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Robert M. Lee (search for this): chapter 2.17
, Miller in his strong voice commanded: Recover arms! and called out: Who are youth They cried: Virginians! and instantly fired a volley which killed Colonel Miller and so many of his men that the regiment lost its continuity. A captain, Robert M. Lee, Jr., sprang upon a stump near at hand and rallied six companies. At once I sent Lieutenant N. A. Miles to look up the other four. He soon found them and brought them together at the railroad where there was an open space, and then led them agvision front the victory was complete. Meanwhile, to the eastward the enemy passing through the thickets beyond my left flank crossed the railroad, encountering only such slight opposition as the remnants of the Eighty-first Pennsylvania under Lee and Miles could administer, caught sight of the right of Ward's brigade and opened upon them a brisk fusillade. Ward threw back the right of my old regiment, the Third Maine, and moved his other regiments so as to come forward in echelon. He beg
George Washington (search for this): chapter 2.17
e New Bridge and all other approaches of our corps from the Chickahominy. Longstreet, despairing of Huger's cooperation, about 12.30 P. M. ordered D. H. Hill to commence the assault. Hill's strong division sprang forward in the road and on both sides of it with lines far overlapping Casey's front. They crowded forward with slight skirmishing, and at first with but few pieces of artillery and with as little noise as possible, hoping for a surprise. The capture that morning of Lieutenant Washington, one of Johnston's aids, in front of the Union line, and his conduct after capture had satisfied Casey that an attack from some direction was about to be made. After that, General Casey increased his diligence, striving to finish his redoubts and intrenchments and extend his abatis. Large numbers of men were working with spades and axes when not long after noon two hostile shells cut the air and burst in their neighborhood. Thus Casey was warned and in a few minutes his line of sk
Phil Kearny (search for this): chapter 2.17
three miles due south of Bottom's Bridge, and Kearny's division forward on the Richmond road about ng at criminal stragglers and hurrying forward Kearny's division. With such a battlefield won, wich might bring Confederate independence. Phil Kearny, following his instructions literally, sentbie over the railway toward the Chickahominy. Kearny quickly took in the situation; the zigzag rifling from both the felled and standing timber. Kearny eagerly asked: Where is your greatest need Casey, cheered by the newcomers, said: Kearny, if you will regain our late camp the day will still be ours. Kearny just then had only the Third Michigan up. The men moved forward with alacrity; they ranegiments had joined the fiercely fighting line Kearny found that after all his promptness he could et, were the divisions of Sedgwick, Richardson, Kearny, and Hooker. Sumner's troops were at the extrlong an interval between French and Birney, of Kearny's division, was reported-only pickets connecti[3 more...]
Devens (search for this): chapter 2.17
arly thenine-mile road, which, coming from the New Bridge, was joined by a road from Richmond at the Old Tavern. Couch's division, as a reserved line, was arranged to hold the Seven Pines crossroads. His brigades were Peck's, Abercrombie's, and Devens's. The entire corps of Keyes on the ground did not exceed 12,000 men, who stretched forward for more than two miles and, though partially intrenched, were not within very easy support of each other in case of attack by a larger force. On May 29ld by Couch's division-because Couch had first to reinforce Casey and then by the orders of his corps commander he was obliged to extend too much, even as far as he could reach along the ninemile road. That line of three brigades, Abercrombie's, Devens's, and Peck's, crossed the railroad near Fair Oaks Station. The contest at Couch's new position was at times as fierce as at Casey's, and the line with little or no cover for the defenders was kept till after four o'clock. As soon as the ass
G. S. Palmer (search for this): chapter 2.17
, placing Naglee's brigade in advance and bringing up Casey's other two brigades, Wessells's and Palmer's, in support, with pickets out in front of all. Here Casey's division, really too far forware of us might discover and seize hidden treasure which was in that bed. My brigade surgeon, Dr. Palmer, and several others soon stood by my bedside in consultation. At last Dr. Palmer, with seriouDr. Palmer, with serious face, kindly told me that my arm had better come off. All right, go ahead, I said. Happy to lose only my arm. Not before 5 P. M., general. Why not? Reaction must set in. So I had to wait si some weakness and discomfort occupied the negro cabin till the hour appointed. At that time Dr. Palmer came with four stout soldiers and a significant stretcher. They placed me thereon, and the do too-tight tourniquet. A mixture of chloroform and gas was administered and I slept quietly. Dr. Palmer amputated the arm above the elbow. When I awoke I was surprised to find the heavy burden was
