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Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 8: (search)
the nature of a surprise. Certainly Lee's army was not prepared for it. All that could be done was done—the brigades of Hill and Longstreet, with such artillery as could be operated on the mountain, held back the advancing columns of Hooker and Reno until night put an end to the conflict. General McClellan reported the battle on his side as fought by the divisions of Hatch, Ricketts and Meade, of Hooker's corps; Willcox, Sturgis and Cox, of Reno's corps; and the brigade of Sedgwick, of ShermReno's corps; and the brigade of Sedgwick, of Sherman's corps; with artillery and cavalry. That this force did not drive Hill in rout from the mountain before Longstreet came up is due to the firmness and heroism of his defense. That it did not envelop both Longstreet and Hill late in the afternoon, and force them down upon Boonsboro, is due to the skill of those generals, and the conduct of their troops and their commanders. Having already stated the order for the investment of Harper's Ferry, we will have now to do with the part taken by
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 12. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Reunion of the Virginia division army of Northern Virginia Association (search)
s right wing, under command of Major-General Burnside, of the Ninth corps under Reno and First corps under Hooker. His centre under Sumner consisted of the Twelfth and the reports as Turner's Gap, Hampton and Munford guarded Crampton's Gap. Reno's corps, of Burnside's right wing, at Middletown, four miles from the top of Tur was divided in part by the narrow Pleasant Valley. If a march had been made by Reno, at sun-down, on Turner's Gap, and by Franklin on Crampton's, they would have beap, he would have been five miles from Maryland Heights and Harpers Ferry. With Reno in Turner's Gap, the head of Mc-Clellan's columns would have been driven betweencommand, which was driven back demoralized by his death. The Ninth corps, General Reno, marched from Middletown at daylight of the 14th, Cox's division in advance, which, it held the Federal left back during the remainder of the day. It killed Reno however. Colquitt was placed in the centre astride of the turnpike. Later, R
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 13. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Gregg's brigade of South Carolinians in the Second. Battle of Manassas. (search)
ision of Heintzelman's corps, commanded by General Hooker, and by a brigade from Reno's division. The contest was maintained by a Federal line, of which Robinson was The attack was short and sharp, but easily repulsed. There are no reports of Reno from which to learn the particulars of the part his troops took in the affair, borce was too light, the wave was spent and began to recede. General Stevens, of Reno's command, was on the ground on Kearney's left. He saw that assistance was needdred The Army under Pope, page 194. strong, together with a brigade at least of Reno's, say one thousand five hundred more. And now came Kearney, with four thousandundred Ibid, 194. comparatively fresh troops, and with him Stevens' division of Reno's corps, also fresh troops. Reno's corps was estimated by Pope as seven thousanReno's corps was estimated by Pope as seven thousand, but estimated by Ropes as eight thousand strong, The Army under Pope, page 195. consisted of fifteen regiments organized into five brigades and two divisions. I
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 13. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Reunion of the Virginia division Army of Northern Virginia Association. (search)
nts in those days of 1862, and the haggard, weary, worn-out private in the ranks was a hero in his own right, and capable of multiplying himself into overwhelming numbers. From 9 A. M. till 3 1/2 P. M. two brigades and three regiments held at bay Reno's corps (said officially to be fifteen thousand strong), which attacked on our right, moving on the old Braddock road. Then three very small brigades of Longstreet's command, in an exhausted condition from their hot and hurried march, came to our assistance. With their aid the crests of the mountain and the road were held. Reno was killed at nightfall in Wise's field, where the fight began in the morning, and within fifty yards of where our beloved Garland fell. But on our left a commanding hill was lost before sundown. All the fighting before five o'clock was on our right, and the first reinforcements from Longstreet were turned off in that direction where the enemy advanced very cautiously, because advancing in the woods and cons
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 13. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The lost Dispatch—Letter from General D. H. Hill. (search)
the captured order was the misleading direction for Longstreet to remain at Boonsboro, whereas he had gone to Hagerstown. This misinformation can alone explain the extraordinary caution of the advance of two Federal corps against one brigade of a thousand men. My other four brigades were at different points, three, four and six miles off, at sunrise on the 14th September. After the killing of Garland (who had marched his troops three miles that morning) and the dispersion of his brigade by Reno's corps, the road to our rear was entirely open, and was held by my staff and couriers with one piece of artillery for one hour, until Anderson's brigade came up. The other brigades reached me later and all five numbered but 5,000 men But the 40,000 Federals moved cautiously, believing that Longstreet's corps was there, according to Lee's order, whereas it was fourteen miles off and did not reach the gap until too late to keep the enemy from getting so advantageous a position for the next day
