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Sewell's Point (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 6
antime, at 5 P. M., the frigate St. Lawrence, towed by the Cambridge, passed them, and soon also grounded, but was hauled off by the Cambridge, when she returned to the harbor of the fort. The Minnesota, Capt. Van Brunt, having, in passing Sewell's Point, received and returned a fire from the Rebel battery, which crippled her mainmast, had approached within a mile and a half of Newport News, when she grounded, with an ebbing tide, and was still hard at work trying to get off, when, at 4 P M.,ould be made to defend that city. The Merrimac, though she never fully re-covered from the effects of her struggle with the Monitor, had come down the river and shown fight when our vessels first undertook to shell out the Rebel batteries at Sewell's Point, three days before her self-destruction. Com. Tatnall, in his official report of the loss of the Merrimac, lays the blame entirely on his pilots, who on the 7th assured him that they could take her to within 40 miles of Richmond if her dra
Virginia (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 6
oss of 9 barges and 8 mules: the former having been driven ashore in a gale when within a few miles of Fortress Monroe. He Approaches to Richmond. note.--The above map does not pretend to trace the various wagon roads that traverse south-eastern Virginia, and thus may be deemed imperfect; but any map that purported to give such roads, would be more likely to deceive than to enlighten. There are different views to what constitutes a road — the Virginia estimate being remarkably liberal. iate effort to capture the enemy's batteries upon the Potomac between Washington and the Chesapeake Bay. Abraham Lincoln. L. Thomas, Adjutant-General. Gen. McClellan's chief of spies had by this time reduced the force of the Rebels in Northern Virginia Report to McClellan, March 8. to 115,500 men, with 300 field and 26 to 30 siege-guns — quite a formidable army, if its leader should conclude, after Gen. McClellan's embarking the bulk of his forces for Fortress Monroe, to make a rush up
Mulberry Island (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 6
ed in these numbers. Gen. J. B. Magruder, at Yorktown, watched this ominous gathering in his front at the head of a Rebel force officially reported by limn at 11,000 in all: 6,000 being required to garrison Gloucester Point, Yorktown, and Mulberry Island; leaving but 5,000 available for the defense of a line of 13 miles. Gen. McClellan says his information placed Magruder's command at 15,000 to 20,000 men, aside from Gen. Huger's force at Norfolk, estimated by him at 20,000. Feeling the imp so! was the sudden exclamation of Gen. Magruder, in sympathy with the gallant suggestion. The resolution demonstrated a remarkable heroism and spirit. Our little force was adroitly extended over a distance of several miles, reaching from Mulberry Island to Gloucester Point, a regiment being posted here and there, in every gap plainly open to observation, and on other portions of the line the men being posted at long intervals, to give the appearance of numbers to the enemy. Had the weaknes
Alleghany Mountains (United States) (search for this): chapter 6
line of the Manassas Gap Railroad. Gen. Fremont, who had concentrated his little army at Franklin, Pendleton county, 24 miles north of Monterey, was likewise ordered May 24. by telegraph from Washington to hasten across the main range of the Alleghanies to Harrisonburg, hardly 50 miles distant, and thus intercept the retreat of Jackson up the valley, and coopcrate with McDowell and Shields to crush him. There is a direct road from Franklin to Harrisonburg, not absolutely impassable by anble, he left Franklin next morning, May 25. the soldiers discarding even their knapsacks, but taking five days rations of hard bread ; and thus, through constant rain, and over mountain roads that could be made barely passable, he crossed the Alleghanies and descended into the Valley, reaching and occupying Strasburg on the evening of June 1st, just in time to be too late to head Jackson, who had retreated through that place a few hours before. Next morning, Gen. Bayard, Gen. McDowell, i
Elizabeth (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 6
as armed with 10 heavy and most effective guns; and so, having been largely refitted from the spoils of the deserted Navy Yard, became at once the cheapest and most formidable naval engine of destruction that the world had ever seen. Whether she had or had not the ability to live in an open, turbulent sea, was left undecided by her brief but memorable career. A little before noon, on Saturday, March 8th, a strange craft was descried from our vessels off Newport News, coming down the Elizabeth river from Norfolk, past Craney Island, attended by two unremarkable steam gunboats. Two other Rebel gunboats, which had, evidently by preconcert, dropped down the James from Richmond, had been discovered at anchor off Smithfield Point, some 12 miles distant, about three hours before. The nondescript and her tenders gradually approached our war-ships awaiting her, and, passing across the bow of the Congress frigate, bore down on the Cumberland, in utter disdain of her rapid and well aimed b
