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Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II. 285 3 Browse Search
General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox 278 2 Browse Search
Edward Alfred Pollard, The lost cause; a new Southern history of the War of the Confederates ... Drawn from official sources and approved by the most distinguished Confederate leaders. 276 2 Browse Search
Allan Pinkerton, The spy in the rebellion; being a true history of the spy system of the United States Army during the late rebellion, revealing many secrets of the war hitherto not made public, compiled from official reports prepared for President Lincoln , General McClellan and the Provost-Marshal-General . 269 1 Browse Search
Robert Lewis Dabney, Life and Commands of Lieutenand- General Thomas J. Jackson 269 1 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore) 254 4 Browse Search
John G. Nicolay, A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln, condensed from Nicolay and Hayes' Abraham Lincoln: A History 253 1 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 232 0 Browse Search
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler 214 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore) 171 1 Browse Search
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General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox, Chapter 16: the lost order --South Mountain. (search)
that a little time was necessary to convince McClellan of its genuineness, which may account for thpital in imminent peril before he heard from McClellan on the 13th, as shown on that day by a despatch to General McClellan: The capture of this place will throw us back six months, if it should notatch having turned up at headquarters of General McClellan, that commander apprised the authoritiesth God's blessing will accomplish it. Geo. B. McClellan. Frederick City, Md., September 13, 186h, and they outnumber me when united. Geo. B. McClellan, Major-General. With the knowledge aff was therefor apprised of his approach. General McClellan's orders for the 14th were dated,-- 1 defensive fight, and at the same time check McClellan's march towards Harper's Ferry, in case he the chief of cavalry. The hallucination that McClellan was not capable of serious work seemed to peositions, back towards the turnpike. General McClellan claimed fifteen hundred prisoners taken [4 more...]
General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox, Chapter 17: preliminaries of the great battle. (search)
s Lee Description of the field of Antietam McClellan posts his Corps Lee's lines advantageously p the Rohrersville-Boonsborough road against McClellan's left. There were in those columns twenty-e river pass east of South Mountain, against McClellan's rear, as the speedier means of relief to G entire command east of the mountain against McClellan's rear, with a fair field for strategy and tactics. This move would have disturbed McClellan's plans on the afternoon of the 15th, while there seemed little hope that McClellan would delay his attack until Jackson could join us, marching by Hood's brigades. The pursuit ordered by General McClellan was the First, Second, and Twelfth Corps Heights. Before maturing his plans, General McClellan had to make a careful reconnoissance, an In forming his forces for the battle, General McClellan divided his right wing, posted the Ninth it would have so disturbed the plans of General McClellan as to give us one or two days more for c
General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox, Chapter 18: battle of Sharpsburg, or Antietam. (search)
Gettysburg, exceeding it in number of killed and wounded, but each of these dragged its tragedy through several days. Taking Confederate losses in killed and wounded as the criterion of magnitude in battles, the Seven Days Battle (following McClellan's retreat), Gettysburg, and Chickamauga exceeded Sharpsburg, but each of these occupied several days, and on no single day in any one of them was there such carnage as in this fierce struggle. The Confederates lost in killed and wounded in sed of his new authority, the brigades assembled at points most suited to their convenience, in rear of D. H. Hill's brigades. But time was up. Confederate affairs were not encouraging. Our men were all leg-weary and heavy to handle, while McClellan, with his tens of thousands, whom he had marched in healthful exercise the past two weeks, was finding and pounding us from left to right under converging fire of his batteries east and west of the Antietam. The signal of the approaching st
General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox, Chapter 19: battle of Sharpsburg, or Antietam (continued). (search)
alties of the battle Confederate losses in the campaign neither McClellan's plan nor execution was strong. At one or two points near ourers. So it appears that counsels were divided on both sides, General McClellan disapproving the attack proposed by Franklin, and General Leehe morning. Rebellion Record, vol. XIX. part i. p. 377. General McClellan claimed that his batteries on the east side dispersed a columrear. The order was repeated, and, finally, losing patience, General McClellan sent the inspector-general (Colonel Sackett) To deliver to Ge In the afternoon General Lee was advised of new arrivals in General McClellan's army, and, thinking the few stragglers who came up to swell Washington Artillery, General Lee said, They were heroic. General McClellan's plan of the battle was not strong, the handling and executis division (Fourth Corps), by Major-General Franklin. Major-General George B. McClellan, U. S. Army. General Headquarters :--Escort, Capt.
