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Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II., chapter 8 (search)
ed movement on Centerville. Late in the afternoon, Kearny occupied Centerville; Jackson's rear-guard retreating by Sudley Springs; while part of his force took the Warrenton turnpike toward Gainesville, impeding our advance on both roads by destroing to flank him in turn. At this moment, Gen. Kearny's division of Heintzelman's corps arrived on the field, by the Sudley Springs road, and went in on Sigel's right; while Reno, coming up by the Gainesville turnpike, supported our center; and Reyn-indicate the route pursued by Jackson's forces, viz.: to Manassas Junction, Aug. 27; via Centerville to Groveton and Sudley Springs on the 28th, and on the 1st of September to near Germantown. The position of Hooker's and Ewell's forces in their tion, at noon, on our extreme left. About 2 P. M., Gen. Hooker, with Heintzelman's remaining division, came down the Sudley Springs road on our extreme right; and his troops immediately went in to the aid of the wasted and hungry commands of Schurz
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 2. (ed. Frank Moore), Battle of Bull Run. (search)
yed in line along the skirt of timber, and remained quietly in position till after 10 A. M. The enemy remained very quiet, but about that time we saw a regiment leave its cover in our front, and proceed in double quick time on the road toward Sudley Springs, by which we knew the column of Colonels Hunter and Heintzelman was approaching. About the same time we observed in motion a large force of the enemy below the stone bridge. I directed Capt. Ayres to take position with his battery near our Hunter was disabled by a severe wound, and that Gen. McDowell was on the field. I sought him out and received his orders to join in the pursuit of the enemy, who were falling back to the left of the road by which the army had approached from Sudley Springs. Placing Col. Quimby's Regiment of Rifles in front, in column by division, I directed the other regiments to follow in line of battle, in the order of the Wisconsin Second, New York Seventy-ninth, and New York Sixty-ninth. Quimby's regime
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 2. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 7 (search)
t bright steel bayonets above our brave-hearted soldiers. The whole plan of attack had been mapped out, as was shown by a splendid map of the entire country, which the writer received from Col. Wilcox, of Michigan, commanding the second brigade. Upon that map, which had been drawn up by order of the War Department from the coast survey records, showing the topography of the country from Washington to Manassas, it was evident that the plan of action had been mapped out by old Scott. At Sudley Springs, where the crossing was made, three columns indicated that the crossing was to be made there. The number of men actually engaged on our side was 18,000, though some think it was less. The number engaged upon the other side, taken from the admission of captured officers, was about 37,000. What was the secret of our success against such odds? The enemy fought bravely — there can be but one opinion about that — and forced our lines back more than half a mile. Our success can alone be
William Tecumseh Sherman, Memoirs of General William T. Sherman ., volume 1, Chapter 8: from the battle of Bull Run to Paducah--Kentucky and Missouri. 1861-1862. (search)
. The enemy remained very quiet, but about that time we saw a rebel regiment leave its cover in our front, and proceed in double-quick time on the road toward Sudley Springs, by which we knew the columns of Colonels Hunter and Heintzelman were approaching. About the same time we observed in motion a large mass of the enemy, below I sought him out, and received his orders to join in pursuit of the enemy, who was falling back to the left of the road by which the army had approached from Sudley Springs. Placing Colonel Quimby's regiment of rifles in front, in column, by division, I directed the other regiments to follow in line of battle, in the order of th was meant; the deployment along the edge of the field that sloped down to Bull Run, and waiting for Hunter's approach on the other side from the direction of Sudley Springs, away off to our right; the terrible scare of a poor negro who was caught between our lines; the crossing of Bull Run, and the fear lest we should be fired on
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 97 (search)
ntreville, one portion of his force taking the road by Sudley Springs, and the other pursuing the Warrenton turnpike toward ook up a position with his left in the neighborhood of Sudley Springs, his right a little to the south of Warrenton turnpikeccupied the right of our line, in front or west of the Sudley Springs road. Gen. Sigel was on his left, with his line extenn. McDowell was advancing to join the main body by the Sudley Springs road, and would probably be up with us in two hours. Ao was retreating toward the pike from the direction of Sudley Springs. The attack along the turnpike was made by King's divon to the left, to come into position parallel with the Sudley Spring road. Gen. Milroy, with his brigade and one battery, wled Stone House, at the junction of the Gainesville and Sudley Spring road. General Schenck, with his division forming our larny arrived on the field of battle and deployed by the Sudley Spring road on our right, while General Reno's troops came to
