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Philip Henry Sheridan, Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, General, United States Army . 23 3 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore) 17 1 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2. 15 1 Browse Search
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II. 13 1 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3. 12 2 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 7. (ed. Frank Moore) 12 0 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Harvard Memorial Biographies 11 3 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2 10 0 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 10: The Armies and the Leaders. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 4 0 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Name Index of Commands 4 0 Browse Search
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Philip Henry Sheridan, Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, General, United States Army ., Chapter XXIII (search)
The Sixth Corps was commanded by Major-General Horatio G. Wright; its three divisions by BrigadierGenerals David A. Russell, Geo. W. Getty, and James B. Ricketts. The single division of the Nineteenth Corps had for its immediate chief Brigadier-General William Dwight, the corps being commanded by Brigadier-General Wm. H. Emory. The troops from West Virginia were under Brigadier-General George Crook, with Colonels Joseph Thoburn and Isaac H. Duval as division commanders, and though in all not avalry, and in the war of the rebellion had exhibited the most soldierly characteristics at Port Hudson and on the Red River campaign. At this time he had but one division of the Nineteenth Corps present, which division was well commanded by General Dwight, a volunteer officer who had risen to the grade of brigadier-general through constant hard work. Crook was a classmate of mine-at least, we entered the Military Academy the same year, though he graduated a year ahead of me. We had known each
Philip Henry Sheridan, Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, General, United States Army ., Chapter XXIV (search)
way of Charlestown and Summit Point to Clifton; General Emory, with Dwight's division of the Nineteenth Corps, marched along the Berryville pio the vicinity of Berryville, and went into position on the left of Dwight's division, while Colonel Lowell, with a detached force of two smalchester pike and the Opequon, and to take the crossing and hold it, Dwight's division being directed to move through Berryville on the White Pn head to the right and secure the ford about a mile to the left of Dwight; Torbert's orders were to push Merritt's division up the Millwood p Crook marched from Stony Point to Cedar Creek, Emory followed with Dwight, and the cavalry moved to the same point by way of Newtown and themiles west of Charlestown, on the Smithfield pike; and Emory, with Dwight's and Grover's divisions (Grover's having joined that morning from fton of Berryville was occupied by the Sixth Corps and Grover's and Dwight's divisions of the Nineteenth, Crook being transferred to Summit Po
Philip Henry Sheridan, Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, General, United States Army ., Chapter I (search)
orge W. Adams. Fifth United States, Battery M, Captain James McKnight. Nineteenth Army Corps: Brigadier-General William H. Emory. first division: Brigadier-General William Dwight. first brigade: Colonel George L. Beal. Twenty-ninth Maine (1), Major William Knowlton. Twenty-ninth Maine (2), Captain Alfied L. Turner. Thirtietight of the pike, and Russell's division in reserve in rear of the other two. Grover's division of the Nineteenth Corps came next on the right of Rickett's, with Dwight to its rear in reserve, while Crook was to begin massing near the Opequon crossing about the time Wright and Emory were ready to attack. Just before noon the e position from which it started in the morning, and behind Russell's division (now commanded by Upton) the broken regiments of Ricketts's division were rallied. Dwight's division was then brought up on the right, and Grover's men formed behind it. The charge of Russell was most opportune, but it cost many men in killed and w
Philip Henry Sheridan, Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, General, United States Army ., Chapter III (search)
es H. Tompkins. Maine Light Artillery, 5th Battery (E), Captain Greenleaf T. Stevens. New York Light Artillery, 1st Battery, Lieutenant Orsamus R. Van Etten. First Rhode Island Light Artillery, Battery C, Lieutenant Jacob H. Lamb. First Rhode Island Light Artillery, Battery G, Captain George W. Adams. Fifth United States, Battery M, Captain James McKnight. Nineteenth Army Corps. Brigadier-General William H. Emory. first division. （1) Brigadier-General James W. McMillan. （2) Brigadier-General William Dwight. first brigade: Colonel Edwin P. Davis. Twenty-ninth Maine (1), Major George H. Nye. Twenty-ninth Maine (2), Captain Alfred L. Turner. Thirtieth Massachusetts, Captain Samuel D. Shipley. Ninetieth New York (1), Lieutenant-Colonel Nelson Shaurman. Ninetieth New York (2), Captain Henry de La Paturelle. One Hundred and Fourteenth New York, Lieutenant-Colonel Henry B. Morse. One Hundred and Sixteenth New York, Colonel George M. Love. One Hundred and Fifty-third New York (1), Lieu