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Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler 230 0 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 200 0 Browse Search
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac 162 6 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore) 114 6 Browse Search
Elias Nason, McClellan's Own Story: the war for the union, the soldiers who fought it, the civilians who directed it, and his relations to them. 101 3 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3. 87 9 Browse Search
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. 84 4 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2. 70 0 Browse Search
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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 1 (search)
tail the work of General Meade's, Doubleday's, and Gibbon's troops. The Sixth corps, the strongest and one of the most reliable in the army, commanded by General W. F. Smith, was not seriously engaged in any attack during the day, as is stated in his report. Neither was the division of General Bemis, of the Ninth corps, which waged, and that his men were by that time pretty generally engaged. He also added. I think, that Birney had orders to support them. I then inquired if any of General Smith's corps were engaged, and was told that they were not. I returned to headquarters, passing Captain Cutts, who arrived as I left General Franklin, and reported the information to General Burnside, who seemed at the time annoyed at the smallness of the force engaged, and expressed his surprise that none of General Smith's troops had been put into the fight. It was about 12:30 o'clock when I arrived with my report at headquarters. P. M. Lydig, Captain, and A. D. C. I next sent Captain
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 120 (search)
e, who will command them in person. Major-General W. F. Smith is ordered to report to you, to commey be sent forward, under command of Major-General W. F. Smith, to join the Army of the Potomac. d it until relieved by the Sixth corps and General Smith's command, who had just arrived, via Whiteent back to Bermuda Hundred and City Point General Smith's command by water, via the White House, ttler were verbal, and were for him to send General Smith immediately, that night, with all the troon the enemy could bring troops against us. General Smith got off as directed, and confronted the entwo divisions of the Second corps, reached General Smith just after dark, and offered the services of these troops as he (Smith) might wish, waving rank to the named commander, whom he naturally supt six o'clock that evening by the troops under Smith and the Second and Ninth corps. It required u(cur left) of those previously captured by General Smith, several pieces of artillery, and over fou[2 more...]
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 155 (search)
g to the programme. The Eighteenth corps (General Smith's), having the advance, was promptly up toetersburg pike, above Chester station. As General Smith occupied our left, this necessitated a mariers, who were sent out to ascertain where General Smith was to be found, returned. The good-naturater and their coats wet through. At last General Smith was found to the left of the pike and abou Gibbon's forces occupied the line between General Smith's left and General Ames' right, and to addn on the enemy's works in his front, while General Smith increases his fire on the right. About fi us, was here tried with very bad result. General Smith, with that forethought which is characteriwded with still more important success. General Smith, with the Eighteenth corps, held our righthim, but meeting with a decisive repulse. General Smith, meanwhile, had approached to within a fewe, however, the fog had begun to lift, and General Smith had succeeded in restoring order among his[6 more...]
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 172 (search)
as been heard from. He formed a junction with Smith at Cold Harbor, when both corps attacked the es compelled to await the arrival of Wright and Smith, then on their way up. While writing of thi in force, intrenched. Across the opening General Smith ordered a charge, which was brilliantly exight — each brigade in double line of battle. Smith, commanding the Irish brigade, was placed in ss brigade (heavy artillery) holding the right, Smith's the centre and Owen's the left — McKean in rlumns, got disarranged, and was repulsed. General Smith made three different attacks to relieve Ma the intrenchments; but the Third brigade, Colonel Smith, report that in their front the rebels act The Eighteenth corps, under command of General W. F. Smith, which had but just returned to Bermudaed march, began arriving two hours later. General Smith showed his appreciation of the day's work ft, the right of the army will be protected by Smith's corps, and other troops which are taking the[16 more...]<
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), Army of the Potomac, June 1--P. M. (search)
each other, and yet how coolly and artfully they seek weak places, and then strike with the rapidity of lightning! Evening.--A desperate fight took place this afternoon near Cold Harbor. Wright has been heard from. He formed a junction with Smith at Cold Harbor, when both corps attacked the enemy's right. The battle commenced at five P. M. and continued until after dark. Wright is said to have captured and held the enemy's advanced works, but Smith was not so fortunate. His men fought Smith was not so fortunate. His men fought with great spirit, and captured a line of rifle-pits on the enemy's front, but they could not hold them. Hancock, Burnside, and Warren held their corps in readiness to attack along the line if necessary. The enemy made several attempts to force a general engagement, but did not succeed. Each of the above corps was attacked in turn, while Wright was fighting on the left, but each attack was successfully repulsed. The enemy is not driven from his position on our left. He yet holds his strong
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), Cold Harbor, June 5--. (search)
d that although an attack had been made, its magnitude was slight in proportion to the amount of powder exploded and the clamor made. The firing was chiefly along the front of Gibbon's division of the Second corps, and Russell's division of the Sixth. Of the former division the Second brigade, General Owen, and the First brigade, Colonel Ramsay, report that the enemy fired from their rifle-pits, the object being to stop our working parties on the intrenchments; but the Third brigade, Colonel Smith, report that in their front the rebels actually approached our works, crawling on their hands and knees almost up to our front breastwork. They were, however, glad to retire again to the cover of their own works as soon as our men opened fire; but if they were out in line of battle, as it is said they were at this point, they must have left many dead and wounded behind them. At other parts of the line it was merely an exchange of volleys and artillery fire between the opposing works.