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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 80 (search)
though sometimes halting to gather up their strength, then with one mighty bound throwing themselves upon their foes to drive them into their protecting forests beyond. We slept upon the bloody field of our victory. I cannot too highly praise the conduct of my brigade — of regiments old and new. Of the Second Massachusetts, Colonel Andrews, Third Wisconsin, Colonel Ruger, and Twenty-seventh Indiana, Colonel Colgrove, I had a right to expect much, and was not disappointed. Veterans of Winchester and Cedar Mountain, they can add to their laurels the battle of Antietam Creek. In this battle — I believe unparalleled in the war in severity and duration — officers and men behaved with most praiseworth intrepidity and coolness. The One Hundred and Seventh New-York, Colonel Van Valkenburg, and the Thirteenth New-Jersey, Colonel Carman, being new troops, might well stand appalled at such exposure, but they did not flinch in the discharge of their duties. I have no words but those o<
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 84 (search)
soldiers up to the intrenchments of Washington, and soon after the arrival of the army at Leesburgh, information was received that the troops which had occupied Winchester had retired to Harper's Ferry and Martinsburgh. The war was thus transferred from the interior to the frontier, and the supplies of rich and productive distrs now demanded repose, and the army marched to the Opequan, near Martinsburgh, where it remained several days, and then moved to the vicinity of Bunker Hill and Winchester. The enemy seemed to be concentrating in and near Harper's Ferry, but made no forward movement. During this time the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was destroyed for several miles, and that from Winchester to Harper's Ferry broken up, to within a short distance of the latter place, in order to render the occupation of the Valley by the enemy after our withdrawal more difficult. On the eighteenth October, General Stuart was ordered to cross the Potomac above Williamsport, with twelve
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 85 (search)
f one thousand and ninety-six, (1096,) including skirmishers on the sixth; since evacuation of Winchester, one thousand one hundred and sixty-seven, (1167;) also one piece of artillery. If we add to enemy. To General Taylor and his brigade belongs the honor of deciding two battles — that of Winchester and this one. As soon as his fire was heard in rear and flank, the whole force of the enemy td while en route for that place, General Jackson started after Banks. I joined his command at Winchester, and reported for duty. The Sixth and Second cavalry were then under the command of Brigadierir retreat, they were pursued by the Sixth and Second on the turnpike, to within five miles of Winchester, capturing a number of men, wagons, arms, and stores. My regiment supported the Sixth in theihad had nothing for men or horses to eat for twenty-four hours. We marched from Charlestown to Kernstown on the thirtieth, (had no feed for our horses,) and, on the morning of the first of June, we s
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 88 (search)
headquarters Walker's division, camp near Winchester, Va., October 7, 1862. Major E. F. Paxton, Assas an escort for the wagons, and to hold the Winchester road, where the cross-road intersected it, i, from Jordan's Spring, on the Opequon, near Winchester. Marching up the Winchester and Staunton tusas. headquarters Pryor's brigade, near Winchester, October 5, 1862. Captain: A very brief n headquarters Toombs's brigade, camp near Winchester, October 7, 1862. Major A. Coward, A. A. G.: headquarters Toombs's brigade, camp near Winchester, October 8, 1862. Major Coward, A. A. G.: headquarters, Jenkins's brigade, camp near Winchester, October, 24, 1862. Colonel Robert Johnson: adquarters Jenkins's brigade, camp near Winchester, Virginia, October 24, 1862. Colonel Robert Johnsuarters battalion Light artillery, camp near Winchester, October 2, 1862. Lieutenant-Colonel R. H. Cont Royal.--Eighty-five barrels of flour. Winchester and Martinsburg.--One hundred and three catt[7 more...]