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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2. 244 2 Browse Search
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. 223 1 Browse Search
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William F. Fox, Lt. Col. U. S. V., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the extent and nature of the mortuary losses in the Union regiments, with full and exhaustive statistics compiled from the official records on file in the state military bureaus and at Washington 109 27 Browse Search
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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 5 (search)
eir entrenchments until one o'clock in the morning, when their rear-guard ordered the work to cease and the march for Williamsburgh to be taken up. In the house of Mrs. Nelson, where Gen. Magruder had slept the night before the evacuation, I found s. The retreat of the rebels appears to have been precipitate. They commenced carrying all but their guns back to Williamsburgh four days ago. Wagons have been engaged in transporting their ammunition, provisions, and camp equipage for nearly a shot was heard. Then deserters came in, declaring that the rear-guard of the foe had evacuated, and was pushing for Williamsburgh. In two hours it was daylight. Lowe and General Heintzelman made a hurried balloon ascension, and confirmed the rs came on, leading the van of the army. They pressed up toward the main entrance of the rebel rifle-pit, (across the Williamsburgh road,) where we had already unearthed several sunken bombs and suspected others were concealed. I thought some casua
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 7 (search)
ers Hooker's division, Third army corps, Williamsburgh, Va., May 10, 1862. Captain C. McKeever, Asstto capture the rebel army on the plains of Williamsburgh, it surely will not be ascribed to the wan route was to the left, the direct road to Williamsburgh. At half-past 1 P. M., within three and as brigade, Kearney's division, camp near Williamsburgh, Va., May 6, 1862. sir: I have the honor tre not sufferers in the late engagement at Williamsburgh, having been detached by Gen. Heintzelman art of the retreating enemy. The march to Williamsburgh, which began at an early hour on Sunday, tnd right, in front of the enemy's works at Williamsburgh. Slowly but steadily they marched by the red the main street of the ancient city of Williamsburgh. Few white persons were to be seen, save rs is light. All the wounded were left in Williamsburgh by the flying enemy, and of course fell ing intelligence of a severe engagement near Williamsburgh, on Monday, in which the enemy were repuls[20 more...]
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore), Doc. 9.-the battle of West-point, Va. Fought May 7, 1862. (search)
of having an opportunity to have a fight with the rebels seems to have absorbed all their other faculties. More troops are constantly arriving, and just now Capt. Saunders's company of Massachusetts sharp-shooters pass by me on their road to the front. These are the men who are able to teach the rebels that two parties can lie concealed in the woods. The artillery has now ceased firing, and I hear nothing except the occasional discharge of a musket; it seems to be far off towards Williamsburgh. I think we have got into their rear, and if we have, we intend halting them for a few hours until General McClellan can come up to carry them back to their deserted quarters at Yorktown. At the close of the action in the afternoon the Fifth Maine regiment won encomiums from all the staff for their bravery in heading an advance into the woods upon the left. The gunboats are still throwing shell into the woods, to keep the enemy from erecting batteries. We expect to have an attack
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 16 (search)
McQuade, who drove from the ground a force superior to the whole of ours engaged at any one time. Butterfield's efforts, from first to last, were productive of the very best results. The results are more than we expected. Up to this hour, over six hundred prisoners. Gen. Stoneman captured a railway-train. Another account. Butterpield's brigade, Porter's division, Fifth provisional army corps, camp near Hanover Court-House, Va., May 29. Fort Donelson, Pittsburgh Landing, Williamsburgh, Hanover, and Fair Oaks illustrate in this war, what is a remarkable fact in the campaigns of both classic and modern times, that the most drenching storms and the deepest mud have not been able to deter energetic commanders and vigorous troops from making long marches or fighting hard battles. The old division of Gen. Fitz-John Porter, now commanded by its ranking general, Brig.-Gen. Morell, received, on the night of the twenty-sixth instant, orders to move on the following morning,
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 17 (search)
on bivouacked on the right and left of the Williamsburgh road and wood-pile, and Couch established ere leaving the centre and moving down the Williamsburgh road to the rear. Assisted by Capt. Suydaonnoissance of the road and country by the Williamsburgh road as far as the Seven Pines, on Saturdam the left of the above picket line on the Williamsburgh road to the White Oak Swamp, were especialand placed it in line perpendicular to the Williamsburgh road, about fifty yards in advance of the tions on the right,) was to advance by the Williamsburgh road, to attack the enemy in front; Gen. Humbers is already known. Coming up on the Williamsburgh road, they threw up intrenchments near Bar country a few miles above, and enters the Williamsburgh road just beyond the battle-field. The at led from the York River Railroad to the Williamsburgh road were almost impassable, so boggy is tdistant to the York River Railroad and the Williamsburgh road, they opened with artillery in much f[28 more...]
