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George W. Getty (search for this): chapter 26
eding Miss Wright's communication the infantry was quiet, with the exception of Getty's division, which made a reconnoissance to the Opequon, and developed a heavy fWisconsin (battalion), Major Charles W. Kempf. Second division: Brigadier-General George W. Getty. first brigade: Brigadier-General Frank Wheaton. Sixty-second ur. When the two corps had all got through the cafion they were formed with Getty's division of the Sixth to the left of the Berryville pike, Rickett's division he time Wright and Emory were ready to attack. Just before noon the line of Getty, Ricketts, and Grover moved forward, and as we advanced, the Confederates, coveivisions of his army in a connected line of battle in good shape to resist. Getty and Ricketts made some progress toward Winchester in connection with Wilson's cavalry, which was beyond the Senseny road on Getty's left, and as they were pressing back Ramseur's infantry and Lomax's cavalry Grover attacked from the right with
William P. Brinton (search for this): chapter 26
enant Gulian V. Weir. Third division: Brigadier-General James H. Wilson. first brigade: （1) Brigadier-General John B. Mcintosh. （2) Lieutenant-Colonel George A. Purington. First Connecticut, Major George O. Marcy. Third New Jersey, Major William P. Robeson, Jr. Second New York, Captain Walter C. Hull. Fifth New York, Major Abram H. Krom. Second Ohio (1), Lieutenant-Colonel George A. Purington. Second Ohio (2), Major A. Bayard Nettleton. Eighteenth Pennsylvania (1), Lieutenant-Colonel William P. Brinton. Eighteenth Pennsylvania (2), Major John W. Phillips. Second brigade: Brigadier-General George H. Chapman. Third Indiana (two companies), Lieutenant Benjamin F. Gilbert. First New Hampshire (battalion), Colonel John L. Thompson. Eighth New York, Lieutenant-Colonel William H. Benjamin. Twenty-second New York, Major Caleb Moore. First Vermont, Colonel William Wells. horse-artillery: Captain La Rhett L. Livingston. New York Light Artillery, Sixth Battery,[At Sandy Hook, Md
York (search for this): chapter 26
-room wrote the despatch announcing that we had sent Early's army whirling up the valley. My losses in the battle of the Opequon were heavy, amounting to about 4,500 killed, wounded, and missing. Among the killed was General Russell, commanding a division, and the wounded included Generals Upton, Mclntosh and Chapman, and colonels Duval and Sharpe. The Confederate loss in killed, wounded, and prisoners about equaled mine, General Rodes being of the killed, while Generals Fitzhugh Lee and York were severely wounded. We captured five pieces of artillery and nine battle-flags. The restoration of the lower valley — from the Potomac to Strasburg — to the control of the Union forces caused great rejoicing in the North, and relieved the Administration from further solicitude for the safety of the Maryland and Pennsylvania borders. The President's appreciation of the victory was expressed in a despatch so like Mr. Lincoln that I give a fac-simile of it to the reader. This he supple
William W. Averell (search for this): chapter 26
s movement toward Newtown, but while busy with these preparations, a report came to me from General Averell which showed that Early was moving with two divisions of infantry toward Martinsburg. This Lieutenant Gustavus Urban. Second division:[From Department of West Virginia.] Brigadier-General William W. Averell. first brigade: Colonel James N. Schoonmaker. Eighth Ohio (detachment), Coloneof the Opequon at Stevens's and Lock's fords, and form a junction near Stephenson's depot, with Averell, who was to move south from Darksville by the Valley pike. Meanwhile, Wilson was to strike upde of infantry and some of Fitzhugh Lee's cavalry had been left back by Breckenridge, but, with Averell on the west side of the Valley pike and Merritt on the east, Torbert began to drive this opposnfantry and Fitzhugh Lee's cavalry with such momentum as to break the Confederate left, just as Averell was passing around it. Merritt's brigades, led by Custer, Lowell, and Devin, met from the start
James H. Coleman (search for this): chapter 26
nth Pennsylvania, Lieutenant-Colonel Gideon Clark. Second Rhode Island (battalion), Captain Elisha H. Rhodes. Fifth Wisconsin (battalion), Major Charles W. Kempf. Second division: Brigadier-General George W. Getty. first brigade: Brigadier-General Frank Wheaton. Sixty-second New York, Lieutenant-Colonel Theo. B. Hamilton. Ninety-third Pennsylvania, Lieutenant-Colonel John S. Long. Ninety-eighth Pennsylvania, Lieutenant-Colonel John B. Kohler. One Hundred and Second Pennsylvania, Major James H. Coleman. One Hundred and Thirty-ninth Pennsylvania, Major Robert Mullroe. Second brigade: Colonel James M. Warner. Lieutenant-Colonel Amasa S. Tracy. Superintended a portion of the line. Second Vermont, Major Enoch E. Johnson. Third and Fourth Vermont, Major Horace W. Floyd. Fifth Vermont, Captain Addison Brown, Jr. Sixth Vermont, Captain Martin W. Davis. Eleventh Vermont (First Heavy Artillery), Major Aldace F. Walker. Third brigade: Brigadier-General Daniel D. Bidwell. Seventh Maine
Bartholomew W. Wilson (search for this): chapter 26
