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Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 20: (search)
street's and D. H. Hill's divisions, being those there engaged, followed in the line of retreat, Stuart's cavalry moving after them. They marched that day about twelve miles. In the meantime Franklin's division had gone up the York River, and landed a short distance below West Point, on the south side of York River, and moved into a thick wood in the direction of the New Kent road, thus threatening the flank of our line of march. Two brigades of General G. W. Smith's division, Hampton's and Hood's, were detached under the command of General Whiting to dislodge the enemy, which they did after a short conflict, driving him through the wood to the protection of his gunboats in York River. On the next morning the rear divisions joined those in advance at Barhamsville, and the retreat of the whole army was resumed—Smith's and Magruder's divisions moving by the New Kent Court House to the Baltimore crossroads, and Longstreet's and Hill's to the Long Bridge, where the whole army remained
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 22: (search)
ly in accord with me as to the purpose of defending Richmond, but I was not content with his course to that end. It had not occurred to me that he meditated a retreat which would uncover the capital, nor was it ever suspected until, in reading General Hood's book, published in 1880, the evidence was found that General Johnston, when manner. Before I spoke to him, he said his division had been under arms all day waiting for orders to advance, and that the day was now so far spent that he did noth sides of the Williamsburg road, near to its intersection with the Nine Mile Road. This wing consisted of Hill's, Huger's, and Longstreet's divisions, with light batteries, and a small force of cavalry; the division of General G. W. Smith, less Hood's brigade ordered to the right, formed the left wing, and its position was on the Nine Mile Road. There were small tracts of cleared land, but most of the ground was wooded, and much of it so covered with water as to seriously embarrass the movem
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 24: (search)
de public at the time, as I did not think it judicious to inform the enemy of the numerical weakness of our forces. The following statements have been taken from those papers by Major Walter H. Taylor, of the staff of General Lee, who supervised for several years the preparation of the original returns. A statement of the strength of the troops under General Johnston shows that on May 21, 1862, he had present for duty as follows: Smith's dvision, consisting of the brigades of Whiting, Hood, Hampton, Hatton, and Pettigrew10,592 Longstreet's division, consisting of the brigades of A. P. Hill, Pickett, R. H. Anderson, Wilson, Colston, and Pryor13,816 Magruder's division, consisting of the brigades of McLaws, Kershaw, Griffith, Cobb, Toombs, and D. R. Jones15,680 D. H. Hill's division, consisting of the brigades of Early, Rodes, Raines, Featherston, and the commands of Colonels Ward and Crump11,151 Cavalry brigade1,289 Reserve artillery1,160 —— Total effective men53,688
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 34: (search)
near Freeman's Ford to protect his train. In the afternoon Longstreet sent General Hood with his own and Whiting's brigade to relieve Trimble. Hood had just reacheHood had just reached the position when he and Trimble were attacked by a considerable force which had crossed at Freeman's Ford. After a short but spirited engagement, the enemy was drew to another part of the field. He then took position on the right of Jackson, Hood's two brigades, supported by Evans, being deployed across the turnpike and at reir ground against every attack. While the battle was raging on Jackson's left, Hood and Evans were ordered by Longstreet to advance, but before the order could be obeyed, Hood was himself attacked, and his command became at once warmly engaged. The enemy was repulsed by Hood after a severe contest, and fell back, closely followHood after a severe contest, and fell back, closely followed by our troops. The battle continued until 9 P. M., the foe retreating until he reached a strong position, which he held with a large force. Our troops remained
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 35: (search)
condition of our troops now demanded repose, and the army marched to the Opequon, near Martinsburg, where it remained several days, and then moved to the vicinity of Bunker Hill and Winchester. General McClellan seemed to be concentrating in and near Harpers Ferry, but made no forward movement. The contest on our left in this battle was the most violent. This and the deprivation of our men are very forcibly shown in the following account of Major General Hood: Advance and Retreat, by J. B. Hood, p. 41. On the morning of the 15th my forces were again in motion. My troops at this period were sorely in need of shoes, clothing, and food. We had had issued to us no meat for several days, and little or no bread; the men had been forced to subsist principally on green corn and green apples. Nevertheless, they were in high spirits and defiant as we contended with the advanced guard of McClellan on the 15th and forenoon of the 16th. During the afternoon of this day I was ordered,
