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White Oak Swamp (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 2.17
he defenses at Savage Station which had been constructed originally by General Couch. To this strong place were gathered all the regiments of Keyes except Couch's detachment, and all of Heintzelman's corps including Hooker, now arrived from White Oak Swamp. Longstreet's forces, exhausted by six hours fighting, could get no farther. But he knew that for him heavy reinforcements were at hand. Five fresh brigades were partly behind him and partly on his left, extending beyond the Fair Oaks rrny, and Hooker. Sumner's troops were at the extreme right, parallel to thenine-mile road. The Union line then ran along the railway, and finally crossing the railway and turnpike it continued on by the strong works near Savage Station to White Oak Swamp. Of our division, on Sedgwick's left, French's brigade of four regiments was the front line, my Fifth New Hampshire still covering the whole front as a picket guard. The remainder of my brigade (the Sixty-fourth New York, Colonel Parker;
Massachusetts (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 2.17
I remember that the call of one poor fellow was insistent. He repeatedly cried: Oh, sir kind sir! Come to me! I walked over to where he lay and asked: What regiment do you belong tot He answered: The Fifth Mississippi. I then said: What do you want He replied: Oh, I am cold! I knew it was from the approach of death, but noticing that he had a blanket over him I said: You have a good warm blanket over you. He looked toward it and said gently: Yes, some kind gentleman from Massachusetts spread his blanket over me, but, sir, I'm still cold. A Massachusetts soldier had given his only blanket to a wounded man — a wounded enemy. We silently passed on to our allotted lines. I pondered over my instructions, prepared orders for others, and then, with mingled hope and apprehension and conscious trust in God, lay down to dream of home. Only one of my regiments (the Fifth New Hampshire) was called to the front that evening. The Confederate and Union men were so mixed up
York (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 2.17
from Franklin, at Gaines Mills. A small detachment of cavalry had reconnoitered through the White Oak Swamp and up the south bank of the Chickahominy to Seven Pines and the Fair Oaks Station, five or six miles from Richmond, and had reported the ground clear of any considerable hostile force. On May 23d, four days prior to Porter's movement, Keyes, and later, the 25th, Heintzelman, had passed over Bottom's Bridge. McClellan did not like to have his principal supplies dependent on the York River and the railway from the White House landing, and, further, he already meditated working over to the James River to thus secure by the help of the navy a safer base and, as he thought, a better approach to Richmond. He had now over 120,000 men, but his estimate of his enemy on data obtained by his information bureau exceeded that number, so very naturally he wanted on the spot McDowell's entire corps which had been promised. With McDowell present he could move his army so as to draw his
Chickahominy (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 2.17
ont of Fredericksburg, and protect our large depot at the White House and the railroad line from that point to the army.. Porter, with a slight reinforcement to his corps, moved out from our right and fought the successful small battle of Hanover Court House, May 27th, and returned to Mechanicsville. McClellan had placed his own headquarters not far from Franklin, at Gaines Mills. A small detachment of cavalry had reconnoitered through the White Oak Swamp and up the south bank of the Chickahominy to Seven Pines and the Fair Oaks Station, five or six miles from Richmond, and had reported the ground clear of any considerable hostile force. On May 23d, four days prior to Porter's movement, Keyes, and later, the 25th, Heintzelman, had passed over Bottom's Bridge. McClellan did not like to have his principal supplies dependent on the York River and the railway from the White House landing, and, further, he already meditated working over to the James River to thus secure by the hel
White Oak (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 2.17
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, stoutly disputing the ground as he retired. About the time of Kearny's arrival, Hill's and Longstreet's divisions of Confederates with some reenforcements from their reserves, having four brigade fronts abreast, stretching from the swamps of White Oak to and beyond Abercrombie at the railroad, more than a mile of breadth, came surging on with cheering and musketry, the charge made the more formidable by the rapid use of our captured cannon turned against our irregular masses herded together at Seven Pines. It did not take many minutes to break our very attenuated opposing lines. Couch saw the blackness of the storm as it filled the air with fury and speed. Upon the break in what remained of his division he swung off a few regiment