York (1), Lieutenant-Colonel Alfred Neafie. One Hundred and Fifty-sixth New York (2), Captain James J. Hoyt. One Hundred and Seventy-fifth New York (three companies), Captain Charles McCarthey. One Hundred and Seventy-sixth New York, Major Charles Lewis. Fourth brigade: Colonel David Shunk. Eighth Indiana, Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander J. Kenny. Eighteenth Indiana, Lieutenant-Colonel William S. Charles. Twenty-fourth Iowa, Lieutenant-Colonel John Q. Wilds. Twenty-eighth Iowa, Lieutenant-Colonel Bartholomew W. Wilson. artillery: Maine Light Artillery, First Battery (A), Captain Albert W. Bradbury. reserve artillery: Captain Elijah D. Taft. Indiana Light Artillery, Seventeenth Battery, Captain Milton L. Miner. First Rhode Island Light Artillery, Battery D, Lieutenant Frederick Chase. Army of West Virginia. Brigadier-General George Crook. first division: Colonel Joseph Thoburn. first brigade: Colonel George D. Wells. Thirty-Fourth Massachusetts, Major Harrison W. Pratt. Fifth N
Thomas F. Wildes (search for this): chapter 26
artillery: Captain Elijah D. Taft. Indiana Light Artillery, Seventeenth Battery, Captain Milton L. Miner. First Rhode Island Light Artillery, Battery D, Lieutenant Frederick Chase. Army of West Virginia. Brigadier-General George Crook. first division: Colonel Joseph Thoburn. first brigade: Colonel George D. Wells. Thirty-Fourth Massachusetts, Major Harrison W. Pratt. Fifth New York Heavy Artillery, Second Battalion, Major Caspar Urban. One Hundred and Sixteenth Ohio, Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas F. Wildes. One Hundred and Twenty-third Ohio, Captain John W. Chamberlin. Second brigade: Guarding trains, and not engaged in the battle. Lieutenant-Colonel Robert S. Northcott. First West Virginia, Lieutenant-Colonel Jacob Weddle. Fourth West Virginia, Captain Benjamin D. Boswell. Twelfth West Virginia, Captain Erastus G. Bartlett. Third brigade: Colonel Thomas M. Harris. Twenty-third Illinois (battalion), Captain Samuel A. Simison. Fifty-fourth Pennsylvania (1), Lieutenant-Colone
Milton L. Miner (search for this): chapter 26
d Seventy-sixth New York, Major Charles Lewis. Fourth brigade: Colonel David Shunk. Eighth Indiana, Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander J. Kenny. Eighteenth Indiana, Lieutenant-Colonel William S. Charles. Twenty-fourth Iowa, Lieutenant-Colonel John Q. Wilds. Twenty-eighth Iowa, Lieutenant-Colonel Bartholomew W. Wilson. artillery: Maine Light Artillery, First Battery (A), Captain Albert W. Bradbury. reserve artillery: Captain Elijah D. Taft. Indiana Light Artillery, Seventeenth Battery, Captain Milton L. Miner. First Rhode Island Light Artillery, Battery D, Lieutenant Frederick Chase. Army of West Virginia. Brigadier-General George Crook. first division: Colonel Joseph Thoburn. first brigade: Colonel George D. Wells. Thirty-Fourth Massachusetts, Major Harrison W. Pratt. Fifth New York Heavy Artillery, Second Battalion, Major Caspar Urban. One Hundred and Sixteenth Ohio, Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas F. Wildes. One Hundred and Twenty-third Ohio, Captain John W. Chamberlin. Second brig
Alfred Gibbs (search for this): chapter 26
eorge A. Custer. First Michigan, Colonel Peter Stagg. Fifth Michigan, Major Smith H. Hastings. Sixth Michigan, Colonel James H. Kidd. Seventh Michigan, Major Melvin Brewer. Twenty-fifth New York, Major Charles J. Seymour. Second brigade: Colonel Thomas C. Devin. Fourth New York (1), Major August Hourand. Fourth New York (2), Major Edward Schwartz. Sixth New York, Major William E. Beardsley. Ninth New York, Lieutenant-Colonel George S. Nichols. Nineteenth New York (First Dragoons), Colonel Alfred Gibbs. Seventeenth Pennsylvania, Major Coe Durland. reserve brigade: Colonel Charles R. Lowell, Jr. Second Massachusetts, Lieutenant-Colonel Casper Crowninshield. Sixth Pennsylvania, At Pleasant Valley, Md., and not engaged in the battle. Major Charles L. Leiper. First United States, Captain Eugene M. Baker. Second United States (1), Captain Theophilus F. Rodenbough. Second United States (2), Captain Robert S. Smith Fifth United States, Lieutenant Gustavus Urban. Second division:
George A. Custer (search for this): chapter 26
nited States, Battery B, Captain Henry A. Du Pont. cavalry: Brigadier-General Alfred T. A. Torbert. escort: First Rhode Island, Major William H. Turner, Jr. first division: Brigadier-General Wesley Merritt. first brigade: Brigadier-General George A. Custer. First Michigan, Colonel Peter Stagg. Fifth Michigan, Major Smith H. Hastings. Sixth Michigan, Colonel James H. Kidd. Seventh Michigan, Major Melvin Brewer. Twenty-fifth New York, Major Charles J. Seymour. Second brigade: Colonelt. The instant Merritt's division could be formed for the charge, it went at Breckenridge's infantry and Fitzhugh Lee's cavalry with such momentum as to break the Confederate left, just as Averell was passing around it. Merritt's brigades, led by Custer, Lowell, and Devin, met from the start with pronounced success, and with sabre or pistol in hand literally rode down a battery of five guns and took about 1,200 prisoners. Almost simultaneously with this cavalry charge, Crook struck Breckenridge'
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