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Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 15: operations of the Army of the James around Richmond and Petersburg. (search)
the purpose of a rapid march on Petersburg. Hancock had rations enough to last him three days, and of half past 5, he had passed a division of Hancock's corps (Birney's) some four miles from Smithr says that with the concurrence of Smith and Hancock his troops were taken out of the line before owing the blame for not taking that city upon Hancock. Smith says that he knew nothing about thethe knowledge of Smith, and knowing that when Hancock came up he made the generous offer to surrend could ascertain where they were needed. General Hancock rode to General Smith, and informed him thtly, and favorable to further operations. Hancock, with two divisions of the Second Corps, reaceen ordered to do. Of this opinion was General Hancock. By the order of General Meade he attackmurmurs arose of: Now for it; Put us into it, Hancock, my boy; we will end this damned Rebellion torn Virginia came up; but that they, Smith and Hancock, had hesitated and dawdled the night away. . [37 more...]
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 16: capture of fortifications around Richmond, Newmarket Heights, Dutch Gap Canal, elections in New York and gold conspiracy. (search)
the north side he detailed, on the 13th of August, Hancock with the Second Corps, to be transported from City he Tenth Corps across from Bermuda Hundred and join Hancock in an attack upon the enemy in that quarter. The pas to be made at daybreak by both corps. Grant put Hancock's corps on board transportation to go around by riveadquarters. The first of the vessels containing Hancock's troops, as I was informed, reached Deep Bottom bemagine my surprise at about eleven o'clock when General Hancock with his staff,--who preferred to ride from theposition of the enemy to be too strong to be taken, Hancock withdrew his troops back to the lines at Petersburg General Grant had made a formal demonstration with Hancock's Second Corps and Birney's Corps from Bermuda Hund I can take with the negroes, a redoubt that turned Hancock's corps on a former occasion, that will settle the ey's Run, apparently to guard the road by which General Hancock advanced over Strawberry Plains from below Four
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 18: why I was relieved from command. (search)
toon bridge to the south side of the James River. July 14, the Eighteenth Corps, Kautz's Cavalry, attacked Petersburg, crossing the Appomattox by the pontoon bridge. July 17, Birney's Corps crossed the pontoon bridge over the James to meet Hancock, and attacked the enemy's works on the north bank, and returned. August 19, part of the Second and Tenth Corps crossed the pontoon bridge to attack the defences on the north side of the river around Richmond. In August my Eighteenth Corps acancies. The law allows five. You filled an original vacancy, and I last year urged Sherman's name for Wool's place, but could not get him appointed. Your promotion makes a second vacancy, and I have urged the names of Meade and Sherman, and Hancock for Meade's place as brigadier. There is some obstacle in the way and I can't remove it. I am not certain what it is, but can guess. Perhaps you will be enlightened a little by knowing what are some of the outside influences. I understand the
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 20: Congressman and Governor. (search)
men in that party that had always opposed me in the Republican party made a bolt from the convention and ran a candidate against me, so that I was not elected, although I received a very large number of votes. In 1879, I was again candidate for governor, having the nomination of the Democratic party. The Hunker Democrats ran a bolting candidate, and I was again defeated, but held substantially the same vote that I had received the year before. In 1880 I supported the nomination of General Hancock for President, the first Democratic candidate I had supported for President since the war began. In 1882 I came to the conclusion to try the question of my being governor of Massachusetts directly and fully against the Republican party, although they had the prestige of just electing a president and had the administration. The hunkers of the Democratic party, having found their utter inability to carry any votes worth counting, did not run a bolting candidate, and I received my nomi
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Appendix. (search)
A. M., in which great success was achieved. Hancock had captured Maj.-Gen. Edward Johnson's divisficer. With this remark he turned away. General Hancock had left when General Smith turned to walent. I therefore turned back and went to General Hancock's headquarters for the purpose of ascerta there, but from his staff I learned that General Hancock had promptly, upon arriving on the field,vident intent upon his part to place upon General Hancock the responsibility for no further movementhe general's whereabouts, I proceeded to General Hancock's headquarters and to those of the divisi Grant on the night of the 15th, you speak of Hancock's troops having been passed by one of your stGen. Francis A. Walker, chief of staff to General Hancock, in his history of Hancock's corps says ts an article in the Tribune reflecting on General Hancock, which I had nothing in the world to do wn us personally. You will report to Major-General Hancock, who will be at Deep Bottom in the cou[18 more...]
