore a
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 11: advance of the Army of the Potomac on Richmond. (search)
ridge, whom Lee had sent to oppose his advance, with such troops as he might hastily gather. Breckinridge found it necessary to oppose Crook also, and for that purpose he sent General McCausland west-ward with as many troops as could be spared from the Valley. After much maneuvering and skirmishing near New Market, Breckinridge made an impetuous charge May 15. upon Sigel, and ended a sharp fight by driving him more than thirty miles down the valley, to the shelter of Cedar Creek, near Strasburg, with a loss of seven hundred men, six guns, a thousand small-arms, a portion of his train, and his hospitals. Grant immediately relieved General Sigel, and General Hunter took command of his troops, with instructions to push swiftly on to Staunton, destroy the railway between that place and Charlottesville, and then, if possible, move on Lynchburg. Meanwhile, General Crook, whose cavalry was led by General Averill, had moved May 1. up the Kanawha Valley from Charleston, for the purpo
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 13: invasion of Maryland and Pennsylvania-operations before Petersburg and in the Shenandoah Valley. (search)
nd contented himself with driving him toward Strasburg, and keeping the way into Maryland and Pennsery strong position of Fisher's Hill, beyond Strasburg, about twenty miles south of Winchester. Creek, about half way between Middletown and Strasburg, and made his Headquarters near, at the fineetown, a little village five miles north of Strasburg, the forces all tending in their route towarfect rout. In great disorder, Bridge near Strasburg. this is a view of the bridge, half a mile from Strasburg, where Early lost his artillery Sheridan's sharp-shooters killed the artillery hor pressed along the narrower dirt road beyond Strasburg, the way became clogged by masses of men, waned, and hiring a light carriage, went on to Strasburg, stopping at Cedar Creek on the way. After m in the direction of Winchester, overlooking Strasburg at our feet, and Middletown a little beyond, Massanutten Mountains nearer. We supped at Strasburg that evening, and at nine o'clock took passa[3 more...]
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Index. (search)
rge force against Price, 2.71; at Jefferson City, 2.78; his pursuit of Price, 2.79; at Springfield, 2.81; superseded by Hunter, 2.83; ovation to at St. Louis, 2.84; assigned to the Mountain Department, II 359; with Blenker's division, 2.371; at Strasburg, 2.395. French, Gen., at the battle of Fredericksburg, 2.493. Frietchie, Barbara, story of told by Whittier, 2.466. Front Royal, Kenly driven out of by Ewell, 2.391. Frost, Daniel M., camp of Missouri State troops formed by near St.nate expedition against Macon, 3.388; operations of in East Tennessee, 3.429; his great raid from. Knoxville in 1865, 3.503. Stone's River, battle of, 2.544-2.550. Stoughton, Col., carried off from Fairfax Court-House by Moseby, 3.21. Strasburg, Gen. Banks at, 2.392. Streight, Col. A. D., raid of in Georgia, 3.119; captured with his command, 3.120. strong, Gen., repulsed at Fort Wagner, 3.202, 204. Stuart, Col. J. E. B., attacks a reconnoitering force under Gen. W. F. Smith.
