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Clingman (search for this): chapter 10
effective than they should have been, through a mistake of the officer posting them. Hoke also sent two regiments from Clingman, to protect Johnson's flank. These partially partook of the same mistake, being posted in the woods, where the moral anr presence was lost. I now ordered Hoke to press forward his right for the relief of his rightcentre, and he advanced Clingman with his remaining regiments, and Corse with his brigade. He drove the enemy with spirit, suffering some loss; but the gap between Clingman and the troops on his left induced him to retire his command, to prevent being flanked, and re-form it in the intermediate lines. Thus Corse became isolated; and, learning from his officers that masses were forming against hise two brigades were not afterwards engaged, though they went to the front; Corse, about one hour after he fell back, and Clingman at about 2.15 P. M. The enemy did not re-occupy the ground from which they drove him before they retired. In front of
Samuel Cooper (search for this): chapter 10
s; nor had he even assumed command of our forces. The fact is that, as late as 8 o'clock A. M., on the 14th, Drury's Bluff had not been made a part of General Beauregard's Department, as appears from the following telegram forwarded to him on that day: Richmond, Va., May 14th, 1864. To General Beauregard: Your command is extended so as to include all that portion of Virginia lying south of the James River, including Drury's Bluff and its defences. Order will be sent by courier. S. Cooper, Adjt. and Insp.-Genl. The order was sent, and with it a communication from General Bragg, of the same date, confirming the despatch. See Appendix. President Davis, therefore, might, with equal logic, have taken General Beauregard to task for not having prevented Butler's landing at City Point and Bermuda Hundreds. Mr. Davis goes on as follows: We then passed to the consideration of the operations to be undertaken against Butler, who had already advanced from his base at Berm
Comdg (search for this): chapter 10
flank. You will protect your advance and flanks with Dearing's cavalry, taking necessary precautions to distinguish friends from foes. Please communicate this to General Hill. This revokes all former orders of movements. G. T. Beauregard, Genl. Comdg. P. S.—I have just received a telegram from General Bragg informing me that he has sent you orders to join me at this place; you need not do so, but follow to the letter the above instructions. G. T. B. He had also delivered to each uctions for providing their respective commands with sixty rounds of ammunition issued to each man, and at least twenty rounds for each in reserve. They will cause their commands to be supplied with two days cooked rations. G. T. Beauregard, Genl. Comdg. Nothing could be more explicit and nothing clearer. Each division commander knew exactly what he was expected to do. He knew also, and so did each brigade commander, what movements would be executed on other portions of the field. To ac
R. Ransom (search for this): chapter 10
l of troops. General Hoke's junction with General Ransom. General Beauregard reaches Drury's Blufffor the purpose of forming a junction with General Ransom, at or about Drury's Bluff, and began movien movement against it from the north side. Ransom's division was sent on the afternoon of the 15commanders failed him. The shortcomings of General Ransom and General Whiting are indicated in the oim from reinforcing his right flank. Major-General Ransom's division will, to-night, take positiot's brigade, of the reserve, was recalled from Ransom, and a slight modification of the original movhe purpose of attacking Butler, to send Major-General Ransom with the field force he had for the pro have availed myself of the services of Major-General Ransom to command one of the two divisions of ng of these events, lays great stress upon General Ransom's unpublished report of the battle of Drur events of the battle, but also because of General Ransom's shortcomings on that occasion, and becau[22 more...]
