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George H. Gordon, From Brook Farm to Cedar Mountain, Chapter 7: the Army of Virginia under General Pope—Battle of Cedar Mountain. (search)
ever been explained, although, writes Pope, I have frequently called his attention to it; and I do not yet understand how General Banks could have been so greatly mistaken as to the forces under his immediate command. General Banks in 1864 testified under oath that he had but about 6,000 men on the 9th of August, 1862; and before he concluded his testimony he put his force at 5,000, and that of the enemy at 25,000. Testimony of Banks before the Committee on the Conduct of the War, December 14, 1864, vol. III. p. 44. My own brigade comprised less than 1,500 infantry. The Second Massachusetts, all told,--commissioned, non-commissioned, and privates,--numbered, as near as ever will be known, 497. It was but little after twelve at noon when I made the following disposition of my infantry and batteries: on the right, skirmishers from the Twenty-seventh Indiana penetrated the woods; in front, over Cedar Creek, in the timber upon the edge of the stubble-field, six companies of the
George H. Gordon, From Brook Farm to Cedar Mountain, Chapter 10: General Banks's orders and responsibility. (search)
ishes,--that I desired Banks merely to keep the enemy in check by occupying a strong position in his front, until the whole disposable force of my command should be concentrated in the neighborhood. General Pope addressed, Jan. 12, 1865, a letter to the Chairman of the Committee on the Conduct of the War, replying to testimony which Banks, in the absence of Pope and all others who had any interest in denying the exparte statements volunteered before that committee, made at Washington, Dec. 14, 1864. In General Pope's letter, which may be found in the second volume of the committee's report, he says: To make sure there could be no mistakes of my orders and intentions, at 9.30 A. M. I sent General Roberts with full and precise orders that he [Banks] should take up a strong position near where Crawford's brigade of his corps was posted, and if the enemy advanced upon him, that he [Banks] should push his skirmishers well to the front, and attack the enemy with them; explaining full