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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2. 604 2 Browse Search
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 3: The Decisive Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 570 8 Browse Search
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade) 498 4 Browse Search
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 3. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 456 2 Browse Search
William A. Crafts, Life of Ulysses S. Grant: His Boyhood, Campaigns, and Services, Military and Civil. 439 3 Browse Search
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 2: Two Years of Grim War. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 397 3 Browse Search
Edward Alfred Pollard, The lost cause; a new Southern history of the War of the Confederates ... Drawn from official sources and approved by the most distinguished Confederate leaders. 368 6 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 21. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 368 0 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 334 0 Browse Search
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The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 3: The Decisive Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), Preface (search)
Preface The introduction that follows from General Frederick Dent Grant is a simple statement of the large movements during the last year of the war in mass. In it the reader will find a concise summation of what follows in detail throughout the chapters of Volume III. It is amazing to the non-military reader to find how simple was the direct cause for the tremendous results in the last year of the Civil War. It was the unification of the Federal army under Ulysses S. Grant. His son, in the pages that follow, repeats the businesslike agreement with President Lincoln which made possible the wielding of all the Union armies as one mighty weapon. The structure of Volume II reflects the Civil War situation thus changed in May, 1864. No longer were battles to be fought here and there unrelated; but a definite movement was made by Grant Versus Lee on the 4th of May, accompanied by the simultaneous movements of Butler, Sherman, and Sigel — all under the absolute control of the
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 3: The Decisive Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), Introduction (search)
tion Frederick Dent Grant, Major-General, United States Army General Ulysses S. Grant at city Point in 1864, with his wife and son Jesse Upon being app and having assumed command of all the armies in the field, in March, 1864, General Grant had an interview with President Lincoln, during which interview Mr. Lincolnse the full powers of the Government in rendering all assistance possible. General Grant assured the President that he would do the best he could with the means at attack by drawing troops from points of inactivity. Having this in view, General Grant planned to move all the armies at once. He looked upon the Army of the Jamt. Wherever Lee goes, there you will go also. Thus it will be seen that General Grant's plan with reference to the movements of the Army of the Potomac was simil armies under Lee and Johnston were the main objectives of the campaign. General Grant, as commander of the Union armies, placed himself with the Army of the Poto
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 3: The Decisive Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), chapter 4 (search)
Part 1. Grant versus Lee Henry W. Elson The battles in the Wilderness Wreckage oeutenant-general, the title being intended for Grant, who was made general-in-chief of the armies ois broken — the army advances To secure for Grant the fullest possible information about Lee's mrove fiercely with one another, hand-to-hand. Grant had confidently expressed the belief to one ofit of aggressiveness. They came forth to meet Grant's men on equal terms in the thorny thickets. deadly determination on both sides was equal. Grant, as he turned his face in anguish away from th of the greatest struggles in history. It was Grant's first experience in the East, and his trial . The first clash had been undecisive. While Grant had been defeated in his plan to pass around L an actor in these three scenes as a member of Grant's staff, that so many participants in the histral Porter himself sits reading a newspaper on Grant's right, and on his left is General Rawlins, h[90 more...]
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 3: The Decisive Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), Spotsylvania and the bloody angle (search)
surrounded Spotsylvania Court House: where Grant wanted to fight it out For miles around thto choose the same objective. Misinterpreting Grant's movement as a retreat upon Fredericksburg, hhe day before and was threatening their rear. Grant had suspected that Lee was about to move northhe Confederate entrenchments. For his bravery Grant made him a brigadier-general on the field. h was taken they should have been miles away. Grant had issued orders the day before that should h Lee had been expecting a move on the part of Grant. On the evening of the 10th he sent to Ewell y abandonment was part of the tactics by which Grant was being led into a military dilemma. In theered and worn, that was almost unconquerable. Grant found that ordinary methods of war, even such trategist had folded back his flanks to let in Grant's forces on either side. This and the followie strong position of Lee's troops again foiled Grant's purpose. The Union would have to try at som[24 more...]
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 3: The Decisive Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), Cold Harbor (search)
at the North Anna Ten minutes with General Grant, June 2, 186. As the General-in-Chief o tree, two extraordinary things are happening: Grant is arriving at the tremendous decision to fighresult is a veritable moving picture series of Grant in the field — an opportunity without a parallictures reveal was as near a council of war as Grant ever came. Ten minutes with General Grant 1864--the first scene Ten minutes with General Grant, June 2, 1864--the second scene Ten minu an actor in these three scenes as a member of Grant's staff, that so many participants in the histral Porter himself sits reading a newspaper on Grant's right, and on his left is General Rawlins, hf of staff, next to Colonel Ely S. Parker. General Grant impassively listens to the report that Col The rest of the group center their looks upon Grant. Soldiers from the Third Division of the Fift assault at Cold Harbor was ever made.--General U. S. Grant in his Memoirs. According to Grant'[3 more...]
