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Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2 54 0 Browse Search
John G. Nicolay, A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln, condensed from Nicolay and Hayes' Abraham Lincoln: A History 54 2 Browse Search
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government 45 1 Browse Search
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 8: Soldier Life and Secret Service. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 44 4 Browse Search
Waitt, Ernest Linden, History of the Nineteenth regiment, Massachusetts volunteer infantry , 1861-1865 39 1 Browse Search
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 1: The Opening Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 32 0 Browse Search
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The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 2: Two Years of Grim War. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 22 0 Browse Search
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General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox, Chapter 24: preparing for the spring of 1863. (search)
Chapter 24: preparing for the spring of 1863. Burnside's abortive moves the mud march General Hooker supersedes Burnside the CBurnside the Confederates strengthen their position for the winter Longstreet ordered to Petersburg Secretary of War Seddon and the Author talk of Generalen just beginning to enjoy our camp theatricals, we heard that General Burnside was looking for another crossing by the lower Rappahannock. Wd under arms, prepared to take the field. A few weeks before, General Burnside had ordered material to be hauled to the point below, which hethe Confederates marched from their camps. This effort, called by Burnside's soldiers The mud march, was followed by the assignment of Genera have been stronger against Hooker than he was in December against Burnside, and that he would have grown stronger every hour of delay, while portunities against Hooker more effective than we experienced with Burnside at Fredericksburg. This was one of the occasions where success wa
General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox, Chapter28: Gettysburg-Third day. (search)
ng the ground and preparing for action. Fitzhugh Lee says of the second day, Longstreet was attacking the Marye's Hill of the position. General Lee, by Fitzhugh Lee. Marye's Hill was the stronghold at Fredericksburg. At Fredericksburg, General Burnside attacked at Marye's Hill in six or more successive assaults with some twenty or thirty thousand against three brigades under McLaws and Ransom and the artillery; he had about four hundred yards to march from his covered ways about Fredericksports of his officers abandoned it. General Lee's assaulting columns of fifteen or twenty thousand had a march of a mile to attack double their numbers, better defended than were the three brigades of Confederates at Marye's Hill that drove back Burnside. The enemy on Cemetery Hill was in stronger position than the Confederates at Marye's Hill. Fitzhugh Lee writes in the volume already quoted,--Over the splendid scene of human courage and human sacrifice at Gettysburg there arises in the So
General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox, Chapter 30: Longstreet moves to Georgia. (search)
of the army, but to relieve General Lee of apprehension from the army in front of him; but it was not until the 9th of September that the first train came to Orange Court-House to start with its load of troops. Meanwhile, General Buckner had left his post in East Tennessee and marched south to draw nearer the army under General Bragg about Chattanooga, leaving nothing of his command in East Tennessee except two thousand men at Cumberland Gap, under General Frazer, partially fortified. General Burnside had crossed the mountains, and was not only in East Tennessee, but on that very day General Frazer surrendered to him his command at Cumberland Gap without a fight. These facts were known to the Richmond authorities at the time of our movements, but not to General Lee or myself until the move was so far advanced as to prevent recall. So that we were obliged to make the circuit through the Carolinas to Augusta, Georgia, and up by the railroad, thence through Atlanta to Dalton and Ri
General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox, Chapter 32: failure to follow success. (search)
line of the enemy's rear; that if, after so threatening as to throw General Rosecrans to full retreat, we found it inconvenient to pursue him, we turn back with part of the army and capture or disperse the Union army in East Tennessee under General Burnside. He stated that he would follow that course, ordered the right wing to march, In his official report of the battle, General Bragg denies that his march of the 21st was for the crossing of the Tennessee River; refers to the proposition as his failure to execute the campaign that the President had ordered. Late on the 20th of September and during the 21st, General Rosecrans reported his condition deplorable, and expressed doubt of his holding at Chattanooga, and called to General Burnside in East Tennessee, to whom he looked for aid; but finding only feeble efforts to follow our success he recovered hope, prepared defensive works, and was looking to renewal of his aggressive work when he was relieved. From accounts made p
General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox, Chapter 33: the East Tennessee campaign. (search)
his superior foraging for daily rations General Burnside's forces advance upon Knoxville affairsto be ordered into East Tennessee against General Burnside's army. At the moment it seemed impossibng a strong force for swift march against General Burnside.-strong enough to crush him,--and returnus at Knoxville. General Bragg estimated General Burnside's force south of Knoxville at fifteen thog to join him. On the 20th of October General Burnside reported by letter Rebellion Record, vont of twenty thousand to move rapidly against Burnside and destroy him; and by continued rapid movemmen, well handled, could surely have captured Burnside and his forces. Under present arrangements, Longstreet than against Burnside. As General Burnside's orders were to hold Knoxville, he decidite's division (Chapin's brigade) sent by General Burnside, and General Potter, commanding the Ninthfle-pits for our sharp-shooters. When General Burnside rode to the front to meet us at Lenoir's [2 more...]