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 77 (search)
a line due south from Fair Oaks station, you will intersect the Williamsburgh road at Hooker's camp. Given the enemy's line of intrenchments been tried in fire and have not been found wanting. Yorktown, Williamsburgh, Fair Oaks and Fair Oaks Farm attest their unflinching firmnessnd by a line of woods. This wood extends on either side of the Williamsburgh road for a mile, and beyond it is a piece of open country. Ouro brigades moved forward. Sickles's line was formed across the Williamsburgh road, and he advanced in the direction of that thoroughfare, hifourth next to it, and both these regiments on the right of the Williamsburgh road. To the left of the road, in the order in which they are ere ordered there immediately, and Birney's brigade went up the Williamsburgh road at the double-quick. As these regiments filed off, cheerey, (four rifled pieces,) Capt. T. W. Osborn, was ordered up the Williamsburgh road, to shell the woods beyond our advance. It was expected t
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 78 (search)
anced position on Fair Oaks Farm, near the Williamsburgh road. It provoked a sharp resistance, whien military faults are censured, bring not Williamsburgh up in judgment against heroic Sumner. NobTrent's, and opened upon our column on the Williamsburgh road with shell. At the same time they treninsula towards Richmond, had received at Williamsburgh and the Seven Pines, had taught Gen. McClepaign. Men who had gone through Manassas, Williamsburgh and the Seven Pines, declared that they haom the city. South of the railroad is the Williamsburgh road, connecting with theNine-mile road atter the enemy, and came up with him on the Williamsburgh road, a mile east of the Seven Pines, oppoted in a thick piece of pines north of the Williamsburgh road, behind intrenchments of great streng brigade and other troops marched down the Williamsburgh road, and dashed into the woods by a flankowed lowed the enemy on their track by the Williamsburgh road and Savage station. Longstreet, A. P[1 more...]
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 80 (search)
t sunrise, on the twenty-ninth ultimo. We retired, in condition to give or receive battle, as occasion might require, to a new line a mile or more in the rear, where it was halted and drawn up to check any advance of the enemy, either by the Williamsburgh road or railroad. The enemy followed up our movements closely, taking possession of our camps as soon as they were abandoned, but evincing no disposition to come to close quarters. We remained in our new position until about three o'clock would be the most likely to advance. The direction of Quaker's road is nearly perpendicular to the general course of James River, and crosses at nearly right angles the principal highways leading out of Richmond, between the river and the Williamsburgh road. Numerous by-roads connect these most-travelled highways with the Quaker road, and it was determined that I should establish my division on the one which falls into the last-named road, near St. Paul's church, the right resting on this
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 97 (search)
, and were deployed, by Gen. Kearny's order, across the Williamsburgh road, and they gallantly drove the enemy out of the abaridge — present to advance between the railroad and the Williamsburgh road. Gen. Hooker gallantly led the Fifth and Sixth Neowed, but finding the enemy in force to the left of the Williamsburgh road, turned, by my direction, a portion of the brigade Staff, Fifth Division. Doc. 96.-occupation of Williamsburgh, Va. General McClellan's despatches. headquarters army of the Potomac, Williamsburgh, May 6, 1862. Hon. Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War: I have the pleasure to announce-General Commanding. headquarters army of the Potomac, Williamsburgh, May 6, 1862. Hon. E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War: f the services of the field-batteries at the battles of Williamsburgh, Hanover Court-House, and those severely contested onesat his master had acted as colonel in the rebel army at Williamsburgh, but he got enough of it, and had left the army. Whi
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 102 (search)
Doc. 96.-occupation of Williamsburgh, Va. General McClellan's despatches. headquarters army of the Potomac, Williamsburgh, May 6, 1862. Hon. Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War: I have the pleasure to announce the occupation of this place, as the result of the hard-fought action of yesterday. The effect of Hancock'Williamsburgh, May 6, 1862. Hon. Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War: I have the pleasure to announce the occupation of this place, as the result of the hard-fought action of yesterday. The effect of Hancock's brilliant engagement yesterday afternoon was to turn the left of the enemy's line of works. He was strongly reenforced, and the enemy abandoned the entire position during the night, leaving all his sick and wounded in our hands. The enemy's loss yesterday was very severe. We have three hundred uninjured prisoners and more thy in getting up food on account of the roads. Very few wagons have yet come up. G. B. Mcclellan, Major-General Commanding. headquarters army of the Potomac, Williamsburgh, May 6, 1862. Hon. E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War: Every hour proves our victory more complete. The enemy's loss is great, especially in officers. I have
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