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Index. (search)
s prisoners at Port Hudson and Vicksburg, 584; reference to, 629; quarrel with Hancock, 877. Barker, Jacob, advances money at New Orleans, 383. Barnard, Genera. Bingham, Hon. John A., of Ohio, reference, 927. Birney, General, joins Hancock in expedition against Deep Bottom, 717-718; Butler's order to regarding demonsighth Vermont Regiment, 496; reference to, 895. Eleventh New York Battery (Hancock's), reference to, 703. Eleventh Pennsylvania Cavalry, 898. Eliot, presiden aid on Butler's staff, 201; sent to Washington, 206; letter from, 226. Hancock, General, reference to, 645, 651, 652, 686, 712, 715; joins in expedition against Pt regarding contrabands, 263; on to Richmond, 267-289; article reflecting upon Hancock published, 700, 715; correspondent of arrested, 700; a government agent, 939. on, 774, 779, 782, 830; blockade runners enter harbor, 849. Windmill Point, Hancock at, 686. Winans, Ross, 227, 229, 233, 235, 239. Winthrop, Robert C., appoi
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 1. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 57 (search)
22. the Massachusetts regiments. by Almira Seymour. They were reared on the soil whence the Adamses sprung, That to Hancock and Warren gave birth; Descendants of sires whose proud names have been sung In the noblest hosannas of earth. They were trained in our shops, they were trained in our schools, They've been taught on our free waves to sail They have learned of Progression the practice and rules, But they know not the meaning of fail. They marched 'neath that Banner whose glorious light Has been the world's Hope-star in heaven; They march in defence of the True and the Right, And God's power to each strong arm is given. That flag will still wave o'er the Land of the Free, Though Treason by millions assail; The sons of the Bay State have sworn it shall be, And they know not the meaning of fail. Go, join them, brave brothers I still rallying, go! Wives and sisters are calling the rolls-- On their cheeks fall sad tears, but they're quenched in the glow That rays out from their
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 1. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 138 (search)
'er Yorktown's humble camp They flashed in dazzling sheen. Rise! souls of martyred heroes, Rise from your troubled grave, And guard once more our Union, Our broken country save! Rise, Stark, from old New Hampshire, Rise, Lincoln, from the Bay, Rise Sumter from the rice fields, As on that glorious day. Again o'er broad savannahs Rise Marion's swart brigade, Whose fiery tramp, like whirlwind rush, Swept down the everglade. Why now sleeps Henry's patriot heart; Why Otis' tongue of flame; Hancock and Adams, live they yet, Or live they but in name? They cannot die! immortal truth Outlasts the shock of time, And fires the faithful human heart With energy sublime. They live! on every hill and plain, By every gleaming river, Where'er their glowing feet have trod, They live and live for ever. The mem'ry of the past shall raise Fresh altars to their name; And coming years, with reverent hand, Protect the sacred flame. We know no North, nor South, nor West; One Union binds us all; It
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 4 (search)
On the 3d inst., the Massachusetts Thirteenth regiment--Companies A and B from Hancock, Company E from Sir John's Run, six miles above, and Company H at Little Orlea the Thirteenth Indiana regiment had just arrived, (one P. M.） News came to Hancock, to the Eighty-fourth Pennsylvania regiment, which had arrived the day previou I omitted to mention that Lieutenant Stewart, with forty men, was sent from Hancock, from Captain Patterson's company of Cavalry, First Virginia regiment, on Satuorse which had been captured and escaped, one of the two afterward returned to Hancock, the other is doubtless a prisoner among the rebels, making nine in all, and tl companies of the Thirty-ninth had to wade it. The rest returned in safety to Hancock. The rebels have lost in all at least twenty killed, but nothing certain is kd at the town. They withdrew on Tuesday. We have no fears of their return to Hancock. The rebels have done but little damage. The bridge at Little Cacapon was
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 106 (search)
Soldiers, my words are feeble, but from the bottom of my heart I thank you. To the Thirty-third New-York regiment he addressed the following: Officers and Soldiers of the Thirty-third: I have come to thank you in person for your good conduct and bravery on the fifth of May. I will say to you, as I have said to the other regiments engaged with you at that part of the field, that all did well — did all that I could have expected. The other troops engaged elsewhere fought well and did their whole duty too; but you won the day, and to you and your comrades belongs the credit of the victory of Williamsburgh. You acted like veterans! Veterans of many battles could not have done better. You shall have Williamsburgh inscribed upon your flag. I have accorded the same privilege to the other regiments engaged with you. You have won for yourselves a name that will last you through life. Soldiers, again I thank you. These regiments are all in Gen. Hancock's brigade.
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