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J. E. Brown (search for this): chapter 15
Colonel Bennett, and the Thirtieth, Colonel Parker; Johnston's brigade (absent the first day), constituted as follows: Fifth, Colonel Garrett; Twelfth, Colonel Coleman; Twentieth, Colonel Toon; Twenty-third, Colonel Blacknall; and the First, Colonel Brown, and Third, Colonel Thruston, in Steuart's brigade. Ewell's battle of the 5th was entirely distinct from Hill's fight of the same day. As Ewell advanced—Jones' brigade in front, followed by Battle's and Doles' on Battle's right—Griffin's dsed the Po to ascertain whether Lee was moving. This corps was afterward ordered to return. As it was being withdrawn, Heth's division, under directions from General Early, attacked it. His attack especially fell upon the brigades of Brooke and Brown, and General Humphreys states that their loss was severe. General Early, in his account of this affair, says: Heth's division behaved very handsomely, all of the brigades, Cooke's, Davis', Kirkland's and Walker's, being engaged in the attack
R. F. Webb (search for this): chapter 15
campaign many Federal officers were of opinion that he could not recruit it enough to make another year's campaign. General Webb's article, Through the Wilderness. This belief may account for the apparently reckless expenditure of blood in this yeon May 3d, General Grant's army began to cross the Rapidan, and move on the Germanna ford road toward the Wilderness. General Webb, of that army, gives this concrete illustration of the comparative strength of the two armies: His [Grant's] 118,0ines, but they were all repelled. His men had intrenched themselves and were anxious to be attacked. Grant, comments General Webb of the Federal army, had been thoroughly defeated in his attempt to walk past General Lee on the way to Richmond. na troops were part of that organization: Hoke's old brigade under Col. W. G. Lewis, made up of these regiments—Sixth, Colonel Webb; Twenty-first, Lieutenant-Colonel Rankin; Fifty-fourth, Colonel Murchison; Fifty-seventh, Colonel Godwin; First North
Hagood (search for this): chapter 15
uregard says, he handled his command with that resolution and judgment for which he was conspicuous, formed his line with Hagood and Johnson on his left, and Clingman (North Carolina) and Corse on his right. At dawn he threw out skirmishers, and opened his artillery. The infantry attack began with an advance of Hagood's and Johnson's brigades. They went in with determination and success. Hagood's brigade captured five pieces of artillery and a number of prisoners, and the two brigades occupiHagood's brigade captured five pieces of artillery and a number of prisoners, and the two brigades occupied the enemy's works. But the enemy attacked Hoke's front with fierceness. Especially on Johnson's right was the fighting continuous, Generals Terry and Turner struggling tenaciously to hold their ground. General Clingman's and General Corse's brneral Hoke, to whom a permanent division, composed of Martin's and Clingman's North Carolina brigades and Colquitt's and Hagood's brigades, had been assigned, also reported to General Lee at Cold Harbor just in time to be of the utmost service to hi
Charlotte Randolph Meade (search for this): chapter 15
igade—the Seventh, Colonel Davidson; Eighteenth, Colonel Barry; Twenty-eighth, Colonel Speer; Thirty-third, Colonel Avery; Thirty-seventh, Colonel Barbour; Scales' brigade—Thirteenth, Colonel Hyman; Sixteenth, Colonel Stowe; Twenty-second, Colonel Galloway; Thirty-fourth, Colonel Lowrance; Thirty-eighth, Colonel Ashford. Cooke and Kirkland were in Heth's division, Scales and Lane in Wilcox's division. When Heth's division, the head of A. P. Hill's corps, approached the Federal lines, General Meade ordered Getty's division of Sedgwick's corps, supported by Hancock's corps, to attack the Confederates and drive them back to Parker's store, so that Hancock might connect with Warren's left. Hancock formed the divisions of Birney, Mott, Gibbon and Barlow on Getty's left. These five divisions were resisted all the afternoon by Heth's and Wilcox's divisions alone, Anderson, Hill's other division commander, being still absent with his command. The divisions of Getty, Birney, Mott, two b
Warren (search for this): chapter 15
e day. As Ewell advanced—Jones' brigade in front, followed by Battle's and Doles' on Battle's right—Griffin's division of Warren's corps, composed of the brigades of Ayres, Bartlett and Barnes, fell upon Jones and drove him back. Jones' men somewhat by Hancock's corps, to attack the Confederates and drive them back to Parker's store, so that Hancock might connect with Warren's left. Hancock formed the divisions of Birney, Mott, Gibbon and Barlow on Getty's left. These five divisions were resibegan to move his army toward Spottsylvania Court House. That night the race of the two armies for Spottsylvania began. Warren was pushed out of the way, and Lee's army occupied the coveted point. During the movements on the 7th, Ramseur's brigadn our favor. Hancock, says General Law, had been reinforced by the divisions of Russell and Wheaton, and about half of Warren's corps as the battle progressed. All day long the men contended like fiends for the works over which both Federal and C
Junius Daniel (search for this): chapter 15
way, but Doles held steady on the right. General Daniel was sent to the aid of Doles, who was hard pressed, and Gordon a little later formed on Daniel's right. These North Carolinians and Georgiansline, says Humphreys, just about the time that Daniel's and Gordon's brigades got on the ground, wited by a front fire. During the busy work of Daniel and Gordon on the flank, the Confederate frontight of Griffin, whose left had been turned by Daniel and Gordon. In Steuart's attack, the First anront R. D. Johnston's North Carolinians joined Daniel on the flank, and Steuart's North Carolinians eur was sent in there. He retook the works to Daniel's right along his whole brigade front by a chadrawn to the new line behind the salient. General Daniel was mortally wounded, and General Ramseur ane states the loss in his brigade at 470. General Daniel's death was a great blow to his State and . Bryan Grimes, he having been promoted on General Daniel's death. General Hoke, to whom a perman[6 more...]
