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Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative, Chapter 1: from the U. S.A. Into the C. S.A. (search)
transportation could be made. Our Quartermaster Department, however, maintained an armed vessel, the Massachusetts, upon the Sound to keep off invasions of the Stikane Indians, who made raids from Alaska in their immense war canoes. This vessel was directed to take us to Port Townsend, and there the Cortes, which ran between San Francisco and Vancouver's Island, would call and get us. We sailed from Steilacoom City in the afternoon of April 9, 1861. Four years later, to an hour, I saw Gen. Lee ride back to his lines from Appomattox Court House, where he had just surrendered his army. On April 12 we took the Cortes, and, after touching at Squimault and Portland, we reached San Francisco on the 20th. We were too late to catch the Panama steamer of that date, as we had hoped, and the next boat was May 1. As our steamer made fast to the wharf all my personal plans were upset. A special messenger, waiting on the wharf, came aboard and handed me an order by telegraph and Pony Exp
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative, Chapter 2: the battle of Bull Run (July, 1861） (search)
staff-officer, to Richmond to urge the concentration of the two armies and a prompt offensive movement. A formal hearing was had by the President, with Cooper and Lee, but the proposition was rejected, on the good ground that the enemy was as yet practically within his fortified lines, where he could not be attacked, and could brretation that they should be excluded from all important orders. They leave matters in doubt. Every order should be distinctly either the one thing or the other. Lee used the phrase at Gettysburg, in ordering Ewell to press a routed enemy, and lost his victory by it. It is notable, too, that this order not only failed to urge9, 1865, the last fighting between the same two armies took place, upon their land as the first had done. Grant made his headquarters in their residence, and in it Lee made the surrender of his army. After cannonading for some time without drawing reply, Tyler ordered Richardson's brigade to scour the woods in front, and a squ
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative, Chapter 3: fall and winter of 1861 (search)
n and resort to siege operations. This was amply shown when Lee, in August, 1862, drove Pope into Washington, and also in Juampaign early in May, 1863. Sixth. Meade, after repulsing Lee at Gettysburg in July, 1863, in November essayed an advance from Alexandria upon Lee's right flank at Mine Run, about halfway between the two railroad lines. He found Lee so strongly iLee so strongly intrenched that he withdrew without attacking. Seventh. On May 4, 1864, Grant, with the largest force yet assembled, set oubetween Meade's Mine Run and Hooker's Spottsylvania routes. Lee attacked his columns in the Wilderness. The battle thus joi Anna, Totopotomoy, Cold Harbor, and Petersburg, Grant found Lee across his path, and was unable to drive him off. His only r and Appomattox was the key to Richmond. For it would force Lee to hold an exterior line of such enormous length — from the June, Jackson's battle at Kernstown, though generally reckoned a defeat, was really the first step to Lee's victory in June
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative, Chapter 4: Yorktown and Williamsburg (search)
no important result. He advocated its abandonment, and the concentration at Richmond of all forces from Virginia to Georgia. With these McClellan's force should be attacked when it came near Richmond. A conference was called, which included Lee, Longstreet, G. W. Smith, and the Sec. of War, Randolph. It was advocated by Lee, and finally determined, that Johnston should risk making all the delay possible at Yorktown. This was a safe conclusion to reach, only in view of the cautiousness Lee, and finally determined, that Johnston should risk making all the delay possible at Yorktown. This was a safe conclusion to reach, only in view of the cautiousness of McClellan. Johnston had already begun sending some reenforcements to Magruder, and had brought a large part of his army near Richmond. About Apr. 15 he went to Yorktown, taking Smith's and Longstreet's divisions, which gave him a total force of 55,633. In the whole course of the war there was little service as trying as that in the Yorktown lines. There was much rain and the country was low and flat, so that the trenches were badly drained and would frequently be flooded with water.
