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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 1: effect of the battle of Bull's Run.--reorganization of the Army of the Potomac.--Congress, and the council of the conspirators.--East Tennessee. (search)
eason. Although nearly disabled by weariness of mind and body, Dr. Russell wrote his famous dispatch to the Times during the night succeeding his flight from Centreville, that it might go to England by the next Boston steamer. The pen went flying about the paper, he says, as if the spirits were playing tricks with it. When I sce, whilst an immense National army was gathering and organizing, and drilling in front of Washington City. Johnston made his Headquarters at Grigsby's house in Centreville. From a photograph by Alexander Gardiner, of Washington City. He was compelled to content himself with Rending out scouting and foraging parties, Grigsby's House, Centreville and guerrilla bands, who sometimes approached within cannon shot of the National defenses on Arlington Heights. The physical disabilities of the Confederates alluded to, were, probably,, not the only reasons for the immobility of their army after the battle. Davis and his associates at Richmond well knew the
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 6: the Army of the Potomac.--the Trent affair.--capture of Roanoke Island. (search)
Ord. General J. E. B. Stuart, His troops consisted of the Eleventh Virginia, Colonel Garland; Sixth South Carolina, Lieutenant-Colonel Seagrist; Tenth Alabama, Colonel Harvey; First Kentucky, Colonel T. H. Taylor; the Sumter Flying Artillery, four pieces, Captain Cutts; and detachments from two North Carolina cavalry regiments, 1,000 in number, under Major Gordon. Stuart was also on a foraging expedition, and had about 200 wagons with him. who came up the road from the direction of Centreville. A severe fight ensued. The Confederates were greatly outnumbered, and were soon so beaten that they fled in haste, carrying in their wagons little else than their wounded men. The brunt of the battle had fallen on the Sixth and Ninth Pennsylvania, the Rifles, and Easton's Battery. The National loss consisted of seven killed and sixty wounded; and their gain was a victory, and sixteen wagon-loads of excellent hay, and twenty-two of corn. Stuart reported his loss at forty-three killed
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 14: movements of the Army of the Potomac.--the Monitor and Merrimack. (search)
The object was to flank the insurgents at Manassas and Centreville, relieve Washington, threaten Richmond, and paralyze thereceived information that the Confederates had abandoned Centreville and Manassas, and were falling back toward Richmond, by McClellan was quietly maturing plans for the seizure of Centreville and Manassas, when Johnston suddenly gave orders for a garmies. On receiving information of the evacuation of Centreville and Manassas, March 9. McClellan crossed the Potomac, a advance, composed of Colonel Averill's cavalry, reached Centreville on the 10th. The works there and at Manassas Junction wey, he put the first division of his corps in motion for Centreville, under General Williams, leaving only the division of Shom Headquarters, leaving his staff-officers to start for Centreville in the afternoon. He was soon made to retrace his stepsss after Williams's division, then far on its way toward Centreville. Banks, who was informed by telegraph of the battle, ha
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 17: Pope's campaign in Virginia. (search)
complimented him for his bravery. almost to Centreville. In the mean time Brigadier-General Georgecked by National troops, he marched through Centreville, to gain, by a more circuitous route, a post once pushed all his available forces upon Centreville in pursuit, and ordered McDowell to march fleg. Abner Doubleday. Pope was now at Centreville; and, on hearing of this encounter, made imed to be at Manassas Junction, to move upon Centreville at dawn. But Longstreet's rapid march, quiHe ordered Heintzelman to push forward from Centreville with the divisions of Hooker and Kearney toe night across Bull's Run to the heights of Centreville. This was done chiefly by way of the Stonebattle of Bull's Run. Pope was joined at Centreville by the corps of Franklin and Sumner, makingeintzelman to take post on the road between Centreville and Fairfax, in the rear of Reno; Franklin as defeated and driven across Bull's Run to Centreville that the corps of Franklin and Sumner were [3 more...]