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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 3. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book II:—--the Mississippi. (search)
t is the county-town, and the junction of a certain number of roads, which radiate thence toward Jackson at the east, New Auburn and Cayuga at the west-south-west, Utica at the south-west, and Bridgeport at the north-west. As we have stated, the Confederate forces were very much divided. Pemberton had at first committed an almoe 9th, at Cayuga, on the bank of Sandy Creek, along the Rocky Springs road, while McPherson, turning suddenly to the right, passed behind him, and took the road to Utica. On the 10th the latter took position about six miles beyond this town, in the direction of Raymond. McClernand was on the bank of Five-Mile Creek, on the road l had joined it; finally, McArthur, who commanded the Third division of McPherson's corps, had brought on one of his brigades, under Ransom, and was marching toward Utica. These reinforcements swelled Grant's active force to twenty-four brigades, or about forty-eight thousand men. Thus distributed, McClernand had eight brigades, di
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 3. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book IV:—Third winter. (search)
es to execute a march parallel with the enemy. His army is made to follow the eastern slope of South Mountain in three columns, which concentrate at Middletown on the 7th. The one on the right, formed by the First, Second, and Sixth corps, skirts the foot of Catoctin Mountain by way of Emmettsburg, Mechanicstown, and Lewistown, crossing this chain at Hamburg; the centre column, composed of the Fifth and Eleventh corps, after reaching Emmettsburg by a by-road, moves through Creagerstown and Utica, and across the High Knob in the Catoctin Mountain; finally, the Second and Twelfth corps, with the artillery reserve, make a wide detour to the left by way of Taneytown, Middleburg, and Woodsboroa, in order to strike at Frederick the road from Washington to Hagerstown. The base for supplying the army, which should always be located along a railway line, is transferred from Westminster to Frederick. These supplies, therefore, can be promptly and easily obtained: the soldiers, who are short
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 3. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Addenda by the editor (search)
July 7. The First corps marched from Emmettsburg to Hamburg; the Second corps, from Two Taverns to Taneytown; the Third corps, from Gettysburg, via Emmettsburg, to Mechanicstown; the Fifth corps, from Moritz Cross-roads, via Emmettsburg, to Utica; the Sixth corps, from Emmettsburg to Mountain Pass, near Hamburg; the Eleventh corps, from Emmettsburg to Middletown; and the Twelfth corps, from Littlestown to Walkersville. Buford's and Kilpatrick's cavalry divisions and Huey's brigade, of Gruly 8. The First Corps marched from Hamburg to Turner's Gap in South Mountain; the Second corps, from Taneytown to Frederick City; the Third corps, from Mechanics town to a point three miles south-west of Frederick City; the Fifth corps, from Utica to Middletown; the Sixth corps, from near Hamburg to Middletown; the Eleventh corps, from Middletown to Turner's Gap in South Mountain, Schurz's (Third) division being advanced to Boonsboroa, and the Twelfth corps from Walkersville to Jefferson.