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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 1., Chapter 22: the War on the Potomac and in Western Virginia. (search)
s this movement had fairly the blow struck by Wallace at Romney June 11, 1861. had filled them witafter the dash on Romney, June 11, 1861. Colonel Wallace and his regiment were placed in an importsixteen miles without halting, and found that Wallace had fallen back to Cumberland, they took hearhere to Grafton, and save it from seizure. Wallace was now completely isolated, and expected an miles from Cumberland, they were informed of Wallace's bold stand, and ventured no farther, but rehey turned southward and hastened to Romney. Wallace returned to Cumberland, and was joyfully rece to the most trying and exhausting services. Wallace succeeded in impressing thirteen horses into ents. Letter from General McClellan to Colonel Wallace, dated Grafton, June 28, 1861. On the 8th of July, by order of General Patterson, Wallace's regiment broke camp at Cumberland, and joineent services in this. three months campaign, Wallace was rewarded with the commission of a brigadi[2 more...]
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 4: military operations in Western Virginia, and on the sea-coast (search)
Union men. But little more effort was needed to rid Western Virginia of the insurgents. Already General Kelly, who had behaved so gallantly at Philippi in June, See page 496, volume I. had struck them a severe blow on the spot where Colonel Wallace, first smote them a few months before. See page 518, volume I. Kelly had recovered from his, severe wound, and, with the commission of Brigadier-General, was in command of troops in the autumn, guarding the Baltimore and Ohio Railway alonlonel Angus McDonald, and militia under Colonel Monroe, was at Romney, preparing for a descent on the railway, he led about twenty-five hundred Ohio and Virginia troops against them, from the New Creek Station, along the route first traversed by Wallace. He came upon the insurgents a few miles from Romney, at three o'clock in the afternoon of the 26th of October, drove in their outposts, and, after a severe contest of about two hours, completely routed them, capturing their three cannon, much
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 7: military operations in Missouri, New Mexico, and Eastern Kentucky--capture of Fort Henry. (search)
my and navy against Forts Henry and Donelson, arranged by Generals Grant and C. F. Smith, General Smith seems to have been fully instructed by Fremont with the plan of his Mississippi Valley campaign. An officer under Smith's command (General Lewis Wallace), in a letter to the author, says: One evening General Smith sent for me. At his Headquarters, before a cozy fire, he opened his map on the table, and with fingers now on his map, then twirling his great white moustache, and his gray eyes. The little streams were so swollen that they had to build bridges for the passage of the artillery; and so slow was the march that they were compelled to hear the stirring sounds of battle without being allowed to participate in it. General Lewis Wallace, who commanded one of the brigades that marched upon Fort Hieman, in a letter to the author soon after the affair, said: The whole march was an exciting one. When we started from our bivouac, no doubt was entertained of our being able to
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 8: the siege and capture of Fort Donelson. (search)
ts filled with troops that were to constitute Wallace's Third Division. The columns, commanded resthat at about eight o'clock he sent to General Lewis Wallace, commanding the Third Division, for imttle came crowding up the hill in the rear of Wallace's Division, and a mounted officer dashed alonback the billows. To say they did well, said Wallace, is not enough; their conduct was splendid. alone repelled the charge ; Report of General Wallace. and the Confederates, after a severe conock in the afternoon he called McClernand and Wallace aside for consultation. They were all on horel Morgan L. Smith, and the Eleventh Indiana (Wallace's old regiment), Colonel George McGinnis (botort, in token of a willingness to surrender. Wallace immediately rode to Buckner's quarters. The ed. Reports of Generals Grant, McClernand, Wallace, and subordinate officers; and of Floyd, Pillront of which the divisions of McClernand and Wallace fought, and visited the Headquarters of Gener[17 more...]
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 10: General Mitchel's invasion of Alabama.--the battles of Shiloh. (search)
ng of the Second day's battle on the right by Wallace's troops, 279. the struggle on the left, 280, as a preparatory measure, he ordered General Lewis Wallace, with his division, to Crump's Landingg of Lick Creek, on the extreme left. General Lewis Wallace's division was still at Crump's Landinen on the opposite shore, or the advent of Lewis Wallace with his fine division, Wallace's divisch lay to the left, to come up in support. Wallace was now on the edge of an open field, and a wdestructive steel rifled cannon moved against Wallace's advance, when his first brigade, Colonel M.ows, waiting for Sherman to come up. While Wallace was holding the Confederates in check, Shermaful effect. Sherman's advance recoiled, when Wallace, whose flank was thereby exposed, ordered a hhave observed. It was now long past noon. Wallace had again changed his front for attack, with ward abreast of Rousseau's Kentucky brigade. Wallace's troops, who had entered the woods, also pre[29 more...]
