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Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, The Passing of the Armies: The Last Campaign of the Armies. 358 0 Browse Search
Colonel Theodore Lyman, With Grant and Meade from the Wilderness to Appomattox (ed. George R. Agassiz) 80 0 Browse Search
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 3: The Decisive Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 66 0 Browse Search
A. J. Bennett, private , First Massachusetts Light Battery, The story of the First Massachusetts Light Battery , attached to the Sixth Army Corps : glance at events in the armies of the Potomac and Shenandoah, from the summer of 1861 to the autumn of 1864. 54 0 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 16. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 53 1 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 28 0 Browse Search
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 9: Poetry and Eloquence. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 6 0 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: January 31, 1865., [Electronic resource] 5 1 Browse Search
William Hepworth Dixon, White Conquest: Volume 1 4 0 Browse Search
Edward H. Savage, author of Police Recollections; Or Boston by Daylight and Gas-Light ., Boston events: a brief mention and the date of more than 5,000 events that transpired in Boston from 1630 to 1880, covering a period of 250 years, together with other occurrences of interest, arranged in alphabetical order 3 1 Browse Search
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Wilson, Henry 1812- (search)
disband. Well, gentlemen, I suppose there are some here to-day that belonged to the grand old Army of the Potomac. If when Lee had retreated on Richmond, and Phil Sheridan sent back to Grant that if he pushed things he would capture the army—if, instead of sending back to Sheridan, as Grant did, Push things. he had said to him, Sheridan, as Grant did, Push things. he had said to him, Let us disband the Army of the Potomac; don't hurt the feelings of these retreating men; let us clasp hands with them, what would have been the result? I suppose there are some of you here to-day that followed Sherman—that were with him in his terrible march from Chattanooga to Atlanta —with him in that great march from Atlanta heavens? I tell you, to-day, this movement of a portion of our forces is this and nothing more. I would as soon have disbanded that Army of the Potomac after Sheridan's ride through the Valley of the Shenandoah, or when Sherman had reached the sea, as to disband the Republican party to-day. The time has not come. I am not <
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Winchester, battles of (search)
ding 700 sick and wounded. On Aug. 7, 1864, General Sheridan assumed the command of the Middle Division of m up the valley, in order that he might flank him. Sheridan was too wary for him, and kept the entrance into Mant visited him (Sept. 16) to view the situation. Sheridan was anxious to begin offensive operations. The lieutenant-general had confidence in Sheridan, and, after deliberation, left him, with the laconic order, Go in! Sheridan and Early then confronted each other at Opequan Creek, a few miles east of Winchester. Sheridan waSheridan watched his antagonist closely, and when, on Sept. 18, Early weakened his lines by sending half his army on a renaissance to Martinsburg (which Averill repulsed), Sheridan put his forces under arms, and, at 3 A. M. on Sep. Early had turned back towards Winchester before Sheridan was ready for battle, and strongly posted his men erates lost about 1,000 men besides the prisoners; Sheridan's loss was about 3,000. Besides the prisoners tak
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Wright, Rebecca McPherson (search)
Wright, Rebecca McPherson Spy; born near Winchester, Va., Jan. 31, 1838. On Sept. 16, 1864, General Sheridan sent her a message which was carried in the mouth of a negro. It contained these words: Can you inform me of the position of Early's forces, the number of divisions in his army, and the strength of all or any of them, and his probable or reported intentions? Have any more troops arrived from Richmond, or are any more coming or reported to be coming? Upon the information received negro. It contained these words: Can you inform me of the position of Early's forces, the number of divisions in his army, and the strength of all or any of them, and his probable or reported intentions? Have any more troops arrived from Richmond, or are any more coming or reported to be coming? Upon the information received from her Sheridan planned the assault upon Winchester. She was appointed a clerk in the United States Treasury Department in 1868; and married William C. Bonsai in 1871.