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General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox, Chapter 13: making ready for Manassas again. (search)
having information of my approach, delayed his march, detaching Ricketts's division to hold me in check at Thoroughfare Gap. The first passage at arms of the day was between part of Stuart's cavalry, supported by B. T. Johnson's infantry, and Meade's brigade of McDowell's command. As the latter swung around for his march to the Junction, the brigade approached Jackson's right. A detachment was pushed out against Meade, and some artillery practice followed. The Confederates retired, but rMeade, and some artillery practice followed. The Confederates retired, but reported no loss. Under the impression that the force encountered was some cavalry rear-guard or reconnoitring party, McDowell resumed his march as soon as the killed and wounded were cared for. The noise made by this affair caused Sigel to countermarch his corps, and otherwise delayed the march of McDowell's entire forces, while it gave no inconvenience to the Confederates further than a change of front of part of Jackson's command to receive battle, not intended, by his adversary. Jackson
General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox, Chapter 16: the lost order --South Mountain. (search)
three divisions, under Generals Hatch, Ricketts, and Meade. General Hatch had four brigades, Generals Ricketts and Meade three each, with full artillery appointments. At two o'clock, General Hooker was ordered north of thops operating on the south side under General Reno. Meade's division was marched, followed by Hatch's and Ricketts's,--Meade's on the right, Hatch on Meade's left, Ricketts in reserve. Meade's division was deployed alongMeade's left, Ricketts in reserve. Meade's division was deployed along the foot-hills. A cavalry regiment under Colonel Williams, First Massachusetts, was sent to the far right inMeade's division was deployed along the foot-hills. A cavalry regiment under Colonel Williams, First Massachusetts, was sent to the far right in observation. Meade's advance was followed by Hatch and Ricketts. General Hill's only available force to mMeade's advance was followed by Hatch and Ricketts. General Hill's only available force to meet this formidable move was his brigade under General Rodes. He ordered Rodes to his left to a prominent posiain. Through this valley and over the rising ground Meade's division advanced and made successful attack as here before their lines were formed. At the same time Meade's division was forcing Rodes and Evans from their po
General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox, Chapter 17: preliminaries of the great battle. (search)
his left, at the Burnside Bridge, under General Cox, and assigned the First Corps, under General Hooker, for his right flank. General Burnside was retained on his left. The plan was to make the main attack against the Confederate left, or to make that a diversion in favor of the main attack, and to follow success by his reserve. At two P. M. of the 16th, Hooker's First Corps crossed the Antietam at the bridge near Keedysville and a nearby ford, and marched against my left brigades, Generals Meade, Ricketts, and Doubleday commanding the divisions, battalions, and batteries of field artillery. The sharp skirmish that ensued was one of the marked preliminaries of the great battle; but the Federals gained nothing by it except an advanced position, which was of little benefit and disclosed their purpose. General Jackson was up from Harper's Ferry with Ewell's division and his own, under Generals Lawton and Jones. They were ordered out to General Lee's left, and took post west of
General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox, Chapter 18: battle of Sharpsburg, or Antietam. (search)
r work, and soon added the clash of steel to the thunderous crash of cannon-shots. The first impact came from Hooker's right division under Doubleday, led by the choice brigade under Gibbon. It was deployed across the turnpike and struck the centre of Jackson's division, when close engagement was strengthened by the brigades of Patrick, Phelps, and part of Hofmann's, Ricketts's division, engaged in close connection along Lawton's front. Hooker supported his battle by his division under Meade, which called into action three of D. H. Hill's brigades,--Ripley's, Colquitt's, and McRae's. Hartsuff, the leading spirit of Ricketts's division, was the first general officer to fall severely hurt, and later fell the commander of the corps, wounded also. General Starke, commanding Jackson's division, was killed. At six o'clock the Twelfth Corps came in, when General Lawton called for Hood's brigades, and all the help he could bring. Hood's and G. T. Anderson's brigades were put in, and
General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox, Chapter 19: battle of Sharpsburg, or Antietam (continued). (search)
First Army Corps, designation changed from Third Corps, Army of Virginia, to First Army Corps, by General orders, no. 129, Adjutant-General's office, September 12, 1862. (1) Major-General Joseph Hooker, wounded September 17. (2) Brigadier-General George G. Meade. escort, 2d N. Y. Cav., cos. A, B, I, and K, Capt. John E. Naylor. First Division, (1) Brig.-Gen. Rufus King, Relieved September 14. (2) Brig.-Gen. John P. Hatch, Wounded September 14. (3) Brig.-Gen. Abner Doubleday:--First Bri; 83d N. Y. (9th Militia), Lieut.-Col. William Atterbury; 11th Pa., Col. Richard Coulter, Capt. David M. Cook. Artillery, 1st Pa. Light, Batt. F, Capt. Ezra Wv. Matthews; Pa. Light, Batt. C, Capt. James Thompson. Third Division, (1) Brig.-Gen. George G. Meade, (2) Brig.-Gen. Truman Seymour:--First Brigade, (1) Brig.-Gen. Truman Seymour, (2) Col. R. Biddle Roberts; 1st Pa. Reserves, Col. R. Biddle Roberts, Capt. William C. Talley; 2d Pa. Reserves, Capt. James N. Byrnes; 5th Pa. Reserves; Col
General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox, Chapter 23: battle of Fredericksburg (continued). (search)
oses his opportunity to advance the charge of Meade's divisions compared with that of Pickett, Pet At eight o'clock the order came, and at 8.30 Meade's division moved towards the general directionst notice. Under a strong artillery combat Meade marched forward, with Gibbon's division in cloigade of the Third Corps came to the relief of Meade and were driven back, when Gibbon's division wrve batteries. Doubleday's division protected Meade's left as Jackson's right under Taliaferro pary, failing to follow close upon the repulse of Meade's and Gibbon's divisions. His command was maDivision, about equal force. The charge of Meade's division has been compared with that of Pickfourteen-gun battery, on his left eight guns. Meade broke through Hill's division, and with the suout sixty per cent. of the assaulting forces,--Meade about forty. The latter had fresh troops behiatteries almost exhausted of ammunition. That Meade made a brave, good fight is beyond question, b[8 more...]
