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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2. 160 8 Browse Search
General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox 76 2 Browse Search
William F. Fox, Lt. Col. U. S. V., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the extent and nature of the mortuary losses in the Union regiments, with full and exhaustive statistics compiled from the official records on file in the state military bureaus and at Washington 70 2 Browse Search
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II. 57 1 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 56 4 Browse Search
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative 43 1 Browse Search
D. H. Hill, Jr., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 4, North Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 33 1 Browse Search
John D. Billings, Hardtack and Coffee: The Unwritten Story of Army Life 24 2 Browse Search
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 4: The Cavalry (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 17 1 Browse Search
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 10: The Armies and the Leaders. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 10 0 Browse Search
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General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox, Chapter 5: Round about Richmond. (search)
eek was beyond protection from the redoubts. The four redoubts on the right of Fort Magruder had commanding positions of the fort. Finding the entire line of intrenchments at Yorktown empty on the morning of May 4, McClellan ordered pursuit by his cavalry under its chief, General Stoneman, with four batteries of horse artillery, supported by Hooker's division on the Yorktown road and W. F. Smith's on the Hampton road. They were followed on the Hampton road by General Heintzelman (Kearny's division), Third Corps, and Couch's and Casey's divisions of Keyes's (Fourth) Corps, Sumner's (Second) Corps on the Yorktown road. Nearing Williamsburg, the roads converge and come together in range of field batteries at Fort Magruder. About eight miles out from Yorktown, on the Hampton road, Stuart, hearing of severe cavalry fight by the part of his command on the Yorktown road, thought to ride across to the enemy's rear and confuse his operations, but presently found a part of the ene
General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox, Chapter 6: the battle of Williamsburg. (search)
only of the enemy's front, that he would find reinforcements coming up, and this he began to realize by the clearer ring of their muskets. He speedily encountered them, but in time to get away before meeting serious trouble. About three o'clock Kearny's division arrived, and only a few minutes later D. H. Hill's, of the Confederates. On the approach of Kearny's leading brigades, one regiment was detached from Berry's to reinforce Emory's Cavalry detachment on their left. The other regiments Kearny's leading brigades, one regiment was detached from Berry's to reinforce Emory's Cavalry detachment on their left. The other regiments were deployed, the Fifth Michigan on the left of the road, the Thirty-seventh New York on its left, along the road, one company of the New York regiment from left to rear. Six companies of the Michigan regiment were broken off to the rear of its right as reserve, leaving its forward battalion partly across the road, while that in rear had two companies on the right and two on the left of the road. Two regiments of Birney's brigade were deployed, the Thirty-eighth on the right of, and the Fort
General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox, Chapter 7: Seven Pines, or Fair Oaks. (search)
Confederate side, and ensuing confusion Fatalities among Confederate officers Kearny's action serious wounding of General Johnston at the close of the battle summthree miles from the river. The Third and Fourth Corps were on the south side, Kearny's division of the Third at Savage Station of the York River Railroad, Hooker's left and front he applied his beautiful tactics and pushed his battle. General Kearny, finding that he could not arrest the march, put Berry's brigade off to theississippi regiment was in supporting distance, and fell mortally wounded. General Kearny, seeing the move and other troops marching towards it, ordered his troops o XI. part II. p. 813. He states the hour as six P. M. Birney's brigade of Kearny's division was ordered along the north side of the railroad a little before nigamsburg road, reported by General Heintzelman, commanding Casey's, Couch's, and Kearny's divisions18,500 Hooker's division was at hand, but no part of it engaged. C
General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox, Chapter 10: fighting along the Chickahominy. (search)
e road in front of the divisions of McCall and Kearny, holding the division of A. P. Hill at rest inank. The ground along the front of McCall and Kearny was a dark forest, with occasional heavy tangl and crowded back the Confederate right, while Kearny's, reinforced by Slocum, pushed severely againmy. They now renewed the attack with vigor on Kearny's left, and were again repulsed with heavy los of the road, where I received a call from General Kearny for aid. Knowing that all of General Sedgwthe New Jersey brigade of his division to General Kearny's aid. I rode out far enough on the Charle. p. 107. In his account of the fight, General Kearny wrote,-- At four P. M. the attack comm Sedgwick's brigades; pushed Caldwell's off to Kearny's position, where, with the additional aid of part of Slocum's division, Kearny succeeded in recovering his own ground and in putting Caldwell's booker claimed that he threw Longstreet over on Kearny, but General McCall said that by a little stre[2 more...]
General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox, Chapter 13: making ready for Manassas again. (search)
anwhile, General Pope had received the divisions of Kearny and Reynolds from McClellan's army, forty-five hundto be at Gainesville at nightfall; Reno's corps and Kearny's division of the Third to Greenwich to support McDe, to march at one A. M. and join him at daylight. Kearny's division was ordered for Bristoe Station, Reno's ing at three A. M. He reached Bristoe at ten A. M., Kearny at eight, and Reno in due season. But it was late f A. P. Hill and Ewell, he ordered Reno's corps and Kearny's and Hooker's divisions of the Third to Centrevilll Pope's orders for the night directed the march of Kearny's division from Centreville by the turnpike at one ts behind if all could not be got together in time; Kearny to attack at daylight, to be supported by Hooker. ements for the 29th, informing him of the orders of Kearny and Hooker, and directing Porter to move at daylighentreville, and Reno towards the field for battle. Kearny deferred his march till daylight, and was followed
General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox, Chapter 14: Second battle of Manassas (Bull Run). (search)
ned by the Federals on Jackson's right, followed by Kearny Longstreet's reconnoissance Stuart, the cavalry learance and peculiarities killing of fighting Phil Kearny losses review of the campaign. General Pope at the turnpike, to reinforce the Federal right under Kearny, who, with Sigel's corps and Reynolds's division, wtion, which indicated one corps. At two o'clock Kearny made an earnest opening against Jackson's left, bute loss of the enemy as at least two to one, and General Kearny as at least three to one. He construed the zelman's and Reno's corps, the divisions of Hooker, Kearny, Stevens, and Reno. Early on the 1st of Septemb to hold Jackson away from the Warrenton turnpike. Kearny, always ready to second any courageous move, joinedorning. While my reliefs were going around, General Philip Kearny rode to the line in search of his division. my: Sir,-- Rebellion Record. The body of General Philip Kearny was brought from the field last night, and h