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George H. Gordon, From Brook Farm to Cedar Mountain, Chapter 5: return to Strasburg (continued)—Banks's flight to Winchester—Battle of Winchester. (search)
exceed nine hundred men. Eight companies First Maryland Regiment, 775 men; two companies Twenty-ninth Pennsylvania, Lieutenant-Colonel Perham commanding; Fifth New York, two companies, Ira Harris's cavalry (100 men); one section of artillery, Knapp's Battery, Lieutenant Atwell, 38 men; Captain Mapes's Pioneer Corps, 56 men (engaged in reconstructing bridges),--total, under command of Colonel Kenly of the First Maryland, scarcely 1,000 men: did not exceed 900 men. Banks's Report. Along tndred men and two pieces of artillery he calmly awaited the onset of the vastly superior force of the enemy. In his front the ground was level; his guns commanded the approaches. The enemy advanced cautiously, and were received with shells from Knapp's Battery. With a grim humor Jackson selected a Rebel Maryland regiment Colonel Bradley T. Johnson's. to attack the loyal Marylanders. Supported by cavalry, who in turn were sustained by Taylor's brigade of infantry and two battalions of Lou
George H. Gordon, From Brook Farm to Cedar Mountain, Chapter 7: the Army of Virginia under General Pope—Battle of Cedar Mountain. (search)
and batteries on his flanks. Roemer's battery of six 3-inch guns (rifled) and two sections of Knapp's battery of ten pounder Parrotts. Official Records of the War of tlie Rebellion, series i. vol8th New York, and 46th Pennsylvania, Roemer's battery of six 3-inch rifled guns, two sections of Knapp's battery of 10-pounder Parrotts, and Muhleuberg's battery. In Augur's division, Geary's brigadesting on the left of the road, was made up of the 5tl, 7th, 29th, and 66th Ohio Volunteers, and Knapp's battery,--total enlisted men, 1,121; Prince's brigade consisted of a battalion of the 8tl and of Cedar Mountain, was covered by Captain Pitcher's battalion of the 8th and 12th Regulars, with Knapp's battery near the centre of the line, McGilvray's on the extreme left, and Robinson's intermedind themselves commanded by the mountain, were our batteries. McGilvray's, Robinson's, Gray's, Knapp's, and Muhlenberg's (Bests). See Official Records of the War of the Rebellion, series i. vol. X
George H. Gordon, From Brook Farm to Cedar Mountain, Chapter 8: battle of Cedar Mountain (continued). (search)
is division, and was therefore the first of all the enemy's infantry to encounter our cavalry under Bayard. In the morning, at eleven o'clock, the enemy's artillery opened on our cavalry, before Roberts had crossed Cedar Creek with infantry; but Knapp's battery replied, and the enemy withdrew. After the main body of our infantry had crossed the creek and taken up the line designated, Bayard formed his line on a ridge in the plain that held the cornfield, and about two-thirds of a mile in advay's line of batteries extended in a crescent shape for about two and one-half miles on elevated ground, and at distances from our batteries varying from 1,500 to 2,000 yards. Official Record, series i. vol. XII. part II. p. 161. Report of Captain J. E. Knapp, Battery E, Pennsylvania Light Artillery. Although the enemy's guns seemed to have the advantage of the highest ground, our artillery practice was admirable. Indeed it was so on both sides. From where my brigade was stationed we could s