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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 1: operations in Virginia.--battle of Chancellorsville.--siege of Suffolk. (search)
inst General J. J. Peck in the vicinity of Suffolk, on the south side of the James River, and other troops were raiding with Imboden in West Virginia. Yet he felt sh the First Maine and First New Jersey, pushed southward to Columbia, on the James River, and on the morning of the 3d, destroyed canal boats, bridges, a large quantrates lost Norfolk, See page 888, volume II. and with it the mouth of the James River and the region bordering on the Nansemond and the Dismal Swamp, they had beeations were erected from the line of the Blackwater to Fort Powhatan, on the James River, and late in February, 1863, General Longstreet was placed in command of allolk, which had for its object the recovery of the whole country south of the James River, extending, to Albemarle Sound, in North Carolina; the ports of Norfolk and gstreet, with two divisions of his corps, was detailed for service south <*> James River in February, and did not rejoin the army until after the battle of Chancello
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 10: the last invasion of Missouri.--events in East Tennessee.--preparations for the advance of the Army of the Potomac. (search)
recipitous side of that lofty range into the fine high valleys around the upper waters of the James River, and arrived at Lynchburg in the evening, whence we traveled the next day, by way of Charlottlty and starvation in the filthy Libby Prison, and more horribly .on bleak Belle Isle, in the James River, in front of Richmond — circumstances which we shall consider hereafter. Kilpatrick left camuthor immediately after the evacuation of Richmond, in April, 1865, from the high bank of the James River, near the Tredegar works. Looking across that stream southward. Bradley T. Johnson. Theore to the right, by way of Frederickshall, and through Louisa and Goochland Counties, to the James River, above Richmond, where they intended to destroy as much of the James River canal — as possiblved southward, led by a negro guide, who, ignorantly or treacherously, took the column to the James River, near Goochland Court-House, instead of to a fording place nearer Richmond. The exasperated
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 11: advance of the Army of the Potomac on Richmond. (search)
from Richmond, and who attacked him in the rear, while another force assailed his front. He also drove the foe on his front, when he destroyed the railway bridge there, and then pushed on southward to Haxhall's Landing, May 14, 1864. on the James River, where he rested three days and Philip H. Sheridan. procured supplies. Then, by way of White House and Hanover Court-House, he leisurely returned to the Army of the Potomac, which he rejoined on the 25th of May. Before proceeding to follerill, when the whole body, about twenty thousand strong, moved toward Lynchburg by way of Lexington. That city was the largest in the western part of Old Virginia, in the center of a fertile and populous region around the upper waters of the James River, with extensive manufactures, and in direct communication with Richmond by railroad and canal, and also with Petersburg and all the South by railway. It was the focal point of a vast region from whence Richmond and Lee's army must draw suppli
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 12: operations against Richmond. (search)
t against Richmond on the south side of the James River, the first objective being City Point, at tRoads, conveyed Butler's army around to the James River, and by dawn the next morning, artillery an from Williamsburg up the north bank of the James River, keeping parallel with the great flotilla old gain a position on the south side of the James River, and intrench it, should be governed much bof navigation for the large steamers on the James River. A branch of the Richmond and Petersburg r transfer his army to the south side of the James River, and by this grand flank movement, to cut o transfer his army to the south side of the James River-startled the authorities at Washington withusand feet in length, was thrown across the James River, at Douthard's, This bridge was laid in who sent three iron-clad steamers down the James River from Drewry's Bluff, to Dutch Gap, hoping twn the brigade of General Foster across the James River at Deep Bottom, where he formed an intrench[5 more...]
