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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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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., Chapter 14: (search)
crossing a bridge of canvas pontoons; but the driveway was as firm as that over the heavy wooden bateaux on which we had crossed in December. The cavalry, under Sheridan, and the Second Corps, Gen. Hancock, crossed six miles below. Before sundown, the army was in position in the Wilderness. This was the gold region Of old Virestroyed miles of railroad,—recaptured hundreds of prisoners who were en route to the pens at Libby or Salisbury, and captured the outer defences of Richmond. Gen. Sheridan in command had reached the vicinity of Cold Harbor on his return. We crossed the Pamunkey at Hanovertown, and moved across the peninsula, the old campaign gro bivouacked in the summer of 1862 when marching up the peninsula under Gen. Franklin. We moved forward on the 30th, preceded by two divisions of cavalry under Gen. Sheridan; such portion of the enemy as had gathered in this region was pushed steadily back, after more or less resistance, as upon the previous day. On the 31st of
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., Chapter 15: (search)
n marches and countermarches up the Valley Sheridan in the Valley The march through the bottomions of General Grant at this time, and until Sheridan's arrival on the scene, seem always to have bown to a private of the Sixth Corps; also had Sheridan arrived at Washington. This was a strange fon can be formed with the advancing forces. Sheridan, deeming the position on Cedar Creek untenablnt. The enemy perceiving from Three Top that Sheridan had retired, pursued. A sharp engagement occed forces would have been eagerly embraced by Sheridan. The enemy, however remained on the south si of the 19th of September, was employed by Gen. Sheridan in reorganizing his army and in preparing in the valley has prevented. A victory over Sheridan would materially change the aspect of affairs. On the 8th of September, Sheridan telegraphed to Gen. Grant: I have not deemed it best to attacigure, and certainly not when that man was Phil Sheridan. If we remained inactive eighteen days lo[2 more...]
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., Chapter 16: (search)
nt to strike the Confederate left, which it did simultaneously with the cavalry of Averill and Merritt. The latter charging around the enemy's left flank, he began to give way. The brigades of Thoburn and Duval charged, by the direct command of Sheridan himself, through the woods in their front, and broke Gordon's division, which was at this point. In the meanwhile the Sixth and Nineteenth, as soon as firing in the rear of the enemy's left was heard, advanced on their fronts, driving the forceow the Nineteenth and the Sixth (Ricketts having joined his right to Crook's left), took up the charge, descended into Tumbling Run, made a precipitous dash over rocks and walls, and scrambled up the height which an hour ago seemed impregnable. Sheridan and his staff were ubiquitous, the general shouting: Go on! Don't stop! Go on! The whole Confederate line broke from its trenches. They had not time to get their guns which commanded the pike out of position; sixteen of them were captured by
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., Chapter 18: (search)
the departure of the long train from Harrisonburg, Sheridan, having pursued the remnant of the enemy to Port Rstricken, having lost 24 guns and 1,200 prisoners. Sheridan was at Winchester on his return when the disastroualted and restored his lines, when, at 10 A. M., Gen. Sheridan, who had heard of the disaster at Winchester, arng the camps of the Eighth and Nineteenth Corps. Gen. Sheridan arrived there to find that his army had been sur to get his troops in a new position in the rear. Sheridan heard the cannonading thirteen miles away, at Winc One of the panic-stricken, that day, says: What Sheridan really said was, Turn about, you d—d cowardly curs He was recognized, and there was a shout, It is Sheridan! The effect was electrical; we turned and moved sfter the battle of Opequon, or the commencement of Sheridan's campaign in the valley, the campaign certainly uf the capital, it afterwards constituted a part of Sheridan's Army of the Shenandoah. Capt. McCartney's batter
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., Alphabetical Index. (search)
, 138, 139. Reynolds, Gen. John F ... 93, 97 Reno, Gen. ......... 78 Return ........ 182, 185 Right Grand Division ... 89 Rockville .......... 72 Rodes, Gen.....165, 171, 175 Rosters .....13, 42, 47, 105, 128 Russell, Gen. D. A ... 138, 175 Salem ...........87 Salem Church ....... 109 Scouse ......... 68 Second Corps .... 124, 143, 153 Sedgwick, Gen. John . 39, 111, 112, 152 Seven Pines ........40 Sharpsburg .......78, 81 Shenandoah Valley ... 165, 176 Sheridan, Gen. P. H. 155, 168, 169, 170, 172, 189. Sickles, Gen. Daniel ..106, 107, 122 Signal Station ........ 170 Slave Pen .......... 31 Slocum, Gen. H. W. .. 11, 12, 22, 45, 50, 52, 59, 60, 79, 107, 124, 125. Snicker's Gap. .. 164, 165 South Mountain.. 78 Spottsylvania.. 151-153 Stevensburg .. 152 Strasburg...166, 170, 178 Stuart, Gen. J. E. B. .. 26, 94 Sutlers. .. 135 Sumner, Gen. E. V. . 27, 35, 39, 78, 89 Tenallytown .. 72, 166 Third Corps .. 122, 138, 1