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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)
sently. The unpropitious weather interrupted Stoneman's movement. On the 17th and 18th of April, aappahannock in order to reach the left bank. Stoneman was ordered to wait for the first falling of take. The three fine cavalry divisions under Stoneman would not have been too much to accomplish thwhich was to have the sole charge of watching Stoneman's movements, to move toward this point by waysed a priori that the enemy would be beaten. Stoneman was to cut off his retreat, destroy the railwhich, indeed, could not have lasted long; for Stoneman, isolated between Richmond and Fredericksburgerell on that side, he hastened in pursuit of Stoneman, whose movements were much more menacing to tcaused W. H. F. Lee to follow in the track of Stoneman, although his force was not sufficient to sere Federal army. Wishing to take advantage of Stoneman's absence and to harass the communications ofon; and a few days later Hooker insisted upon Stoneman being superseded by Pleasonton. Finally, Gen[23 more...]
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 3. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book II:—--the Mississippi. (search)
rches, fatigues, and privations of every kind, could certainly assume in their turn an aggressive role, which is the easiest played in a war of this description. They therefore ventured to organize three great expeditions, one of which, that of Stoneman in Virginia, has already been described; the other two, under Colonels Grierson and Streight, ended very differently. While Stoneman was operating at the eastern extremity of the line which separated the belligerents, Streight was to pierce thiStoneman was operating at the eastern extremity of the line which separated the belligerents, Streight was to pierce this line toward its centre, and Grierson at the west near the Mississippi. Since the commencement of the year the latter had had nothing to do but guard the neighborhood of Memphis and the Corinth railway. He had only met the enemy on one occasion, at Covington on the 10th of March, when he had dispersed a band of Confederates four hundred strong. On the 17th of April he left La Grange, near Grand Junction, and took the field with his own regiment, the Sixth Illinois, together with the Seventh
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 3. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book III:—Pennsylvania. (search)
May, and ten thousand in June; the fatigues of a short but distressing campaign and the first heats of summer increased the number of sick; desertions had not been entirely stopped; and the recruiting of regiments already organized was almost at a standstill. The active infantry force that Hooker had at his disposal was thus reduced to eighty thousand men. The artillery was thenceforth too numerous, and out of proportion to the above figures. The cavalry, on the other hand, worn out by Stoneman's raid, needed a few weeks' rest to recuperate. The authorities at Washington might have reinforced the Army of the Potomac by discontinuing or reducing the number of useless posts and garrisons, but the most sad experience had failed to induce them to abandon this system of scattering the troops. At the very moment when all the Confederate forces were leaving the coast to join Johnston in the West or Lee in Virginia, a whole army corps was left at Port Royal, one division at New Berne, t
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 3. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), chapter 6 (search)
onn., 3d Md., 123d, 145th N. Y. 3d brigade, Brig.-gen. Ruger, 27th Ind., 2d Mass., 13th N. J., 107th N. Y., 3d Wis. Artillery—1st N. Y. Art. (Bats. K, M), 4th U. S. Art. (Bat. F). 2d division, Brig.-gen. Geary. 1st brigade, Col. Candy—5th, 7th, 29th, 66th O., 28th, 147th Pa. 2d brigade, Brig.-gen. Kane—29th, 109th, 111th, 124th, 125th Pa. 3d brigade, Brig.-gen. Greene—60th, 78th, 102d, 137th, 149th N. Y. Artillery—Hampton's Bat., Knap's Pa. Bat. Cavalry corps, Major-general Stoneman. 1st division, Brig.-gen. Pleasonton. 1st brigade, Col. Davis—8th Ill., 3d Ind., 8th, 9th N. Y. 2d brigade, Col. Devin—1st Ind., 1st Mich., 6th N. Y., 8th, 17th Pa. 2d division, Col. Duffie. 1st brigade, Col. Sargent—1st Mass., 4th N. Y., 6th O., 1st R. I. 2d brigade, Col. Irvin Gregg—3d, 4th, 16th Pa. 3d division, Brig.-gen. D. M. Gregg. 1st brigade, Col. Kilpatrick—1st Me., 2d, 10th N. Y. 2d brigade, Col. Wyndham—12th Ill., 1st Md., 1st N.
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 3. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Addenda by the editor (search)
h Pennsylvania. Second brigade. Brig.-gen. Thomas L. Kane. 29th Pennsylvania. 109th Pennsylvania. 111th Pennsylvania. 124th Pennsylvania. 125th Pennsylvania. Third brigade. Brig.-gen. George S. Greene. 60th New York. 78th New York. 102d New York. 137th New York. 149th New York. Artillery. Captain Joseph M. Knap. Pennsylvania Light Artillery, Bat E. Pennsylvania Light Artillery, Bat F. Unattached. 10th Maine Infantry (Det.). Cavalry corps. Brigadier-General George Stoneman. First division. Brigadier-general Alfred Pleasonton. Assumed command of First and Second Divisions May 4. First brigade. detached with General Averell to May 4. Colonel Benjamin F. Davis. 8th Illinois. 3d Indiana. 8th New York. 9th New York. Second brigade. Colonel Thomas C. Devin. 1st Michigan, Co. L. 6th New York. 8th Pennsylvania. 17th Pennsylvania. Artillery. New York Light Artillery, 6th Battery. Second division. Brigadier-general Wi