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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 78 (search)
ellent a plan eventually happened to fail, at least partially, in the execution, will presently appear. The capture of Mechanicsville. Thursday came, clear but warm. At three o'clock A. M. Major-Gen. Jackson took up his line of march from Ashland, and proceeding down the country between the Chickahominy and Pamunkey rivers, he uncovered the front of Brig.-Gen. Branch by driving off the enemy collected on the north bank of the Chickahominy River, at the point where it is crossed by the Br In the mean time the grand advance en echelon again began. The troops of D. H. Hill, having all joined their proper divisions, marched by the Mechanicsville road to join Jackson. The junction was made at Bethesda Church, Jackson coming from Ashland. Both corps then proceeded to Cold Harbor, Hill in front. Longstreet proceeded by the right of Ellyson's Mills toward Dr. Gaines's farm, and A. P. Hill in the same direction, on the left of Longstreet. At this point they came upon the enemy,
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 8. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 145 (search)
hose darkeys all leave and become contrabands. This is at Ashland, and a sign-post shows us seventeen miles to Richmond. Th, while General Kilpatrick, with the main body, moved upon Ashland, both parties scouring the country thoroughly, and doing aeral Kilpatrick had advanced down the Brooks turnpike from Ashland, having torn up the rails at that point, destroying the te they are reported to have struck between Taylorsville and Ashland, and the others moving off through Louisa into Goochland C Early in the day yesterday, nothing could be heard from Ashland, on account of the interruption of the telegraph line, andng in the direction of James River Canal, and the other of Ashland, where it spent Monday night. The force penetrated yest the city yesterday. The other detachment, that came to Ashland, was accompanied by a battery of artillery, and approached a junction, probably, with a column from the direction of Ashland. The negro, however, intentionally or ignorantly piloted
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 198 (search)
ppose us. We struck the first railway line at Ashland. Lieutenant Mitchell, with about a dozen men twenty wagons, with harness, etc. We left Ashland at six o'clock P. M. A few miles from the towas effectually done by the same process as at Ashland, and by its blaze we could clearly discern th the Fredericksburgh and Richmond Railroad at Ashland and vicinity; that of Colonel Kilpatrick and the affair. As the train neared the hotel at Ashland, a couple of shots were fired at the engine, ty. He said he knew the country around about Ashland like a book, that he had fox-hunted over it mely taken into the houses of the residents of Ashland and the vicinity, and attended by the ladies.f the ambulance train, an old engine lying at Ashland, and some two hundred yards of the railroad ta part or a whole of the same who had been at Ashland on the day before, were in the vicinity of thhe Junction, when three miles on this side of Ashland, they met on the mountain road a considerable
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 84 (search)
advanced, General Jackson was directed to move rapidly and secretly from the valley, so as to arrive in the vicinity of Ashland by the twenty-fourth of June. The enemy appeared to be unaware of our purpose, and on the twenty-sixth attacked Generalchanicsville. According to the general order of battle, a copy of which is annexed, General Jackson was to march from Ashland on the twenty-fifth, in the direction of Slash Church, encamping for the night west of the Central Railroad, and to advaen it might be required. In consequence of unavoidable delays, the whole of General Jackson's command did not arrive at Ashland in time to enable him to reach the point designated on the twenty-fifth. His march on the twenty-sixth was consequentlyo. 75.headquarters army of Northern Virginia, June 24, 1862. I. General Jackson's command will proceed to-morrow from Ashland toward the Slash Church, and encamp at some convenient point west of the Central Railroad. Branch's brigade, of A. P. H
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 86 (search)
nty-fifth of June, we reached the vicinity of Ashland, on the Richmond, Fredericksburgh, and Potomaeilly's and Balthis's batteries, marched from Ashland as the advance of Major-General Jackson's cor were, that General Jackson, moving down from Ashland, would inform General Branch of his near apprng marched that day from Hughs's Tavern, near Ashland. Early Friday morning, it was on the road, aogress, placed myself on his left flank, near Ashland. It is proper to remark here that the comman line of pickets from Woodring's shop, on the Ashland road, along that road to Ashland, and thence Ashland, and thence toward Hanover Court-House, to the residence of Colonel Wickham. On the afternoon of that day, aftadvance guard had reached the neighborhood of Ashland, a company of the Eighth Illinois cavalry drontil we met the army of General Jackson, near Ashland, that night. Nothing special occurred with mune twenty-sixth, when the army advanced from Ashland, the first Maryland regiment, of my command, [3 more...]
