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Colonel Theodore Lyman, With Grant and Meade from the Wilderness to Appomattox (ed. George R. Agassiz), I. First months (search)
arked with a wink: As soon as I get there, I shall bring on a general action, right off. It was here that I had quite a surprise. Looking through my glass at General Webb's division, I detected two civilians, in English-looking clothes, riding with the Staff. As they approached, it seemed to me that the face of one was familiar disappointed hopes, as he gazed round the country and said, There's nobody here--nobody And so we passed on, and beheld our English friends, with the Staff of General Webb. They had a very bewildered air, which seemed to say: Oh, ah, where are these Rebel persons? pray could you tell me where they are? Near Brandy Station we muarters are coming and are all stretching out for leaves, which they know only a part can get. Major Biddle becomes quite irate over the subject. Now there is General Webb has a ten-day leave, says B. petulantly; every corps is to give one general a ten-day leave. I don't want any little ten-day leave; I want a decent leave; a s
Colonel Theodore Lyman, With Grant and Meade from the Wilderness to Appomattox (ed. George R. Agassiz), chapter 4 (search)
n to fire solid shot over the heads of our men, adding their roar to the other din. The streams of wounded came faster and faster back; here a field officer, reeling in the saddle; and there another, hastily carried past on a stretcher. I stood at the crossing and assisted in turning back stragglers or those who sought to go back, under pretext of helping the wounded. To some who were in great pain I gave some opium, as they were carried past me. It was about seven o'clock, I think, that Webb's brigade marched along the Brock road, and, wheeling into the pike, advanced to the support of Birney. Among them was the 20th Massachusetts. Abbot smiled and waved his sword towards me, as he rode by, and I called out to him wishing him good luck; and so he went on to his death, as gallant a fellow as fell that day; a man who could ride into the fight with a smile on his face. Just before eight o'clock came one brigade of Stevenson's division (Burnside's Corps) which had been sent to str
Colonel Theodore Lyman, With Grant and Meade from the Wilderness to Appomattox (ed. George R. Agassiz), chapter 9 (search)
h 3, 1865 Our evanescent Chief-of-Staff, General Webb, has gone to Washington for a day or two, tsent, on any account. Ah! said General Meade, Webb is an anti-evacuationist, because he wants to gere isn't going to be any move at present. General Webb is a good piece of luck, as successor to Geut any adviser at all. My only objection to General Webb is that he continually has a way of suddenl else. As the artist was modelling away at General Webb, he asked: Isn't General Crawford rather annt and return in the afternoon. Poor little Mrs. Webb accompanied the General to our monkish encam any such propositions. And so, poor little Mrs. Webb, aforesaid, had to bid her Andrew adieu. Thstem that holds him up through everything. General Webb was worn out with want of sleep, so I was u to call the attention of the troops, while General Webb followed, crying, Give way to the right! Grthern Virginia has surrendered! Headed by General Webb, we gave three cheers, and three more for G[2 more...]
Colonel Theodore Lyman, With Grant and Meade from the Wilderness to Appomattox (ed. George R. Agassiz), Index (search)
122, 127, 128, 134, 138, 140, 242, 279, 316, 330, 333; presentation of sword, 25; manoeuvres, 50; at Mine Run 56; Morton's, 70; Sheridan's dislike, 106n; defect, 110n; search for, 146; feeling, 147; before Petersburg, 168, 217, 221, 233, 234, 251, 294, 297; narrow escape, 219; stragglers, 292; relieved of command, 333. Washburn, Elihu Benjamin, 318, 319. Washburn, Francis, 353. Washington, D. C., Harvard Club, i; in 1863, 4. Waste in the war, 207. Way, a covered, 203. Webb, Alexander Stewart, 42, 45, 59, 94, 807, 313, 317, 345, 356; described, 307. Weld, Stephen Minot, Jr., 128, 211. Weldon railroad, 217, 224, 226, 23, 294. Wheaton, Frank, 91, 299; before Petersburg, 175, 177. White, Julius, 219. Wilcox's wharf, 163. Wilderness, the, 53, 89; battle of, 98. Wilkinson, Morton Smith, 75. Willcox, Orlando Bolivar, 212, 234, 310. Williams, Seth, 23, 60, 110, 123, 171, 221, 258, 270; on Sunday work, 28; brevet denied, 289; messenger to Lee, 354. Williams