General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox, Chapter 34: Besieging Knoxville. (search)
-pound Napoleons, and one section of Wilder's three-inch rifle guns, extending the line from the fort to the river on the north. In his official account, General Burnside reported about twelve thousand effective men, exclusive of the recruits and loyal Tennesseeans. He had fifty-one guns of position, including eight on the soom the fort the ground sloped in a heavy grade, from which the trees had been cut and used as abatis, and wire net-work was stretched between the stumps. General Burnside reported,-- Many citizens and persons who had been driven in by the enemy volunteered to work on the trenches and did good service, while those who were not ives of his soldiers, but better than to look for ways to shift the responsibility of a wavering spirit that sometimes comes unawares. After the repulse, General Burnside was so considerate as to offer a flag of truce for time to remove our killed and wounded about his lines. About half an hour after the repulse, and while
General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox, Chapter 35: cut off from East and West. (search)
umbers should warrant. On the 1st of December, Colonel Giltner, commanding one of General Ransom's cavalry brigades, reported that he had orders to join General Ransom with his brigade. On the same day a courier going from General Grant to General Burnside was captured, bearing an autograph letter for the latter, stating that three columns were advancing for his relief,--one by the south side under General Sherman, one by Decherd under General Elliott, the third by Cumberland Gap under Generale the Yankees were, no doubt, sitting around their camp-fires enjoying the joke with the comrades they had rejoined. During our march and wait at Rogersville, General Foster passed down to Knoxville by a more southern route and relieved General Burnside of command of the department on the 12th. General Jenkins was ordered to follow down the valley to the new position of the enemy. His brigades under Generals Law and Robertson had been detached guarding trains. General Law, commanding
General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox, Chapter 36: strategic importance of the field. (search)
eet Water so as to protect the railroad. Longstreet has not advanced farther than Strawberry Plains. No further news from him to-day. J. M. Schofield, Major-General. [Confidential.] Washington, D. C., February 17, 1864. Major-General Grant, Nashville, Tenn.: General,-- Your letter of the 12th instant is just received. I fully concur with you in regard to the present condition of affairs in East Tennessee. It certainly is very much to be regretted that the fatal mistake of General Burnside has permitted Longstreet's army to winter in Tennessee. It is due to yourself that a full report of this matter should be placed on file, so that the responsibility may rest where it properly belongs. H. W. Halleck, General-in-Chief. The raids ordered north and south of us were now given over. General Thomas made his advance towards Dalton, and retired, unsuccessful. General Halleck was right in his estimate of East Tennessee as a strategic field essential to the Union servi
General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox, Chapter 38: battle of the Wilderness. (search)
th in numbers more than in superior skill and generalship. General Grant made his Headquarters near the Army of the Potomac, in Culpeper County, Virginia, commanded by Major-General George G. Meade. It had been organized into three corps, Second, Fifth, and Sixth, commanded respectively by Major-General W. S. Hancock, Major-General G. K. Warren, and Major-General John Sedgwick, all in cantonment near Culpeper Court-House. The Ninth Corps was a distinct body reorganized under Major-General A. E. Burnside, and posted in cooperative position near the railroad bridge over the Rappahannock River. The aggregate of the two commands was about one hundred and thirty thousand men, classified as follows: Army of the Potomac: Infantry present for duty, equipped (aggregate)73,390 Cavalry (aggregate)12,424 Artillery and engineers2,764 Quartermaster's, subsistence, and medical departments, extra-duty men, and engineer brigade19,183 Ninth Corps, present for duty, equipped19,486 Total127