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York (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 2.16
ad seen them diligently constructing fascines and gabions, I rode over to the York River in order to examine the water batteries. From that locality the Confederate d, Lieutenant Howard, I continued back of the parallel eastward as far as the York River, and we took a good look at the waiting gunboats, some of which had come up tif imperatively needed, or to follow Franklin's division on transports up the York River and support him in his work, or take and hold a landing on the same side of t to wait there for transports which would enable us to follow Franklin up the York River to West Point. I have seen that, of the two armies, the Confederate broughled against him at Williamsburg, that McClellan was sending a flotilla up the York River, to seize a landing place in the vicinity of West Point, and attack from it tat. West Point, the place where the Pamunkey and Mattapony unite to form the York River, and which is the terminus of the Richmond Railway, was now set apart for our
West Point (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 2.16
for transports which would enable us to follow Franklin up the York River to West Point. I have seen that, of the two armies, the Confederate brought into action lin received further orders and was ready the same evening to continue on to West Point accompanied by a naval convoy. The naval commander declined to start, owing torm. Therefore, the flotilla only left at daybreak on the 6th. Arriving at West Point, the disembarking was begun and the vicinity reconnoitered at three o'clock, ing a flotilla up the York River, to seize a landing place in the vicinity of West Point, and attack from it the flank of his retreating army. The evening of Tuesdaynfederate reserve, had Whiting's division not far from Barhamsville, opposite West Point, and three miles away. He reported to his chief, General Johnston, that a laect, and not, as Johnston feared, to attack him in flank during his retreat. West Point, the place where the Pamunkey and Mattapony unite to form the York River, and
Ship Point (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 2.16
troops in general fought against prepared works. The Confederate loss was from 1,300 to 1,500 men. Before and after the first battle of Bull Run it will be remembered that I was associated with General Franklin; he and I each commanded a brigade in Heintzelman's division. His associates always respected his ability and had confidence in his judgment. Franklin's division, composed of infantry and artillery, after its arrival had been disembarked on May 3d, at Cheeseman's Landing near Ship Point, with a view to take part in the proposed assault of Yorktown. The morning of the 4th, as soon as McClellan knew of the Confederate withdrawal, he instructed Franklin to reembark and take his division to Yorktown. Franklin commenced the work at once, finishing the reembarking, as quickly as it could be done, about one o'clock of the 5th. The difficulties of reembarking, owing to the weather, to the loading of supplies, and the putting on board of the artillery carriages and other impedi
Gloucester Point (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 2.16
d duty, and were exercised daily in company, regimental, and brigade drills. In order to be as familiar as possible with the places where I might have to take my command into action, I visited in turn the various portions of our front. On April 26th, after I had set large detachments from my brigade at work and had seen them diligently constructing fascines and gabions, I rode over to the York River in order to examine the water batteries. From that locality the Confederate fort on Gloucester Point across the river was in plain sight, and we could also see the enemy's water battery on the Yorktown side. From our position to the opposite shore the distance was two miles. Five of the guns in our Battery No. 1 were one hundred pounders, Parrott muzzle-loading rifles, and two two hundred pounders, Parrott. They were mounted on wrought-iron carriages which appeared so slender as to be in danger of being broken by a single recoil. Other batteries *had ten-, twenty-, and thirty-pound
Yorktown (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 2.16
thout completing the sentence, I jotted down: Yorktown is abandoned and our troops are marching in. as connected occasionally with the other, the Yorktown road; and it took watching and tacking to keep off the main thoroughfare from Yorktown to Williamsburg and yet travel toward the latter town. Thneral Heintzelman's headquarters. As soon as Yorktown was opened, following the wires he hurried toright of our line and back to the rear on the Yorktown road. A passageway across a stream and thre enemy made strong counter attacks along the Yorktown road from the flanks of Fort Magruder. In reck's and Richardson's divisions to march from Yorktown to Williamsburg. Just before sunset that My region to my brigade and hurried it back to Yorktown, to wait there for transports which would enaFranklin to reembark and take his division to Yorktown. Franklin commenced the work at once, finishy through the abounding mud, or by water from Yorktown, the army worked its way to Franklin's neighb[9 more...]