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 11: operations in Southern Tennessee and Northern Mississippi and Alabama. (search)
l Pope commanded the left, and General Buell the center. The reserves, composed of his own and Wallace's divisions, were in charge of General McClernand. The whole force now slowly approaching Coriand destroyed the railway track and two important trestle-bridges there. In the mean time, General Wallace had sent out April 30. Colonel Morgan L. Smith, with three battalions of cavalry and a brips, employed in keeping open communication with the Tennessee River, was now broken up, and General Wallace was sent to preserve and protect the Memphis and Ohio railway between Hum-bolt and the CityGrant again in command of his old army, and with enlarged powers. We have just observed that Wallace made his Headquarters in Memphis. How came that city, one of the Confederate strongholds, and d Colonel Fitch, of the Forty-sixth Indiana, was appointed Provost-marshal. So it was that General Wallace, of Grant's. army, was permitted to enter and occupy Memphis without resistance. His adven
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 19: events in Kentucky and Northern Mississippi. (search)
cinnati threatened by the Confederates, 503. Wallace's defense of Cincinnati, 504. Bragg's March wer to roll back the fearful tide. Major-General Lewis Wallace had just been assisting Governor MoRichmond it was met by the force organized by Wallace and then commanded by General M. D. Manson, fby an unexpected force near Cincinnati. When Wallace was deprived of his command at Lexington, he ns for the labor — Soldiers for the battle, --Wallace had demanded the services of all able-bodied n bridge that had been erected in a day under Wallace's Pontoon Bridge at Cincinnati. this is d disheartened. When the danger was averted, Wallace led several of the volunteer regiments back tzens, who regarded him as their deliverer, Wallace issued an address to the citizens of Cincinnacinnati publicly expressed their gratitude to Wallace for his services rendered to the city in its tucky, on the day when Heath fled from before Wallace's lines. Sept. 12. There he organized a city
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 22: the siege of Vicksburg. (search)
at eleven o'clock a battle had fairly begun. Hovey's division, composed of Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, and Wisconsin troops, was bearing the brunt. His first brigade, mostly Indiana troops, under General McGinnis, opened the battle gallantly. The Confederates brought two batteries of four guns each to bear upon them from a ridge. One of these was charged upon and captured by the Eleventh Indiana This was the famous regiment of Zouaves, first organized by Colonel (afterward Major-General) Lewis Wallace. See page 517, volume I. and Twenty-ninth Wisconsin, and the other by the Forty-sixth Indiana. But after a severe struggle for an hour and a half, against constantly increasing numbers (for Pemberton massed his troops on his right so as to crush and turn Grant's left), Hovey's infantry were compelled to fall back half a mile, to the position of his artillery, leaving behind them the captured guns. There Hovey was re-enforced by a portion of Crocker's (late Quinby's) division, when he
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 3: political affairs.--Riots in New York.--Morgan's raid North of the Ohio. (search)
organ left Harrison, Hobson, who was pressing on in his track at the rate of forty miles a day (notwithstanding his inability to get fresh horses, because Morgan had seized them), had so gained upon the invader, that there was not more than half a day's march between them. Morgan quickened his pace, exchanged his jaded horses for fresh ones from the pastures of Ohio farmers, and plundered somewhat less for want of time. He swept around a few miles north of Cincinnati (where Burnside, like Wallace the year before, See page 508, volume II. had declared martial law, July 13. and called upon the citizens to defend their homes On Saturday and Sunday, the 11th and 12th of July, nearly 12,000 men were formed into regiments; and a call of Mayor Harris for 3,000 mounted volunteers, to intercept the raiders, was fully responded to within twenty-four hours. For want of horses, arms, and equipments, they were not ready for the field until Morgan had swept by.), and pushing on through the
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)
ederates raiding and plundering, 342. General Lewis Wallace at Baltimore measures for saving Washin the Middle Department, commanded by General Lewis Wallace, whose Headquarters were at Baltimore.ue state of affairs in that direction. General Wallace left the direction of the affairs of the formed of the fact that veterans were coming, Wallace ordered Tyler to Frederick; and when, at dawn the force and position of the Confederates. Wallace was soon satisfied that the defense of Frederons, given to the author by Colonel Lawrence, Wallace's chief-of-staff, he avers that an officer ofr the check given to the flushed invaders, by Wallace, in that gallant fight of eight hours, which ore were intensely excited by the report that Wallace's little army was annihilated, and that the vst slave in Maryland was literally removed by Wallace. That slave was a bright girl, nineteen yearsmith had prepared. Hearing of this outrage, Wallace ordered the girl to be brought to Baltimore, [22 more...]
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