Craney Island (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 6
an open, turbulent sea, was left undecided by her brief but memorable career. A little before noon, on Saturday, March 8th, a strange craft was descried from our vessels off Newport News, coming down the Elizabeth river from Norfolk, past Craney Island, attended by two unremarkable steam gunboats. Two other Rebel gunboats, which had, evidently by preconcert, dropped down the James from Richmond, had been discovered at anchor off Smithfield Point, some 12 miles distant, about three hours bethey left, destroying every thing that would burn, partially blowing up the Dry Dock, and completely destroying their famous ironclad known to us as the Merrimac. May 11, 5 A. M. They left about 200 cannon, including 39 of large caliber at Craney Island, and those in the Sewell's Point batteries, which, though spiked, were valuable; 29 pieces were found mounted on strong earthworks two miles from Norfolk, but deserted. In fact, it had been decided, at a council held at Norfolk some days bef
Kentucky (Kentucky, United States) (search for this): chapter 6
ious difference between the Administration and Gen. McClellan respecting the strength of his army, and the detachment therefrom of McDowell's and other forces for service elsewhere, now demands our deliberate consideration. Gen. McClellan, upon first assuming command August 4, 1861. of the Army of the Potomac, had addressed to the President a memorandum, wherein, in addition to the armies required to make a strong movement on the Mississippi, to drive the Rebels out of Missouri, to hold Kentucky, and sustain a movement through that State into Eastern Tennessee, to guard securely the passes into Western Virginia, to protect and reopen the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, to garrison Baltimore and Fortress Monroe, and leave 20,000 for the defense of Washington, he required for his main army of operations 225,000 infantry, 25,500 cavalry, 7,500 engineer troops, and 15,000 artillery men, with 600 field guns; in all, 273,000 men. Even this mighty army was deemed by him insufficient, unless
Massanutten Mountain (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 6
ward Winchestar. He had sent his troops on that road, instead of on the one I had ordered him to send them on. He said that he had received information from his aid-de-camp that Jackson had fallen back, and he had sent his troops this way. When I got up there, they were coming in. Well, it was too late to get ahead of Jackson then. with the cavalry advance of Shields's division, reached that point. Shields, however, pushed up the South Fork of the Shenandoah, on the other side of Massanutten Mountain, expecting to head Jackson at some point farther south; while Fremont followed him directly down the North Fork, by Woodstock and Mount Jackson, to Harrisonburg. The advance of each was greatly embarrassed by the many streams which make their way down from the mountains into either branch of the Shenandoah, and which were now swollen to raging torrents by the incessant rains; Jackson of course burning or breaking down the bridges as he passed them, and sending cavalry across to destr
Fredericksburg, Va. (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 6
a rapid retreat. May 30. It was high time. Gen. Shields, whose division had been detached from Banks, and marched over a hundred miles to join McDowell at Fredericksburg, to replace the division of Gen. Franklin--already sent to McClellan — and enable McDowell to move directly on Richmond, was now ordered Gen. McDowell, in lds's division, 11,000 strong, raising his entire force — not including Franklin's division. already sent to McClellan — to 41,000 men, joined him at or near Fredericksburg either on the 22d or 23d of May, but in want of artillery ammunition: that which they had having just been condemned at Catlett's Station. and the new supply strike a blow at Banks or at McDowell, as circumstances should render advisable. The detachment of Shields from Banks, and sending the former to McDowell at Fredericksburg, in order to enable the latter to advance to the aid of McClellan before Richmond, determined the direction of the blow. Both Fremont and Shields, being r<
Norfolk (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 6
0,000 men. In the Winter of 1861 and 1862, Norfolk could and should have been taken. The navy dsas, in order to hasten to cover Richmond and Norfolk. He must do this; for, should he permit us te communications, the supplies of the Rebels; Norfolk would fall; all the waters of the Chesapeake rt News, coming down the Elizabeth river from Norfolk, past Craney Island, attended by two unremarkshell, while one of the smaller steamers from Norfolk kept up a fire on her starboard quarter; whil destined never to renew, and steamed back to Norfolk. The Minnesota, despite persistent efforts, e pages 73-81. had rendered the possession of Norfolk by the Rebels no longer tenable. To hold it n fire, but no enemy to dispute possession of Norfolk, which was quietly surrendered by its Mayor. ct, it had been decided, at a council held at Norfolk some days before, that no attempt should be m, however, was laid on the hasty retreat from Norfolk of the military under Gen. Huger. Two unfinis[4 more...]
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