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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 3. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book I:—the war on the Rapidan. (search)
on are opposed to Anderson. The forces, therefore, are nearly equal. The greatest effort of the Confederates, who have complete command of these positions, is directed against Hancock; but this chief, as intelligent as he is brave, aided by Colonel Miles, who was to play an important role in the war at a later period, distributes his troops so admirably that the enemy does not venture to attack him in a close fight. Such, then, is the situation toward nine o'clock in the morning. South anselves in the hope of influencing the soldiers by their example. The Chancellor dwelling is abandoned. Hancock alone has maintained his position on the left, but he too is obliged to retire, or risk being surrounded. With the assistance of Colonel Miles he effects with much coolness and success the retrograde movement which has become necessary. The Confederates, who are pressing the Federal line too closely, are severely punished, for the latter troops have recovered their energy as soon a
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 3. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book II:—--the Mississippi. (search)
t Hudson and to shut himself up in it if necessary. On being apprised of the landing of Banks at Bayou Sara, Johnston wrote to him again, ordering him to abandon Port Hudson immediately; but it was too late. On the 24th, Banks had appeared before the place, to which Augur and T. W. Sherman Not W. T. Sherman, but the general of whom we have already spoken in the expedition to Port Royal. had brought him about thirty-five hundred men from Baton Rouge. Gardner sent a detachment, under Colonel Miles, to stop these last-mentioned troops, but he was defeated at Plain's Store in a combat where the Federals lost one hundred and fifty men and the Confederates seventy. On the 25th, Port Hudson was invested by a force of fifteen thousand men. Gardner had about seven thousand able-bodied soldiers with which to defend this place, and provisions for seven or eight weeks. The garrison was proportioned to the extent of the works entrusted to his charge: these encircled the hills forming the ba