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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., Through the Wilderness. (search)
t house. [See map, View from near the Wilderness Tavern, looking toward the battle-field--2 P. M., May 7. from a sketch made at the time. Out of the Wilderness, Sunday morning, May 8-the March to Spotsylvania. From a sketch made at the time. p. 167.] This was attempted, but Warren found that he was required with his corps to help Sheridan's cavalry, which was detained by J. E. B. Stuart at Todd's tavern, or near that point. Warren gave the required assistance, driving out of his way Stuart, who was assisted by infantry. At 8:30 P. M. Warren moved by the Brock road to the left of the Second Corps, and Sedgwick moved by the pike and Germanna Plank road to Chancellorsville, thence by the Piney Branch Church road to the intersection of that road with the Brock road. At this point Sedgwick was ordered to leave a division, with another at Piney Branch Church, and a third midway between these two. Burnside started to follow Sedgwick, but early on the morning of the 8th he was or
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., chapter 4.26 (search)
Tavern, May 12th, 1864, I was acting as one of Stuart's couriers. At the beginning of it I was statrate side. As they drew near I recognized General Stuart and Colonel Walter Hullion. They halted near by in the road, and Stuart, taking out his field-glass, deliberately watched the manoeuvres of tg fire, which was now accompanied with shouts, Stuart put his glass away, and taking out paper and pg to me and suggesting that I should carry it. Stuart assented, and I rode off in search of General ng the note he told me to go back and tell General Stuart that the order had been delivered. In a few moments I rejoined Stuart. He was sitting on his horse close behind a line of dismounted men, whs returned their fire with yells of defiance. Stuart, with pistol in hand, shot over the heads of tf the line where General Lomax was, I told him Stuart was hurt and that he wanted General Fitz Lee. like an arrow down the line. When I returned, Stuart had been taken from his horse and was being ca
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., General Lee in the Wilderness campaign. (search)
e great conflict on the Plank road. Riding on in advance of the troops, the party, consisting of Generals Lee, Hill, and Stuart and their staff-officers, dismounted and sat under the shade of the trees, when a party of the enemy's skirmishers deployd superior forces in check until he could come to their support, sent Anderson with Longstreet's two divisions to support Stuart's cavalry in holding Spotsylvania Court House until he could come up with the rest of his army. This mutual confidence bith Sheridan, whom he had followed up from Spotsylvania and boldly attacked with greatly inferior numbers near Richmond. Stuart's loss was greatly mourned by General Lee, The news of Stuart's fall reached General Lee on the 12th.--C. S. V. who prStuart's fall reached General Lee on the 12th.--C. S. V. who prized him highly both as a skillful soldier of splendid courage and energy, and a hearty, joyous, loving friend. On the 12th, before dawn, came Hancock's famous assault on a weak salient in Ewell's front — the sole appreciable success in attack of