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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., The opposing forces at Fredericksburg, Va. (search)
3d Va., Col. T. H. Owen; 4th Va., Col. Williams C. Wickham; 5th Va.----. Third Brigade, Brig.-Gen. W. H. F. Lee: 2d N. C., Col. S. Williams; 9th Va., Col. R. L. T. Beale; 10th Va., Col. J. Lucius Davte loss: killed, 608; wounded, 4116; captured or missing, 653 == 5377. The present for duty in Lee's army (including all of Stuart's cavalry), as shown by his return for December 10th, was 78,513. To arrive at Lee's effective strength in the battle (not officially stated) there should be deducted the usual proportion of non-combatants, the detachment of Hampton's cavalry brigade, on a raid t Valley. According to the estimate of Mr. Thomas White, as given in Taylor's Four years with General Lee (p. 158), this was 58,500 of all arms. Colonel Taylor (p. 81) says: Less than 20,000 Confedelor (p. 81) says: Less than 20,000 Confederate troops (about one-fourth of the army under General Lee) were actively engaged.--editors. Union camp scene.--a quiet game. From a War-time sketch.
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., chapter 3.24 (search)
rell are thus described by him in a communication to the editors dated May 11th, 1888: We encountered the enemy's cavalry, two thousand strong, under General W. H. F. Lee on the morning of the 30th, and drove it through Culpeper Court House in the direction of Rapidan Station. On the 1st we pressed the enemy's cavalry and the Army of the Potomac. To take the enemy by surprise and penetrate his country was easy enough; to withdraw from it was a more difficult matter. We knew that Lee and Hampton were to the west of us. . . . We knew also that there was a strong force at and in the vicinity of Gordonsville, and heard that another force was at Lounking the matter over, I determined to send General Buford, with 650 picked horses of his brigade, to threaten any force in the vicinity of Gordonsville, and induce Lee and Hampton to believe that we were going to get out by that way; and another force, under Captain Rodenbough, was sent in the direction of Bowling Green, with the
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., chapter 3.25 (search)
d between Fredericksburg and Richmond, by which Lee received his supplies, and make a wreck of the he whole number of guns in the army being 400. Lee's strength in and around Fredericksburg was pla front was ordered in. General Hooker knew that Lee was apprised of his presence on the south side as he said: It is all right, Couch, I have got Lee just where I want him; he must fight me on my oeir guard by adopting the conjecture of Hooker, Lee's army is in full retreat to Gordonsville, as w a stand in conjunction with supports sent from Lee's army before Chancellorsville. This was aboutk, when he joined or rather touched the left of Lee's main body, making their line continuous from lace on the porch, with nothing between him and Lee's army but Geary's division of the Twelfth and to be lost, as only Hancock's division now held Lee's army. Dispatching Major John B. Burt with orlle, the primary ones were that Hooker expected Lee to fall back without risking battle. Finding h[11 more...]
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., The successes and failures of Chancellorsville. (search)
appahannock River below Fredericksburg and hold Lee's army in that position, while he himself movedsburg, with the purpose of moving down upon General Lee's army to take it in rear and flank-two divd of General Stoneman to make a raid in rear of Lee's army, and destroy his railroads and his commu Stuart could not get through to communicate to Lee what was going on. It will be seen later on what a loss this was to Lee, and what a great advantage it was to the Army of the Potomac.--A. P. Pae army, and we had it over the signature of General Lee himself that his army had been surprised. ad it in his power at that time to have crushed Lee's army and wound up the war. The Army of the PoStuart's engineer officer was correct, and that Lee had adopted a plan to carry it out. In the aa mile off, and engaged by the forces under General Lee, who was trying to prevent them from impediad captured the 23d Georgia. We had heard that Lee was retreating, and supposed that this unfortun[19 more...]