Hyman (search for this): chapter 15
artin; Twenty-sixth, Lieutenant-Colonel Jones; Forty-fourth, Colonel Singeltary; Forty-seventh, Colonel Faribault; Fifty-second, Colonel Little; Cooke's brigade—the Fifteenth, Lieutenant-Colonel Yarborough; Twentysev-enth, Colonel Gilmer; Forty-sixth, Colonel Saunders; Forty-eighth, Colonel Walkup; Lane's brigade—the Seventh, Colonel Davidson; Eighteenth, Colonel Barry; Twenty-eighth, Colonel Speer; Thirty-third, Colonel Avery; Thirty-seventh, Colonel Barbour; Scales' brigade—Thirteenth, Colonel Hyman; Sixteenth, Colonel Stowe; Twenty-second, Colonel Galloway; Thirty-fourth, Colonel Lowrance; Thirty-eighth, Colonel Ashford. Cooke and Kirkland were in Heth's division, Scales and Lane in Wilcox's division. When Heth's division, the head of A. P. Hill's corps, approached the Federal lines, General Meade ordered Getty's division of Sedgwick's corps, supported by Hancock's corps, to attack the Confederates and drive them back to Parker's store, so that Hancock might connect with Warren<
Russell (search for this): chapter 15
h corps in an assault at 4 o'clock on the morning of the 12th. Barlow's, Birney's and Mott's divisions were massed during the night in front of Johnson's position. Gibbon's division was moved up as a reserve, but really joined in the assault. Russell's and Getty's divisions were directed to be under arms and ready to move wherever needed. Johnson had heard the heavy movements of troops in the night, and, promptly reporting it to General Ewell, asked for the return of the artillery. Ordericers and patriotic men of my little brigade, the country owes much for the successful charge, which I verily believe turned the fortune of the day at that point in our favor. Hancock, says General Law, had been reinforced by the divisions of Russell and Wheaton, and about half of Warren's corps as the battle progressed. All day long the men contended like fiends for the works over which both Federal and Confederate flags were waving. Two extracts from official reports will show the fierce
Venable (search for this): chapter 15
North Carolina brigade, then stationed at Hanover Court House, and by Hoke's North Carolina brigade, just then ordered up from North Carolina. Anderson's division of Hill's corps also was not present at the opening of the battle. So, says Colonel Venable of Lee's staff, on May 5th, General Lee had less than 28,000 infantry in hand. Richmond Address. The willingness of the great Confederate commander to do battle against such odds is an enduring tribute to the fighting qualities of his d his other brigades, and by hard fighting drove the Federals back toward the place of their entrance. On Gordon's right, the extension of the Federal left encountered Lane's North Carolina brigade. They were checked by General Lane, says Colonel Venable, who, throwing his left flank back from the trenches, confronted their advance. Richmond Address. General Lane, in his report, tells how this was done: In the best of spirits, the brigade welcomed the furious assault which soon followed
Seddon (search for this): chapter 15
as colonel, and several batteries of artillery, assisted by the ram Albemarle operating in the Roanoke river. Capturing Plymouth (April 20, 1864), after one of the most brilliant of assaults, with some 2,500 prisoners and large supplies of provisions and munitions of war, General Hoke marched to Washington, forced the evacuation of the place, and promptly invested New Bern, which was to be assaulted the next day with every prospect of success, when telegrams from President Davis, Secretary of War Seddon, Generals Lee and Beauregard ordered him to withdraw from New Bern with all haste, and interpose his troops between Butler and Richmond. Moving without a moment's delay, General Hoke reached Petersburg in advance of Butler; but so close was the race, that as Hoke's troops filed into the works protecting Petersburg, the advance of Butler's army appeared in view, making for the same point. This march of General Hoke's troops stands at West Point as the most rapid movement of troops
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