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Chesterfield (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 25
at region — now relieved of all apprehension by Gillmore's withdrawal. When, therefore, the first resolute effort was made May 7. to cut the railroad, some portion either of the North or South Carolina forces had already arrived; and, when it was renewed, May 9. the enemy had been materially strengthened. Still, the advantage of numbers was clearly on our side; and the enemy was forced to uncover the railroad, which was destroyed for some distance; our troops pressing southward to Swift creek, three miles from Petersburg. But now, deceived by fresh, joyful, but hardly truthful, Washington advices, Butler turned his face northward, to participate in the expected speedy capture of Richmond; pushing his lines gradually up to Proctor's creek, whence the enemy withdrew May 13. to an intrenched line behind it, which Gen. Gillmore flanked, and which was to have been assaulted; but our troops had been so dispersed that the requisite force was not at hand; so the attack was deferre
Spottsylvania (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 25
kewise destroyed by explosions, but not of torpedoes. Gen. Grant's flanking advance from Spottsylvania to the North Anna was admirably planned and executed without loss — a single blow aimed by HEnlisted Men.Officers.Enlisted Men. WildernessMay 5 to 122698,0191,01718,2611776,66729,410 SpottsylvaniaMay 12 to 211142,0322597,6973124810,881 North AnnaMay 21 to 3112138671,06333241,607 Cold Ha7 note.--The first line of the above table includes several days' desperate fighting at Spottsylvania, in which our losses were fully 10,000. Our actual losses in the Wilderness were rather under than over 20,000, and at Spottsylvania just about as many. These corrections, however, make no difference in the aggregates given above. Whether the foregoing returns of losses do or do not in Its losses of guns were mainly incurred at Reams's station; its gains were chiefly made at Spottsylvania. Grant's conduct of this campaign was not satisfactory to the Confederate critics, who ga
Fort Clinton (New York, United States) (search for this): chapter 25
harf, north of the James, held by Gen. Wild with two Black regiments, had already been summoned and charged May 24. by Fitz-Hugh Lee's cavalry, who, after a fight of some hours, were beaten off with loss: and now Gen. Gillmore, with 3,500 men, was thrown across June 8. the Appomattox, to approach Petersburg by the turnpike on the north, while Gen. Kautz, with 1,500 cavalry, should charge into it from the south or south-west. Two gunboats and a battery were simultaneously to bombard Fort Clinton, defending the approach up the river. The combination failed, though it should have succeeded. Gillmore advanced June 10. unresisted to within two miles of the city, where he drove in the enemy's skirmishers and halted — or rather, recoiled — deeming his force altogether too weak for the task before him, and understanding that he was free to exercise his discretion in the premises. Kautz, on the other hand, made his way not only up to but into the city — the Confederates' attentio<
North Anna (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 25
he Potomac, having been furnished by one of Gen. Grant's staff to the author of Grant and his campaigns, can not be plausibly suspected of exaggerating them: Tabular Statement of Casualties in the Army of the Potomac, from May 5, 1864, to November 1, 1864. battles.dates.killed.wounded.missing.Aggregate. Officers.Enlisted Men.Officers.Enlisted Men.Officers.Enlisted Men. WildernessMay 5 to 122698,0191,01718,2611776,66729,410 SpottsylvaniaMay 12 to 211142,0322597,6973124810,881 North AnnaMay 21 to 3112138671,06333241,607 Cold HarborJune 1 to 101441,5614218,621512,35518,158 PetersburgJune 10 to 20851,1183616,492461,5689,665 DittoJune 20 to July 30295761202,3741082,1095,316 DittoJuly 30473721241,555911,8194,008 TrenchesAugust 1 to 181012858626145868 Weldon RailroadAugust 18 to 21211911001,0551043,0724,543 Reams's StationAugust 25249362484951,6742,432 Peeble's FarmSept. 30 to Oct. 11212910738561,7002,685 TrenchesAug. 18 to Oct. 8013284911,21448002,417 Boydton Plank-r
Chilesburg (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 25
g which the wounded lying between the armies were removed and the dead buried. Next day, June 7. our left was extended to the Chickahominy, finding the enemy in force opposite Sumner's and Bottom's bridges; while Sheridan was dispatched with two divisions of cavalry around Lee's left, to tear up the Virginia Central railroad in his rear, which he did: crossing the Pamunkey at Aylett's, breaking the Fredericksburg road at Chesterfield station, and thence pushing over the North Anna by Chilesburg and Mount Pleasant, over the upper branches of the North Anna, June 10. striking the Central railroad at Trevilian's, routing a body of Rebel horse, under Wade Hampton, that interfered with his operations, and breaking up the road nearly down June 12. to Louisa C. H.; but, soon finding the Rebels too numerous and pressing, he retraced his steps to Trevilian's, where he had a sharp, indecisive, sanguinary fight, and then drew off; making his way to Spottsylvania C. H., and thence by G