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative, Chapter 5: Seven Pines or fair Oaks (search)
Oaks Drury's Bluff. the situation. attack planned. Johnston's plan changed. Johnston's problem. battle of Seven Pines or fair Oaks. a misunderstanding. Longstreet's mistake. Huger delayed. Huger unjustly blamed. signal given. Hill's battle in brief. losses. Reenforcements. reports. Wilcox's report. Couch's position. Johnston's battle. Whiting's advance. a second attack. Johnston wounded. G. W. Smith in command. Smith's battle, June. the Confederates withdraw. Lee placed in command. Resume. staff and organization. artillery service. Davis and Johnston. Meanwhile, Norfolk had now been evacuated by our forces, which were withdrawn at first to Petersburg and then to Richmond. Our ironclad, the Virginia (the old Merrimac), drawing too much water to ascend the James, had been blown up. This river was now open to the Federal fleet, except for some hurriedly built batteries at Drury's Bluff, about six miles below Richmond, covering obstructions made o
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative, Chapter 6: Jackson's Valley campaign (search)
l effect of causing the order to be countermanded. It remained countermanded, and McDowell and his two divisions were kept in the valley about Front Royal until June 20. This delay took away his last possible chance to reenforce McClellan before Lee took the offensive. Indeed, the movement to Fredericksburg, resumed about June 20, was stopped on June 26 by the formation of a new army to be commanded by Gen. John Pope. It comprised the entire forces of Fremont, Banks, and McDowell, and was c before Lee took the offensive. Indeed, the movement to Fredericksburg, resumed about June 20, was stopped on June 26 by the formation of a new army to be commanded by Gen. John Pope. It comprised the entire forces of Fremont, Banks, and McDowell, and was charged with the duty of overcoming the forces under Jackson. So we may now leave him and his gallant but wearied foot cavalry to enjoy about five days of rest on the banks of the Shenandoah, and take up the story of Lee before Richmond.
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative, chapter 7 (search)
ld Harbor. Porter's account. Hill's account. Lee's account. Jackson ordered in. general advancgressive commander. This was strengthened when Lee's first care was to select a line of battle andto move on us in the way he thinks best. Has Gen. Lee the audacity that is going to be required forhoulders above every other in audacity, it is Gen. Lee! His name might be Audacity. He will take min a short time. And at last he was right, for Lee began it on the 26th, and during the interval, mish. Before issuing order of battle No. 75, Lee had had on June 23 Longstreet, A. P. Hill, D. H agreed to. When summoned to this meeting by Lee on Saturday, June 21, Jackson was near Gordonsvlaborate explanation of how more than a half of Lee's army was paralyzed for three hours, just on tsual mention, but they are plainly apparent. Lee by no means designed that A. P. Hill should alo. P. Hill's battle, and by urgent messages from Lee, Jackson sent D. H. Hill's division back into t[38 more...]
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative, chapter 8 (search)
, the 29th. Magruder had not entirely absorbed Lee's confidence that McClellan did not have in himcamp on Sunday morning, hurried me off to see Gen. Lee on the Nine Mile road, and I gave, while ridirate down the Chickahominy. Having overtaken Gen. Lee, we rode together down the Nine Mile road, anree-quarters of a mile above it, were opened by Lee's order on Saturday, the 28th. The extra distae been very severe. On the Confederate side, Lee, with Longstreet and Hill, in a field of broom-edible that this division, within four miles of Lee, could have been allowed to spend the whole daythrows light on the plans of our great chief, Gen. Lee, should go down in history. I believe that i Jackson seems to have been ignorant of what Gen. Lee expected of him, and badly informed about Bra impossible for him, but he did escape. . . . Gen. Lee, through no fault in his plans, was to see hifter dark. The enemy became so aggressive that Lee felt it necessary to send for Magruder's six br[35 more...]
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative, chapter 9 (search)
mbats. Whiting's report. Sumner seeks cover. Lee's reconnoissance. Lee misled. attack begun. a disappointing story. Pendleton did not find Lee all day long, nor did any orders from Lee find Lee find him. He implies that his reserve artillery was not expected to go in until all the division batteriides had almost ceased. Shortly before this, Lee had taken Longstreet and ridden over to our lefhould have been done early that morning, not by Lee in person, but by staff-officers under cavalry a mistake. It was begun by a direct order from Lee given hastily under the influence of a misapprensidered a success, and it was also reported to Lee as he was returning from his reconnoissance wi staff, who wrote the order as follows: — Gen. Lee expects you to advance rapidly. He says it ig its being seized. He forwarded the report to Lee, through Jackson, and early on the 3d, with a f field. To this Longstreet consented, and when Lee arrived, Jackson's arguments prevailed and the [19 more...]
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative, Chapter 10: Cedar Mountain (search)
general Halleck Arrives. McClellan recalled. Lee moves. Jackson moves. Cedar Mountain. the nin was still representing to his government that Lee had 200,000 men. If he really believed this, itat such a force might do under such generals as Lee and Jackson. Halleck had visited McClellan oas unsafe to have a divided army in the face of Lee's force; that the location on the James River behind the Rappahannock. Now let us turn to Lee, and see how he met the difficulties of his sitcontributed to the result finally reached. But Lee could not afford to wait at Richmond for the enything against Pope's 47,000; so he appealed to Lee for reenforcement. Not yet assured that McClellan would not soon resume the offensive, Lee hesitated; but, on July 27, ordered A. P. Hill's divistoward Gordonsville, with the view of occupying Lee's attention, and preventing his interference wi, had given him no information of his plans. Lee, indeed, in a recent letter had given Jackson a
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