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George Scott (search for this): chapter 21
e he had espoused, was continually on the alert, and he soon learned from a contraband, named George Scott, that the insurgents had fortified outposts at Great and Little Bethel (the names of two chures), on the road between Yorktown and Hampton, and only a few miles from the latter place. With Scott as guide, Winthrop reconnoitered these positions, and was satisfied that Magruder was preparing in New Orleans, page 142. In that plan Winthrop put down, among other items, the following:--George Scott to have a shooting-iron. --So, says Parton, the first suggestion of arming a black man in this war came from Theodore Winthrop. George Scott had a shooting-iron. In one of his last letters to a friend, Winthrop wrote:--If I come back safe, I will send you my notes of the plan of attack, J)aening on each flank into a morass, much of the time impassable, according to the testimony of George Scott, the negro guide. They had erected a strong earthwork on each side of the road, which comman
J. G. Shea (search for this): chapter 21
was extolled by the foe. They gave his body a respectful burial at Bethel, and it was disinterred a few days afterward and taken to New York. On the 19th of April, says his friend George W. Curtis, in a beautiful sketch of his life, he left the armory-door of the Seventh, with his hand upon a howitzer — on the 21st of June, his body lay upon the same howitzer, at the same door, wrapped in the flag for which he gladly died, as the symbol of human freedom. --The Fallen Brave: edited by J. G. Shea, Ll. D., page 41. Kilpatrick, who was badly wounded by a shot through his thigh, was rescued and borne away by Captain Winslow. In his report, Kilpatrick said, after speaking of the engagement, and of a number of men being killed:--Having received a grape-shot through my thigh, which tore off a portion of the rectangle on Colonel Duryee's left shoulder, and killed a soldier in the rear, I withdrew my men to the skirts of the wood. . . . I shall ever be grateful to Captain Winslow, who rescu
Robert Patterson (search for this): chapter 21
nt chafed in its comparatively inactive service, with an earnest desire for duty in the field, and it was delighted by an order issued on the 6th of June, by the General-in-chief, to proceed by rail to Cumberland, Maryland, and report to Major-General Patterson, then moving from Pennsylvania toward Harper's Ferry, where the insurgents were in strong force under General Joseph E. Johnston. This order was the result of the urgent importunities of Colonel Wallace and his friends, to allow his finis men had traveled eighty-seven miles without rest (forty-six of them on foot), engaged in a brisk skirmish, and, what is more, said the gallant Colonel in his report, my men are ready to repeat it to-morrow. Colonel Wallace's Report to General Patterson, June 11, 1861. This dash on the insurgents at Romney had a salutary effect. It inspirited the loyal people in that region, thrilled the whole country with joy, and, according to the Richmond newspapers, so alarmed Johnston by its bol
John Townsend (search for this): chapter 21
. He was directed to lead Duryee's Fifth and Townsend's Third New York Volunteers from Camp Hamiltoget in the rear of Little Bethel, followed by Townsend. Washburne, at the same time, was pushing onBethel, in a thick wood, at the same moment. Townsend's men, dressed similar to the insurgents, word an attack. The Germans at once opened upon Townsend's column with musketry and one cannon. The od, when the dreadful mistake was discovered. Townsend lost two men killed and several wounded in thch and joined the sadly confused regiments of Townsend and Bendix. In the mean time, General Peirce artillery under Lieutenant Greble. One of Townsend's mountain howitzers had been added to Greblend corn-field Duryee advanced obliquely, with Townsend as a support on his right and rear. Greble, Attle at Big Bethel. ordered them to retire. Townsend was pressing vigorously on toward the right oMagruder's men out-flanking the New Yorkers. Townsend immediately halted, and then fell back to the[10 more...]
