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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., Du Pont's attack at Charleston. (search)
not considered sufficient to prevent your entrance, it is not believed possible for the rebels to prevent your success with all other means combined. The five iron-clads sent you are all the Rear-Admiral Daniel Ammen. From a photograph. department has completed on the Atlantic coast, with the exception of one retained at Newport News to watch the iron-clad Richmond. The Richmond was built in 1862 with means raised by subscription, and was the first fully armored ship put afloat on James River by the Confederates. She remained in the James River Squadron to the end of the war.--editors. No others are likely to be finished and sent to sea within the next six weeks. A large number of our best wooden vessels, necessary for the blockade, but not for the attack, are unfortunately required in the West Indies to pursue the Florida and Alabama. This withdrawal of blockading vessels renders the capture of Charleston and Mobile imperative, and the department will share the responsibili
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., From Gettysburg to the coming of Grant. (search)
uart meantime had learned of the departure of Custer from the direct route, and at once moved his command to intercept him. This cleared the way for Custer and enabled him to return within the lines of the Sixth Corps, with only an affair with a rear-guard. His movement had certainly had the desired effect as a diversion, While these operations were taking place Kilpatrick had advanced in the direction of Richmond and had divided his forces, sending a portion under Dahlgren to strike the James River above Richmond, retaining the main body under his own command until he was satisfied that the experiment was not feasible. He made his way down the Peninsula in the direction of Butler's command, and was subsequently transferred by boat to rejoin the Army of the Potomac, or more properly the horse-hospital camp, near Washington. Aside from our losses in men, and among them the gallant and heroic Dahlgren, the result of this movement was to disable for the time being 3000 or 4000 of the
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., Kilpatrick's and Dahlgren's raid to Richmond. (search)
d, some papers which he said had been taken from Dahlgren's body, together with the artificial leg which the young officer wore in place of a limb amputated a short time before. The documents were published in the Richmond newspapers, and afterward in the newspapers at the North. One of them, signed Ulric Dahlgren, purporting to be an address to his men, contained this passage: We hope to release the prisoners from Belle Isle first, and having seen them fairly started, we will cross the James River into Richmond, destroying the bridges after us, and exhorting the released prisoners to destroy and burn the hateful city; and do not allow the rebel leader, Davis, and his traitorous crew to escape. The second document, a paper of instructions not signed, declared that once in the city it must be destroyed, and Jeff Davis and cabinet killed. Pioneers will go along with combustible material. On observing these publications, General Meade at once, on the 14th of March, directed an inqui
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., chapter 4.14 (search)
ver been known in war, over ground from the James River and the Chickahominy, near Richmond, to Get Confederate army. The country back to the James River is cut up with many streams, generally narrh Lee relied. Butler was to advance by the James River, having Richmond and Petersburg as his objeight of the same day, and get as far up the James River as possible by daylight, and push on from twith that of the Army of the Potomac up the James River, by a formidable army already collected at view with the President before reaching the James River. He had, of course, become acquainted with armies of the Potomac and the James on the James River. He was directed to secure a footing as fa protected. His right was protected by the James River, his left by the Appomattox, and his rear b that the general occupied a place between the James and Appomattox rivers which was of great strennt of forage and rations, to move on to the James River and draw these from Butler's supplies. Thi[7 more...]
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., General Grant on the Wilderness campaign. (search)
and moved by a detour to Haxall's Landing, on the James River, where he communicated with General Butler. Thisns. General Butler moved his main force up the James River, in pursuance of instructions, on the 4th of May,Suffolk, on the same day with our movement up the James River, forced the Black Water, burned the railroad bridack, into his intrenchments between the forks of the James and Appomattox rivers, the enemy intrenching stronglestroying his lines of communication north of the James River, to transfer the army to the south side, and besill off, to move the army to the south side of the James River, by the enemy's right flank, where I felt I couldgs of the other corps. The advance corps reached James River, at Wilcox's Landing and Charles City Court Houseaign of forty-three days, from the Rapidan to the James River, the army had to be supplied from an ever-shiftin Potomac: The Second Corps commenced crossing the James River on the morning of the 14th by ferry-boats at Wilc
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)
ated at 118,000 of all arms. The losses of this army (including those sustained by the reenforcements received at Spotsylvania and Smith's corps at Cold Harbor), from May 5th to June 15th, were as follows: battles, etc. Killed.Wounded. Captured or Missing.Total. The Wilderness224612,0373383 17,666 Spotsylvania272513,416 225818,399 North Anna and Totopotomoy 5912,734 6613,986 Cold Harbor and Bethesda Church 18449,077 181612,737 Sheridan's first expedition64337 224625 Sheridan's second expedition150741 6251516 Grand total from the Wilderness to the James7620 38,3428967 54,929 During the same period Butler's army on the James River line numbered at its maximum about 36,000 effectives. Its losses amounted to 634 killed, 3903 wounded, and 1678 captured or missing == 6215, exclusive of the casualties sustained by W. F. Smith's command at Cold Harbor, which amounted to 448 killed, 2365 wounded, and 206 captured or missing == 3019, and which are included in the above table.
