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General Joseph E. Johnston, Narrative of Military Operations During the Civil War, Chapter 5 (search)
Brigadier-General D. R. Jones, was ordered to move on in the afternoon, by the New Kent road, and to turn off at the Burnt Ordinary, toward the Diascund Bridge; to be followed, at two o'clock next morning, by G. W. Smith's, which was to keep the New Kent road. The baggage was to move next, in rear of which D. H. Hill's and Longstreet's divisions were to march. This order of march was based on the idea that a part of the Federal army might pass us by the river. About four o'clock P. M., the cavham's, and nearly opposite to West Point, on the southern shore of York River. Early next morning the army was concentrated near Barhamsville. In the mean time General Smith had ascertained that the enemy was occupying a thick wood between the New Kent road and Etham's Landing. The security of our march required that he should be dislodged, and General Smith was intrusted with this service. He performed it very handsomely with Hampton's and Hood's brigades, under Whiting, driving the enemy,
General Joseph E. Johnston, Narrative of Military Operations During the Civil War, Letters. (search)
Barhamsville, May 7, 1862. General: The enemy has a large fleet of gunboats (seven iron-clads) and transports at West Point. He has been landing troops and artillery under his guns, but in a position in which we cannot reach him. The want of provision, and of any mode of obtaining it here-still more the dearth of forage-makes it impossible to wait to attack him while landing; the sight of the iron-clad boats makes me apprehensive for Richmond, too-so I move on in two columns, one by the New Kent road, under Major-General Smith; the other by that of the Chickahominy, under Major-General Longstreet. The battle of Williamsburg seems to have prevented the enemy from following from that direction. All the prisoners were of Heintzelman's corps, except a few of the last, who said they belong to Sumner's. Fresh troops seemed to be arriving upon the field continually during the day. Yours, most respectfully, (Signed) J. E. Johnston. General Lee. Headquarters, Cross-Roads, New Kent Co