Carey (search for this): chapter 21
h Carolina for the same purpose. They were taken before General Butler. He needed laborers on field-works, which he expected to erect immediately. Regarding these slaves, according to the laws of Virginia, as much the property of Colonel Mallory as his horses or his pistols, and as properly seizable as they, as aids in warfare, and which might be used against the National troops, Butler said:--These men are contraband of war; set them at work. This order was scarcely pronounced before Major Carey, of the Virginia Volunteers, sought an interview with the General respecting the fugitives, representing himself as the agent of Colonel Mallory in charge of his property. The interview was granted, when the Major wished to know what the General intended to do with the runaways. I shall detain them as contraband of war, was the reply; and they were held as such. Other slaves speedily followed those of Colonel Mallory, and General Butler wrote to the Secretary of War concerning them,
Bendix (search for this): chapter 21
onel Washburne; Ebenezer W. Peirce. Colonel Bendix's Germans (the Seventh New York), known ase had advanced from Newport-Newce, followed by Bendix with his Germans, and Greble with his battery pushing on toward the same point, followed by Bendix and the artillery. Townsend and Bendix approaBendix approached the point of junction, in front of Little Bethel, in a thick wood, at the same moment. Townsenadges, and were ready to shout the watchword. Bendix's men had no badges, and were ignorant of the watchword or order the wearing of the badges. Bendix knew that the insurgents, with proper precautie mistook them for his foe, It is said that Bendix was also deceived by the fact that General Peid the sadly confused regiments of Townsend and Bendix. In the mean time, General Peirce, who knew tery, continued to advance along the road, with Bendix as a support, whose regiment deployed on the rof the Zouaves, to lead them to an attack, and Bendix and the rest of the Newport-Newce detachment w[3 more...]
John A. Dix (search for this): chapter 21
her, as we have observed, after he incurred the displeasure of the General-in-chief by the seizure of Baltimore, without orders to do so, and in a manner contrary to a proposed plan. See page 448. The President was not offended by the act, and he gave Butler the commission of a Major-General of Volunteers, on the 16th of May, the first of the kind that was issued from his hand. The commissions of McClellan and Fremont were issued later, but antedated. Theirs are dated May 14. Those of Dix and Banks, bearing the same date as Butler's, were issued later, and antedated. The following is the form of a Major-General's commission, with a representation of the seal of the War Department, which is attached to each:-- the President of the United States. To all who shall see these presents, Greeting: Know ye that, reposing special trust and confidence in the patriotism, valor, fidelity, and abilities of--------, I have nominated, and by and with the advice and consent of t
George B. McClellan (search for this): chapter 21
that State, where General Benjamin F. Butler was in chief command. He had been sent thither, as we have observed, after he incurred the displeasure of the General-in-chief by the seizure of Baltimore, without orders to do so, and in a manner contrary to a proposed plan. See page 448. The President was not offended by the act, and he gave Butler the commission of a Major-General of Volunteers, on the 16th of May, the first of the kind that was issued from his hand. The commissions of McClellan and Fremont were issued later, but antedated. Theirs are dated May 14. Those of Dix and Banks, bearing the same date as Butler's, were issued later, and antedated. The following is the form of a Major-General's commission, with a representation of the seal of the War Department, which is attached to each:-- the President of the United States. To all who shall see these presents, Greeting: Know ye that, reposing special trust and confidence in the patriotism, valor, fidelity
Starr (search for this): chapter 21
said, on starting, This is an ill-advised and badly arranged movement. I am afraid no good will come of it; and as for myself, I do not think I shall come off the field alive. Lieutenant Greble's body received military honors in Philadelphia. It lay in state in Independence Hall, at Greble's Monument. the request of the City Councils, on the 14th of June, where it was visited by thousands of citizens. It was then borne in solemn procession to his father's residence, escorted by Captain Starr's company of militia, and followed by officers of the Army and Navy, the city authorities, and a large body of military and citizens. From there it was conveyed to Woodland Cemetery, in the vicinity of Philadelphia, when his father-in-law read the final funeral service, and he was buried with military honors. Over his remains his family erected a beautiful and unique monument of white marble, bearing the following inscriptions:--On the concave side, John T. Greble, First Lieutenant, U.
Bartlett (search for this): chapter 21
and his Zouaves left Camp Hamilton at near midnight, June 9, 1861. preceded by two companies of skirmishers, under Captains Bartlett and Kilpatrick. Hampton Bridge had been so much injured by the fire that it might not be safely crossed in darknessLittle Bethel, fall upon those at the latter place, and, if successful there, push on and attack those at the former. Bartlett and Kilpatrick reached New Market Bridge at one o'clock in the morning, June 10. where they awaited the arrival of the battle. To Duryee's Zouaves was assigned the duty of leading in the attack. Skirmishers, under Captains Kilpatrick, Bartlett, and Winslow, and all under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel G. K. Warren, of the Zouaves (who was acquainted with the em on their left flank and rear. Greble, in the mean time, kept his position in the road on their front. Kilpatrick, Bartlett, and Winslow charged boldly on the front of the foe, while Captain Denike and Lieutenant Duryee (son of the Colonel) and
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