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General Joseph E. Johnston, Narrative of Military Operations During the Civil War, Chapter 1 (search)
ered by President Davis to take command at Harper's Ferry. convinced, on examination, that it was uate, General Lee increased the garrison of Harper's Ferry, and placed Colonel Jackson in command theugh Frederick, and crossing the Potomac at Harper's Ferry; the other leading through Chambersburg, Wht be threatened by General McDowell's. At Harper's Ferry, they were manifestly out of position for 1862, when eleven thousand men, placed at Harper's Ferry as a garrison, were captured, almost witho8th ult., in reference to your position at Harper's Ferry. The difficulties which surround it have Martinsburg, a route beyond the control of Harper's Ferry. Notwithstanding this determination on statement is from memory. The garrison of Harper's Ferry had then been increased to almost seven thng me the President's authority to abandon Harper's Ferry and retire toward Winchester in such a conoperty (rough gun-stocks) had been left at Harper's Ferry, Lieutenant-Colonel G. H. Stewart was sent[20 more...]
General Joseph E. Johnston, Narrative of Military Operations During the Civil War, Chapter 2 (search)
fter, to a heavy cloud of dust, such as the marching of an army might raise, about ten miles from us, to the north-northwest — the direction of the road from Harper's Ferry. This excited apprehensions of the near approach of General Patterson's army. General McDowell had marched from the Potomac with instructions from the geould have been repelled, inevitably, and our half supply of ammunition exhausted; and the enemy, previously increased to seventy thousand men by the army from Harper's Ferry, and become the victorious party, could and would have resumed their march to Richmond without fear of further opposition. And, if we had miraculously bees did not regard the capture of Washington by us as practicable, like the non-combatant authors of the criticisms to which I refer. The fact that the army at Harper's Ferry was left idle there instead of being brought to Washington, is conclusive on that point. I have never doubted the correctness of my course on that occasion.
General Joseph E. Johnston, Narrative of Military Operations During the Civil War, Chapter3 (search)
d that the Eighth Virginia and Thirteenth and Eighteenth Mississippi infantry, and Ashby's cavalry regiments, were at Harper's Ferry, and, crossing the Potomac at that point with ten companies of Federal infantry, attacked, defeated, and drove them off. Ashby was not under my command, so that I cannot assert that his regiment was not at Harper's Ferry at the time specified; but the three infantry regiments named belonged to Evans's brigade, of the Army I commanded, and to my certain knowledge were no nearer Harper's Ferry on the 16th than on the 21st of October. If Ashby was ever defeated at Harper's Ferry, I believe that he died unconscious of the fact; and, under the circumstances, Confederate soldiers may reasonably doubt the occurrencHarper's Ferry, I believe that he died unconscious of the fact; and, under the circumstances, Confederate soldiers may reasonably doubt the occurrence, not merely of the victory claimed, but of any serious engagement. On the 21st, Evans's brigade, near Leesburg, was attacked by a detachment of Federal troops, commanded by Colonel Baker. Four Federal regiments crossed the Potomac at Edwards's
General Joseph E. Johnston, Narrative of Military Operations During the Civil War, Chapter 12 (search)
n that to Goldsboroa. The former was pressed on the 13th, eight or ten miles from Fayetteville, but held its ground; and on the 14th, at Silver Creek, where it was intrenched under General Hampton's direction, it easily drove off the Federal cavalry that felt its position. During this time, the Fayetteville Arsenal, which had been constructed by the Government of the United States, was destroyed by the Federal army. A quantity of valuable machinery, that had been brought to it from Harper's Ferry, was destroyed with the buildings. As it was impossible that the Confederacy could ever recover it, its destruction was, at the least, injudicious. On the 15th the Confederate cavalry, on the Raleigh road, was pressed back by the Fourteenth and Twentieth Corps, and at seven o'clock next morning Lieutenant-General Hardee was attacked by those corps in a position four miles south of Averysboroa, that he had intrenched. The enemy compelled him to abandon it, however, by turning his
General Joseph E. Johnston, Narrative of Military Operations During the Civil War, Chapter 14 (search)
ad been fortified; and that, abandoning at Harper's Ferry much valuable machinery, he took a new pose command of an army. 1. My opinion of Harper's Ferry was thus expressed in my report to the Adm General Beauregard. The occupation of Harper's Ferry by our army perfectly suited the enemy's v: From the date of assuming command at Harper's Ferry to your evacuation of the place, you alwayd to General Lee against the occupation of Harper's Ferry, and that authority for its evacuation waxpressed opinions decidedly unfavorable to Harper's Ferry as a military position, and proposed its euthorized it, as well as the evacuation of Harper's Ferry. That authority had been anticipated, how for, if our troops had escaped capture in Harper's Ferry, they could not have reached that field freen the middle of June, when we moved from Harper's Ferry, to the 18th of July, when we moved from War Manassas, that I had been exhibiting at Harper's Ferry, and elsewhere in the Valley, the singular[2 more...]
General Joseph E. Johnston, Narrative of Military Operations During the Civil War, Letters. (search)
used for the purpose for which you apply to me for cavalry ? I am an enemy to much distribution of troops. May not yours be brought together-so posted, that is to say, that you may be able to assemble them all to oppose an enemy coming from Harper's Ferry, Williamsport, or the northwest? Should the report given by General Hill prove to be correct, it would be imprudent, it seems to me, to keep your troops dispersed as they now are. Do you not think so The enemy might not only prevent yourscooperate with that of the Potomac, but it must also depend upon that of the enemy and his strength. General Jackson occupied Romney strongly, because the enemy was reported to be concentrating his troops, including those supposed to be near Harper's Ferry, at New Creek. I regret very much that you did not refer this matter to me before ordering General Loring to Winchester, instead of now. I think that orders from me, now conflicting with those you have given, would have an unfortunate effec