General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox, Chapter 20: review of the Maryland campaign. (search)
verted the army from the main issue Lee and McClellan compared and contrasted Tribute to the Confy time the recently displaced commander, General McClellan, reinstated in command, was marching forthe Governor of Pennsylvania were handed General McClellan,--the former the celebrated lost despatcisburg, Pa., September 13, 1862. Major-General George B. McClellan: When may we expect General Rthe former place. The same afternoon General McClellan's signal service despatched him that thengton incident to the Bull Run campaign, General McClellan was ordered to receive the retreating cowithout notice. In more than one report General McClellan mentioned it as a shameful surrender. Htill he got possession; then gave it up. General McClellan wanted to give it up before it was takenenemy in sight, to withhold his blows. With McClellan it was more difficult to strike than to march for the enemy. General McClellan was of short, stout figure, but was of soldierly presence, g[8 more...]
General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox, Chapter 21: reorganization and rest for both armies. (search)
Army of Northern Virginia organized in corps General McClellan relieved, and General Burnside appointed comma of the Army of the Potomac a lift for the South McClellan was growing Burnside's three Grand divisions thn slightly wounded, on the 12th. On the 26th, General McClellan marched south and crossed the Potomac east of Ashby's Gap to Upperville to look for the head of McClellan's army. He bore farther eastward and marched for -House, arriving at that point at the same time as McClellan's at Warrenton,--W. H. F. Lee's cavalry the day beissued orders on the 5th of November relieving General McClellan of, and assigning General Burnside to, command, General Lee expressed regret, as he thought that McClellan could be relied upon to conform to the strictest rules of science in the conduct of war. He had been McClellan's preceptor, they had served together in the enginThe change was a good lift for the South, however; McClellan was growing, was likely to exhibit far greater pow
General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox, Chapter 27: Gettysburg-Second day. (search)
p the opportunity. Beaten in the battle of the 1st, dislodged of position, and outgeneralled, the Union army would have felt the want of spirit and confidence important to aggressive battle; but the call was in the hands of the Confederates, and these circumstances would have made their work more facile, while the Union commander would have felt the call to save his capital most imperative. Even as events passed it was thought helpful to the Union side to give out the report that General McClellan was at hand and would command the army. Four of the brigades of Anderson's division were ordered to advance in echelon in support of my left. At three o'clock the artillery was ordered to open practice. General Meade was then with General Sickles discussing the feasibility of withdrawing his corps to the position to which it was originally assigned, but the opening admonished him that it was too late. He had just sent a cipher telegram to inform General Halleck, commander-in-
General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox, Chapter28: Gettysburg-Third day. (search)
the general engagement. The next day he had the cavalry and part of his infantry in search of the enemy's next move. At my Headquarters were two clever young engineers who were sent to find what the enemy was about. They were the first to report the enemy's retreat towards James River. Orders were given for Jackson to follow on the direct line of retreat, also Magruder and Huger. My command was ordered around through the outskirts of Richmond by the Darbytown road to interpose between McClellan's army and the James River, about twenty miles; the other troops marching by routes of about nine miles. We were in position on the evening of the 29th of June, and stood in front of the enemy all of the 30th, fighting a severe battle in the afternoon. Magruder and Huger got up after night, and Jackson on the morning of the 1st. After the battle of the 1st, Jackson, Magruder, and Huger were ordered in direct pursuit along the route of retreat, my command by the longer route of Nance's S
General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox, Chapter 39: again in front of Richmond. (search)
ns and Gary's brigade of one thousand cavalry. There had been severe fighting on that side a few days previous, in an attack of the Federals upon Fort Harrison of our line, which resulted in the capture of the fort; then a more desperate fight of the Confederates to recover it, which was not successful. The loss of Fort Harrison broke our line off a little near the river, and caused a new line to be taken from that point to our left, where it joined the line occupied in 1862, when General McClellan was against us. The line of the north side extended from Chapin's Bluff on the James River, by Fort Gilmer, across north of White Oak Swamp to the vicinity of the Chickahominy at New Bridge. Hoke's and Field's divisions occupied the line from Fort Gilmer, covering Charles City road on the left, and Gary's cavalry had a strong picket force on the Nine Miles road, with vedettes, to guard and patrol the west side of the swamp and the south side of the Chickahominy. The crossings of the
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