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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 117 (search)
rd's cavalry, on the left of General McPherson, struck the Atlanta and Charleston Railroad, between Stone Mountain and Decatur, and was immediately followed by the infantry division of General M. L. Smith, which tore up the track so that the down train at three o'clock was obliged to return to Atlanta. General Sherman's, as well as General Schofield's headquarters, were pitched for the night, on a line of railroad which the rebels had begun to construct, from Decatur to Roswell Factory and Merritt's Paper Mills, on Soapes' creek, but had abandoned as soon as our forces gained possession of Marietta. July 19.--Every thing was again under way at an early hour, moving down the Decatur road. Unless General Joe Johnston made objections, it was intended to push the army through to Decatur that day--nine miles. Still our forces met no serious opposition, nor found any enemy in their front, save a small squad occasionally, as before, of fugacious cavalry. At Peach-tree creek, which affo
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 120 (search)
tomac. On the twenty-fourth of May, the Ninth Army Corps, commanded by Major-General A. E. Burnside, was assigned to the Army of the Potomac, and from this time forward constituted a portion of Major-General Meade's command. Finding the enemy's position on the North Anna stronger than either of his previous ones, I withdrew on the night of the twenty-sixth to the north bank of the North Anna, and moved, via Hanoverton, to turn the enemy's position by his right. Generals Torbert and Merritt's divisions of cavalry, under Sheridan, and the Sixth corps led the advance; crossed the Pamunkey river at Hanoverton after considerable fighting, and on the twenty-eighth the two divisions of cavalry had a severe but successful engagement with the enemy at Hawes' shop. On the twenty-ninth and thirtieth we advanced, with heavy skirmishing, to the Hanover Court-house and Cold Harbor road, and developed the enemy's position north of the Chickahominy. Late on the evening of the last day the
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 122 (search)
enth Army Corps; Lieutenant Colonel Ross, First Michigan artillery, Chief of Artillery, Fifteenth Army Corps; Major Houghtaling, First Illinois artillery, Chief of Artillery Fourteenth Army Corps. I respectfully ask that each of these officers, who have also served faithfully and creditably through the Atlanta and Savannah campaigns, be recommended for promotion by brevet. The officers of my staff, Major Dickson, Inspector of Artillery ; Captain Marshall, Assistant Adjutant-General; Captain Merritt, and Lieutenant Verplanck, Aides-de-camp, at all times performed cheerfully and well the duties with which they were charged. I am, General, very respectfully, your obedient servant. William F. Barry, Brev. Maj.-Gen., Chief of Artillery. Major-General W. T. Sherman, Commanding Military Division of the Mississippi. Correspondence. Wheeler to General Howard. Grahams, S. C., February 7, 1865. General: I have the honor to propose that if the troops of your army be require
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 139 (search)
numbered at the time we crossed the river several thousand mounted men. General Torbert, commanding the First division, was taken sick, being entirely disabled by an abscess in his back, so that the command of his division had to be given to General Merritt. Brigadier-General D. McM. Gregg commands the Second division, and General J. H. Wilson, recently of the Cavalry Bureau, the Third. Each division had two batteries, numbering in all about thirty guns. On the morning of Wednesday, May foue road. She protested in the strongest terms against the indignity, but was told that if she did not handle them they would not explode. The rebels still continued to show themselves in our front until we had passed Mechanicsville, where General Merritt, by making a demonstration, as though the column were moving toward White House, caused them to destroy a bridge, when we turned short to the right upon the road to Bottom's bridge. We now encamped on the old Gaines' Mill battle-field, an
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 172 (search)
cality. No signs of the enemy appeared in our front to-day. The encounter of our cavalry with Fitz Hugh Lee's and Hampton's commands on Friday afternoon was most creditable to our arms. On our side the three brigades of Gregg's division and Merritt's brigade of Torbert's division and two light batteries were engaged. The fight occurred on the ground held by our main line to day, and the right and left of the Hanovertown and Richmond road. The enemy, it seems, were fighting to retain poed on their right by a swamp. .Gregg's brigade dismounted, formed in line, and attacked them on the front, covered by the fire of our batteries, but they were found so well covered by the woods and swamp that they could not be dislodged until Merritt's brigade was sent to flank them on their left, when they beat a precipitate retreat, leaving Fitz Hugh Lee's headquarters tents and nearly two hundred killed and one hundred wounded, besides fifty prisoners, in our hands. Our own loss will be
