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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., The opposing forces at Cold Harbor. June 1st, 1864. (search)
w Cowan; 3d N. Y., Capt. William A. Ham; 2d Battalion 9th N. Y. Heavy, Maj. James W. Snyder; H, 1st Ohio, Capt. Stephen W. Dorsey; C, 1st R. I., Capt. Richard Waterman; E, 1st R. I., Capt. William B. Rhodes; G, 1st R. I., Capt. George W. Adams; E, 5th U. S., Lieut. John R. Brinckle; M, 5th U. S., Capt. James McKnight. Ninth Army Corps, Maj.-Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside. Provost Guard: 8th U. S., Capt. Milton Cogswell. first division, Maj.-Gen. Thomas L. Crittenden. First Brigade, Brig.-Gen. James H. Ledlie: 56th Mass., Col. Stephen M. Weld, Jr.; 57th Mass., Col. William F. Bartlett; 59th Mass., Lieut.-Col. John Hodges, Jr.; 4th U. S., Capt. Avery B. Cain; 10th U. S., Lieut. Jesse A. P. Hampson. Second Brigade, Col. Joseph M. Sudsburg: 3d Md., Lieut.-Col. Gilbert P. Robinson; 21st Mass., Lieut.-Col. George P. Hawkes; 100th Pa., Lieut.-Col. Matthew M. Dawson. Provisional Brigade, Col. Elisha G. Marshall: 2d N. Y. Mounted Rifles (dismounted), Col. John Fisk; 14th N. Y. Art'y, Maj. Willi
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., The battle of the Petersburg crater. (search)
of his white divisions should pull straws, and Ledlie was (as he thought) the unlucky victim. He, hso of the regular army, and aide-decamp to General Ledlie, were informed that they must accompany ththat the volunteer staff would remain with General Ledlie, all of whom did so during the entire engawithin the Union lines.--W. H. P. Upon General Ledlie's return from the front orders were issuedrs; still the mine had not been exploded. General Ledlie then directed me to go to General Burnsidehat Colonel Marshall requested me to go to General Ledlie and explain the condition of affairs, whicnt I had again left the crater and gone to General Ledlie, and had urged him to try to have somethind could not possibly be obeyed; and I told General Ledlie so before I left him. Upon my return to thing this I left the crater and reported to General Ledlie, whom I found seated in a bomb-proof with more without relief. General Potter's and General Ledlie's divisions had slight reliefs, enabling t[8 more...]
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., In the crater. (search)
ed the other piece in position to use on the advance of the enemy if a counter-charge should be attempted. A charge was made upon us, and the fire from this piece did terrible execution on their advancing lines, and with the fire of our men they were repulsed. On the repulse of this charge we captured a stand of colors. Sergeant James S. Hill of Company C of our regiment secured the flag in a hand-to-hand encounter. Adjutant C. H. Van Brackle and Sergeant Hill presented the flag to General Ledlie to be forwarded to the War Department, and then returned to the front. When the regiment was forced back to our own works, Sergeant Hill was missing; he was probably killed. For his bravery that day he was awarded a medal by Congress, which was afterward presented by General Meade in person to his company for him. He was also commissioned a lieutenant in the regiment. Both medal and commission were sent to his mother.--C. H. H. At this time General Hartranft, who stood within the crat
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., Actions on the Weldon Railroad. (search)
The intersection was the point Meade most wanted Warren to gain. However, he was pleased sufficiently as it was, and ordered Warren to maintain his hold on the road at all hazards. He directed Mott's division, Second Corps, to establish a connection with the new works, and ordered out Willcox's, White's, General Julius White had commanded a division in the Twenty-third Corps, in Burnside's army in east Tennessee. Immediately after the mine explosion, July 30th, he relieved General James H. Ledlie in command of the First Division, Ninth Corps.--editors. and afterward Potter's divisions from the Ninth Corps' works to reenforce Warren; these to be followed finally by Gregg's cavalry brigade and two hundred railroad men to destroy the tracks toward Reams's. Station. My division being nearest was first to arrive next morning, and was ordered to bivouac near the Globe Tavern, where Warren had his headquarters. When White came up he was posted farther to the right. Beauregard