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., chapter 4.27 (search)
I would attack Butler's right flank, with almost the certainty of separating him from his base at Bermuda Hundred, and thus obtaining an easy victory over him. I proposed also, as an essential feature to the entire success of my plan, that, while this movement should be in progress, General Whiting, with all his available forces at Petersburg, amounting to about four thousand men, should march from Port Walthall Junction and fall upon Butler's right rear, forcing him to the very banks of James River, somewhat abreast of Drewry's Bluff, and by this manoeuvre insure his unconditional surrender. And I proposed, furthermore, that with my own forces, added to those temporarily taken from the Army of Northern Virginia and the environs of Richmond, I should cross the James after disposing of Butler, and by a concerted movement strike General Grant on his left flank, while General Lee should attack him in front. General Bragg, who certainly knew where and at what distance from Drewry's B
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., Butler's attack on Drewry's Bluff. (search)
ng a landing in the bottle formed at Bermuda Hundred by the James and Appomattox rivers, and by operating from that position necessity of your holding close to the south bank of the James River as you advance. Then should the enemy be forced into hi at City Point, and marched to the neck of land between the James and the Appomattox rivers. General Butler in his plan of caort Monroe by General Butler, November 11, 1863. The James River will never again present such a scene as that of the 5thuff, a little over four miles from our lines, and by the James River. Practically, the position taken up was between two forosition. The works on the enemy's left fell back to the James River and Drewry's Bluff, and on the right extended on the nor commanded a good view of the country between us and the James River. This farm-house I ordered to be heavily occupied by thy General Sheridan with his cavalry corps arrived at the James River opposite Bermuda Hundred. On the 14th he came to my Hea
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., Cold Harbor. (search)
open fire unless the fire provoked by the other corps reached his lines. Wright adopted the same rule of action. Twelve o'clock came, and the summer night continued undisturbed. Thus things went on until the 15th of June. Preparations had been made in the meantime for the abandonment of the position and the withdrawal of the army to another line of operations. Yet the summer had scarcely begun. The army was withdrawn successfully and skillfully, and, crossing to the south bank of the James, entered upon the new campaign before Petersburg, which culminated nearly a year thereafter in the capture of Richmond. Cold Harbor was a discouraging fight in every particular. The men could not help recalling and discussing certain facts. Two years before, this same army had been placed much nearer Richmond with comparatively little loss. During Grant's advance from the Rapidan he had the advantage, of which he freely availed himself, of ordering troops to his assistance, not begging
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., The cavalry fight at Trevilian Station. (search)
lian Station. by M. C. Butler, Major-General, C. S. A. In June, 1864, the armies of Northern Virginia and of the Potomac were confronting each other in front of Richmond. Grant, in command of the latter, had ventured to move upon the capital of the Confederacy and take it from the line of the Rapidan and Rappahannock, and every step of his march had been contested by General Lee, in command of the Army of Northern Virginia, until he finally turned the head of Grant's column toward the James River and compelled him to adopt a new line of attack. In the progress of these movements, while the splendid infantry and artillery of these two armies were struggling for the mastery around the Confederate capital, Hunter was moving up the valley at the head of a strong force toward Lynchburg to strike at the rear of Richmond. On the 5th of June Grant detached two divisions of his cavalry under Sheridan toward Gordonsville to destroy the railroad communications between Richmond and Gordonsv
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