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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 83 1 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1. 55 3 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore) 26 0 Browse Search
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 3. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 21 3 Browse Search
John M. Schofield, Forty-six years in the Army 17 1 Browse Search
Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 2 11 1 Browse Search
Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 3 11 1 Browse Search
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Chapter XXII: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. March 4-June 10, 1862. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott) 4 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 10: The Armies and the Leaders. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 4 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore) 3 1 Browse Search
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ove on by the right flank. He promptly obeyed. Going in advance of the movements myself I met portions of regiments of Gen. McClernand's division coming back in excellent order, conducted by their brigade commanders, Cols. Wallace, Oglesby and McArthur, and all calling for more ammunition, want of which was the cause of their misfortune. Col. Wallace, whose coolness under the circumstances was astonishing, informed me that the enemy were following, and would shortly attack. The crisis was coing the position ours did, and exposed to such a raking artillery fire as the enemy subjected them to, to maintain their ground against the overwhelming force which the rebels continued to push against them. Oglesby's, W. H. L. Wallace's, and McArthur's brigades were successively obliged to retire; a portion of Swartz's and McAllister's batteries had been lost and gained, and lost again, and it was not until the advancing enemy had reached Craft's brigade, and Taylor's and Willard's batteries
ich crosses the Purdy road at right angles, near Gen. McArthur's Headquarters. We here took up quarters for the would have it, I got them a good position near Col. McArthur's division, when they did most excellent service river. Just here — between nine and ten o'clock--McArthur's brigade of W. H. L. Wallace's division came up t danger of being cut off by Prentiss's defection. McArthur mistook the way, marched too far to the right, andnearly pierced through, and were only held back by McArthur's brigade, and the rest of W. H. L. Wallace's divi. L. Wallace, then not engaged, for support. Brig.-Gen. McArthur's brigade was promptly started across, but mirebel forces that had poured in after Prentiss. Gen. McArthur could thus render Stuart's brigade no assistancetreated to the right and rear, falling in behind Gen. McArthur's brigade to reorganize. Colonel Stuart was him. Wallace's other brigades had gone over to assist McArthur, and the division, thus reunited, steadily closed
one twenty-four pounder James on the right of that battery. The balance of the battery will remain with Captain Turner, United States Army, Commissary of Subsistence, and will be served by a detachment of the Eighth Maine regiment, under Captain McArthur. By command of Brig-Gen. Q. A. Gilmore. W. L. M. Burger, First Lieut.-Col. Engineers, Acting Assistant Adjutant-General. The bombardment did not begin as early as was anticipated on Thursday morning. It was postponed an hour or two st especial commendation for his activity, zeal, and general usefulness at all times, by night and by day, by which he constantly rendered most valuable services, as did the battalion of his fine regiment during the siege and previously; and Captain McArthur, of the Eighth Maine regiment, being highly praised by different officers who witnessed his successful management of his men at the batteries, deserves my commendation. The companies of the Third Rhode Island artillery, under Capt. Tourte