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William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 9 (search)
Ridge, and such was the momentum of its assault that it fairly thrust itself within Hancock's line. It happened that the full strength of this attack fell upon Webb's brigade of three regiments. This brigade had been disposed in two lines: two of its regiments, the Sixty-ninth and Seventy-first Pennsylvania, posted behind a lwell be conceived; but happily, the regiments that had been holding the front line did not, on falling back, do so in panic: so that by the personal bravery of General Webb and his officers, they were immediately rallied and reformed on the remainder of the brigade, which held the second line behind the crest, and Hancock, who hadur ranks deep. It will be remembered that the brigade of Stannard held an advanced point on Hancock's left. As the assaulting column passed his right to strike Webb, he moved to the right, changed front forward, and opened a very savage fire on the enemy's flank. At the same time, the colors of the different regiments were ad
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 10 (search)
battle of Bristoe, I shall briefly detail. As the head of the column of the Second Corps approached, Hill threw forward a line of battle towards the railroad; but Warren knew the locality with the critical knowledge of an engineer, and forming Webb's division on the right along the embankment near Broad Run, he ordered Hays' division to run for the railroad cut, invisible from the position of both opposing generals. This it quickly did, and the point was reached just in time to meet Hill's tts' battery, fell back with heavy loss. Warren immediately advanced a thin line in pursuit, and secured four hundred and fifty prisoners, two standards, and five pieces of artillery. The attack fell mainly on the First and Third brigades of General Webb's division—the former commanded by Colonel Heath, and the latter by General Mallon, an accomplished and patriotic officer who was killed in the action—and on the Third Brigade of General Hays' divis on, commanded by General Owen. The division
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 11 (search)
T. A. Smythe. Third Brigade, Colonel R. Frank. Fourth Brigade, Colonel J. R. Brooke. Second Division, Brigadier-General John Gibbon. First Brigade, Brigadier-General A. S. Webb. Second Brigade, Brigadier-General J. P. Owens. Third Brigade, Colonel S. S. Carroll. Third Division, Major-General D. B. Birney. First Brigade, Brvance, he met a bitter opposition, and though furious fighting took place, he gained no more headway. The advance was made by Birney's and Mott's divisions, and Webb's, Car. roll's, and Owen's brigades of Gibbon's division, all of the Second Corps, together with Stevenson's division of the Ninth and Wadsworth's of the Fifth. Hon had already been essayed during the day by troops both of the Second and Fifth corps, and with most unpromising results. Of the Second Corps, the brigades of Webb and Carroll of Gibbon's division, had at eleven A. M. engaged in an attack of this position, in which they suffered severe loss. At three P. M. the divisions of C
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 13 (search)
at General Warren was himself the first to suggest that he should be allowed to move with his whole corps, and attack in rear the force confronting Sheridan: At 8.40 P. M. I received by telegraph the following, marked Confidential, from General Webb, chief of staff, written 8.30 P. M.: The probability is, that we will have to contract our lines to-night. You will be required to hold, if possible, the Boydton plankroad and to Gravelly Run. Humphreys and Ord along the run. Be prepared to d our whole movement, as similar orders had done on previous occasions. It would, besides, relieve the enemy in front of Sheridan from the threatening attitude my position gave me. I therefore sent the following by telegraph, at 8.40 P. M., to General Webb: The line along the plankroad is very strong. One division, with my artillery, I think, can hold it, if we are not threatened, south of Gravelly Run., east of the plankroad. General Humphreys and my batteries, I think, could hold this secure