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J. B. Jones, A Rebel War Clerk's Diary, chapter 27 (search)
sing to the south. These movements will puzzle the spies, who are daily, and without difficulty, obtaining passports to leave the Confederate States. We have Northern papers to-day, containing Gen. Hooker's grandiloquent address to his army, a few days. after his flight. I preserve it here for the inspection of the future generation, and to deter other generals from the bad policy of publishing false statements. [copy.] General orders no 49.headquarters army of the Potomac, May 6th, 1863. The Major-General commanding tenders to this army his congratulations on its achievements of the last seven days. If it has not accomplished all that was expected, the reasons are well known to the army. It is sufficient to say they were of a character not to be foreseen or prevented by human sagacity or resources. In withdrawing from the south bank of the Rappahannock, before delivering a general battle to our adversaries, the army has given renewed evidence of its confidence in
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 4. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Battle of Chancellorsville-report of Major-General Stuart. (search)
Battle of Chancellorsville-report of Major-General Stuart. Headquarters Second corps, Army of Northern Virginia, May 6th, 1863. Brig. Gen. R. H. Chilton, A. A. & I. G., Headquarters A. N. V.: General: I have the honor to submit, in advance of a detailed report, the following narrative of events connected with the battle of the Wilderness, May second, and of Chancellorsville, May third, and events following: This corps, under its immortal leader, Lieut.-Gen. Jackson, attacked the enemy on his right, turning his right flank by the turnpike road, at Melzie Chancellor's, two miles above Chancellorsville, making the attack late in the evening, after an arduous and necessarily circuitous march from the plank road, two miles below Chancellorsville. The enemy had a fine position, and if time had been given him to recover from his first surprise and mass troops on that front, it would have been a difficult task to dislodge them; but Jackson's entire corps, both when marching and
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 22: the siege of Vicksburg. (search)
that he should make a feint simultaneously on Haines's Bluff. Sherman was quick to act, and at ten o'clock on the morning of the 29th he started from Milliken's Bend for the mouth of the Yazoo, with Blair's division, in ten steamers. There he found three iron-clads Black Hawk, DeKalb, and Choctaw. and several unarmed gun-boats, under Captain Breese, in readiness to go forward. They passed up the river and spent the night at the mouth of the Chickasaw Bayou. Early the next morning May 6, 1863. they went within range of the batteries at Haines's Bluff, and for four hours the armored gun-boats and the Tyler assailed the fortifications there. Then there was a lull in the fight until toward evening, when Blair's brigade was landed on the south side of the Yazoo, as if to attack. The bombardment was resumed and kept up until dark, when the troops were quietly re-embarked. The assault and menace, with reconnoissances, were repeated the next day, when Sherman received an order fro
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 1: operations in Virginia.--battle of Chancellorsville.--siege of Suffolk. (search)
ft, by which Sedgwick was inclosed on three sides. Every moment his position became more perilous. The day wore away with nothing more serious than skirmishing, until about six Region of military operations from the 27th of April to the. 6th of May, 1863. o'clock, when the Confederates made a general attack. Sedgwick's forces, after a short but obstinate defense, gave way, and he retired toward Banks's Ford, pursued as vigorously as the nature of the country (hilly, furrowed by ravines, and with his report in 1864, that the number, above given, has been ascertained. A Confederate surgeon at Richmond reported their loss, immediately after the battle, at 18,000 men; and in a congratulatory address to his troops, Hooker declared May 6, 1863. that they had taken 5,000 prisoners, 15 colors, captured and brought away 7 pieces of artillery, and placed hors de combat 18,000 of Lee's chosen troops. He also averred that they had inflicted heavier blows than they had received. Lee, in
William F. Fox, Lt. Col. U. S. V., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the extent and nature of the mortuary losses in the Union regiments, with full and exhaustive statistics compiled from the official records on file in the state military bureaus and at Washington, chapter 10 (search)
13 1 5 6 117   E   12 12   12 12 124   F   10 10   6 6 122   G 1 14 15   9 9 118   H   20 20   13 13 115   I 1 12 13   4 4 114   K 1 14 15   6 6 120 Totals 9 132 141 1 71 72 1,216 141 killed == 11.5 per cent. Total of killed and wounded, 519; died in Confederate prisons (previously included), 21. battles. K. & M. W. battles. K. & M. W. Fredericksburg, Va., April 29, 1863 1 Spotsylvania, Va. 56 Salem Church, Va. 24 Hanover, Va. 1 Banks's Ford, Va, May 6, 1863 1 Cold Harbor, Va. 4 Rappahannock Station, Va, 17 Opequon, Va. 7 Brandy Station, Va. 1 Petersburg, Va. 8 Wilderness, Va. 18 Sailor's Creek, Va. 3 Present, also, at First Fredericksburg Marye's Heights; Gettysburg; Mine Run; Weldon Railroad; Fort Stevens; Hatcher's Run; Appomattox. notes.--Recruited at Philadelphia in August, 1862. It arrived at Washington, September 1st, and after a month's stay proceeded to Harper's Ferry where it joined the Army of the Potomac
