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Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 34: (search)
es of General A. P. Hill's division and those in his front. The enemy was massed between Warrenton and the Springs, and guarded the fords of the Rappahannock as far above as Waterloo. The army of General McClellan had left Westover, and a part had marched to join General Pope. It was reported that the rest would soon follow. The greater part of the army of General Cox had also been withdrawn from the Kanawha Valley for the same purpose. Two brigades of D. H. Hill's division, under General Ripley, had already been ordered from Richmond, and the remainder were to follow; also, Mc-Laws's division, two brigades under General Walker, and Hampton's cavalry brigade. In pursuance of the plan of operations now determined upon, Jackson was directed on the 25th to cross above Waterloo and move around the enemy's right, so as to strike the Orange and Alexandria Railroad in his rear. Longstreet, in the meantime, was to divert his attention by threatening him in front, and to follow Jackso
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 39: (search)
esult shows that they were skillfully made, and though final success did not crown the effort, the failure was due to other causes than the defect of plan or want of energy and personal effort on the part of Van Dorn. His opponent, Rosecrans, was an engineer of high ability, and proved himself one of the best generals in the United States Army. He had materially strengthened the works around Corinth, and had interposed every possible obstacle to an assault. Our army had moved rapidly from Ripley, its point of junction, had cut the railroad between Corinth and Jackson, Tennessee, and at daybreak on March 3d was deployed for attack. By ten o'clock our force confronted the enemy inside his entrenchments. In half an hour the whole line of outer works was carried, the obstructions passed, and the battle opened in earnest; the foe, obstinately disputing every point, was finally driven from his second line of detached works, and at sunset had retreated to the innermost lines. The bat
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Index (search)
rescribed by Johnson's Proclamation, 608-09. Occupation by military force, 609. Reorganization of state governments, 609. Civic Rights Bill, 614, 615. Reed, Lieutenant, 205. Reese, Judge, 631. Reliance (gunboat), 188. Reno, General, 275. Renshaw, Commander, 196, 197, 198. Retribution (ship), 237. Rheins, Charles, 200. Rhett, General, 131. Richmond, Va. Kilpatric's raid, 424. Dahlgren's raid, 424-25. Evacuation, 556. Tobacco burned, 565-66. Ricket, General, 286. Ripley, General, 114, 133, 270. Rives, General, 40. Roanoke (frigate), 165, 166. Robertson, General, 270, 271. Roddy, General, 462, 472, 473, 474. Rodes, Gen. R. E., 103, 105, 131, 282, 302, 367, 434,437,438,449. Report on battle of Seven Pines, 104. Rodgers, Colonel W. P., 329-30. Rogers, A. J., 420. Rosecrans, General, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 356,357, 358, 361., 362, 364. Rosser, General, 271, 451, 452, 453, 454-55. Rost, —, 311. Ruggles, Col. George D., 262, 263. Russell