Fredericksburg, Va. (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 2.17
s with the Fourth, and Heintzelman with the Third. Our first move was to the Chickahominy, a stream flowing from right to left across our line of advance. At first, Heintzelman and Keyes bivouacked near Bottom's Bridge; Sumner's corps, to which I belonged, a few miles up stream; Franklin not far from New Bridge, and Porter near Mechanicsville. Meanwhile the main body of our cavalry, well out, guarded our right and rear with a view to clear the way to McDowell's force, then in front of Fredericksburg, and protect our large depot at the White House and the railroad line from that point to the army.. Porter, with a slight reinforcement to his corps, moved out from our right and fought the successful small battle of Hanover Court House, May 27th, and returned to Mechanicsville. McClellan had placed his own headquarters not far from Franklin, at Gaines Mills. A small detachment of cavalry had reconnoitered through the White Oak Swamp and up the south bank of the Chickahominy to Seve
Charles City (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 2.17
for already some of the bridges had been carried away and the others would not long be safe to cross. The Confederate order of attack was: Hill to concentrate on the Williamsburg road and suddenly, vigorously assail with his division Keyes in front; Hill to be supported by Longstreet, who was to have the direction of all operations from the Williamsburg road to the Confederate right, and whose own division was to follow Hill; Huger's division, starting early, was to move rapidly by the Charles City road, which was southward nearer the James River, and come up in rear of Keyes's position. G. W. Smith with his own and McLane's divisions was intrusted with a double duty to serve as a general reserve and be ready to reenforce Longstreet down thenine-mile road, and also to watch the 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 divisio
Hampton (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 2.17
behind this 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 brigades faced to the left and attacked our troops in line of battle from the ninemile road. They advanced straight toward Sumner, firing as they came and shouting. Our infantry returned the fire in volleys, while the artillery discharges were continued with extraordinary rapidity and accuracy. This fearful fire stopped that first Confederate advance. Failing in the attempt directly upon the battery, the Confederates tried to reach it through the woods on its right. But limbers b
Williamsburg (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 2.17
ckahomi'ny appeared but a slight obstruction. On May 25th Casey's division of Keyes's corps moved forward to Seven Pines, a crossroads on the main pike from Williamsburg to Richmond, where the nine-mile road comes from New Bridge into that highway. Keyes, being ordered to hold Fair Oaks Railway station in advance of that positdy some of the bridges had been carried away and the others would not long be safe to cross. The Confederate order of attack was: Hill to concentrate on the Williamsburg road and suddenly, vigorously assail with his division Keyes in front; Hill to be supported by Longstreet, who was to have the direction of all operations from the Williamsburg road to the Confederate right, and whose own division was to follow Hill; Huger's division, starting early, was to move rapidly by the Charles City road, which was southward nearer the James River, and come up in rear of Keyes's position. G. W. Smith with his own and McLane's divisions was intrusted with a doubl
Henry Whiting (search for this): chapter 2.17
remendous. 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 brigades faced to the left and attacked our troops in line of battle from the ninemile road. They advanced straight regarding the morrow, directed General Longstreet to push his successes of the previous day as far as practicable, pivoting his movement upon the position of General Whiting on his left. Whiting was to make a diversion, and in extreme case to hold at all hazards the junction of the New Bridge and nine-mile road. That point wasWhiting was to make a diversion, and in extreme case to hold at all hazards the junction of the New Bridge and nine-mile road. That point was so far back that Smith's orders practically meant that Longstreet alone was to finish the battle. Longstreet, though reinforced, had a hard task, especially under his pivotal orders. He did not and could not do else but hold on a while and finally withdraw. On the morning of June 1st matters had shaped themselves fairly well
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