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 27. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.47 (search)
to come to Virginia with comparative frequency, and he often saw his sweetheart. After several trips, they were married at Cleveland, the fine country home of Mr. Mason in King George, in 1852. The occasion was one of a generous hospitality, which was long remembered in the county. There were eight bridesmaids and groomsmen. Lieutenant Maury asked his old classmates—McClellan and Burnside—to be of the number, but they were stationed far away on the plains and could not come. Burnside and Reno, afterwards famous, represented the army. Turner Ashby and his brother, Dick, were also guests at the festivities, which lasted a week. Burnside never forgot the hospitality shown him by the Virginia people at that time, and, after the war, learning that one of the bridesmaids at the wedding had been turned out of a position in one of the government departments, which reduced circumstances had compelled her to take, left the White Sulphur, where he was staying, and hastening to Washington,
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Index (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), R (search)
, Union in ‘61, VIII., 222. Reid's battery, Confederate, I., 350. R. E. Lee,, C. S. S., VI., 109. Relief afforded the army by sanitary commission Vii., 334. Relief, U. S. S., VI., 50. Reliance,, C. S. S., VI., 316. Reliance,, U. S. S., VI., 308, 320. Religious services on the field Viii., 100, 256. Reminiscences of the Civil War, J. B. Gordon, II., 294. Reminiscences, Julia Ward Howe, IX., 154. Remount depot, Giesboro, D. C., IV., 68. Reno, J. L.,: II., 40, 50, 51, 66, 322, 324; X., 131, 208. Renshaw, F. B., VI., 192. Renshaw, W. B., VI., 316. Republic,, U. S. S., III., 342. Republic Port, Va., IV., 102. Repair shops in army Viii., 40. Resaca, Ga.: III., 108, 109, 218, 224, 248, 320; entrenchments at, IX., 167. Resaca de la Palma, Mexico, IV., 24. Resolute, C S. S., VI., 192. Resolute, U. S. S.: VI., 96, 97, 99, 308. Restoration of 1660, IX., 128. Reunion, spirit o
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 1. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book V:—the first winter. (search)
r's brigade deploys along the skirt of the wood near the road. The other two brigades form also, Reno to the left and Parke to the right, but the character of the ground does not allow them to placentrates all his fire upon the clearing, into which nobody dares to venture. In the mean while, Reno and Parke, unable to charge the enemy in front, try a double flank movement across these swamps, in obedience to the call of its officers, and approaches the enemy's guns. At the same instant, Reno's column, having overcome the obstacle the enemy had relied upon as a protection, bursts suddenlyest of the troops were occupied, for the most part, in serving as garrisons, small but numerous. Reno's brigade, being available, was sent by Burnside to land at Elizabeth City, on the north, whence ch should prevent the enemy from attempting a diversion to save Fort Macon. On the 19th of April Reno met a small body of Confederate troops, accompanied by a few guns, at South Mills. He attacked i
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 2. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book III:—Maryland. (search)
pleted on the evening of the 19th; on the left, Reno occupied Kelly's Ford; Banks, Rappahannock Stat Sulphur Springs and Waterloo Bridge; Banks and Reno, who were lower down, were to follow him; McDow all about twenty-five thousand men. Kearny and Reno were directed to follow him as far as Greenwichs march upon Centreville with Heintzelman's and Reno's corps, and suffered himself to be led more an commanded all its approaches. Heintzelman and Reno on the right, McDowell and Porter on the left, f, and by Siegel at the south. Heintzelman and Reno were placed in second line, while Banks was ordand Reno's divisions; the two latter were under Reno, who had succeeded Burnside in command of the nbreach which Stevens' defeat had opened between Reno and Hooker. He advanced more to the right, aloetween nine and ten o'clock. It was the head of Reno's corps. Hill's right, which defended the ridg and later by that of Rodman, both belonging to Reno's corps. The success of the Unionists on this [26 more...]
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 2. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book VI:—Virginia. (search)
d with this task. A demonstration was made along the Upper Potomac for the purpose of diverting the attention of the Federals; they still occupied West Virginia, whither General Cox, who had been in command of the Ninth corps since the death of Reno, was then proceeding with considerable reinforcements. A long chain of posts, connecting this region with the positions occupied by McClellan, was especially intended to cover the Upper Potomac, and protect Maryland and Pennsylvania in that direc battle of Antietam, but the bullets of the enemy had caused many changes in the personnel of the generals. Burnside was still in command of the First and Ninth corps; Reynolds had superseded Hooker, wounded, and Wilcox occupied the post in which Reno had met his death. The Second and Twelfth, under the orders of Sumner, had seen their two commanders, Richardson and Mansfield, fall on the borders of Antietam; they had been replaced by Couch and Slocum. The Fifth and Sixth corps, each reinforc
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