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Varina Farm (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 18
rs, who I suspect were too proud and courageous to shelter themselves, as they did their men, behind the reversed intrenchments. We lost there the very efficient General Burnham, in memory of whose gallantry Fort Harrison was afterwards named Fort Burnham. We lost many others of our higher field officers, so that before the battle was ended majors were in command of brigades, and captains of regiments. Every man was a hero on that day. Gen. Hiram Burnham. Three times our line was chargetreet and the United States Arsenal. There was a line from some point near each polling-place in the city. At the several polling-places I had an officer in plain clothes, in command of my scouts and detective officers who were around the Fort Brady, battery Commanding James River. polls. On this officer, in case of any disturbance, the police — who were under the command of Superintendent John A. Kennedy, a very loyal, able, and executive officer,--might call for assistance. Any disturb
Indiana (Indiana, United States) (search for this): chapter 18
iends,--getting their money into Canada? Yes, sir. Did you renew, if you had ever broken it off, your connection with the Peoples' Bank in Kentucky? Yes, sir. How long did you remain in Montreal? I came here from there in December, last. Did you set up your business here in your present firm name? Yes, sir. Who came with you? My brother, younger than myself. Who are your partners? My brother and Jesse D. Bright, the president of the Jeffersonville Railroad, Indiana. How much capital did you have? Eighty thousand dollars in greenbacks. Who put it in? My brother and myself put in one half, and Bright put in the other. I put in thirty thousand dollars and my brother ten thousand dollars. This has been your place of business ever since? Yes, sir. And what is the exact form of your business, that is, what kind of broker's business do you do? General speculating in gold. Your business has been very profitable, hasn't it? Quite
Bermuda Hundred (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 18
there, and in our front, to hold the position of the Army of the James at Bermuda Hundred,--could be thrown across the river by pontoon bridges, and make a full att same time I ordered General Birney to go with the Tenth Corps across from Bermuda Hundred and join Hancock in an attack upon the enemy in that quarter. The plan way pontoon bridge at Point of Rocks, and then passing over the peninsula of Bermuda Hundred, cross at Deep Bottom on the pontoon bridge there,--rode up to my headquara formal demonstration with Hancock's Second Corps and Birney's Corps from Bermuda Hundred across the James River by the pontoon bridge at Deep Bottom, which, for rese are so much of the Army of the James as can be spared from the lines at Bermuda Hundred and the garrisoned posts on the river — the strength of which forces you kor my headquarters guard, however, and my belongings at my headquarters at Bermuda Hundred, and took possession of a beautiful grove in which the house of a planter
City Point (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 18
ock with the Second Corps, to be transported from City Point by the river to Deep Bottom. At the same time I se he supposed that by marching to the river from City Point and embarking, their destination would be conceal to the success of the expedition, rode over from City Point, arriving after a delay of some hours, and found d the naval forces of James River, I went down to City Point and asked General Grant and Chief Engineer Barnarn thirty days afterwards Farragut was summoned to City Point to look into the naval matters on James River. Tge and never stopped running until he got down to City Point. He would not have stopped then had he not founded the rebels from following Parker and capturing City Point, destroying all Grant's transports and shipping, rs, and boat's crew, and orderlies. I stopped at City Point and called on General Grant. He welcomed me cordhere I brought it to you without forwarding it to City Point. To reach my headquarters in the field such desp
Fourmile Creek (Iowa, United States) (search for this): chapter 18
ationed a regiment believed to be about four hundred (400) men, the Seventh South Carolina Cavalry. At the place marked Sweeny's Pottery, Wade Hampton's Legion, numbering about four hundred (400) men, are stationed on the easterly side of Four-Mile Creek and Bailey's Run, apparently to guard the road by which General Hancock advanced over Strawberry Plains from below Four-Mile Creek, and picketing out toward Malvern Hill. In the rear, at the intersection of the roads near the point marked WFour-Mile Creek, and picketing out toward Malvern Hill. In the rear, at the intersection of the roads near the point marked W. Throgmorton, is a regiment, the Twenty-Fourth Virginia Cavalry, numbering about four hundred (400) men. In Chaffin's farm there is no garrison, except about one hundred (100) heavy artillerists holding that place as an intrenched camp. It is also a camp for the sick and convalescents of the Virginia battalion. There are then no other troops between the troops herein enumerated and Richmond, except an artillery company in each of the detached works of that class numbered twenty-three (2