Taber (search for this): chapter 10
ther. The following is the message in question: Drury's Bluff, May 14th, 1864. To Major-General W. H. C. Whiting, Petersburg, Va.: Proceed to this place Monday morning at daybreak, with Wise's and Martin's brigades and two regiments of Colquitt's, with five days provisions and sixty rounds of ammunition per man, and all available baggage, wagons, and ambulances, and as large a supply-train as possible, via Newby's Bridge, on Swift Creek (20 miles）, thence to Cogshill's, Punkett's, Taber's, Watkins's (14 miles), and be here Tuesday afternoon at latest. Order Walker and his brigade from Kinston to Petersburg; also regiments of Hoke's and Kemper's brigade now at Hicksford and Weldon. If they cannot come with you, order Dearing's cavalry to guard Petersburg until arrival of Walker. Baker's regiment will be sent to meet you at Newby's Bridge. Butler has his whole force in front of this place. (Sent in triplicate.) G. T. Beauregard. The next day, early in the morning,
Stevens (search for this): chapter 10
te as it was, he called in council Colonel Harris, his Chief-Engineer, and Colonel Stevens, the Engineer of that post and of Richmond. They explained to him the maie Federal attack, its result, and the consequent dejection of our troops. Colonel Stevens also gave him an account of the battles of the Wilderness and of Spottsylvsurvey of that theatre of the war, on a topographical map furnished him by Colonel Stevens, General Beauregard saw that, as both General Lee and himself occupied theant. His plan was instantly conceived and communicated to Colonels Harris and Stevens. He then despatched the latter to Richmond, to present his views to the President; or, if unable to see him, to General Bragg. Colonel Stevens could not see the President. He explained his mission to General Bragg, who, previous to taking latter's headquarters at half-past 5 o'clock that morning, accompanied by Colonel Stevens. The plan, now repeated by General Beauregard to General Bragg, was as
Samuel Melton (search for this): chapter 10
ll the preliminaries settled. In the next forenoon Colonel Samuel Melton, of the Adjutant and Inspector-General's Department calls the preceding letter, may have been borne by Colonel Samuel Melton, though General Beauregard has no recollection of y trustworthy evidence bearing upon the subject. What Colonel Melton is alleged to have verbally added to General Beauregarven in the Appendix. During the day of May 15th Colonel Samuel Melton, acting A. A. G., notified me that you desired me t mission I was sent for by you, and in the presence of Colonel Melton the written despatches were given to me, and their conng were intrusted to Colonel Logan, in the presence of Colonel Melton, and carefully explained by General Beauregard. It is evident, therefore, that Colonel Melton knew the object of Colonel Logan's mission to General Whiting. How, then, on that reasons for his last orders to General Whiting, could Colonel Melton have said, Upon further examination General Beauregard
Q. A. Gillmore (search for this): chapter 10
a Hundreds, which afterwards became the base of General Butler's operations. He had also instructed Colonel Harris to inspect closely old Fort Powhatan, a few miles below City Point, on the James, which he desired to strengthen and re-arm with heavy guns, besides blocking up the river—there narrower than elsewhere—with torpedoes and other obstructions. But before this could be done General Butler had landed at Bermuda Hundreds an army of about 30,000 men, composed of two corps, under Generals Gillmore and W. F. Smith. On the 25th of April General Beauregard sent the following telegrams to General Bragg, who was then acting as military adviser of the President and General Chief of Staff of the Confederate Armies: 1. Every indication is that Burnside will attack Richmond via Petersburg. Are we prepared to resist him in that direction? Can the forces of this Department be concentrated in time? are questions worthy of immediate consideration by the War Department. 2. Burnsi
Chilton (search for this): chapter 10
e went that he was embarrassed for the want of a good cavalry commander. I saw in the yard Colonel Chilton, Assistant Adjutant and Inspector-General, and said, There is an old cavalry officer, who w will answer your requirements. Upon his expressing the pleasure it would give him to have Colonel Chilton, I told him of General Beauregard's want, and asked him if the service would be agreeable the south of the James. Reference will now be made to Mr. Davis's account of his offer of Colonel Chilton to General Beauregard, as a cavalry commander. What General Beauregard needed at that tis the essential feature of General Beauregard's plan. Having never desired the services of Colonel Chilton—who, from the opening of the war, had been a staff officer only—General Beauregard neither d dash General Beauregard had the highest opinion. There was, therefore, no vacancy which Colonel Chilton could have filled, unless he were made to supersede one of these three cavalry commanders—a<
Shingler (search for this): chapter 10
se his battalion of artillery to the best advantage. Colonel Boyken's regiment of cavalry will move in conjunction with Hoke's division, so as to protect his left flank. He will receive more definite instructions from Major-General Hoke. Colonel Shingler's regiment of cavalry will move with the reserve division. The division commanded by Brigadier-General Colquitt will constitute the reserve, and will to-night form in column, by brigades, in rear of Hoke's present position, the centre ofn from Petersburg, along the Petersburg and Richmond Turnpike, and attack the enemy, flank and rear. The movements above indicated must be made with all possible vigor and celerity. The Generals commanding divisions, and Colonels Baker and Shingler, commanding cavalry, will report at these headquarters at 6 h. P. M. to-day. In the mean time they will give all necessary instructions for providing their respective commands with sixty rounds of ammunition issued to each man, and at least twe
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