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William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 4 (search)
happened that, while on the north side of the Chickahominy thirty thousand Union troops were being assailed by seventy thousand Confederates, twenty-five thousand Confederates on the south side held in check sixty thousand Union troops! When, therefore, Lee, with all his divisions in hand, made a general advance, it was with an overwhelming weight and pressure. The right The right wing was held by Sykes' division of Regulars and Griffin's brigade, and was subsequently re-enforced by Bartlett's brigade of Slocum's division. held its ground with much stubbornness, repulsing every attack. The left, too, fought stoutly, but was at length broken by a determined charge, led by Hood's Texan troops. This, however, would not have sufficed to entail any great disaster; and Porter was withdrawing his infantry under cover of the fire of fifty guns, when the artillery on the height on the left was thrown into great confusion by a mass of cavalry rushing back from the front; and the batter
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 6 (search)
at the base of the mountain, where they were protected by a stone wall, and forced them back up the slope of the mountain to near its summit, where, after an action of three hours, the crest was carried. Slocum's line, on the right, formed of Bartlett's and Torbett's brigades, supported by Newton, carried the crest. Smith's line, formed of Brooks' and Irwin's brigades, was disposed for the protection of Slocum's flank, and charged up the mountain simultaneously. The brunt of the action fell upon Bartlett's command. Four hundred prisoners, seven hundred stand of arms, one piece of artillery, and three colors were captured in this spirited action. Franklin's total loss was five hundred and thirty-two, and the corps rested on its arms, with its advance thrown forward into Pleasant Valley. During the night, the Confederates at Turner's Gap withdrew, and the Union right and centre in the morning passed through to the west side of the mountain. If not too late, McClellan was now i
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 9 (search)
d, he could claim no substantial victory; for the position wrested from Sickles was one intrinsically false, and though the successive attacks of Barnes and Caldwell and Ayres had been repulsed, yet the advantage was gained at a heavy cost to the Confederates. When, therefore, debouching from the woods, they suddenly saw across a narrow swale the beetling sides of Little Round Top crowned with troops and artillery, and the figure of a battle array defined on the bold crest to the right, Bartlett's and Wheaton's brigades, of the Sixth Corps, had just taken position on this crest their line was visibly shaken. At this moment six regiments of the division of Pennsylvania Reserves, moving down the ridge, rapidly advanced under the personal leadership of General Crawford. This sally was enough to determine the action; for seeing attack to be hopeless, and in turn assailed themselves, the Confederates, after a sharp but brief contest for the retention of a stone wall occupied by them,
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 11 (search)
al James Barnes. Second Brigade, Brigadier-General J. J. Bartlett. Third Brigade, Brigadier-Generah Ayres' brigade was formed on the right, and Bartlett's the left of the Orange turnpike. These suces' brigade of Regulars, and this giving way, Bartlett's brigade also was beaten back. Moved at nooand Griffin to the right; the latter, forming Bartlett's brigade in line of battle in a ravine belowres' and Sweitzer's brigades on the road. Of Bartlett's brigade, the Eighty-third Pennsylvania and nal exertions of Generals Griffin, Ayres, and Bartlett. They advanced a little way further, and hel, the head of Warren's column, the brigade of Bartlett, accoutred as it was, plunged into the streaming that flank somewhat, and at the same time Bartlett's brigade hurried forward and re-established in the complicated action of battle. One of Bartlett's regiments (the Eighty-third Pennsylvania, u with much vigor, and was readily repulsed by Bartlett's brigade. Dispositions were then made by th[1 more...]
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 13 (search)
pressed by the enemy—Warren had been directed to send a small force down the White Oak road to communicate with General Sheridan. Warren accordingly dispatched Bartlett's brigade, which moved across the country in a southwesterly direction, towards Sheridan's firing. Bartlett forced his way, after brisk skirmishing, to GravellyBartlett forced his way, after brisk skirmishing, to Gravelly Run, across which a hostile body was driven; but as it was much after dark before he completed his dispositions, no further advance could be made that night. When, how ever, an hour or two later, intelligence was received of what had befallen Sheridan, such was the alarm thereby inspired at headquarters, that it was even determieries, I think, could hold this securely, and let me move down and attack the enemy at Dinwiddie Courthouse on one side, and Sheridan on the other. On account of Bartlett's position, they (the enemy) will have to make a considerable detour to re-enforce their troops at that point from the north. Unless General Sheridan has been t