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., The Eleventh Corps at Chancellorsville. (search)
lank road. At dawn of that eventful day General Hooker was at Chancellorsville. Slocum and Hancock were just in his front, infantry and artillery deployed to the right and left. French's division was in his rear. Meade occupied the extreme left, and my corps, the Eleventh, the right. Sickles connected me with Slocum. Our lines covered between five and six miles of frontage, and Hooker was near the middle point. The main body of our cavalry, under Stoneman, had gone off on a raid upon Lee's communications, and the remainder of the Army of the Potomac was under the sturdy Sedgwick, beyond Fredericksburg. Our opponents, under General Robert E. Lee, the evening before, were about two miles distant toward Fredericksburg, and thus between us and Sedgwick. Lee had immediately with him the divisions of McLaws, Anderson, Rodes, Colston, and A. P. Hill, besides some cavalry under Stuart. He The old Chancellor house, burned during the battle. From a photograph. held, for his l
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., The Confederate army. (search)
s E. B. Stuart. Second Brigade, Brig.-Gen. Fitzhugh Lee: 1st Va.,----; 2d Va.,----; 3d Va., Col. Thomas H. Owen; 4th Va., Col. Williams C. Wickham. Brigade loss: k, 4; w, 7-=11. Third Brigade (engaged in resisting the Stoneman raid ), Brig.-Gen. W. H. F. Lee: 2d N. C., Lieut.-Col. William H. Payne; 5th Va., Col. Thomas L. Rosser; 9th Va., Col. R. L. T. Beale; 10th Va.,----; 13th Va., Col. John R. Chambliss, Jr.; 15th Va.,----. Brigade loss (not reported). Horse Artillery, Maj. R. F. Beckham:period of rest and recruiting, of perhaps 3000, and say 1500 for the reserve artillery of Jackson's corps, not reported on the return for March. This addition gives a total of 61,612. Then, deducting Hampton's brigade of cavalry, recruiting south of the James River, and numbering, perhaps, 1600, the effective force of Lee's Army on the Rappahannock may be estimated at not less than 60,000, with probably 170 pieces of artillery. Breaking up the Union camp at Falmouth. From a photograph.
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., Hooker's appointment and removal. (search)
l Couch asked to be relieved from further service with the Army of the Potomac.--editors. General Lee's invasion of Pennsylvania broke up the nearly intolerable situation, and Hooker's diligent anteresting light on Hooker's relations with the Administration. After stating his suspicion that Lee was about to undertake an aggressive movement, Hooker says: As I am liable to be called on of having one commander for all of the troops whose operations can have an influence on those of Lee's army. Under the present system, all independent commanders are in ignorance of the movements ot care. I have but one idea which I think worth suggesting to you, and that is, in case you find Lee coming to the north of the Rappahannock, I would by no means cross to the south of it. If he shoule to be torn by dogs front and rear without a fair chance to gore one way or kick the other. If Lee would come to my side of the river, I would keep on the same side and fight him or act on the def
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., Lee's invasion of Pennsylvania. (search)
command of the Federal Army of the Potomac. General Lee was not expecting Hooker to move so early, lackwater, started back on my march to join General Lee at Fredericksburg. Before we got to Richmover the army. On the 9th of May I joined General Lee at his headquarters at Fredericksburg. At n began to lower above the Confederates. General Lee at that time was confronted by two problemshis division in the campaign. He called on General Lee to know why his claims had been overlooked, but I do not know that Lee gave him satisfactory reasons.--J. L. See Colonel William Allan's coow.--editors. In reorganizing his army, General Lee impaired to some extent the morale of his ty move warranted by good judgment. While General Lee was reorganizing his army he was also arran the only way we had to relieve vicksburg. General Lee admitted the force of my proposition, but fWe talked on that line from day to day, and General Lee, accepting it as a good military view, adop[4 more...]
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., The first day at Gettysburg. (search)
on, Fitzhugh Lee, Jenkins, W. E. Jones, and W. H. F. Lee, and six batteries of horseartillery under force was to move on Culpeper. On the 8th, General Lee, having sent Jenkins's brigade as Ewell's a These operations indicate on the part of General Lee either contempt for his opponent, or a belihe enemy. On June 5th he reported that in case Lee moved via Culpeper toward the Potomac with his roposal to march on Richmond, concurring in General Lee's views. Note.--in considering the compes. On the 29th Ewell received orders from General Lee to rejoin the army at Cashtown; the next evnfederate Government was the surest way to ruin Lee's army--his true objective. On the first app operations would have an influence on those of Lee's army, and in reply was informed by Halleck thgarrison from Maryland Heights, in order to cut Lee's communications with Virginia, and in conjunct his project, and finding now that he was General Lee's headquarters on the Chambersburg pike. F[19 more...]
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., The cavalry battle near Gettysburg. (search)
line along Little's Run with a portion of the 6th Michigan, dismounted, and at the same time Randol placed in position to the left and rear of Chester the second section of his battery under Lieutenant Kinney. At this stage the ammunition of that portion of the 3d Pennsylvania which was on the left, and of the 1st New Jersey, began to run short, and the 5th Michigan was ordered to relieve them. The latter was dismounted, and whilst it was moving to the front a dismounted regiment from W. H. F. Lee's brigade came to the support of the Confederate skirmishers. A heated contest followed, in which the 1st New Jersey and the 3d Pennsylvania remained to take part. After the firing abated these regiments attempted to withdraw, but they were followed up so closely that they were obliged to face about and resume the conflict. However, they soon drove the enemy back, inflicting severe punishment. The short supply of ammunition of the 5th Michigan having by this time given out, and Major