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Robert Stiles, Four years under Marse Robert, Chapter 12: between Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville (search)
as twelve miles or more from Deep Run, below Fredericksburg, where Sedgwick and Early opposed each other, to Chancellorsville, the position se than twice the size of his own. A formidable force, under General Sedgwick, was thrown across the river below Frederickburg, and made deming General Early with about nine thousand men to take care of General Sedgwick, he moved with the remainder of his army, numbering forty-eighwas not the part of wisdom to attempt to storm the stronghold; but Sedgwick would certainly soon be at work in the rear, and Early, with his ine division of the second corps (Couch's) which had been left with Sedgwick at Fredericksburg. It was a critical position for the Confederate operations was becoming more and more clearly developed, and with Sedgwick in our front and Hooker in overwhelming force in the rear of our ld concluded that it was the part of wisdom to put his army between Sedgwick and Richmond and to maneuver all the attacking columns of his enem
Robert Stiles, Four years under Marse Robert, Chapter 13: Chancellorsville (search)
, captured brother William and Marse Robert Sedgwick Hooker his battle orders his compliment tabout turning back to help Early take care of Sedgwick. He and McLaws were conferring, I think, at same evening and before we started back after Sedgwick, General McLaws called me to him and said I o under the general command of Early, to watch Sedgwick. I was standing in the shade of a tree, n and prediction of ruin. All was lost below, Sedgwick had stormed the heights and seized the town, Now what were you telling us about Major Sedgwick? Brother William again told his tale oConfederate authorities, as to whether or not Sedgwick heartily and vigorously supported and cooperand to oppose him. Fitz says in substance that Sedgwick's attacks were desultory, nerveless, and easiome military critics take a different view of Sedgwick's operations, and it may well be, after all, and retired across the river in the dark, as Sedgwick had already done, he published his General Or[4 more...]
Robert Stiles, Four years under Marse Robert, Chapter 14: from the Rappahannock to the Potomac (search)
urage, his native intellect, his mental training, his sagacity, his resource, his self-reliant, self-directing strength, were all very great, and the commanding general reposed the utmost confidence in him. This he indicated by selecting him so frequently for independent command, and to fill the most critical, difficult, and I had almost said hopeless, positions, in the execution of his own great plans; as for example, when he left him at Fredericksburg with nine thousand men to neutralize Sedgwick with thirty thousand. Later, he sent him to the Valley, with a very inadequate force, to occupy and embarrass the enemy and to prevent overwhelming concentration against the Confederate capital, where his operations indicated the highest ability. Early was in some respects a bundle of inconsistencies and contradictions; of religion and irreligion, of reverence and profanity. I have heard my father speak of the General's deep interest in religious work among the men of his division, an
Robert Stiles, Four years under Marse Robert, Chapter 16: Gettysburg (search)
eavier in frame, altogether a magnificent fellow. Catching Burgoyne's brogue, he broke out- Hey, ye spalpane! say, what are yez doing in the Ribil army? Quick as a flash, Burgoyne retorted: Be-dad, ain't an Irishman a freeman? Haven't I as good right to fight for the Ribs as ye have to fight for the ---Yanks? O, yes! sang out the Federal Irishman, I know ye, now you've turned your ougly mug to me. I had the plizure of kicking yez out from behind Marye's wall, that time Sedgwick lammed yer brigade out oa there! Yer a --liar, shouted our Pat, and I'll jist knock yer teeth down yer ougly throat for that same lie, and suiting the action to the word, he vaulted lightly over the gun, and before we had time to realize the extreme absurdity of the thing, the two had squared off against each other in the most approved style and the first blow had passed, for the Federal Irishman was as good grit as ours. Just as the two giants were about to rush to close quarters, b
Robert Stiles, Four years under Marse Robert, Index. (search)
192, 197, 209-10. Roll of Honor, 343-44. St. George's Church, Fredericksburg, Va., 139-40. St. George's Church, New York, N. Y., 92 St. Paul's Church, Richmond, Va., 92 Salem Church, Battle of, 174-79, 213 Sassafras, 162 Savage Station, 64, 94-98, 116-17. Savannah, Ga., 78, 229, 275, 317 Sayler's Creek, 261, 318, 326-35, 351 Schele DeVere, Maximilian, 51 Scott, Thomas Y., 292-93. Scott, Winfield, 36-37. Scribner's, 210 Secession Convention, Va., 189-90. Sedgwick, John, 146-47, 164-66, 174- 79, 189, 213 Selden, Nathaniel, 149 Semmes, Paul Jones, 174 Seven Days Campaign, 89, 91-118, 191 Seven Pines, 18, 88-91, 109 Seward, William Henry, 26, 288 Sharpsburg Campaign, 66, 118, 124- 27, 198 Sharpshooting, 76-77, 290, 295-301. Sheldon, Winthrop Dudley, 175 Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864, Stonewall Brigade, 324-27. Stuart, Alexander Hugh Holmes, 31-32. Stuart, James Ewell Brown, 106-108, 190,208,216,248 Suffolk Campaign, 339