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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., McClellan organizing the grand Army. (search)
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., The Peninsular campaign . (search)
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., Iii.--characteristics of General Wise . (search)
Iii.--characteristics of General Wise. by J. H. L.
Governor Henry A. Wise was one of the most gifted men it has been my fortune to know.
His eloquence produced a greater effect upon a popular assembly than that of any one I ever heard; he would dazzle, surprise, and shock with electric touches of sentiment, wit, and pathos.
Though brave, vigilant, and fertile in resource, his military career was by no means a success.
Floyd and himself quarreled in West Virginia, and his relations had not been pleasant with any commanding officer.
When General Wise was in command of the James River defenses opposite Drewry's Bluff, I visited him on official business.
He received me most cordially, walked with me all the morning round his lines, explaining his views most eloquently, quoting from the great masters in the art of war,--with whom he seemed to be perfectly familiar,--interspersing these learned and scientific disquisitions with the most scathing criticisms on men and measures, den
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., chapter 6.33 (search)
West Virginia operations under Fremont.
a continuation of McClellan in West Virginia.
see Vol.
I., p. 126.--Editors. by Jacob D. Cox, Major-General, U. S. V.
The campaign of the spring of 1West Virginia.
see Vol.
I., p. 126.--Editors. by Jacob D. Cox, Major-General, U. S. V.
The campaign of the spring of 1862 was an interesting one in its details, but as it became subordinate to that against Jackson in the Shenandoah and was never completed as Fremont had planned, a very brief sketch of it must suffice.
On the 29th of March Fremont assumed command of the Mountain Department, including West Virginia, eastern Kentucky, and East Tennessee as far as Knoxville.
There was a little too much sentiment my own against Banks.
Editors. Moving with great celerity, he attacked Milroy at McDowell
West Virginia. on the 8th, and the latter calling upon Fremont for help, Schenck was sent forward to suppo issing.
When General Pope assumed command he directed a defensive policy to be pursued in West Virginia, and made arrangements to transfer part of my command to his army in the field.
About the m
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., chapter 6.38 (search)
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., The Union Army. (search)
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., Fighting Jackson at Kernstown . (search)
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., The opposing forces at the Second Bull Run . August 16th -September 2d , 1862 . (search)
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., The battle of South Mountain , or Boonsboro ‘ (search)
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., Forcing Fox's Gap and Turner's Gap . (search)
Forcing Fox's Gap and Turner's Gap. by Jacob D. Cox, Major-General, U. S. V.
Confederate dead at the cross-roads by Wise's House at Fox's Gap [see pp. 668 and 573]. from a sketch made the day after the battle.On the 5th of September, 1862, the Kanawha Division was ordered by McClellan to report to General Burnside, commanding the Right Wing of the Army of the Potomac.
For an account of the transfer of the Kanawha Division from West Virginia to the Potomac, see p. 2 81.
The division was not engaged in the second battle of Bull. Run; but two regiments of Scammon's brigade were under fire at Bull Run Bridge, near Union Mills, August 27th.--Editors. We left Upton's Hill early on the morning of the 6th, crossed the river, and marched through Washington to Leesboro, Maryland, where the First Corps
Confusion in the numbers of the First and Twelfth Corps is found in the records and correspondence.
In the Army of Virginia, Sigel's corps (Eleventh) had been designated as First,