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), General Grant's headquarters, near Hanovertown, south bank of the Pamunkey May 29, (search)
cality. No signs of the enemy appeared in our front to-day. The encounter of our cavalry with Fitz Hugh Lee's and Hampton's commands on Friday afternoon was most creditable to our arms. On our side the three brigades of Gregg's division and Merritt's brigade of Torbert's division and two light batteries were engaged. The fight occurred on the ground held by our main line to day, and the right and left of the Hanovertown and Richmond road. The enemy, it seems, were fighting to retain poed on their right by a swamp. .Gregg's brigade dismounted, formed in line, and attacked them on the front, covered by the fire of our batteries, but they were found so well covered by the woods and swamp that they could not be dislodged until Merritt's brigade was sent to flank them on their left, when they beat a precipitate retreat, leaving Fitz Hugh Lee's headquarters tents and nearly two hundred killed and one hundred wounded, besides fifty prisoners, in our hands. Our own loss will be
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 200 (search)
under the immediate command of Brevet Major-General Wesley Merritt, Brevet Major-General George A.doah, February Twenty-eighth, 1865--Major-General Wesley Merritt, Chief of Cavalry.   commissionein's division, under immediate command of General Merritt, to Scottsville, thence to march along th moved across the country and united with General Merritt's column at Newmarket. General MerrittGeneral Merritt started on the morning of the sixth, first sending the First Michigan cavalry, Colonel Maxwell comdirections to rejoin him at Scottsville. General Merritt thoroughly accomplished his orders, destrrike the railroad at Frederick's Hall and General Merritt at Louisa Court-house. General Custer wasward Richmond as far as Beaver Dam, while General Merritt did the same thing from Louisa. Court-hou bridges and bridges over Little river, which Merritt was ordered to destroy with Devin's division;verage over eighteen miles per day. To General Merritt, Chief of Cavalry, Generals Custer and T.[1 more...]
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 205 (search)
he movement of troops almost impossible. General Merritt's reconnoissance developed the enemy in s the day. Next morning, March thirty-one, General Merritt advanced toward the Five Forks with the Frt-house. Orders were at once given to General Merritt to cross this detached force over to the t-house until further orders. Meantime General Merritt's command continued to press the enemy, aft flank in confusion, and the cavalry of General Merritt dashing on to the White Oak road, capturice of the enemy that I gave permission to General Merritt to order Colonel Stagg's brigade to make to the north side of the Appomattox, and General Merritt was then moved on and encamped at Buffaloospect station. On the morning of the eighth Merritt and McKenzie continued to march to Prospect station, and Merritt's and Crook's commands then moved on to Appomattox depot, a point on the Lynchbded with supplies for General Lee's army; Generals Merritt and Crook were at once notified, and the [11 more...]
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 209 (search)
antry, and a small force of cavalry, attacked Merritt at the Smithfield bridge, and, after a hard fn from his position, and simultaneous with it Merritt and Averell, under Torbert, could be distinct On December nineteenth General Torbert, with Merritt and Powell's division, was pushed through Cheght of the army, the First division (Brigadier-General Merritt) taking the direct road to Shepherdsred. This day the First division (Brigadier-General Merritt) alone captured seven hundred and sendoah river, and the First division (Brigadier-General Merritt) to move up the Luray valley throughy in the morning on Brook creek, and Brigadier-General Merritt moved to the attack, and to make a cnth.--The First and Third divisions (Brigadier-Generals Merritt and Custer) moved back to the north in the afternoon the First division (Brigadier-General Merritt) was moved on the right of the army s gone beyond his province to report upon General Merritt (First division cavalry), at the battle o[96 more...]