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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 102 (search)
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96.-occupation of Williamsburgh, Va.
General McClellan's despatches.
headquarters army of the Potomac, Williamsburgh, May 6, 1862. Hon. Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War:
I have the pleasure to announce the occupation of this place, as the result of the hard-fought action of yesterday.
The effect of Hancock's brilliant engagement yesterday afternoon was to turn the left of the enemy's line of works.
He was strongly reenforced, and the enemy abandoned the entire position weather is good to-day, but there is great difficulty in getting up food on account of the roads.
Very few wagons have yet come up. G. B. Mcclellan, Major-General Commanding.
headquarters army of the Potomac, Williamsburgh, May 6, 1862. Hon. E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War:
Every hour proves our victory more complete.
The enemy's loss is great, especially in officers.
I have just heard of five more of their guns captured.
Prisoners are constantly arriving. G. B. McClellan, Major-Gener
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 141 (search)
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130.-General Casey's letter on the disposition of the military force after the War.
In the Richmond Dispatch, of June third, was published the following letter, purporting to have been taken from Gen. Casey's headquarters after the battle at Fair Oaks, Va.:
headquarters Casey's division, on board steamer Constitution, May 31, 1862. To the Hon. E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War:
sir: The few short notes I handed you on the day I left Washington, with regard to the military defence of the country after this rebellion shall have been mastered, I shall, by your kind permission, proceed now to elaborate.
I propose that we maintain an army of one hundred thousand men, composed of the three arms of the service in their due proportion.
I would assign twenty-five thousand men to the defence of that part of the country lying west of the Mississippi River, including the Pacific coast.
I would assign fifteen thousand men to the defence of the Lake, Atlantic, and Gulf coast
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 142 (search)
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131.-operations in Alabama.
General Halleck's despatch.
Halleck's headquarters, June 4. Hon. E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War:
General Pope, with forty thousand men, is thirty miles south of Florence, pushing the enemy hard.
He already reports ten thousand prisoners and deserters from the enemy, and fifteen thousand stand of arms captured.
Thousands of the enemy are throwing away their arms.
A farmer says that, when Beauregard learned that Colonel Elliott had cut the railroad on his line of retreat, he became frantic, and told his men to save themselves the best way they could.
We captured nine locomotives and a number of cars.
One of the former is already repaired, and is running today.
Several more will be in running order in a few days.
The result is all that I could possibly desire. H. W. Halleck, Major-General Commanding.
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 143 (search)
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 166 (search)
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154.-expedition to Beaver Dam, Va.
Official report of General Pope.
headquarters of the army of Virginia, Washington, July 21, 1862. To Hon. E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War:
the cavalry expedition I directed Gen. King to send out, on the nineteenth, has returned.
They left Fredericksburgh at seven P. M. on the nineteenth, and after a forced march during the night, made a descent at daylight in the morning upon the Virginia Central Railroad at Beaver Dam Creek, twenty-five miles west of Hanover Junction, and thirty-five miles from Richmond.
They destroyed the railroad and telegraph-line for several miles, burned the depot, which contained forty thousand rounds of musket ammunition, one hundred barrels of flour, and much other valuable property, and brought in a captain in charge as a prisoner.
The whole country was thrown into a great state of alarm.
One private was wounded on our side.
The cavalry marched eighty miles in thirty hours. The affair was most succes
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 167 (search)
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 168 (search)
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156.-fight at the North Anna, Va.
General Pope's despatch.
headquarters army of Virginia, July 24. Hon. E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War:
A cavalry expedition, sent out by Gen. King on the twenty-second, from Fredericksburgh, returned last evening.
Early yesterday morning they met and defeated a body of confederate cavalry about one hundred strong, stationed near Carmel Church, on the telegraph line from Fredericksburgh to Richmond, burnt their camp and six cars loaded with corn, and broke up the telegraph from Gordonsville.
An hour later, a large body of Stuart's cavalry came up to attack them.
These too were defeated, driven across the North Anna River, and pursued till within sight of Hanover Junction.
Several prisoners, a large number of horses, and many arms were brought in.
A march of seventy miles, and the encounter and defeat of two bodies of confederate cavalry were accomplished in twenty-nine hours, and without the loss of a man.
I have not recei
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 183 (search)
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore), Doc . 175 .-War Department orders. Issued August 8 , 1862 . (search)