Wade Hampton (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 18
r duty, who are in camp some distance to the rear, who form a connecting line between Johnson's Brigade and the City Battalion. These reserves are composed of soldiers below the age of eighteen (18), and above the age of forty-five (45), but they, with the City Battalion, have never been under fire. At the place marked on the map Drill room, is stationed a regiment believed to be about four hundred (400) men, the Seventh South Carolina Cavalry. At the place marked Sweeny's Pottery, Wade Hampton's Legion, numbering about four hundred (400) men, are stationed on the easterly side of Four-Mile Creek and Bailey's Run, apparently to guard the road by which General Hancock advanced over Strawberry Plains from below Four-Mile Creek, and picketing out toward Malvern Hill. In the rear, at the intersection of the roads near the point marked W. Throgmorton, is a regiment, the Twenty-Fourth Virginia Cavalry, numbering about four hundred (400) men. In Chaffin's farm there is no garrison,
Europe (search for this): chapter 18
er occasion, that will settle the question. I proposed to try this in a manner that I had not before seen attempted, either in the Army of the Potomac or elsewhere,--that is, by a regular dash, such as I had read of in the history of the wars of Europe. What I intended to do, and how I intended to do it, is better set forth in the order that I read to General Grant, and which I here reproduce from my order book. I give it as it was then written, because William F. Smith has stated in a magat to Stanton, at the quiet way in which the elections in New York passed off, as follows:-- The elections have passed off quietly; no bloodshed or riot throughout the land; is a victory worth more to the country than a battle won. Rebeldom and Europe will construe it so. See Appendix No. 95. On Monday, the 14th, under the direction of a committee of the most distinguished citizens of New York, a reception was given me at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. The scene was brilliant beyond any possibl
Drewry's Bluff (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 18
. Michie, now one of the board of instructors of West Point Military Academy, than whom I know of no better or more efficient engineer. It was pursued with great diligence and success. Once it was finished we could hold the James River up to Fort Darling with our fleet, if the naval forces of the United States were able to compete with the enemy's fleet above, which we assumed they were able to do. And when at Fort Darling we should be in condition to make an attack upon Richmond itself, whichFort Darling we should be in condition to make an attack upon Richmond itself, which would lie almost under our guns, for we would be inside of the interior defences of that city. The enemy, appreciating the importance of this strategic undertaking, and finding that we could not be reached by direct fire of their artillery from any point, because of our shield, erected some mortar batteries on the other side of the James and undertook to stop our work by a continuous and frequent fire of mortar shells, dropping them into our excavation. After a little time they dropped them
Varina (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 18
on the south side of the James to a point near Varina or Aikens' Landing. The Eighteenth Army Co point marked Newmarket on the map, across the Varina road, partially along the Kingsland road, whicf a mile beyond that point to a point near the Varina road, at a point about three hundred (300) yar's lines nearly opposite his position upon the Varina road. At the same time, General Birney, havinine in his front he is to move right on up the Varina road, and endeavor to reach the intrenched camworks at Chaffin's farm is to pass them by the Varina road, or turn them near the house of J. AikensRichmond. General Ord will observe that the Varina road runs within two miles of the river, and hwmarket road at the junction of which with the Varina road he will probably be met with some force, ked him by what road he came. He said: By the Varina road, and I said to him: That is covered by tht off two very heavy guns across the bridge at Varina. In a few minutes' consultation I assured him[2 more...]
Fort Jackson (Louisiana, United States) (search for this): chapter 18
feet long and ninety feet wide. The soil, as I have said before, was very hard on the sides, so that along the banks we could dig caves, or, as they were called, bomb-proofs, in which the workmen could take refuge whenever there was any danger of a shell falling where the explosion would be injurious to them. The line which a shell describes on being thrown for the purpose indicated, is a parabola of about two miles. I was familiar with this matter, for I had watched the bombardment of Fort Jackson, on the Mississippi, during the considerable part of a week, and thus made its acquaintance. The first thing to do was to station a couple of well-instructed men at points from which every shell could be watched during its whole flight. These observers could tell after a little practice almost precisely where the missile would land, that is, whether it would Bomb-proof quarters at Dutch Gap Canal. come in our excavation so as to do harm or not. While the men were at work these men w
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