Rochambeau Village (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 2.16
treat toward Richmond was ordered and carried steadily forward. Stuart's cavalry curtained the moving forces on the Yorktown-Williamsburg road, and also on the Lee's Mill and Williamsburg road, the two roads leading up the peninsula. Critics accuse us in the Army of the Potomac of not being early risers, and not being keen to d forests, and small farms here and there, like glades in the woods, connected by wretched lanes. There were only two roads from our front, and one of them the Lee's Mill road, which was connected occasionally with the other, the Yorktown road; and it took watching and tacking to keep off the main thoroughfare from Yorktown to Wi of a percussion shell took place and young Lathrop was mortally wounded. A little later in the day when Davidson's brigade was about to cross the Warwick at Lee's Mill, Colonel E. C. Mason, of the Seventh Maine, receiving word concerning Lathrop, whom he knew, and fearing torpedoes, went himself in advance of his column on the
Springfield, Clark County, Ohio (Ohio, United States) (search for this): chapter 2.16
re were other troubles. When our infantry began its march a warning came along our military telegraph line that everybody should look out for buried bombs. Torpedoes had been buried in the ground along the paths and roads which led to the Confederate works. Some were also found near wells and springs of water, a few in some flour barrels and sacks in the telegraph office, and one or more near a magazine. There was with us at Yorktown a young man by the name of D. B. Lathrop, from Springfield, Ohio. He was the son of a widow, and had been, before the war, studying for the ministry. When the war broke out, wishing to do something helpful to the Union cause, he joined that hard-worked and useful body, the telegraph corps. Mr. Lathrop was attached to General Heintzelman's headquarters. As soon as Yorktown was opened, following the wires he hurried to the telegraph office. He sat down at the operator's table and touched the instrument. Instantly an explosion of a percussion shel
Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania, United States) (search for this): chapter 2.16
been discovered, Hancock's brigade, somewhat reinforced, was selected to make a turning movement, and its commander fought with it a brilliant and successful engagement against Early, who was badly wounded in this action. Hancock's victorious troops bivouacked on the field in a heavy rain. When this was going on beyond our extreme right, the enemy made strong counter attacks along the Yorktown road from the flanks of Fort Magruder. In resisting these attacks our men from New York and Pennsylvania received a heavy fire, and left many a poor fellow dead or dying upon a plowed field and among the felled timber which protected the fort. The whole conduct of this battle created among our generals so much dissatisfaction, bickering, and complaint that McClellan was induced about three o'clock in the afternoon to come to the front. The fighting was all over when he reached Sumner's headquarters. He gathered what news he could from different points and sent to Washington a dispatch whi
Williamsburg (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 2.16
ally long delayed in taking up the march toward Williamsburg, for the only through routes, already almost imptz-John Porter's as the reserve, either to go to Williamsburg, if imperatively needed, or to follow Franklin'silliamsburg road, and also on the Lee's Mill and Williamsburg road, the two roads leading up the peninsula. keep off the main thoroughfare from Yorktown to Williamsburg and yet travel toward the latter town. The men iamsburg outworks. About a mile and a half from Williamsburg a considerable work called Fort Magruder was loc of everything at the front, heard the firing at Williamsburg. He hastened infantry from the heads of columnsRichardson's divisions to march from Yorktown to Williamsburg. Just before sunset that Monday evening, May o armies, the Confederate brought into action at Williamsburg about ten thousand, and our army from twelve to e fewness of our troops marshaled against him at Williamsburg, that McClellan was sending a flotilla up the Yo
Barhamsville (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 2.16
he morning of the 7th. Canal boats, which were aground by the bank, were used as wharves. General Johnston suspected, on account of the fewness of our troops marshaled against him at Williamsburg, that McClellan was sending a flotilla up the York River, to seize a landing place in the vicinity of West Point, and attack from it the flank of his retreating army. The evening of Tuesday, the 6th, General G. W. Smith, commanding the Confederate reserve, had Whiting's division not far from Barhamsville, opposite West Point, and three miles away. He reported to his chief, General Johnston, that a large body of United States troops had debarked from transports at Eltham's Landing, a little above him, and were occupying not only the open spaces, but a thick wood stretching from the landing to the New Kent wagon road. As this menaced Johnston's line of march he instructed Smith to dislodge our troops. This work Smith directed General Whiting to do. Franklin had put his troops into positi
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