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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 8 (search)
eenth the Kensington returned, having obeyed your orders down the coast, and on the nineteenth, with a number of refugees who had fled to us for protection, I started for the South-West Pass, where I landed them on the twenty-first, in care of Capt. Weeks of the Pampero. I left the Rachel Seaman at Sabine Pass, and also the Velocity, with the Kensington's Parrott gun, and the prize steamer Dan, with the heavy howitzer, and about thirty of the Kensington's men, all under command of Acting Master Hammond, of the Kensington, who has accompanied me on all my expeditions, and distinguished himself by his coolness and bravery on all occasions. Capt. Hooper has rendered me the most important and efficient aid on all occasions, while all the officers and men remaining on board the Kensington have performed their greatly increased duties with the utmost cheerfulness, regretting only that they also could not have been spared to help us on shore. On the twenty-third I supplied water to
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 29 (search)
aken up a position at right angles with the railroad, where they fought splendidly in all the actions that took place on the left of the road. There was no formidable attack made upon them, though they were almost constantly under fire of greater or less severity, particularly from shot and shell, and suffered quite severely in killed and wounded. Lieut. Morrison Worthington, of that regiment, was killed while gallantly sustaining his men, and six other commissioned officers, including Major Hammond, were wounded. Their operations being to the left of the railroad and in a wood, did not come so immediately under my personal observation, but their conduct, from Colonel Bartleson down, was such as leaves nothing to be desired. The Fifty-eighth Indiana, having now been over three hours in action, and the Twenty-sixth Ohio about four hours, were exhausted and very near out of ammunition; I therefore relieved the Fifty-eighth Indiana with the Fortieth Indiana, from Col. Wagner's brigad
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore), Doc. 91.-General Sherman's expedition. (search)
rmy of the Mississippi, on board the steamer Tigress, at our rendezvous at Gaines's Landing, and at Montgomery Point. By order of Major-General W. T. Sherman. J. H. Hammond, A. A.G. Very apolegetic, and very boastful is the above order. I once read of a boy, who quarrelling with another boy said: Dern you, if I can't lick yof using their notes to assist in making out his official report, in the absence of any adequate arrangements made by him for getting details expeditiously. Major J. H. Hammond, his chief of staff, and in charge of the postal arrangements, lent himself as the pliant tool of Gen. Sherman in this nefarious business, by pretending a gublication, which might reach the enemy, giving them information, aid, and comfort, will be arrested, and treated as spies. By order of Major-General Sherman. J. H. Hammond, Major, and A. A.G. Notwithstanding General Sherman's pretended zeal to prevent information being given to the enemy, it is a well-known fact that scores
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 110 (search)
as a line of defence, by infantry, who had retired upon the Fort; that he had discovered one brass piece beyond the next line of defence, limbered up for removal, and that the river-road was not only practicable but good. Accordingly, I directed General Sherman to move the second division of his corps, commanded by Gen. Stuart, by that road, which was rapidly and successfully done. After the rear of Gen. Steele's division, consisting of General Blair's brigade, had crossed the swamp, Major Hammond, Assistant Adjutant-General of General Sherman's corps, brought information from him, that he had learned from a farmer, that the upper side of the Fort could not be gained by any practicable route on that side of the swamp short of seven miles in length, and without crossing a bayou on a narrow bridge. I immediately crossed the swamp, and informed myself of the situation by personal interrogation of the farmer, and by personal observation. Seeing at once, that for Gen. Steele's divi
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 164 (search)
pork enough to feed a whole brigade of rebel soldiers. Distributed among the land and naval forces here, they will perform an immense amount of hard and necessary labor, thus saving the health and lives of our troops in this exhausting and unhealthy climate. But I will not further touch on this matter. Your able and rollicking correspondent Galway, accompanied the troops, and will, as usual, do full justice to that part of the expedition, unless his letters again fall into the hands of Hammond. What I give in this brief letter refers more particularly to the naval operations from the time of starting to its return. The gunboat fleet consisted of the Carondelet, Pittsburgh, Louisville, Cincinnati, Mound City, Tyler, Linden, (No. 2,) some four small tugs, the Champion, Pocahontas, Monongahela, and several other boats — all proceeding up the Yazoo, while the large portion of the troops went up the Mississippi as far as Island Number100--at Eagle Bend — where they were disembarke
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 195 (search)
of our men was shot after he had given up his arms, and this cowardly act aroused his comrades for revenge. Meanwhile a force of the Fifth New-York, led by Major Hammond, had come up, and they gallantly charged the rebels with the sabre, completely routing them and recapturing all our men. Major Hammond continued in pursuit beyMajor Hammond continued in pursuit beyond Warrenton. The rebels fought desperately, but only succeeded in killing one of the First Virginia and wounding sixteen, five of whom were officers. The rebel loss was very heavy, their dead being left upon the field and scattered by the roadside. Twenty-three prisoners were taken, fifteen of whom were wounded. Among the prishot one of our men who was made prisoner is also wounded and with the prisoners. Our officers and men behaved with great gallantry. Mention is to be made of Major Hammond, Captains Krom, Penfield, and McMasters, of the Fifth New-York, Captain Harris, of the First Virginia, and Captain Bean, of the First Vermont. Moseby begins t