General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox, Chapter 26: Gettysburg-First day. (search)
of direction in conformance with the revelation General Meade had succeeded Hooker in command five days before responsibility of command, and was succeeded by General Meade on the night of the 27th. If General Hooker valry and returned to Cashtown. On the 29th, General Meade wired General Halleck,-- If Lee is moving for Ba battle. Positions of Army of the Potomac. General Meade's Headquarters, Taneytown, fourteen miles. Genept one brigade, detached, guarding his trains). General Meade's Headquarters and reserve artillery were at Tanurg roads. At the same time the indications from General Meade's Headquarters pointed to Pipe Creek as the proboker, and that the remainder of that army, under General Meade, was approaching Gettysburg. Without informatioe 1st, General Halleck sent a cipher despatch to General Meade approving his tactics, but asking, as to his str In this connection may be noted the plan that General Meade had mapped in his own mind and given to some of
General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox, Chapter 27: Gettysburg-Second day. (search)
ittle Round Top was the long main front of General Meade's position. At the cemetery his line turnConfederate writers and talkers claim that General Meade could have escaped without making aggressiesh in action know so well how to make. While Meade's lines were growing my men were dropping; we e Round Tops. My loss was about six thousand, Meade's between twelve and fourteen thousand; but hi General Fitzhugh Lee quotes evidence from General Meade that had Culp's Hill been occupied, in forin proper positions. During the night, General Meade held a council, which decided to fight it itudes of the day had so worked as to call General Meade from defensive to aggressive battle for Cuorce the issue as it was presented. In General Meade's evidence before the Committee on the Coneir pens. At the opening of the fight, General Meade was with General Sickles discussing the fe that had he obeyed the orders of the commander-in-chief Meade's army would have been beaten before [7 more...]
General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox, Chapter28: Gettysburg-Third day. (search)
was not more than fourteen hundred yards. General Meade's estimate was a mile or a mile and a halfals, which called his left to their work. General Meade was not apprehensive of that part of the fy could have reached our line of retreat. General Meade ordered his left, but delay in getting theen before the Committee of Investigation: General Meade had so arranged his troops on our left durpulse of the enemy took place on that day, General Meade intended to move forward all the forces het by me, just previously to the attack, to General Meade with a message that the enemy were coming.e strong position into which, by accident, General Meade fell back at Gettysburg. We have good reag was to be found honor for the South. General Meade said that the suggestion to work towards hst of Petersburg on the 2d of April, 1865, General Meade got his army together and was about to marendleton. Army of the Potomac, Major-General George G. Meade, U. S. Army, Commanding. Genera[2 more...]
General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox, Chapter 29: the wave rolls back. (search)
es Kilpatrick's cavalry dash on Pettigrew's command General Lee thought to rest his army in the Valley of Virginia, but Meade followed too fast engagements that harassed the retreat General Lee wished to be relieved of command, but President Dava few days. Some artillery, three standards (of the Virginia infantry), and a large number of prisoners were taken. General Meade claimed two thousand. General Lee thought to occupy the gaps of the Blue Ridge by his cavalry, and rest his army es against Washington City, but found the Shenandoah River full and past fording, and before the tide began to recede General Meade crossed the Potomac east of the Blue Ridge and began to occupy the gaps, which called for a southern march of the Coly's division, that was not yet up, through the Valley by Strasburg. He reached Madison Court-House on the 29th. General Meade got his army together near Warrenton on the 31st of July, and ordered a detachment of artillery, cavalry, and infantr
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