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George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), chapter 4 (search)
ur had reformed his line after Kemper's attack, had fought hard and well, and was now relieved by Sully's brigade of Sedgwick's division. This latter brigade, and Dana's of the same division, when the action began on Franklin's front, had been sent over there to be used in case of necessity. Late in the afternoon they had been hurried back to their former position, and were now moved forward into action, Sully relieving Burns's regiments, and Dana, whose movements will be described later, moving to the right of Sully and more in rear of McCall's left centre. This was about the condition of affairs as A. P. Hill's brigades came into action. Two of the r a brisk fight to the place occupied by Cooper's guns. Here they met Pender's brigade, which during their absence had come up to Cooper's battery, just as one of Dana's regiments, the Twentieth Massachusetts, had taken possession of it. This regiment and the Seventh Michigan, by direction of General Sumner, had moved across the
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), chapter 5 (search)
by Colonel Root, of the Ninety-fourth New York, and he again, by the time the brigade had reached Cemetery Hill, by Colonel Coulter, of the Eleventh Pennsylvania, belonging to the Second Brigade of the division; all but Colonel Coulter being wounded. Similarly, Colonel Stone, of the Second Brigade, Third Division, had been wounded early in the fight, and was succeeded by Colonel Wister, of the One Hundred and Fiftieth Pennsylvania, who was wounded very shortly afterward, and succeeded by Colonel Dana, of the One Hundred and Forty-third Pennsylvania Regiment. Pender's division was collected and halted outside of the town, and between four and five o'clock Anderson's division, of A. P. Hill's corps, came up and bivouacked about a mile to the rear of the battle-field. It was just before this issue of the conflict that Buford sent his well-known despatch to Pleasanton, who was with the commanding general at Taneytown. It is timed 3.20 P. M. In it he said: I am satisfied that Lon
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), chapter 6 (search)
ed message from the Secretary of War, to which I sent the accompanying note. I do not remember whether I ever told you that we were honored with the presence of Mr. Dana, the Assistant Secretary of War, who accompanies this army, as a kind of staff officer of the Secretary, and who keeps the Secretary advised by daily telegrams of the progress and condition of affairs. It is from Mr. Dana's telegrams that Mr. Stanton's despatches to General Dix are made up. This I learned accidentally, yesterday, in a conversation with Grant, in which I commented on some of Mr. Stanton's despatches. Grant agreed fully with me in my views, and then told me he had never sk Grant has a queer way of showing his appreciation. Grant has not until recently seen Stanton, since we crossed the Rapidan, so could not have told him this; but Dana may have conveyed this information. There was an awful explosion to-day at City Point of a powder and ammunition vessel. It is said sixty were killed and one h
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), Index. (search)
man, I, 62, 66, 69, 76. Crossman, Frederick E., II, 226. Curtain, Andrew C., I, 217, 240, 362, 363, 374, 376, 378, 379, 381; II, 145, 149, 288. Custer, Geo. A., II, 94, 168, 169. Cutler, Lysander, II, 45-48, 50. D Dade, Major, I, 13. Dahlgren, Commodore, I, 274. Dahlgren, Ulric, I, 384; II, 168, 170, 190, 191. Dale, Mrs., Judge, II, 204. Dallas, Mrs., I, 357. Dallas, Alexander James, I, 12, 13. Dallas, Sandy, II, 272. Dana, Charles A., II, 203. Dana, Edmund L., II, 53. Dana, N. J. T., I, 294. Danesi, Chevalier, II, 162. Daniels, Junius, II, 48, 50, 99, 101, 102. Davidson, Lieut., I, 191. Davis, Lieut-Col., II, 394. Davis, J. R., II, 32, 46, 47, 59. Davis, Jefferson, I, 196, 230, 236, 286, 367, 384; II, 191, 241, 243, 258, 259, 262, 274, 318. d'artemberg, Prince, II, 163. Deas, Geo., I, 63. de Chenal, Col., II, 209, 210, 229, 233. de Choiseul, Comte, II, 163. Dehon, Mr., I, 322, 342. Dehon, Arthur, I, 316, 337,