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Jetersville (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 7
ia Court House, ordered the Fifth Corps to make all dispatch for Jetersville, a point about eight miles south of that place, to intercept Leetrike that road still south of us and then move up to join us at Jetersville. Here, after a brisk march,--thirty-five miles, Sheridan says,-ld also wait for them. We had all expected a great battle at Jetersville. A sonorous name is not necessary for a famous field. And thert and body like a martyr. When Sheridan with the Fifth Corps at Jetersville on the 5th sent word to Meade asking for the other corps of his will be borne in mind that the Fifth Corps and the cavalry held Jetersville from the afternoon of the 4th of April to the afternoon of the 5 attacked by our whole army, and on learning of our gathering at Jetersville he began his retiring movement at eight o'clock in the evening, ds Sailor's Creek, while the Sixth Corps under Wright moves from Jetersville by the shortest roads to the same rendezvous. Now began the ter
Prospect, Tenn. (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 7
n to push things, --some of these things being ourselves. But the manifest results on others helped our spirits to sustain the wear and tear of body. The constantly diminishing ratio of the strength of Lee's army compared with ours made it clear that we should soon overcome that resistance and relieve Virginia of the burden of being the head of the Confederacy, and from that must follow the downfall of the Confederacy itself. In this race, the 8th of April found the Fifth Corps at Prospect Station on the Southside Railroad, nearly abreast of Lee's hurrying column, ten miles north of us at New Store, across the Appomattox,--Meade with his two corps close upon his rear. We had been now a week in hot pursuit, fighting and marching by sharp turns, on a long road. At noon of this day we halted to give opportunity for General Ord of the Army of the James to have the advance of us upon the road. He had come across from his successful assault on the center of the enemy's entrenchment
Chancellorsville (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 7
rmy of the Potomac,--so taunted with not moving,--urged on to Richmond with the spur, but held to cover Washington with the curb, hitherto forced by something in the rear to stand still after our victories, and by something we did not understand to draw back from some of our best-fought fields. Yet it had been so managed that at the worst the enemy seldom got sight of our backs. For our part, we had come off in good order from Bull Run and Fredericksburg in ‘62, and equally well from Chancellorsville in ‘63, and from all the long series of terrible drawn battles from the Rapidan to the James in ‘64. And we had many times seen the rebel army retiring in good order from great disaster; for Lee showed his best generalship in the defensive, his best manhood and humanity in orderly retreat. But we had never seen anything like this. Now we realized the effects of Grant's permission to push things, --some of these things being ourselves. But the manifest results on others helped our sp<
Winchester, Va. (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 7
oceeds this naive narration, to get the Sixth Corps, Wright's, next to the cavalry, with which they had formerly served so harmoniously and so efficiently in the valley of Virginia. The Sixth Corps now remained with the cavalry and under Sheridan's direct command, until after the surrender. This is in truth a gracious reference to the work of the Sixth Corps before the onset of Early when Wright had already made a stand and was turning the tide backward as Sheridan came riding from Winchester twenty miles away. But the last remark will provoke a smile. The wish was father to the thought, no doubt; but the fact was a bar sinister. The Sixth Corps was under Sheridan's direct command only in the one fight at Sailor's Creek, and Sheridan did not get sight of it again,not even in the grand review at the disbandment of the armies. Moreover, for that one fight, Sheridan complains that although Wright obeyed his orders, he refused to make his report to him until positively ordered
North Carolina (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 7
federacy. The plain facts were enough for us: Lee's army was in retreat for Danville, the Richmond government broken up, and the Confederacy at least mounted on its last legs. The splendid work of the right wing of our army on the 2d had set this in motion, and we still thought our restless behavior on the extreme left had at least induced Lee to notify Davis on the evening of that day that he should be obliged to abandon his lines during the night and would endeavor to reach Danville, North Carolina. Davis anticipated him with military promptitude, and succeeded in getting off with his personal effects and the Confederate archives by the Danville Road. Grant had ordered a general assault on the interior lines of Petersburg and Richmond early on this morning of the 3d, but it was then discovered that they had been evacuated during the night. These places were immediately occupied by our troops, and General Warren was assigned to the command of the forces in and around Petersbur
Burkesville (Kentucky, United States) (search for this): chapter 7
ke his report to him until positively ordered to do so by the Lieutenant-General himself. Lee had got ahead of us; we were mortified at that. But he found his way a hard road to travel. His hope was now to get to the Danville junction at Burkesville, where he expected rations, and possibly a clear road to Danville or Lynchburg. So he pushes the heads of his flying columns along the roads running between the Southside and the Appomattox, a path traversed by many and difficult streams, onl old flag borne forward by farther-seeing men held its potency not only in the history of the past but for the story of the future. General Ord with the Army of the James by hard marches after splendid fighting in the old lines had reached Burkesville on the evening of the 5th, and on the morning of the 6th was directed to destroy the High Bridge and all other bridges which might be used by Lee in the direction of Danville or Lynchburg. This Ord proceeded to do with promptitude and vigor.
