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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 3. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book I:—the war on the Rapidan. (search)
tack upon Marye's Hill. Two assaulting columns are formed by Newton, but much precious time is again lost in these preparations: it is near eleven o'clock when Colonel Spear on the right and Colonel Johns on the left advance, each at the head of two regiments Spear's column was composed of the Sixty-first Pennsylvania and FortytSpear's column was composed of the Sixty-first Pennsylvania and Fortythird New York, and Johns' comprised the Seventh Massachusetts and Thirtysixth New York.—Ed. in serried ranks, against Cemetery Hill, north of the Plank Road. Colonel Burnham supports this movement with four regiments, which, being deployed south of this road, proceed in the direction of Marye's Hill. The long line of stone wall ex the distance of a few paces. So that, going beyond Sedgwick's instructions, which directed them to fall back in case of their meeting with a stubborn resistance, Spear and Johns returned to the charge for the third time. The former is killed, the latter falls dangerously wounded; but their soldiers reach the parapet, get over it
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 3. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book III:—Pennsylvania. (search)
egiment behind him; but notwithstanding his departure the Confederates could yet muster eight or nine thousand men in the works which surrounded the capital: it was more than was necessary to protect it from any sudden attack. On the 25th, Colonel Spear was sent by Keyes, with about one thousand cavalry, to destroy the railroad-bridge over the South Anna near Hanover, to which allusion has already frequently been made. Crossing the river by fording, he attacked at once, on both sides, the rridge and returned to White House on the 28th. This operation, well conducted, but without any importance, inasmuch as Lee was no longer at Fredericksburg or Culpeper at the end of the railroad line, was the only incident of the campaign. After Spear's return Keyes despatched General Getty on the 1st of July, with eight thousand men, to Hanover Court-house, and on the same day he started himself, with five thousand, in the direction of Richmond as far as Baltimore Cross-roads. But these two