Baron de Jomini, Summary of the Art of War, or a New Analytical Compend of the Principle Combinations of Strategy, of Grand Tactics and of Military Policy. (ed. Major O. F. Winship , Assistant Adjutant General , U. S. A., Lieut. E. E. McLean , 1st Infantry, U. S. A.), Chapter 3: strategy. (search)
s that they be not liable to be assailed in reverse, that is to say that all its faces be equally secure from a sudden attack, and besides that they be in proximity with a fortress, either for securing the magazines therein, or for covering the front of the camp most adjacent to the line of retreat. In general such a camp, situated upon a river, with a vast tete de pont on the other side to command the two banks, and placed near a great fortified city offering resources, like Mayence or Strasburg, will assure to an army incontestable advantages; but it will never be more than a temporary refuge, a means of gaining time and of assembling reinforcements; when it shall be the question to drive away the enemy, it will ever be necessary to have recourse to open field operations. The second maxim which may be given upon these camps, is that they are especially favorable for an army at home, or near its base of operations. If a French army threw itself in an intrenched camp on the Elb
Baron de Jomini, Summary of the Art of War, or a New Analytical Compend of the Principle Combinations of Strategy, of Grand Tactics and of Military Policy. (ed. Major O. F. Winship , Assistant Adjutant General , U. S. A., Lieut. E. E. McLean , 1st Infantry, U. S. A.), Chapter 5: of different mixed operations, which participate at the same time of strategy and.of tactics. (search)
nt themselves after the passages, is to cover the bridges against the enemy without meanwhile con straining too much the enterprises which the army might wish to undertake. When they have place, with a great numerical superiority, or at the end of great victories already gained, the thing is not so embarrassing; but when they are executed at the beginning of a campaign, in presence of an enemy almost equal in forces, the case is different. If a hundred thousand French pass the Rhine at Strasburg, or at Manheim, in presence of a hundred thousand Germans, the first thing they will have to do will be to push the enemy in three directions, the first to the front of them, even to the mountains of the Black Forest; the second to the right, for covering the bridges on the side of the Upper Rhine; and the third to the left, to cover those on the side of Mayence and of the Lower Rhine. This necessity leads to a deplorable parceling of forces; but in order to diminish its inconvenience it
H. Wager Halleck , A. M. , Lieut. of Engineers, U. S. Army ., Elements of Military Art and Science; or, Course of Instruction in Strategy, Fortification, Tactis of Battles &c., Embracing the Duties of Staff, Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery and Engineers. Adapted to the Use of Volunteers and Militia., Chapter 3: Fortifications.Their importance in the defence of States proved by numerous historical examples (search)
hanging the fortunes of the war; Pavia, in 1525, lost France her monarch, the flower of her nobility, and her Italian conquests; Metz, in 1552, arrested the entire power of Charles V., and saved France from destruction; Prague, in 1757, brought the greatest warrior of his age to the brink of ruin; St. Jean d'acre, in 1799, stopped the successful career of Napoleon; Burgos, in 1812, saved the beaten army of Portugal, enabled them to collect their scattered forces, and regain the ascendancy; Strasburg has often been the bulwark of the French against Germany, saving France from invasion, and perhaps subjugation. In nearly the language of Napoleon, (Memoirs, vol. IX.,) If Vienna had been fortified in 1805, the battle of Ulm would not have decided the fate of the war. Again, in 1809, if this capital had been fortified, it would have enabled the Archduke Charles, after the disaster of Eckmuhl, by a forced retreat on the left of the Danube, to form a junction with the forces of General H
H. Wager Halleck , A. M. , Lieut. of Engineers, U. S. Army ., Elements of Military Art and Science; or, Course of Instruction in Strategy, Fortification, Tactis of Battles &c., Embracing the Duties of Staff, Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery and Engineers. Adapted to the Use of Volunteers and Militia., Chapter 13: permanent fortifications.—Historical Notice of the progress of this Art.—Description of the several parts of a Fortress, and the various Methods of fortifying a position (search)
s attention was more specially directed to mining, and we do not learn that he distinguished himself in the construction of any fortification. In Germany, in the beginning of the sixteenth century, Albert Durer distinguished himself as a writer on fortification; his book is remarkable as containing the germs of many of the improvements which were made by those who followed him. This is the more to be wondered at as he was not a professed engineer. After him followed Spekel, a native of Strasburg, who died in 1589. His writings are valuable as showing the state of the art at that time, and the changes which he himself introduced. He was an engineer of much practical knowledge and experience, having assisted at the sieges of Malta, Golletta, Vienna, Jula, Nicosia, Famagusta, &c. The first French engineer who wrote on fortification was Errard de Bar-le-Duc, who published near the close of the sixteenth century. As an engineer, he was rivalled by Chatillon, a man of distinguishe
G. S. Hillard, Life and Campaigns of George B. McClellan, Major-General , U. S. Army, Chapter 7: (search)
Shenandoah and join General McDowell at Fredericksburg. This left General Banks with only five or six thousand men at Strasburg. The Government was warned of the danger of leaving him with so small a force when so active and vigilant an officer ason had contrived to conceal his movements from the observation of our forces. General Banks, as has been said, was at Strasburg. At Front Royal, twelve miles in advance, Colonel Kenley was stationed, with a Maryland regiment and a few companies,-g he began his march. His column was attacked in flank while on the way, and a portion of tie rearguard turned back to Strasburg. At four o'clock in the afternoon the advance-guard arrived at Winchester. The whole force General Banks had with himindirect, the moral, advantages it secured to the enemy were of infinitely greater moment. To drive General Banks from Strasburg across the, Potomac was in itself a play not worth the candle; but the real object of the expedition was to prevent Gen
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