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Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 3, Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 6: (search)
te fitted him admirably for such work. Jackson regulated the trains on the Baltimore & Ohio, seeing that they were not used to the detriment of Virginia, as Governor Letcher ordered, and when supplies from Baltimore for Virginia were detained by Butler at the Relay house, May 9th, he retaliated by seizing five carloads of beeves and one of horses from the West, intended for Federal use, and appropriated them to the use of his own army; buying from the quartermaster one of the captured horses, t& Ohio to Point of Rocks, 12 miles below Harper's Ferry, whence a wagon bridge crossed the Potomac into Virginia and where the railroad from Baltimore reached that river, thus guarding his position against the approach of Federal troops under General Butler from toward Baltimore, and of those under Colonel Stone up the Potomac from Washington. The staff departments of his command were promptly organized, with Maj. John A. Harman, as quartermaster, Maj. Wells J. Hawks, commissary, and Dr. Hunter
Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 3, Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 8: (search)
y, but when answered drew off. Brig.-Gen. Benjamin F. Butler, of the Massachusetts militia, washat he had simply come, under the order of General Butler, to reconnoiter; he then gave assurance thwere landing troops at Newport News. Major-General Butler moved a body of troops, by transports, nd perhaps defeat. In a letter of May 27th, Butler informed Scott that the people of Virginia werabandoning two guns already unlimbered. General Butler, having learned that the Virginians had emong the killed was Maj. Theodore Winthrop, of Butler's staff. From Bethel church, Col. J. Bankhen an outhouse to which she was removed. General Butler about this time reported that Colonel Alleof the panic following the battle of Bull Run, Butler was required to send a force of about 4,000 me York Tribune, containing a recent report from Butler to the secretary of war, was placed in his han of August, Maj.-Gen. John E. Wool super-seded Butler in department command, and Butler was put in c[7 more...]
Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 3, Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 24: (search)
fected. Forty-eight hours now will demonstrate whether the enemy intends giving battle this side of Richmond. Telegraph Butler that we have crossed the Rapidan. He then had with him not less than 127,000 men, that, almost without opposition, had reached the old fighting ground of The Wilderness. He had told Butler that he would let him know when he had made this much progress in his campaign, and had ordered that he should make simultaneous movement from Fort Monroe, up the James, to an assavails in this army, and I feel at present no apprehension for the result. My efforts will be to form a junction with General Butler as early as possible, and be prepared to meet any enemy interposing. The result of the three days fighting at the Ol in the Wilderness battles, are ample confessions that Lee had thoroughly deranged Grant's confident plan of campaign. He was no longer urging Meade to hunt for Lee, and was looking anxiously for co-operation with Butler and the army of the James.
Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 3, Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 25: (search)
Chapter 25: The battles of Spottsylvania Court House the defeat of Sigel and Butler. Divining Grant's next move, Lee occupied the morning of the 7th in cutting a direct military road southward, through the forest, from the plank road noon, after sending minute instructions to his advance for marching beyond Spottsylvania Court House toward Richmond and Butler; but learning, soon after, that Warren had met with a severe check on the highway to Spottsylvania Court House, and that. of the 9th, Grant's dispatch, from near Spottsylvania Court House, to Halleck read: If matters are still favorable with Butler, send all reinforcements you can. The enemy are now moving from our immediate front either to interpose between us and Frm Alsop's at 4 in the morning, to first destroy Lee's ammunition train, then strike the James and open communication with Butler. Stuart safely guarded the ammunition train, but was not strong enough to prevent Sheridan passing his right and gaining
Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 3, Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 30: (search)
at night he moved the Second corps and Gregg's division of cavalry from the army of the Potomac, and the Tenth corps from Butler's army of the James, to the north of the river, and the next day these assaulted the Confederate lines in front of Richmoes. This he followed by an attack on our intrenched infantry line, but was repulsed with severe slaughter. On the 13th, Butler essayed to drive the Confederates from his front, where they were constructing some new defensive works, but he was driveove the enemy within his works, and withdrew that night to his old position. On this same October 27th, Grant ordered Butler to make a demonstration north of the James, on the defenses of Richmond on the Williamsburg road and on the York River ralatter he succeeded in carrying a work which was afterward abandoned, and his forces withdrawn to their former position. Butler had attempted to steal into Richmond by way of the concealed roads through the White Oak swamp, but Longstreet, who had j
Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 3, Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Biographical (search)
n May 10th he participated in the battle of Drewry's Bluff, against Butler, fighting bravely in the midst of his men, and being the first to tf Richmond. He and his brigade were distinguished in the defeat of Butler at Drewry's bluff, May 16th. He shared the service of Pickett's dihe line of Swift's creek and Drewry's bluff, to meet the advance of Butler. On June 9th his command engaged Grant's cavalry at Reservoir hill, and witnessed the gallant recapture of the Confederate lines from Butler. He wrote to Longstreet: We tried very hard to keep Pickett's men le assistance to General Beauregard when the city was threatened by Butler. In August, 1864, he was promoted brigadier-general and assigned in May, 1864, bore a worthy part in the gallant stand made against Butler at Drewry's bluff. Throughout the long defense of Richmond and Pety district, including Petersburg. He participated in the defeat of Butler at Drewry's bluff, and on June 15th his brigade alone held at bay