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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., A hot day on Marye's Heights. (search)
ns of the enemy left the crest and advanced to the attack; it appeared to us that there was no end of them. On they came in beautiful array and seemingly more determined to hold the plain than before; but our fire was murderous, and no troops on earth could stand the feu d'enfer we were giving them. In the foremost line we distinguished the green flag with the golden harp of old Ireland, and we knew it to be Meagher's Irish brigade. The gunners of the two rifle-pieces, Corporals Payne and Hardie, were directed to turn their guns against this column; but the gallant enemy pushed on beyond all former charges, and fought and left their dead within five and twenty paces of the sunken road. Our position on the hill was now a hot one, and three regiments of Ransom's brigade were ordered up to reinforce the infantry in the road. We watched them as they came marching in line of battle from the rear, where they had been lying in reserve. They passed through our works and rushed down the h
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., Why Burnside did not renew the attack at Fredericksburg. (search)
g one of the largest armies of modern times. But a solemn sense of duty, and a humane desire to save further useless slaughter, convinced me that any sacrifice of self ought to be made in the interest of the men who were fighting our battles. I arrived at the Phillips house about :11 o'clock to learn that I had probably passed General Burnside on the road, who had gone to perfect the details for a second attack. Those present at the Phillips house were Generals Sumner, Hooker, Franklin, Hardie, and Colonel Taylor. I made a brief statement and explanation of the object of my mission, which deeply interested all present. They united in a desire that I should wait until the arrival of General Burnside, which occurred about 1 o'clock. As he came through the door he said: Well, it's all arranged; we attack at early dawn, the Ninth Corps in the center, which I shall lead in person ; and then seeing me he said: Hawkins, your brigade shall lead with the 9th New York on the right of the
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., chapter 2.20 (search)
t do you attribute his failure to accomplish that? A. to the great strength of the position, and the accumulation of the enemy's forces there. General Burnside then explained that the delay in building the bridges gave the enemy time to accumulate his forces before he was able to order the attack.--W. B. Franklin. at the fourth interview he stated that the mistake was that Franklin did not get the order early enough; that he had started it at 4 o'clock in the morning, but that General Hardie, to whom the order was committed, had stopped an hour and a half in camp to get breakfast. I then told him that we should have had the order before midnight in order to form such a column of attack as we had proposed. for a few days General Burnside was dazed by the defeat and grief-stricken at the loss of life; but he soon recovered, and planned and attempted to carry out his harmless mud campaign, his last at the head of the army of the Potomac. Traffic between the lines during
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., Hooker's appointment and removal. (search)
erally, to Generals Hooker and Meade. General James A. Hardie, chief of the staff of the Secretary he command from the latter to the former. General Hardie manifested some reluctance to doing his ap generals, or of the bearer of the order. General Hardie was supplied with passes and orders to fache command and supervise its execution. General Hardie, in civilian's dress, reached Frederick inB. and Burnside for Hooker. Meade proposed to Hardie that he should telegraph to Stanton to be relieved from taking the command, but Hardie told him that in the council it had been assumed that he woe, and that it should be done immediately upon Hardie's arrival. It was a mental relief to the ster his complete vindication. After taking General Hardie's opinion, as a professional soldier, thatose I shall have to go to execution.--C. F. B. Hardie undertook to break the news to Hooker, who didhe spring wagon that was to convey him and General Hardie to the railroad station, the former en rou[1 more...]