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Haymarket (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 5
communications with Washington, delay its passage over the Potomac, embarrass its advance, and then join General Lee north of the Potomac, and, placing himself on the right flank of the Confederate army, take part in the purposed movement on Harrisburg and the Susquehanna. The cavalry brigades of Robertson and Jones were left to hold the positions on the Blue Ridge which he was leaving. Marching from Salem at 1 A. M. on June 25, and moving to the right, he first tried to pass by way of Haymarket and Gainesville to the west of Centreville. Finding General Hancock, with the Second Corps, marching in this direction, and, as he expresses it, having the right of way, he moved back to Buckland, and marched thence to Brentsville and to the crossing of Bull Run at Wolf's Run Shoal. Here he crossed on the morning of the 27th, and pushing ahead through Fairfax Court House and Dranesville, striking the Potomac opposite the mouth of Seneca Creek on the night of the same day, by great exerti
Sykesville (Pennsylvania, United States) (search for this): chapter 5
irst apprised of the presence of the enemy's cavalry. The raid upon Rockville occupied the cavalry a good part of the day. When finished, it pushed forward and reached Brookville at night, when, finding that the number of prisoners was embarrassing, they were paroled, and it kept on, marching all night, passing through Cooksville on the morning of the 29th, and striking the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at Hood's Mill. Here the cavalry tore up the track for miles, destroyed the bridge at Sykesville, and cut the telegraph wires, thus severing all communication between the Army of the Potomac and Washington and Baltimore. Hence it marched direct on Westminster, reaching that place at 5 P. M. on June 29, where it had a smart skirmish with a portion of the Fifth Delaware Cavalry, which had been sent out from Baltimore. It soon disposed of this force, though with the loss of two officers and several men. The head of the column was halted that night (the 29th) at Union Mills, while the c
Cashtown (Pennsylvania, United States) (search for this): chapter 5
treet and Hill were ordered to concentrate at Cashtown, and General Ewell was ordered to withdraw fradvance of Pettigrew's brigade to retire upon Cashtown, was at Gettysburg, with his pickets well thr in the following manner: General Hill was at Cashtown; his advance, consisting of Heth's and Pendee countermarched to Lee at Chambersburg as to Cashtown, near Gettysburg. But Gettysburg, although san advance of the enemy had withdrawn toward Cashtown. During the night of the 30th he pushed out tends from Chambersburg to Gettysburg through Cashtown. Gamble's brigade was promptly moved forward s right as far as York. If Lee's movement on Cashtown had been a feint, and his objective point, wint moment the battle is raging on the road to Cashtown, and in short cannon range of this town; the s Fairfield and a brigade of cavalry towards Cashtown. General Sedgwick's report indicating a larg his corps of infantry occupied the passes at Cashtown and Fairfield. Longstreet with his whole cor[20 more...]
Middletown (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 5
ommand of the Third Corps, relieving General Birney, on the morning of the 28th of June. numbered 11,924 men; it was at Middletown. The Fifth Corps, lately General Meade's, now commanded by Major-General George Sykes, numbered 12,509 men; it was atenth Corps, commanded by Major-General Oliver O. Howard, numbered 9,893 men; it was, with the First and Third Corps, at Middletown. The Twelfth Corps, commanded by Major-General Henry W. Slocum, numbered 8,589 men; it arrived at 2 P. M., on the 28thntry for miles in all directions. The First Division, commanded by Brigadier-General John Buford, on the left flank, at Middletown, and the Second Division, commanded by Brigadier-General David McM. Gregg (which had been bringing up the rear of the a to the army, was at Frederick City. During the day, June 28, the First, Third, and Eleventh Corps were withdrawn from Middletown and concentrated in the neighborhood of Frederick City. From the meagre information obtainable by General Meade, and
Seminary hill (Washington, United States) (search for this): chapter 5
nd Pettigrew, attacked Biddle, who, after a gallant resistance, was compelled to relinquish his position. The check to Scales had, however, enabled all the batteries to retire. But Perrin still continuing to press on, the order to abandon Seminary Hill was given. Scales, although badly wounded, collected the fragments of his brigade, and joining Perrin's, still pressed on, when the Federal line, now attacked in front and on both flanks, fell back toward Gettysburg. Perrin continued to purrs, until fresh troops were brought forward to oppose it, not until both its flanks were enveloped and its line of retreat seriously endangered, did this heroic corps abandon its last position. It was only in the retreat from the position on Seminary Hill that, through its entanglement in the streets of Gettysburg with the fragments of the Eleventh Corps, its loss in prisoners took place. In considering the indubitable fact of the rout of the Eleventh Corps, it would be unfair not to take i