Edmund Kirby (search for this): chapter 2.17
se. As soon as French's brigade had crossed, the bridge began to break so much that Richardson turned my brigade, followed by Meagher's, to the upper one. The water was now deeper on the flats and the mud was well stirred up from the bottom. Kirby's battery of six light twelve-pounder smoothbore brass guns, following Sedgwick's leading brigade, had found the road a veritable quagmire. By unlimbering at times and using the prolonges, the cannoneers being up to their waists in water, at 4.4ently against the fire of flankers of Smith's Confederate column. Of Sedgwick's leading brigade under General Gorman, Sully's regiment, the First Minnesota, went to the right to secure that flank and the other three to the left of Couch's line. Kirby's guns, as fast as they arrived, and two guns under Lieutenant Fagan, of a Pennsylvania battery on the ground, went into action at once, facing toward Fair Oaks, i. e., in front of the left of Couch's line with their own right at the corner of a
Ward (search for this): chapter 2.17
. The reason for not connecting with Birney's brigade, now under command of Colonel Ward, was that it was much farther back from the enemy than French expected to fihim said: No, no, colonel, they are our men Probably thinking them detached from Ward, Miller in his strong voice commanded: Recover arms! and called out: Who are yoPennsylvania under Lee and Miles could administer, caught sight of the right of Ward's brigade and opened upon them a brisk fusillade. Ward threw back the right of Ward threw back the right of my old regiment, the Third Maine, and moved his other regiments so as to come forward in echelon. He began by firing volleys, then inclining more to the right chargesame time Lieutenant Howard and I were leading our two regiments into the melee. Ward's vigorous onset cleared that important quarter of the pressing enemy. To the left of Ward came Hooker, his front making a right angle with the railroad. lie was ready for his part. His advance on account of thickets and swamps was slow but
Hiram G. Berry (search for this): chapter 2.17
hich took post far back of the staggering line of battle. After Birney had gone Kearny heard of Casey's retreat and Couch's danger, and received Heintzelman's order for the other brigade with him. Passing through throngs of fugitives he joined Berry at the head of the brigade on the Richmond road and urged the utmost haste. He also sent to Bottom's Bridge for Jameson's brigade left there as a guard. He now came up to Seven Pines with his head of column in an incredibly short time. Thehird Michigan up. The men moved forward with alacrity; they ran over the open space into the timber and began a contest as determined as that of their foes, heedless, said their general, of the shell and ball that rained upon them. But even when Berry's three other regiments had joined the fiercely fighting line Kearny found that after all his promptness he could effect but little. He gained some ground, then lost it, backing off in fairly good order toward the White Oak Swamp and Hooker, sto
Gorman (search for this): chapter 2.17
country road leading from Fair Oaks Station via Mr. Courtney's and Dr. Kent's houses to the meadow near our bridges, and holding on persistently against the fire of flankers of Smith's Confederate column. Of Sedgwick's leading brigade under General Gorman, Sully's regiment, the First Minnesota, went to the right to secure that flank and the other three to the left of Couch's line. Kirby's guns, as fast as they arrived, and two guns under Lieutenant Fagan, of a Pennsylvania battery on the grou grove Couch's infantry line extended. Sedgwick's second brigade, W. W. Burns in command, was formed in reserve and the two regiments present of the third brigade, General Dana commanding, extended the front farther to the left from the flank of Gorman. Soon the firing was tremendous. This was the interruption — the check to the advance of the Confederate left — which came to them so suddenly. Then there was a brief pause, when General Whiting with his own, Pettigrew's, and Hampton's briga
Miller (search for this): chapter 2.17
st New York, Colonel Barlow; and the Eighty-first Pennsylvania, Colonel Miller) formed a second line a few hundred yards back. General Meag he could not reach far enough, so by Richardson's order I sent Colonel Miller with the Eighty-first Pennsylvania. Miller promptly deployed hMiller promptly deployed his men and moved forward till abreast of Colonel Brooke, who commanded French's left regiment. The reason for not connecting with Birney's brt for over an hour was as severe as any in the war. At this time Miller, of my brigade, who, as we have seen, was to the left of French, saolonel, they are our men Probably thinking them detached from Ward, Miller in his strong voice commanded: Recover arms! and called out: Who ay cried: Virginians! and instantly fired a volley which killed Colonel Miller and so many of his men that the regiment lost its continuity. ichardson sent to me to fill the interval made worse by the loss of Miller. I brought the two regiments into line at the railroad — the Sixty
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