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 190 (search)
. These were rebuilt, and the pursuit was continued until the present time. Beside the heavy artillery at this place, four field-pieces were captured, and some stores, and the enemy was driven to destroy many more. The country is the most broken and difficult to operate in I ever saw. Our victory has been most complete, and the enemy is thoroughly demoralized. Very respectfully, U. S. Grant, Major-General Commanding. General Carr's report. headquarters Fourteenth division, May 6, 1863. General orders, No. 32. I desire to congratulate the officers and soldiers of this division on the brilliant and successful manner in which they performed their duty in the different conflicts of the late battle near Port Gibson. At the end of a tiresome night-march the Second brigade, under Colonel Stone, being in the lead, came upon the enemy at one o'clock in the morning, posted in a strong position, with artillery, immediately formed into line, and Captain Griffith's First Iowa
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 193 (search)
in all the newspapers of Northampton County. Very respectfully, J. F. Frueauff, Major Commanding One Hundred and Fifty-third Pennsylvania Volunteers. Congratulatory order of General Hooker. headquarters of the army of the Potomac, May 6, 1863. The following order has been issued by Major-General Hooker: General orders no. 49.headquarters of the army of the Potomac, May 6, 1863. The Major-General Commanding tenders to this army his congratulations on its achievements oMay 6, 1863. The Major-General Commanding tenders to this army his congratulations on its achievements of the last seven days. If it has not accomplished all that was expected, the reasons are well known to the army. It is sufficient to say they were of a character not to be foreseen or prevented by human sagacity or resources. In withdrawing from the south bank of the Rappahannock before delivering a general battle to our adversaries, the army has given renewed evidence of its confidence in itself and its fidelity to the principles it represents. In fighting at a disadvantage we oul
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 31 (search)
t, Marshall, and Venable were engaged night and day in watching the operations, carrying orders, &c. Respectfully submitted, R. E. Lee, General. Report of Major-General Stuart. headquarters Second corps, army of Northern Virginia, May 6, 1863. Brigadier-General R. H. Chilton, A. A. and I. G., Headquarters Army of Northern Virginia: General: I have the honor to submit, in advance of a detailed report, the following narrative of events connected with the battle of the Wilderness, 863. Captain G. Peyton, A. A. G.: Captain: In obedience to orders, I have the honor to submit the following report of the operations of Rodes's brigade during the eight days campaign, commencing on the twenty-ninth April and ending on the sixth May, 1863. Early in the morning of the twenty-ninth April I received orders to hold the brigade in readiness to move at a moment's warning, and about eight o'clock the brigade was formed on the road, the right resting on Round Oak Church. Thence, af
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 3: The Decisive Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), chapter 11 (search)
ber 12th On the 12th of November the railroad and telegraph communications with the rear were broken and the army stood detached from all friends, dependent on its own resources and supplies, writes Sherman. Meanwhile all detachments were marching rapidly to Atlanta with orders to break up the railroad en route and generally to so damage the country as to make it untenable to the enemy. This was a necessary war measure. Sherman, in a home letter written from Grand Gulf, Mississippi, May 6, 1863, stated clearly his views regarding the destruction of property. Speaking of the wanton havoc wrought on a fine plantation in the path of the army, he added: It is done, of course, by the accursed stragglers who won't fight but hang behind and disgrace our cause and country. Dr. Bowie had fled, leaving everything on the approach of our troops. Of course, devastation marked the whole path of the army, and I know all the principal officers detest the infamous practice as much as I do. Of
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 3: The Decisive Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), Sherman's final campaigns (search)
ber 12th On the 12th of November the railroad and telegraph communications with the rear were broken and the army stood detached from all friends, dependent on its own resources and supplies, writes Sherman. Meanwhile all detachments were marching rapidly to Atlanta with orders to break up the railroad en route and generally to so damage the country as to make it untenable to the enemy. This was a necessary war measure. Sherman, in a home letter written from Grand Gulf, Mississippi, May 6, 1863, stated clearly his views regarding the destruction of property. Speaking of the wanton havoc wrought on a fine plantation in the path of the army, he added: It is done, of course, by the accursed stragglers who won't fight but hang behind and disgrace our cause and country. Dr. Bowie had fled, leaving everything on the approach of our troops. Of course, devastation marked the whole path of the army, and I know all the principal officers detest the infamous practice as much as I do. Of
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