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Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 2, Chapter 27: (search)
tant battles of Sheridan's campaign Colonel Rutherford B. Hayes, afterwards nineteenth President of the battle of South Mountain. In this action Hayes was severely wounded in the arm. He was immedie of advance would be broken in a vital part. Hayes, with the instinct of a soldier, at once gave ider plunged at first nearly out of sight, but Hayes struggled on till the beast sank hopelessly ine ditch to form a nucleus for the brigade; and Hayes still leading, they climbed the bank and chargattery. The enemy fled in great disorder, and Hayes re-formed his men and resumed the advance. Thto resist, but fled in utter rout and dismay. Hayes was at the head of his column throughout this at the front were swept hurriedly to the rear, Hayes's division flew to arms, and changing front, ainchester, Fisher's Hill, and Cedar Creek, Colonel Hayes was promoted to the rank of Brigadier-Genem to return to Ohio and make the canvass. But Hayes replied: Any officer fit for duty who at this
Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 2, Chapter 33: (search)
s far as possible the language of eye-witnesses or participants. Weitzel, meanwhile, had been on the alert all night, prepared to attack in the morning; but, about three A. M. on the 3rd, it became evident that the rebels were abandoning their lines. He immediately directed the troops to be wakened, and gave orders for a movement at daybreak, the pickets to advance at once and feel the enemy's position. Major General Devens, Afterwards Attorney-General of the United States, under President Hayes. commanding the Third division of the Twenty-fourth corps, was the first to report, at five o'clock, that his picket line had possession of the enemy's works. Upon this Weitzel sent two of his staff officers with a squadron of cavalry into Richmond, to preserve order until a larger force could arrive; while two divisions of infantry and all the cavalry advanced by different roads, with directions to halt at the outskirts for further orders. The sun was an hour up, when suddenly the
Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 2, Index (search)
of, II., 267. Hanover junction as a strategic point, II., 217. Hardee, General Wm. J., in command at Macon, III., 287; at Augusta, 288; at Savannah, 305; evacuates Savannah, 306; abandons Columbia, 422; defeat and retreat from Averysboro, 448. Harrison, Fort, captured by Ord, III., 71. Hatch, General, at Franklin, III., 212; at Rutherford creek, 260. Hatcher's run, battle of, 116-128; declared a defeat by Northern democrats, III., 169. Hawe's shop, battle of, II., 269. Hayes, General Rutherford B., service in West Virginia, III., 101-103. Hazen, General, Wm. B., at Brown's ferry, i., 446; at Fort McAllister, III., 295, 296. Helena, Miss., Washburne's movement from, i., 131, 132; Yazoo pass expedition, 168. Henry, Fort, position of, i, 23, 28; expedition against, 28-30; capture of, 32. Herron, General F. J., arrival of, at Vicksburg, i., 352; operations during siege, 353. Hill, General A. P., at battle of Wilderness, II., 11, 95, 101, 109; death an