Dranesville (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 5
Marching from Salem at 1 A. M. on June 25, and moving to the right, he first tried to pass by way of Haymarket and Gainesville to the west of Centreville. Finding General Hancock, with the Second Corps, marching in this direction, and, as he expresses it, having the right of way, he moved back to Buckland, and marched thence to Brentsville and to the crossing of Bull Run at Wolf's Run Shoal. Here he crossed on the morning of the 27th, and pushing ahead through Fairfax Court House and Dranesville, striking the Potomac opposite the mouth of Seneca Creek on the night of the same day, by great exertions got his whole force across the river by twelve o'clock that night. At this point he captured a good many prisoners, and supplies in boats on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, destroyed a lock gate, and otherwise inflicted much damage. He here ascertained that the Federal army had crossed the Potomac, and moving toward Frederick City, was interposing between General Lee and himself. No
Seneca Falls (New York, United States) (search for this): chapter 5
feature of isolating the army and relieving the commanding general from the necessity of considering the usual suggestions from Washington and the thousand idle rumors which would have been brought to his attention, and of allowing him to concentrate it upon his own army, that of the enemy, and upon the main purpose in view. During the day information was received by General Meade that a body of Confederate cavalry, the exact strength of which was not known, had crossed the Potomac at Seneca Falls, and was between his army and Washington. Two brigades of cavalry and a battery of artillery were at once despatched in search and pursuit of this force, which eventually proved to be the main body of Stuart's cavalry. Having perfected his plans, General Meade issued to the army the order of march for the following day: See Map No. 2, position night of June 28. Headquarters army of the Potomac, Frederick, Md., June 28, 1863. Orders: The army will march to-morrow as follows:
Shippensburg (Pennsylvania, United States) (search for this): chapter 5
ered to withdraw from Harrisburg to the same point. Under these orders, General Ewell, on the 29th, sent Johnson's division, with the trains, back by way of Shippensburg to Greenwood, and taking Rodes's division himself, left Carlisle on the morning of the 30th, and passing through Petersburg, halted at Heidlersburg and bivouacf South Mountain. General Early, on the 30th, moved in that direction, marching by way of Berlin toward Heidlersburg, so as to be able to move thence either to Shippensburg or Greenwood, as circumstances might demand, and encamped that night about three miles from Heidlersburg. General Hill, at Chambersburg, moved Heth's divisi. Early, according to the best information which he could obtain, had left York and was marching to what Stuart had heard was Lee's point of concentration, at Shippensburg, but he hoped to intercept some portion of Ewell's force and accompany it to the main army. With this purpose in view, he deemed that the best plan for him to
Union Mills (Maryland, United States) (search for this): chapter 5
garding the movements of the enemy. The reports coming in from the front showed that the army was not in the immediate vicinity of the enemy. In fact, what little information was procurable rather confirmed the opinion that the enemy was still moving in the direction of Harrisburg. The order of march for June 30, issued at Middleburg on the 29th, directed the Twelfth Corps, passing the Third Corps, to move to Littlestown. The Fifth Corps was ordered to the crossing of Pipe Creek, at Union Mills, on the road between Littlestown and Westminster. The Sixth Corps was ordered to move to Manchester; the First Corps to the crossing of Marsh Creek, half-way to Gettysburg; the Artillery Reserve, following the Twelfth Corps, to the crossing of Piney Run, Not shown on map. by the road between Littlestown and Taneytown. The order of march for these corps was, in fact, nothing but continuing the execution of the plan of the previous day. It brought up the right flank to Manchester, the
Gettysburg (Pennsylvania, United States) (search for this): chapter 5
nication with Williamsport. His marching on Gettysburg meant the maintenance of the invasion. He wd Carlisle Road, not shown on map, enters Gettysburg from the north. to Rock Creek, Rock Creeke engagement and of the death of Reynolds at Gettysburg. Upon receipt of the intelligence of this nyou that Maj. General Reynolds was killed at Gettysburg this morning. You will inform General Sykes there, for Taneytown is thirteen miles from Gettysburg, the commanding general had sent to Hancock Corps have been engaged all day in front of Gettysburg. The Twelfth, Third and Fifth have been mov, through its entanglement in the streets of Gettysburg with the fragments of the Eleventh Corps, itto Hunterstown, and was moving thence toward Gettysburg, to take position on the left of Lee's army,illery along Seminary Ridge from the town of Gettysburg to the Peach Orchard. To meet this move Gent of the injury he had inflicted upon him at Gettysburg though satisfied that he had been severely p[152 more...]
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