Mine Run (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 25
army, alert and vigilant, was just west of it; the roads diverged, fan-like, on that side: it was Grant's obvious interest to get through this chapparal as quickly and with as little fighting as possible: it was Lee's business not to let him. Hence, the moment our movement was developed, the Rebel army, which had been looking north across the Rapidan, was faced to the right and moved rapidly down parallel with our advance, forming line of battle some six miles east of its strong defenses on Mine run, which proffered a safe refuge in case of disaster. Lee, like Meade, had reorganized his army in three corps; Battle of the Wilderness. whereof Ewell's (late the right), on its change of front, held the left, next the Rapidan; A. P. Hill coming into line on the right; while Longstreet (recently returned from his East Tennessee campaign) was posted near Charlottesville, two marches off, but was rapidly brought up, and caine into action the second day. The ground was as unfavorable for u
Centreville (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 25
l, with its immense stores of every warlike material, or compel that division and dispersion of our forces whereof McClellan had so persistently, and with some justice, complained. Lee at Richmond, with the country northward to the Potomac thoroughly exhausted and devastated, could not reach Washington at all without abandoning Richmond to its fate; and corps after corps of our army could be transferred to the Potomac in less than half the time required for a march of the Rebel forces to Centerville. Of course, Grant set out expecting to defeat Lee decisively between the Rapidan and the Chickahominy, and was disappointed; but it is difficult to see how he could have evaded obstacles at least as serious as those he encountered. As he pertinently observed, the Rebel army was his true objective; and this must be encountered, whichever route he might take. Had he attempted, as Lee evidently anticipated, to advance by Gordonsville or Louisa C. H., flanking Lee's left instead of his rig
Coalfield (West Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 25
ee's discomfiture, probably would have been successful. There was further fighting along Gen. Butler's front, on the 18th, 19th, 20th, and 21st, with considerable loss on each side; but without decisive results. Gen. Terry's line was forced back on the 20th, but reestablished next day. And Gen. Kautz, who had been sent on a cavalry raid to cut the railroads leading southward and westward from Petersburg, acting with caution, achieved but a moderate success; cutting the Danville road at Coalfield, Powhattan, and Chula, bit failing to destroy the iron bridge at Matoax, which was strongly guarded. He did a little harm also to the Lynchburg and Weldon road; making his way circuitously but safely thence May 17. to City Point. Meantime, our fleet had had a difficult and dangerous task in fishing the James for torpedoes; by one of which, the small gunboat Corn. Jones had been utterly destroyed, May 6. and 50 of its crew killed or wounded. The gunboats Shoshonee and Brewster wer
Louisa Court House (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 25
n impregnable Grant moves by his left to the Chickahominy Reenforced by W. F. Smith from Butler's position bloody repulse at Cold Harbor Sheridan's raid to Louisa C. H. Grant moves by his left across the James, below Richmond recrosses for his overland advance Butler impels Gillem and Kautz against Petersburg W. F. Smith'soad at Trevilian's, routing a body of Rebel horse, under Wade Hampton, that interfered with his operations, and breaking up the road nearly down June 12. to Louisa C. H.; but, soon finding the Rebels too numerous and pressing, he retraced his steps to Trevilian's, where he had a sharp, indecisive, sanguinary fight, and then drehis true objective; and this must be encountered, whichever route he might take. Had he attempted, as Lee evidently anticipated, to advance by Gordonsville or Louisa C. H., flanking Lee's left instead of his right, he would have been starved into a retreat before he came in sight of the James. Petersburg, at the head of sloop
Twymans Mill (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 25
ration, taking some of them prisoners, and, striking Warren's left, cut off and captured 400 more; arresting Warren's extension to the left, by compelling him to look to the safety of his corps. But new dispositions were made, and Grant and Meade, now at Cold Harbor, resolved that the Rebel lines should be forced on the morrow. June 3. The two armies held much of the ground covered by McClellan's right, under Fitz-John Porter, prior to Lee's bold advance, nearly two years before: Gaines's mill being directly in the rear of the Confederate center; while Sheridan's cavalry patrolled the roads in our rear leading to our base at White House, covered our left and observed the Chickahominy eastward of Richmond. Wilson, with his cavalry division, watched our right flank. Burnside was still on Warren's right and rear; Smith, Wright, and Hancock stretched farther and farther to the left. In our front, Lee not only had a very good position naturally, but he knew how to make the most
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