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Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 1, Chapter 12: General George B. McClellan and the organization of the army of the Potomac (search)
1st, and pushed out detachments here and there in the rudest way; one showed itself near The Point of rocks, south of the Potomac, just below Harper's Ferry, which was then but poorly garrisoned. A part of the Twenty-eighth New York, under Captain W. W. Bush, by a ford near at hand boldly crossed to the Virginia shore, where a lively skirmish ensued. Bush drove off the Confederate cavalry, inflicted a small loss in killed and wounded, captured twenty horses and came back with a number of prisoBush drove off the Confederate cavalry, inflicted a small loss in killed and wounded, captured twenty horses and came back with a number of prisoners. At one period near the middle of October the daily journals were full of Munson's Hill. That prominence could be seen by observers looking westward from Arlington Heights and from other points about Washington. The Confederates had occupied this famous ground between the two armies and kept flying from the hilltop their new banner so unwelcome to Union gazers. Reference to this audacious flag pointed the speech of many a brave orator that fall while criticising the slowness of McCle
Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 2, Index (search)
inch, John, I, 25. Bull Run, Battle of, I, 146-165, 168, 169, 187. Bull Run, Second Battle of, I, 251-270. Bumstead, Horace, II, 403. Burbank, Sidney, II, 345. Burnham, A. H., , 99. Burnham, Jonas P., I, 18. Burns, W. W., I,75,239,267,297,345. Burnside, A. E., I, 138, 154, 155, 158, 189, 190, 259, 277, 279, 280, 283, 284, 287, 289, 294, 303-305, 311, 313-322, 328, 329, 332, 333, 345, 347, 477, 492; II, 181. Burt, Edwin, I, 115, 119. Buscho, Captain, II, 530. Bush, W. W., I, 173. Bushbeck, Adolph, 1, 350, 354, 364, 373, 481, 482, 484. Butler, B. F., I, 103, 131, 139, 189, 201; II, 137, 168, 170, 171, 174, 175, 186, 265. Butterfield, Daniel, I, 138, 333, 444, 467, 516, 572, 615; II, 553. Butts, Samuel A., II, 386. Buzzard Roost Gap, II, 504-506, Cade, Mr., II, 139. Caldwell, John C., I, 267, 300, 301, 309, 342. Callender, Franklin D., I, 67. Cameron, Simon, I, 139; II, 170. Canby, Edw. R. 8., II, 188, 216. Candy, Charles, I,
The Daily Dispatch: August 25, 1862., [Electronic resource], Skirmish in Frederick county. (search)
Arrival of another Installment of Pope's Hessians The Central Railroad cars that arrived here yesterday morning, brought, among other passengers, two hundred and twelve men belonging to Pope's army who were captured by the patriot forces in a skirmish near Culpeper Court-House on Friday last.--On their arrival they were lodged in the C. S. military prison, corner of 20th and Cary streets. Accompanying the above were four commissioned officers taken in the same skirmish, viz; W. W. Bush, Capt. co, B, 28th N. Y.; W. R. Robbins, 1st Lieut, co., G, 1st N. J.; A. Stewart, 2d Lieut, 1st N. Y., and E. K. Dean, Adj't. of the 2d Wisconsin. Under the terms of the President's proclamation the commissioned officers serving under Pope are not considered prisoners of war. Accordingly on the arrival of the above here they were put in separate confinement.