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 37: (search)
e was never filled. The official return of the Army of Northern Virginia, on March 31, 1863, shows as present for duty 57,112, of which 6,509 were cavalry and 1,621 reserve artillery. On May 20th, two weeks after the battle, when Pickett's and Hood's divisions had rejoined the army, the total infantry force numbered but 55,261 effective men, from which, if the strength of Hood's and Pickett's divisions is deducted, there would remain 41,358 as the strength of the commands that participated iHood's and Pickett's divisions is deducted, there would remain 41,358 as the strength of the commands that participated in the battles of Chancellorsville. Taylor's Four Years with General Lee. The Army of the Potomac numbered 120,000 men, infantry and artillery, with a body of 12,000 well-equipped cavalry, and an artillery force of four hundred guns. Swinton's Army of the Potomac, p. 269. A brief and forcible account of this battle is given by Taylor: Four Years with General Lee. A formidable force under General Sedgwick was thrown across the river below Fredericksburg, and made demonstrations
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 40: (search)
til late in the afternoon of the 18th; at this time, Major General Hood, from the Army of Northern Virginia, arrived and assyed it; General Walker, however, found a ford, crossed, and Hood united with him after night. The advance was resumed at daut one mile below Lee and Gordon's Mills; on his right came Hood with his own and Johnson's divisions, and Walker's formed tng between the left of Cheatham's division and the right of Hood's. To fill this, Stewart's division (the reserve of Buckner corps) was ordered up, and soon became engaged, as now did Hood's whole front. The enemy had transferred forces from his ehed forward until he became exposed to an enfilading fire. Hood steadily advanced, driving the force in his front until nig Stewart's division   4,040 Cleburne's division   5,115 Hood's, B. R. Johnson's, and Trigg's troops   8,428 Forrest's Longstreet's left wing, of Preston's, Hindman's, Johnson's (Hood's), Law's, Kershaw's, Stewart's divisions, and Wheeler's ca<
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 41: (search)
Round Top, a rough and bold spur of the former. Thus, while Cemetery and Culp's Hills require the formation of a line of battle to face northward, the direction of Cemetery Ridge requires the line to face westward. The crest has a good slope to the rear, while to the west it falls off in a cultivated and undulating valley, which it commands. About a mile distant is a parallel crest, known as Seminary Ridge, and which our forces occupied during the battle. Longstreet, with the divisions of Hood and McLaws, faced Round Top and a good part of Cemetery Ridge; Hill's three divisions continued the line from the left of Longstreet, fronting the remainder of Cemetery Ridge, while Ewell, with his three divisions, held a line through the town, and, sweeping round the base of Cemetery Hill, terminated the left in front of Culps's Hill. These were the positions of the three corps after the arrival of General Longstreet's troops. The main purpose of the movement across the Potomac was to
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 48: (search)
moval of General Johnston assignment of General J. B. Hood to the command battle of Peachtree Creehorror, and the suffering, not to be General John B. Hood described by words, Mayor Calhoun'swhich should seem best to pursue, I visited General Hood's headquarters at Palmetto. The crisis wasan of operations which I had discussed with General Hood while at his headquarters was fully explainSherman, should he march toward the east. General Hood's calculation was that, taking a route nortned by his recent successes, would move against Hood with such overweening confidence as might offerwould succeed. General Beauregard left for General Hood's headquarters, as I supposed, to aid in thnvested, it was hoped, would contribute. General Hood moved as was expected upon the enemy's line. Sherman had turned back towards Atlanta, and Hood, instead of hanging on his rear, not allowing hinto Tennessee. Advance and Retreat, by General J. B. Hood; letter of General Beauregard to Preside[6 more...]
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 51: (search)
ton was evacuated. Every effort that our circumstances permitted was immediately and thenceforward made to collect troops for the defense of North Carolina. General Hood's army, the troops under command of General D. H. Hill at Augusta, General Hardee's force, a few thousand men under General Bragg, and the cavalry commands of ions and wishes. General Beauregard modified his proposed movements so as to keep his forces on the left of the enemy's line of march until the troops coming from Hood's army could make a junction. These were the veteran commands of Stevenson, Cheatham, and Stewart. Lieutenant General S. D. Lee, though he had not entirely recovered from a wound received in the Tennessee campaign, was at Augusta, Gorgia, collecting the fragments of Hood's army to follow the troops previously mentioned. They had not moved together, and the first-named division had reached Beauregard's army in South Carolina. Though it contained an implied compliment, General Lee was n
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