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 3: The Decisive Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), chapter 7 (search)
must divide the Confederacy north and south as Grant's capture of Vicksburg had split it east and w essential to Lincoln's success at the polls. Grant had made little progress in Virginia and his t on his own responsibility in the matter. General Grant never approved of the unnecessary destructand Lee believed it again would be effective. Grant was pushing him hard in front of Petersburg. arshal Ney of America. He was selected by General Grant, and his instructions were to drive the Couck by one of Early's shells The arrival of Grant's trained veterans in July, 1864, restored secdubious as that for the conclusion of the war. Grant had weakened his lines about Richmond in orderarrival of the Sixth and Nineteenth Corps from Grant's army, are summarized by General Barnard thusheridan was anxious to stop here. He wrote to Grant, I think the best policy will be to let the buandoah Valley could furnish, and it had caused Grant to withdraw from his operations at Petersburg [4 more...]
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 3: The Decisive Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), To Atlanta (search)
at machine-shops, its military factories, and extensive army supplies. He must divide the Confederacy north and south as Grant's capture of Vicksburg had split it east and west. Sherman must have Atlanta, for political reasons as well as for milnevitable. At least, the success of the Union arms in the field was deemed essential to Lincoln's success at the polls. Grant had made little progress in Virginia and his terrible repulse at Cold Harbor, in June, had cast a gloom over every Northee country, and already the commander of a military department. McPherson was the only man in all the Western armies whom Grant, on going to the East, placed in the same military class with Sherman. Logan succeeded the fallen commander, and the b But, late in August, the Northern commander made a daring move that proved successful. Leaving his base of supplies, as Grant had done before Vicksburg, and marching toward Jonesboro, Sherman destroyed the Macon and Western Railroad, the only rema
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 3: The Decisive Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), The last conflicts in the Shenandoah (search)
on his own responsibility in the matter. General Grant never approved of the unnecessary destructand Lee believed it again would be effective. Grant was pushing him hard in front of Petersburg. arshal Ney of America. He was selected by General Grant, and his instructions were to drive the Couck by one of Early's shells The arrival of Grant's trained veterans in July, 1864, restored secdubious as that for the conclusion of the war. Grant had weakened his lines about Richmond in orderarrival of the Sixth and Nineteenth Corps from Grant's army, are summarized by General Barnard thusennsylvania if he were not vigorously opposed, Grant selected Sheridan for the task of clearing theheridan was anxious to stop here. He wrote to Grant, I think the best policy will be to let the bure else. He had the Petersburg line in mind. Grant's consent to this plan reached him on October andoah Valley could furnish, and it had caused Grant to withdraw from his operations at Petersburg
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 3: The Decisive Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), chapter 11 (search)
y fought on the firing-line. Where is Grant? : heavy artillery just arrived before Petersbg became the objective of the great Army under Grant. His movements to get there had not been hera of June 18, 1864, those two grim adversaries, Grant and Lee, stood in full battle array — this timor years by many veterans on both sides. When Grant, after the battle of the Crater, began to forc for the gigantic upheaval, sure to follow. Grant, in order to get a part of Lee's army away, haa. Some time before this he had telegraphed to Grant: Hood . . . can constantly break my roads. I ieved that Hood would be forced to follow him. Grant was finally won to the view that if Hood moved many a group called out, Uncle Billy, I guess Grant is waiting for us at Richmond. The devil-may-letter from Grant which greatly disturbed him. Grant ordered him to leave his artillery and cavalryitting down in Nashville, bearing the brunt of Grant's impatience, and ignoring completely the prod[24 more...]
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 3: The Decisive Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), The investment of Petersburg (search)
The investment of Petersburg On Grant's city Point railroad--a new kind of siege gun now to be a field of blood and suffering. For Grant's Army, unperceived, has swung around from Colarbor, and the Confederate cause was lost when Grant crossed the James, declared the Southern Generey worked like well-oiled machinery. where is Grant? frantically asked Beauregard of Lee. The latea, came up in the little gunboat Bat to visit Grant. During the last days, when to the waiting woement. But the latter, not yet convinced that Grant was not moving on Richmond, sent only Hoke's d about Petersburg. Everything seemed to favor Grant's plans for the crushing of this force. Immedof those massive works that defied the army of Grant before Petersburg for nearly a year. By noon er, and both assaults were failures. it was Grant's purpose to extend his lines to the south andor years by many veterans on both sides. When Grant, after the battle of the Crater, began to forc[11 more...]
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