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 110 (search)
ntreville, one portion of his force taking the road by Sudley Springs, and the other pursuing the Warrenton turnpike toward ook up a position with his left in the neighborhood of Sudley Springs, his right a little to the south of Warrenton turnpikeccupied the right of our line, in front or west of the Sudley Springs road. Gen. Sigel was on his left, with his line extenn. McDowell was advancing to join the main body by the Sudley Springs road, and would probably be up with us in two hours. Ao was retreating toward the pike from the direction of Sudley Springs. The attack along the turnpike was made by King's divon to the left, to come into position parallel with the Sudley Spring road. Gen. Milroy, with his brigade and one battery, wled Stone House, at the junction of the Gainesville and Sudley Spring road. General Schenck, with his division forming our larny arrived on the field of battle and deployed by the Sudley Spring road on our right, while General Reno's troops came to
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 2: Two Years of Grim War. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), part 1.2, The second battle at Bull Run (search)
ttered about the country, to concentrate during the night of the 27th and move upon Jackson. McDowell sent Ricketts with a small force — too small — to prevent Longstreet from passing through Thoroughfare Gap, and hastened to join the main army against Jackson. But that able commander was not to be caught in a trap. He moved from Manassas Junction by three roads toward the old battle-field of Bull Run and by noon on the 28th the whole corps was once more united between Centreville and Sudley Spring. Late in the day he encountered King's division of McDowell's corps near the village of Groveton, and a sharp fight was opened and kept up till an hour after dark. The Confederates were left in possession of the field. The following day, August 29th, was the first of the two days battle, leaving out of account the fight of the evening Second Bull Run. Sleeping on their arms on the night of August 29th, the Federal veterans were as confident of having won a victory as were th
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Logan, John Alexander 1826-1886 (search)
ded it. The situation was about as follows: Jackson, with the Confederate army, was behind the Independent and Manassas Gap Railroad cut, which contemplated road was to connect with the old Manassas Gap Railroad at Gainesville, his left at Sudley Springs, his line following the railroad cut. Longstreet was marching down through Thoroughfare Gap to Gainesville, to the support of Jackson. Pope was moving his force to the front and left of Jackson; his right near Sudley Springs; his left runniSudley Springs; his left running up the Warrenton, Gainesville, and Centreville pike, extending his left beyond the right flank of Jackson, on and up the pike beyond Groveton. Pope issued an order at three o'clock A. M. for Porter to move at daylight to Centreville. This order being a verbal order, Porter did not obey it, but, instead of moving, he was in his camp at six o'clock A. M., one hour after sunrise, writing another letter to General Burnside criticising the movements of the general commanding. General Pope, in t
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories, New York Volunteers. (search)
Mustered into United States service April 30. Attached to Mansfield's Command till June. Burnside's Brigade, Hunter's Division, McDowell's Army of Northeast Virginia, to July. Service. Occupation of Alexandria, Va., May 24. Attack on Batteries at Aquia Creek May 31 and June 1. Attack on Matthias Point June 27. Performed escort duty at the funerals of Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth and Captain Ward, United States Navy. Advance on Manassas, Va., July 16-21. Action at Sudley Springs July 21. Battle of Bull Run July 21. Volunteered to build and man Batteries beyond Alexandria. Mustered out July 30, 1861. Regiment lost during service 1 Officer and 14 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 4 Enlisted men by disease. Total 20. 71st New York Regiment National Guard Infantry. Mustered in for three months United States service May 12, 1862. Left State for Washington, D. C., May 28. Attached to Samuel D. Sturgis' Command, Militar
Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 1, Chapter 11: battle of Bull Run (search)
account of it. Then I lifted my soul and my heart and cried: O God I enable me to do my duty. From that time the singular feeling left me and never returned. Early in the morning we had seen McDowell, his staff, and escort pass us toward Sudley Springs. They presented a fine appearance as they trotted off, working their way through Willcox's and Franklin's brigades, which filled the road. On, on they went to the head of Hunter's command, then just arrived at Sudley Church. Burnside's hanir threatened assault; for they rattled away with their musketry, but did no more. Evans first sent a regiment up the Bull Run toward Burnside and then very soon changed his whole front to the left and pushed over toward the Manassas and Sudley Springs road in front of Burnside's skirmishers; he posted his men so as to face north, covering them as well as he could by uneven ground and trees, but his numbers were few — not a thousand men. McDowell, on the high ground behind Burnside, not fa
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