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., Chapter 22: (search)
ilroad; he soon forced them to retire towards Ashland. The 25th N. Y. having been ordered to rej recalled the cavalry sent in pursuit towards Ashland, moved the 13th and 14th N. Y. and Griffin's . Anderson, with a strong force, was still at Ashland, I ordered Gen. Sykes's division of regulars r Capt. Chambliss, 5th U. S. Cavalry, entered Ashland, driving out a party of the enemy, destroyed as sent on the same day by the direct road to Ashland, and entered it shortly after Gen. Emory's core. Gen. Stoneman on the same day moved on Ashland by Leach's Station, covering well the movemenand foolish in the extreme to leave Porter at Ashland and Hanover Court-House to hold the railways.tteries. Gen. Anderson and his command passed Ashland yesterday evening en route for Richmond, leavederate public property was also destroyed at Ashland this morning. In reply to which the folloHouse or in conjunction with the 6th corps on Ashland, as the movements of the enemy might have req[5 more...]
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 1: The Opening Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), The Seven days Battles: the Confederate capital saved. (search)
o have rumors spread of his army being in several places at the same time, while skilfully veiling his actual movements. It was not until the 25th of June that McClellan had definite knowledge of Jackson's whereabouts. He was then located at Ashland, north of the Chickahominy, within striking distance of the Army of the Potomac. McClellan was surprised but he was not unprepared. Seven days before he had arranged for a new base of supplies on the James, which would now prove useful if he were driven south of the Chickahominy. On the very day he heard of Jackson's arrival at Ashland, McClellan was pushing his men forward to begin his siege of Richmond — that variety of warfare which his engineering soul loved so well. His advance guard was within four miles of the Confederate capital. His strong fortifications were bristling upon every vantage point, and his fond hope was that within a few days, at most, his efficient artillery, for which the Army of the Potomac was famous,
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 3: The Decisive Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), chapter 4 (search)
I have always regretted that the last assault at Cold Harbor was ever made.--General U. S. Grant in his Memoirs. According to Grant's well-made plans of march, the various corps of the Army of the Potomac set out from the banks of the North Anna on the night of May 26, 1864, at the times and by the routes assigned to them. Early on the morning of May 27th Lee set his force in motion by the Telegraph road and such others as were available, across the Little and South Anna rivers toward Ashland and Atlee's Station on the Virginia Central Railroad. Thus the armies were stretched like two live wires along the swampy bottom-lands of eastern Virginia, and as they came in contact, here and there along the line, there were the inevitable sputterings of flame and considerable destruction wrought. The advance Federal infantry crossed the Pamunkey, after the cavalry, at Hanoverstown, early on May 28th. The Second Corps was close behind the Sixth; the Fifth was over by noon, while the
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 3: The Decisive Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), Cold Harbor (search)
I have always regretted that the last assault at Cold Harbor was ever made.--General U. S. Grant in his Memoirs. According to Grant's well-made plans of march, the various corps of the Army of the Potomac set out from the banks of the North Anna on the night of May 26, 1864, at the times and by the routes assigned to them. Early on the morning of May 27th Lee set his force in motion by the Telegraph road and such others as were available, across the Little and South Anna rivers toward Ashland and Atlee's Station on the Virginia Central Railroad. Thus the armies were stretched like two live wires along the swampy bottom-lands of eastern Virginia, and as they came in contact, here and there along the line, there were the inevitable sputterings of flame and considerable destruction wrought. The advance Federal infantry crossed the Pamunkey, after the cavalry, at Hanoverstown, early on May 28th. The Second Corps was close behind the Sixth; the Fifth was over by noon, while the
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 3: The Decisive Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), Engagements of the Civil war: with losses on both sides: May, 1864--June, 1865 (search)
, Gen. A. G. Jenkins' command. Losses: Union, 108 killed, 508 wounded; Confed., 600 killed and wounded, 300 missing. May 9-25, 1864: Sheridan's Cavalry raid in Virginia, including engagements at Beaver dam Station, South Anna bridge, Ashland, and Yellow Tavern. Union, Sheridan's Cav.; Confed., Stuart's Cav. Losses: Union, 50 killed, 174 wounded, 200 missing; Confed., killed and wounded not recorded, 100 captured; Confed., Maj.-Gen. J. E. B. Stuart and Brig.-Gen. Jarch, Va. First and Second Divisions, Cavalry Corps, Maj.-Gen. Sheridan; Confed., detachments of Lee's Army. Losses: Union, 25 killed, 119 wounded, 200 missing; Confed., 475 killed, wounded, and missing. May 30, 1864: Hanover and Ashland, Va. Union, Wilson's Cavalry; Confed., Young's Cav. Losses: Union, 26 killed, 130 wounded. May 30, 1864: old Church, Va. Union, Torbert's Cavalry; Confed., Cavalry of the Army of Northern Virginia. Losses: Union, 16 kill
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