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Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler 155 9 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3. 88 2 Browse Search
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II. 84 2 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4. 78 6 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 7. (ed. Frank Moore) 71 1 Browse Search
William F. Fox, Lt. Col. U. S. V., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the extent and nature of the mortuary losses in the Union regiments, with full and exhaustive statistics compiled from the official records on file in the state military bureaus and at Washington 53 1 Browse Search
John Dimitry , A. M., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 10.1, Louisiana (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 46 0 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2. 42 2 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 39 5 Browse Search
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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., The opposing forces at the beginning of Grant's campaign against Richmond. (search)
H., Lieut.-Col. John Coughlin; 13th N. H., Col. Aaron F. Stevens; 118th N. Y., Col. Oliver Keese, Jr. Third Brigade, Col. Horace T. Sanders: 92d N. Y., Lieut.-Col. Hiram Anderson, Jr.; 58th Pa., Lieut.-Col. Montgomery Martin; 188th Pa., Lieut.-Col. George K. Bowen; 19th Wis., Lieut.-Col. Rollin M. Strong. Artillery Brigade, Maj. Theodore H. Schenck: 4th Wis., Capt. George B. Easterly; L, 4th U. S., Lieut. John S. Hunt; A, 5th U. S., Lieut. Charles P. Muhlenberg. Second division, Brig.-Gen. Godfrey Weitzel. First Brigade, Brig.-Gen. Charles A. Heckman: 23d Mass., Col. Andrew Elwell; 25th Mass., Maj. Cornelius G. Atwood; 27th Mass., Col. Horace C. Lee; 9th N. J., Col. Abram Zabriskie. Second Brigade, Col. Griffin A. Stedman: 11th Conn., Lieut.-Col. Wm. C. Moegling; 2d N. H., Col. Edward L. Bailey; 12th N. H., Maj. John F. Langley; 148th N. Y., Col. George M. Guion. Artillery Brigade, Capt. Frederick M. Follett: 7th N. Y., Capt. Peter C. Regan; E, 3d N. Y., Capt. George E. Ashby; F, 1
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., Butler's attack on Drewry's Bluff. (search)
n shortly after daylight on the 12th, and General Weitzel in the advance on the turnpike began skireyond it. Finding that the whole front of General Weitzel was covered by the enemy's skirmishers, hned. A heavy fire of artillery was opened on Weitzel's lines from this salient, which he soon afte the day I had instructed Generals Brooks and Weitzel to gather telegraph wire from the turnpike ronough to go round. Brooks and one brigade of Weitzel were so near the enemy that I was fearful thed any intelligent movement of the enemy. General Weitzel soon reported to me a movement of the enean advance to recover my lines. Major-General Godfrey Weitzel. From a photograph. I then movs on the 16th a few may be given. Brooks and Weitzel report that not a man was driven from their lh wire were slaughtered like partridges. General Weitzel says, May 22d, 1864: The four regimen fall back. In his report of May 29th General Weitzel adds: Have just received full files o[7 more...]
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., The opposing forces at Petersburg and Richmond: December 31st, 1864. (search)
George E. Ashby; H, 3d N. Y., Capt. William J. Riggs; K, 3d N. Y., Capt. James R. Angel; M, 3d N. Y., Capt. John H. Howell; 7th N. Y., Lieut. Martin V. McIntyre; 16th N. Y., Capt. Richard H. Lee; 17th N. Y., Lieut. Hiram D. Smith; A, 1st Pa., Capt. William Stitt; F, 1st R. I., Lieut. Robert B. Smith; L, 4th U. S., Lieut. Richard Wilson; A, 5th U. S., Lieut. Charles P. Muhlenberg; F, 5th U. S., Lieut. Leonard Martin. twenty-Fifth Army Corps, All the infantry were colored troops. Maj.-Gen. Godfrey Weitzel. Provost Guard: E and H, 4th Mass. Cav., Maj. Atherton H. Stevens, Jr. first division, Brig.-Gen. Charles J. Paine. First Brigade, Col. Delevan Bates: 1st U. S., Lieut.-Col. Giles H. Rich; 27th U. S., Col. Albert M. Blackman; 30th U. S., Col. Hiram A. Oakman. Second Brigade, Col. John W. Ames: 4th U. S., Lieut.-Col. George Rogers; 6th U. S., Lieut.-Col. Clark E. Royce; 39th U. S., Col. Ozora P. Stearns. Third Brigade, Col. Elias Wright: 5th U. S., Col. Giles W. Shurtleff; 10
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., The defense of Fort Fisher. (search)
