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William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 10 (search)
ted to cross the Rappahannock at Kelly's Ford, and the right column at Rappahannock Station. Lee held position south of the Rappahannock, in the vicinity of Culpepper, with outposts at Kelly's Ford on the south bank, and at Rappahannock Station on the north bank. The Third Corps under Birney had the advance on Kelly's Ford, and on reaching that point, Birney crossed over a division by wading, without waiting for the laying of the pontonbridges, and advancing an attacking party, composed of Berdan's Sharp-shooters, the Fortieth New York, the First and Twentieth Indiana, the Third and Fifth Michigan, and the One Hundred and Tenth Pennsylvania regiments, carried the rifle-pits and captured five hundred prisoners. The enemy was prevented from strengthening the force in the works by the fire of batteries on the heights on the north side, which swept the plain on the southern bank. Birney's loss was trivial. While the left column was thus passing at Kelly's Ford, the right wing was f
John D. Billings, The history of the Tenth Massachusetts battery of light artillery in the war of the rebellion, Chapter 7: (search)
ng line of works on the north bank of the river, taking more than sixteen hundred prisoners, four guns, eight battle-flags, two thousand small arms, and their pontoon bridge, with a Union loss of about three hundred killed and wounded. where the right wing was successfully combating the foe. But what part have our infantry been taking in this fray? Without waiting for a pontoon to be laid, the Third Brigade of Gen. Birney's own division, in command of Gen. De Trobriand, and consisting of Berdan's Sharpshooters, the Fortieth New York, First and Twentieth Indiana, Third and Fifth Michigan, and One Hundred and Tenth Pennsylvania Infantry, waded across the river, the sharpshooters in front, charged into the Rebel rifle-pits, capturing Col. Gleason, of the Twelfth Virginia, and about five hundred men, with a loss on their side of only forty, and holding the ground thus taken without further serious opposition. The pontoon was soon laid, and at dusk the three divisions had crossed and w
John D. Billings, The history of the Tenth Massachusetts battery of light artillery in the war of the rebellion, Chapter 8: (search)
nemy beyond skirmishing. They remained silent, ominously silent, evidently reserving their strength to repel the charge usually succeeding such heavy cannonading. In less than an hour the firing ceased, and we were ordered to change our guns to a position at our left, vacated by Randolph's Battery, whose shells did not reach. Skirmishing continued with rattling sound along our front, and dead and wounded were occasionally brought to the rear. Among the former was Lieut. Col. Tripp (?) of Berdan's Sharpshooters. The rest of the day wore away with no other events worthy of record except the holding of a council of war by Gen. Meade in the little house near us, of whose doings we were not apprised. Another night, cold and blustering, ensued, succeeded by a morning of like description, when we woke to find the water in the canteens completely frozen. We called it the coldest night we had passed in the open air thus far. Later in the forenoon there were desultory sounds of fighting b
John D. Billings, The history of the Tenth Massachusetts battery of light artillery in the war of the rebellion, Index (search)
Fourth U. S. Regulars, 340. Battery, Pegram's Petersburg, 342. Battery, Eleventh N. Y., 380, 397. Battery, XIII, 344. Battery, XIV, 342, 346, 380. Baxter, John F., 83, 147, 148, 198, 199, 208, 209, 210, 303, 305, 398, 399. Beal, Horace B., 86, 202, 206, 409. Bealeton, 126, 132. Beck, Tobias, 23, 39, 255, 349, 404. Belle Isle, 110. Belle Plain, 132. Bemis, H. N., 350, 351. Roswell, 48, 349. Benson's Hill, 70, 71. Benson, Surgeon, 150, 152, 153, 183, 201, 202, 204. Berdan's Sharpshooters, 160, 177. Bermuda Hundred, 258, 299. Bickford, Win. H., 117, 149, 288, 304. Billings, Alfred C., 350, 365, 375, 401 Billings, John D., 86, 335, 362, 398, 406, 413, 441. Birmingham, Michael, 351. Bisbee, C. L., 28, 29. Birney, Gen. D. B., 105, 120, 126, 132, 138, 144, 160, 161, 168, 177, 184, 193, 197, 213, 216, 220, 227, 230, 240, 246, 250, 279, 283, 291, 298, 299. Blair, G. W., 351, 404. Bladensburg Pike, 39. Blandin, A. A., 47, 150, 201, 208, 209. 440. Blackme
The Daily Dispatch: October 25, 1861., [Electronic resource], Kentucky and Missouri. (search)
was conjectured that there was a rebel force there of about two regiments of infantry and a battalion of cavalry. The escort was fired on but reached their camp in safety. From a gentleman presumed to possess the best of opportunities of judging, it is ascertained that the enemy has been alternately retiring and advancing within a breadth of five or six miles from our lines. Camp of instruction for sharp-shooters. Washington, Oct. 18. --The Secretary of War has ordered Col. Berdan to establish a camp of instruction in this city for his new arm in the service, and to collect all the sharp-shooters he can during the next ninety days; in fact, full power to accept companies and regiments who, on examination, may be found to be equal to the requirements which the Colonel has adopted. Visit of Gen. M'Clellan to Vienna, Va. Washington, Oct, 18. --The most important item from the other side of the Potomac is that Gen. McClellan yesterday, accompanied by Gens.
