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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., Vii. McClellan before Richmond. (search)
of our guns. The storm of battle now fell upon the 93d Pennsylvania, Col. McCarter, 55th New York, Lt.-Col. Thourot, 23d Pennsylvania, Col. Neill, and 61st, Col. Rippey, of Couch's division, who were sent forward by Keyes to the relief of Casey, on the right, where they fought gallantly and lost heavily. The 7th Massachusetts,Fair Oaks (the crossing aforesaid), instructed to hold the position at all hazards. Here fell Gen. C. Devens, severely wounded; while of the 61st Pennsylvania, Col. Rippey, Lt.-Col. Spear, and Maj. Smith fell dead, and 27 of the line officers were either killed or wounded; and near this point, at sunset, Gen. Jo. Johnston, the Rebong our killed were Col. G. D. Bailey, Maj. Van Valkenburg, and Adjt. Ramsey, of the 1st N. Y. artillery; Cols. J. L. Riker, 62d, and James M. Brown, 100th N. Y., Rippey, 61st, and Miller, 81st Pa. Among our wounded were Gens. Naglee, Pa., Devens, Mass., O. O. Howard, Maine, and Wessells; Col. E. E. Cross, 5th N. H., and many othe
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., Appended notes. (search)
of, 724; naval operations against, 726; evacuated and burned, 738; occupied by Union forces, 738. Richmond Whig, The, citation from, 30. Ricketts, Gen., advances to Culpepper, 175; is driven back by Longstreet near Hopewell Gap, 1883 at South Mountain, 197; at Antietam, 205. Riker. Col. J. L., killed at Fair Oaks, 148. Ring, Maj., charges at Stone River, 274. Riots of 1863 in New York, 503-7. Ripley, Brig.-Gen., at South Mountain, 196; at Antietam, 206; is wounded, 210. Rippey, Col., 61st Pa., killed at Fair Oaks, 148. Roanoke Island, Burnside's attack on, 74-6. Roberts, Col. B. S. [afterward Gen.], refuses to become a traitor, 19. Roberts, Col., 42d Ill., captures raiders, 271; killed at Stone River, 274. Robertson, Gen., at Gaines's Mill, 156. Rodgers, Cm. John, attacks Drewry's Bluff, 140-1; deals with a British blockade-runner, 4724. Rodman, Gen. I. P., killed at Antietam, 209. Rogers, commander Geo. W., killed at the assault on Fort Wagn
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 17 (search)
ain did good service. It lost in the battle nearly one fourth its numbers, killed and wounded. At a little past two o'clock I ordered Neill's Twenty-third and Rippey's Sixty-first Pennsylvania regiments to move to the support of Casey's right. Neill attacked the enemy twice with great gallantry. In the first attack the enemyof the enemy and fought with extraordinary bravery; though compelled at last to retire, they brought in thirty-five prisoners. Both regiments were badly cut up. Col. Rippey, of the Sixty-first, and his Adjutant, were killed; the Lieutenant-Colonel and Major were wounded and are missing. The casualties in the Sixty-first amount to de the gallant Gen. Devens, who so distinguished himself at the Ball's Bluff blunder, fell desperately wounded while urging his hard-pushed lines to stand fast; Col. Rippey, Lieut.-Col. Spear, and Major Smith, all of the Sixty-first Pennsylvania, were struck dead, and twenty-seven line-officers of the same regiment, were killed or