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Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 2, Chapter 30: (search)
bombardment of January 13th Curtis's advance Ames's assault— national troops reach the parapet-f the War. In the mean time the remainder of Ames's division had captured two hundred and eighteeithin fifty yards of the fort, and sent word to Ames that he could take the work, whereupon Ames, not. When Curtis moved forward in the assault, Ames directed Pennypacker to advance as far as the remy from about one quarter of the land face. Ames now brought up Bell's brigade, and moved it bet gunners and obstruct the national assault; but Ames's men charged up the embankment and met the ene had fallen, and the fort was not yet carried. Ames, who was near him, sent an officer to Terry to was that the fighting might go on. It was also Ames's opinion that the battle should proceed. Terralisades. The coolness, judgment, and skill of Ames were pronounced by Terry to be conspicuous, andppointed brigadier-general in the regular army: Ames was promoted to be major-general of volunteers;[6 more...]
Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 2, Chapter 31: (search)
ith a line three-fourths of a mile in length, the right resting on a swamp: Hoke was in general command. Schofield pronounced Fort Anderson impregnable to a direct attack, and made his dispositions to turn it. Sending two divisions, under Cox and Ames, to the west bank of the river, and then entrenching two brigades to occupy the enemy, he marched the remainder of the force around the swamp that covered the rebel right, to strike the road to Wilmington, in rear of the fort. The rebels were warured of the principal defences of Cape Fear river and Wilmington, with ten heavy guns and large quantities of ammunition. During these operations the fleet had kept up a constant fire from the river, but no gun was dismounted in Fort Anderson. Ames's division was now returned to Terry, and on the 20th, Cox again advanced, on the western bank. He succeeded in crossing Town creek by a single flat-boat found in the stream, and, wading the swamps, he reached the enemy's flank and rear, attacke
Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 2, Index (search)
Index *** The names of national officers are in small capitals; those of rebels, in italics. Abercrombie, General J. J., attacked at White House, II. 391. Allatoona pass, turned by Sherman, II., 535; rebels repulsed from, III., 57. Allen Colonel Robert, offered command of entire army at Corinth by Halleck, i., 107. Ames, General, Adalbert, at Fort Fisher, III., 313, 313, 337-345. Anderson, General R. H., at Spottsylvania, II., 141,147; at Cold Harbor, 279; at Culpeper, II., 504; in Valley of Virginia, III., 19-27. Appomattox court-house, Grant's march to, III., 586, 591; battle at, 593; surrender of Lee at, 597-613. Appomattox river, course of, II., 340; W. F. Smith's movement across, 355; crossed by army of Potomac, III., 582. Arkansas, in possession of enemy, II., 2; department of, under Steele, 31, 60, 77; Canby in supreme command of; 204; Price marches through to invade Missouri, III., 44; Price retreats to, 388; operations in, disconnected with principa
Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 3, Chapter 30: (search)
bombardment of January 13th Curtis's advance Ames's assault— national troops reach the parapet-fdetachment of about twenty-three hundred men of Ames's command was landed at a point two and a half ithin fifty yards of the fort, and sent word to Ames that he could take the work, whereupon Ames, noe line, three-quarters of a mile in length, and Ames's division was selected for the charge. It wasmpleted; the order to move forward was given by Ames; and the concerted signal was made to Porter tot. When Curtis moved forward in the assault, Ames directed Pennypacker to advance as far as the remy from about one quarter of the land face. Ames now brought up Bell's brigade, and moved it bet These troops arrived at dusk, and reported to Ames. The whole command was now fighting like lio was that the fighting might go on. It was also Ames's opinion that the battle should proceed. Terrppointed brigadier-general in the regular army: Ames was promoted to be major-general of volunteers;[6 more...]
Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 3, Chapter 31: (search)
ith a line three-fourths of a mile in length, the right resting on a swamp: Hoke was in general command. Schofield pronounced Fort Anderson impregnable to a direct attack, and made his dispositions to turn it. Sending two divisions, under Cox and Ames, to the west bank of the river, and then entrenching two brigades to occupy the enemy, he marched the remainder of the force around the swamp that covered the rebel right, to strike the road to Wilmington, in rear of the fort. The rebels were warured of the principal defences of Cape Fear river and Wilmington, with ten heavy guns and large quantities of ammunition. During these operations the fleet had kept up a constant fire from the river, but no gun was dismounted in Fort Anderson. Ames's division was now returned to Terry, and on the 20th, Cox again advanced, on the western bank. He succeeded in crossing Town creek by a single flat-boat found in the stream, and, wading the swamps, he reached the enemy's flank and rear, attacke
Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 3, Index (search)
Index *** The names of national officers are in small capitals; those of rebels, in italics. Abercrombie, General J. J., attacked at White House, II. 391. Allatoona pass, turned by Sherman, II., 535; rebels repulsed from, III., 57. Allen Colonel Robert, offered command of entire army at Corinth by Halleck, i., 107. Ames, General, Adalbert, at Fort Fisher, III., 313, 313, 337-345. Anderson, General R. H., at Spottsylvania, II., 141,147; at Cold Harbor, 279; at Culpeper, II., 504; in Valley of Virginia, III., 19-27. Appomattox court-house, Grant's march to, III., 586, 591; battle at, 593; surrender of Lee at, 597-613. Appomattox river, course of, II., 340; W. F. Smith's movement across, 355; crossed by army of Potomac, III., 582. Arkansas, in possession of enemy, II., 2; department of, under Steele, 31, 60, 77; Canby in supreme command of; 204; Price marches through to invade Missouri, III., 44; Price retreats to, 388; operations in, disconnected with principa