t was after a careful reconnoissance on December 25th, 1864, having drawn our fire by an advance of his skirmish-line to within 75 yards of the fort, that General Godfrey Weitzel, finding the works substantially uninjured by the explosion of the powder-ship [see p. 655] and the two days terrific bombardment of Porter's great armadaally engaged, and that the remainder of Hoke's division had come the night before to Wilmington, and were then on the march, if they had not already arrived. General Weitzel reported to me that to assault the work, in his judgment, and in that of the experienced officers of his command who had been on the skirmish-line, with any piticism he had himself to blame. On the evening of the 25th, before waiting for official reports, he listened to camp gossip and wrote to Admiral Porter: General Weitzel advanced his skirmish-line within fifty yards of the fort, while the garrison was kept in their bomb-proofs by the fire of the navy, and so closely that three
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., The Navy at Fort Fisher. (search)
m the troops about Richmond. As Fort Fisher lay within the territorial jurisdiction of General Butler, commanding the Department of Virginia and North Carolina, the troops were detailed from his command, and in the first attack Butler, with General Weitzel in immediate command of the troops, had control of the land operations. The naval command of the expedition having been declined by Admiral Farragut, on account of ill-health, Rear-Admiral Porter, who had so successfully cooperated with the boats of the fleet and advanced with little or no opposition to within a short distance of the fort, the skirmish-line within Captain K. R. Breese. From a photograph. Major General A. H. Terry. From a photograph. fifty yards. Butler and Weitzel decided that it could not be taken by assault. Orders were issued to reembark after being on shore but a few hours. Some seven hundred men were left on shore, the sea being too rough to get them off, but the demoralized enemy did not attempt t
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., Five Forks and the pursuit of Lee. (search)
for the night in a field just south of that road, close to Gravelly Run. That night (March 29th) the army was disposed in the following order from right to left: Weitzel in front of Richmond, with a portion of the Army of the James, Parke and Wright holding our works in front of Petersburg, Ord extending to the intersection of Hatowever, in a rambling talk of nearly half an hour, that thoughts of mercy and magnanimity were uppermost in his heart. At 12:30 the general wrote a telegram to Weitzel at Richmond, asking news from him, and showed it to the President before sending it. The general hoped that he would hear before he parted with the President thatrmth of feeling wished him God-speed and every success. The general and staff had ridden as far as Sutherland's Station, about nine miles, when a dispatch from Weitzel overtook him, which had come by a roundabout way. It read: We took Richmond at 8:15 this morning. I captured many guns. Enemy left in great haste. The city is
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., The fall of Richmond. (search)
atcher Graves, aide-de-camp on the staff of Gen. Weitzel. In the spring of 1865 the total length y of the James before Richmond (under General Godfrey Weitzel, commanding the Twenty-fifth Corps) wted this report. As soon as it was light General Weitzel ordered Colonel E. E. Graves, senior aided him to the house, which was occupied by General Weitzel as headquarters. The President had arrivverything. As we came down the staircase General Weitzel came, in breathless haste, and at once Pral Weitzel ask President Lincoln what he (General Weitzel) should do in regard to the conquered peoLee, and say that his old West Point chum Godfrey Weitzel wishes to know if he needs anything, and ants had not returned. He was so overcome by Weitzel's message that for a moment he was obliged toied and courteous manner sent his love to Godfrey Weitzel, and assured him that he did not require y, but if it would be entirely proper for Godfrey Weitzel to issue a pass for some ladies of Genera[4 more...]
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., The opposing forces in the Appomattox campaign. (search)
d N. Y., Capt. George E. Ashby; H, 3d N. Y., Capt. Enoch Jones; K, 3d N. Y., Capt. James R. Angel; M, 3d N. Y., Capt. John H. Howell; 17th N. Y., Capt. George T. Anthony; A, 1st Pa., Capt. William Stitt; F, 1st R. I., Lieut. Charles E. Guild; B, 1st U. S., Capt. Samuel S. Elder; L, 4th U. S., Lieut. Henry C. Hasbrouck; A, 5th U. S., Lieut. Charles P. Muhlenberg; F, 5th U. S., Lieut. Henry B. Beecher. twenty-Fifth Army Corps, The infantry was composed entirely of colored troops. Maj.-Gen. Godfrey Weitzel. Provost Guard: E and H, 4th Mass. Cav., Maj. Atherton H. Stevens, Jr. first division, Brig.-Gen. August V. Kautz. First Brigade, Col. Alonzo G. Draper: 22d U. S., Lieut.-Col. Ira C. Terry; 36th U. S., Lieut.-Col. Benjamin F. Pratt; 38th U. S., Col. Robert M. Hall; 118th U. S., Col. John C. Moon. Second Brigade, Brig.-Gen. Edward A. Wild: 29th Conn., Col. William B. Wooster; 9th U. S., Col. Thomas Bayley; 115th U. S. (detached from 1st Brigade, 2d Division), Col. Robert H. E