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)
he Army of the Potomac should be placed on the south side of the James River. See note 3, page 332. At about the time we are considering —re of Fort Darling, on Drewry's Bluff, looking directly down the James River. The single bird in the distance is over the place of the fortied to be Washington City. That night August 12, it went up the James River to Deep Bottom; but so tardy was the debarkation, that an intendk, who, as we have seen, had been called from the north bank of the James, and who had moved with a part of his corps rapidly toward the Weldost important of these works was on a hill on the right bank of the James, near the dwelling of Dr. Howlett, and known as the Howlett House Br as much as possible, they excavated the high alluvial bank of the James, and there built their huts to dwell in, and to use as a shelter frt Dutch Gap. this was the appearance of the north bank of the James River, at Dutch Gap, when the writer sketched it, at the close of 1864
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 14: Sherman's campaign in Georgia. (search)
tion of two days in and about Atlanta, visiting places of chief interest connected with the siege, accompanied by Lieutenant Holsenpiller, the post commander, and two other officers. Then we went down to Jonesboroa, twenty-one miles south of Atlanta, on the Macon road. It was a little village of seven hundred inhabitants when the war began. It, like others in the track of the armies, was nearly ruined. The Courthouse, and almost twenty other buildings, were destroyed. An intelligent young man, who was a Confederate soldier in the battle there between Howard and Hardee, See page 393. accompanied us to places of interest connected with that struggle, and at about noon we returned to the village and took the cars for Atlanta. We went out to Marietta that night and lodged, and on the following morning we journeyed by railway from that town to Cleveland, in East Tennessee, on our way to Richmond, in Virginia, by way of Knoxville. See page 284. Tail-piece — Tank at Jonesbor
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 17: Sherman's March through the Carolinas.--the capture of Fort Fisher. (search)
a time, Baldwin, and two or three other places, were held by National troops. There were skirmishes without decisive results; and, at the end of the year, neither party had gained or lost much. Very little occurred in South Carolina during the year 1864 that affected the final result of the struggle. All through the year, there was occasional shelling of Charleston, at long range, from Morris Island, with very little effect. In May and June, as we have observed, Gillmore was on the James River, and all was quiet around Charleston. At the beginning of July, the four brigades of Birney, Saxton, Hatch, and Schimmelfennig, were concentrated on John's Island, and, with a gun-boat on the North Edisto, made some demonstrations against Confederate works there, but with no advantageous result. The Twenty-sixth United States negro troops, Colonel Silliman, were sent to take a Confederate battery, three miles northwest of Legareville. They had no cannon, and were only six hundred stro
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 20: Peace conference at Hampton Roads.--the campaign against Richmond. (search)
rces, 530. a Confederate naval raid on the James River, 531. the Nationals begin a flanking movemsought the card as a means of getting to Richmond, Virginia, but he was given no authority to speak armies of Grant and Lee, on the borders of the James and Appomattox rivers. We have seen nearly ala greater portion of the naval force on the James River was engaged in a second expedition against entire naval force of the Nationals, on the James River, during the War. See page 402, volume II. ing force on the wing on the north bank of the James. The squadron moved silently, under cover of communications with that City, north of the James River, should be cut off. At the Middle of Februanow divided his command, and pushed for the James River. One column, under General Devin, pressed rhe also mentions seeing from the hills above Manchester, the flames burst through the roof of a fireobserved, was left on the North side of the James River, with a part of Ord's command, to hold the [1 more...]
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 21: closing events of the War.--assassination of the President. (search)
oops, 559, 560. surrender of Lee's Army torpedo fishing in the James River, 561. the President in Richmond, 562. rejoicings in Washingtongation comparatively safe. When news reached the fleet in the James River, at nine o'clock in the morning, that Weitzel had entered Richmoe given. Others were arranged as delineated on page 194. In the James River, at the time we are considering, the torpedoes were chiefly galv Slocum were directed to conduct the remainder of the army to Richmond, Virginia, in time to resume their march to Washington City by the middthe 28th of December. 1864. On the following day we went up the James River, with General Butler, on his elegant little dispatch steamer, Ocounted, and took a pathway like a shelf along the steep bank of the James, where the. excavators had made their subterranean huts, See pagshattered city we went, by railway, to City Point, and thence to Washington in a Government steamer, by way of the James and Potomac rivers.
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 22: prisoners.-benevolent operations during the War.--readjustment of National affairs.--conclusion. (search)
quarters at Fortress Monroe, and the latter had his at Richmond. Prisoners were sent in boats to and from each place. Aiken's Landing and its vicinity, on the James River, finally became a sort of neutral ground, where the exchanges took place. The operations of exchange were facilitated by the Government, as much as possible, bhich they had purchased, bearing the marks of the Sanitary Commission. Over three thousand boxes, sent to the captives in Libby Prison, and on Belle Isle in the James River, near, were stored close by the former building, where the writer saw a large portion of them, immediately after the evacuation of Richmond. In the few indicter than of those in Libby Prison, for the latter were under shelter. The Richmond bridge of Sighs. Belle Isle was a small island of a few acres, in the James River, in front of Richmond, See engraving on page 288. near the Tredegar Iron Works. A part of it was a grassy bluff, covered with trees, and a part was a low sa
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