Paineville (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 7
s by all the roads leading in the desired direction, either for Danville or for Lynchburg. So Meade was actually sent out with the foregone certainty of doing what he had no thought of doing, but was charged with having contemplated,--letting Lee pass him, and putting us in his rear. Meade at once faces his army about and directs his several corps by different roads to follow, outmarch, and intercept Lee's flying army. Griffin is sent by the most northerly and roundabout way, through Paineville (well-named), Ligontown, and Sailor's Creek,--in doing this, observe, moved from the extreme left to the extreme right of the army. Humphreys moves on the left of the Fifth Corps to Deatonsville, and thence towards Sailor's Creek, while the Sixth Corps under Wright moves from Jetersville by the shortest roads to the same rendezvous. Now began the terrible race and running fights, swift, bold, and hard; both armies about equally tasked and tried, and both driven to the prayer: Give us thi
Farmville (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 7
e had intended to go with his army,--towards Farmville, where we had learned from intercepted dispa crossing of the Appomattox five miles below Farmville. Meantime Ewell and Anderson had been bre wagon-trains they captured on the roads to Farmville. Marvelous stories borne through the air, oght of the 6th, Longstreet pushed forward to Farmville, where his men at last got a supply of ratiod Danville, he was sent up the river towards Farmville, and had a sharp engagement with some of Gort the day before. Meantime Grant, now at Farmville, sends word to Humphreys confronting Longstre side of the river, between High Bridge and Farmville, that the Sixth and Twenty-fourth Corps are nd Twenty-fourth could have come around from Farmville by that long route. Meade, indeed, had pseems to have been aware that the bridges at Farmville had been destroyed. So Humphreys, hearing tng been put into exercise in the crossing at Farmville, there can be no question but that the Army [1 more...]
Petersburg, Va. (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 7
irtually turned the right of the defenses of Petersburg and broken the Confederate hold upon Virginit across Hatcher's Run to just south west of Petersburg, and faced them towards it. If he had done right's and Ord's attacks, and closing in on Petersburg. Sheridan, arriving at the ClaiborneRoad anmarch off in the opposite direction, towards Petersburg. It is certainly a curious conjuncture thats to be faced to the right and moved towards Petersburg. This appears to settle that part of the qu train that tried to run the gauntlet out of Petersburg under the Confederate flag. This train was burden of the retreat from the direction of Petersburg to fall this way, I prepared to hold this ropose of cutting off the enemy's retreat from Petersburg. This day was remarkable in the fact that t the jewelers and possibly the milliners, of Petersburg and Richmond had been disappointed in a vente center of the enemy's entrenchments before Petersburg to join our force and had with him the Twent[8 more...]
Danville (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 7
The plain facts were enough for us: Lee's army was in retreat for Danville, the Richmond government broken up, and the Confederacy at least m to abandon his lines during the night and would endeavor to reach Danville, North Carolina. Davis anticipated him with military promptitude,orps by all the roads leading in the desired direction, either for Danville or for Lynchburg. So Meade was actually sent out with the foregonrkesville, where he expected rations, and possibly a clear road to Danville or Lynchburg. So he pushes the heads of his flying columns along move rapidly enough to make a successful junction with Johnson at Danville, or at least, to reach the mountains of Lynchburg. What would all other bridges which might be used by Lee in the direction of Danville or Lynchburg. This Ord proceeded to do with promptitude and vigor Corps. Thereupon in the belief that Longstreet was moving toward Danville, he was sent up the river towards Farmville, and had a sharp engag
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