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William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 6 (search)
with which Lee was to move to Boonsboroa or Hagerstown. Up to the time of Lee's leaving Fredericain, and had already moved to Boonsboroa and Hagerstown to await Jackson's operations. But when thed instructed Longstreet to countermarch from Hagerstown to Hill's support. McClellan, by his know left, and posted between D. H. Hill and the Hagerstown road.—Lee: Reports of the Army of Northern Va considerable clearing on both sides of the Hagerstown road. This movement across the Antietam orve in the woodland on the west side of the Hagerstown road. His entire force present numbered fouadvanced his centre under Meade to seize the Hagerstown road and the woods beyond. In attempting toing a point of woods on the west side of the Hagerstown road. At the same time, Greene's division ohim out of the woods on the west side of the Hagerstown road, and back across the open field and inthundred men were rallied on a crest near the Hagerstown road. This slight array formed the whole Co[4 more...]
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 9 (search)
tion by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. Jenkins' troopers had already preceded Ewell's advance by a week, and had penetrated Pennsylvania as far as Chambersburg, throwing the whole north country into a wild blaze of excitement. After gathering in much cattle and horses, which he headed towards the Potomac, Jenkins turned back to join Ewell's force, which, after crossing the Potomac, on the 22d, at Williamsport and Shepherdstown, moved by two columns on Hagerstown, and thence, crossing the boundary into Pennsylvania, passed up the Cumberland Valley, reaching Chambersburg on the following day. The whole region of Western Pennsylvania up to the Susquehannah was now open to Ewell, free to come and to go, without any other fear than that which might be inspired by the not very formidable aspect of the Pennsylvania militia. Forewarned of the designs of the invading army, the War Department had detached General Couch from the command of the Second Corp
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 12 (search)
mmand at Harper's Ferry, evacuated the town and retired to Maryland Heights. Hunter, who had made a toilsome march through the Alpine region of Western Virginia, experienced great delays in transporting his troops to Harper's Ferry, owing to the lowness of the river and the breaking of the railroad in several places. He was therefore not in position to check the irruption of the enemy into Maryland, and the Confederates, the way being thus open, passed the Potomac, and marching by way of Hagerstown, on the 7th, reached Frederick—a central point whence they might threaten both Baltimore and Washington. The only force at hand with which to dispute Early's advance was a body of a few thousand foot artillerists, hundred days men and invalids under General Wallace, then in command at Baltimore. But on learning the irruption of the enemy across the Potomac, General Grant detached the Sixth Corps from the Army of the Potomac and forwarded it by transports to Washington. It happened, to
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, Index. (search)
e Petersburg. Despondency of the North at the close of 1861, 78. Detached columns of the army inviting destruction in detail, 122. Dinwiddie Courthouse, Warren sends re-enforcements to Sheridan, 593. Dufour on army corps, 64; on passage of the Adda by Prince Eugene, 416. Early attacked before Fort Stevens, and driven, 527; advances towards Washington, 527; burned Baltimere and Ohio Railroad viaduct, 527; retired across the Potomac, 527; expedition at Frederick, Maryland, via Hagerstown, 526; operations in the Shenandoah Valley, 554; at battle of Winchester, 556: at battle of Cedar Creek, 561; address to army after his defeat at Middletown, 563. Ellsworth, Colonel, shot at Alexandria, Virginia, 30. Emmettsburg, see Gettysburg. Ewell rejoined Jackson after defeat of Bristoe Station, 180; advances into Maryland and Pennsylvania, 319; at Chambersburg, Carlisle, Gettysburg, and York, 320; at Mine Run, 391; his corps captured at Sailor's Creek, 610. Exterior line,