The Daily Dispatch: November 6, 1861., [Electronic resource], Arms of precision in Inexperienced hand. (search)
f arms of precision, remarked to the writer, that Sharp's rifle was a superior weapon in the hands of one who was skilled in its use, but of little value in the hands of most Kansas settlors; and instanced their (the Missourians') attack upon a of them advantageously posted in the timber; and yet hardly any of the attacking party were killed. But the most serious objection to this arming men indiscriminately with the rifle is, that men will stand out of harm's way and blaze away to no purpose, when they should rush up and decide the contest with the bayonet. This was our great difficulty at Bull Run. Louis Napoleon told his soldiers, in his Italian campaign, that the French soldier's weapon was the bayonet; and upon occasions they were required to wet their guns on going into action. When Minute rifles were first introduced the soldiers were divided into squads, with one sharp-shooter to a squad, who did all the firing. Thus Berdan's sharp-shooters should be placed.--Cin Itmes.
The Daily Dispatch: November 6, 1861., [Electronic resource], Message of the Governor of Vermont. (search)
Message of the Governor of Vermont. --On the 22d inst., Gov. Rolbrook, of Vermont, was installed and sent his message into the Legislature. He estimates the total expenditure of the year for military purposes, including the national tax, which he recommends the Legislature to take measures for collecting, at $1,088.068. Five regiments of infantry are in the field, and one of cavalry is recruiting by authority of the War Department. To make up the full quota two more regiments must be raised, and additional legislation is necessary for this end. Governor Holbrook also hints at the propriety of allowing the company of sharp-shooters attached to Col. Berdan's command extra pay.
The Daily Dispatch: February 15, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
your correspondent saw a number of regiments very gaily dressed. The Zouave style is worn very much. The uniform of Duryea's Zouaves, now in Baltimore, consist of a rich blue jacket trimmed with scarlet and gold lace and cord, wide blue Turkish trousers descending to the knees, and boots of yellow morocco. Added to this is a rich crimson sash worn around the waist, which, with the scarlet fez with blue tassel, or the parti-coloured silk turban, presents to the eye a pleasing effect. The Berdan sharp-shooters wear a curious dark green sack — scarcely a sack — in fact, more like a cavalry jacket, trimmed with a light-green cord, wide blue bag-trowsers, and russet leggins.--They wear a cap of the old French infantry pattern, surmounted with a hen's feather of dark green. The 55th New York regiment, (Garde Lafayette,) the members of whom are all Frenchmen, wear the uniform of the French infantry of the line — blue frock coat trimmed with scarlet, scarlet pants, and the French full dr<
The Daily Dispatch: May 13, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
t dead men — a prominent Marksman. One of the correspondents of the New York Tribunes writing from the Camp before Yorktown, says: These sharp-shooters, by the way, received a compliment last Sunday, when Generals Keys and Smith applied to Gen. Heiniselman to borrow 150 of them, just to pick off the gunners of the Confederate batteries on the excitement left. By 11 o'clock they had killed "counting the groons" The men are now relieved from night duty, returning to . I hear that Col. Berdan has for the forwarding of his regiment, at present with Gen. McDowell, and for the Minnesota company with Halleck. When a general engagement occurs we cannot have too many sharp-shooters. They say the Confederates fire pretty well, using generally Mississippi rifles, but some have target ones and repeaters. One person of the 2d has become prominent. He is a fine looking beared man, not in uniform, and he walks leisurely from point to point within the Confederates entrenchments, o
The Daily Dispatch: June 9, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 18 (search)
guarded against, or that Gen. Casey's division Light as well as men could in their position; we never are compelled to acknowledge a reverse, with all its demoralizing effects on one and encouragement on the other. Why this happened time will show. Brigadier-General Casey regular army officer, and had under his command three brigades. They were originally composed of a brigade under colonel vis, consisting of the 10th Pennsylvania, 11th Maine, Pennsylvania, 51st New York; and Col. Berdan's Sharpshooters; a second under Col. Tidball of the 52nd New York; the 85th Pennsylvania, and the 93d Pennsylvania; and a third, under Col. Aften of the th United States infantry, the 85th New York, and 17th New York, the 83rd New York, the 64th New York, and 4th United States Infantry--Whether this was, still the constitution of the Division at the time of its defeat, we, of course, do not know, but presume it has not been essentially changes. We trust that details yet to come may exte
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