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Waitt, Ernest Linden, History of the Nineteenth regiment, Massachusetts volunteer infantry , 1861-1865, Chapter 11: battle of Oak Grove. (search)
e picket lines. Thinking that it was sent for them and that it was an attack on the base of supplies, they dropped the stick and took to the woods, while the kettles were left, overturned, on the railroad. Dinner was not served that day to Company C. On the night of June 25, the enemy made an attack to break the line, but were repulsed. This attack was probably made to see if the Union forces were retreating. The troops on the right of the Army of the Potomac made a desperate attempt to cross the Chickahominy river, which ran diagonally through the Union lines, thus splitting the army in two. The enemy was as desperately determined that such a thing should not occur, as, once across, the investment of Richmond would be complete and their right would present a continuous line to the Union centre and left. Consequently the enemy hurled his strongest battalions against Porter's Fifth Army Corps, resulting in the battle of Mechanicsville on June 26 and Gaines' Mills on June 27.
Waitt, Ernest Linden, History of the Nineteenth regiment, Massachusetts volunteer infantry , 1861-1865, Chapter 38: the North Anna battles. (search)
y C. Mumford, of Co. G, was killed by a ball through the head during a charge. He was a noble fellow and loved by all. He joined the regiment at Lynnfield, a young boy just out of school, had been promoted from Second Lieutenant to Captain and had shared every march and battle in which the regiment had been engaged. When relieved, the regiment still held the captured works and, during the night, threw up a strong breastwork. The position at this time was about three miles from the Chickahominy river. On June 1 the regiment was engaged as a skirmishing line and exposed (although without much injury) to the enemy's shells, but the desperate struggle at Cold Harbor had opened and at dusk Gen. Hancock began to withdraw his corps at the left of the lines. At 9 P. M. the men were called in and marched, during the night, about 12 miles, the road being very dusty and the heat intense. They bore up manfully, although they had been without sleep for three nights, and many without fo
Waitt, Ernest Linden, History of the Nineteenth regiment, Massachusetts volunteer infantry , 1861-1865, Index. (search)
............................... 353 Chase, Volney, P., .................................................... 105 Cheney, George A., ............................................ 189 Cheney, John A., ..................................................... 144 Chester Gap, ......................................................... 256 Chiconi, Angelo, ..............................................103, 187, 323 Chickahominy Creek, ........................................... 71, 73, 84 Chickahominy River, ...........................................115, 116, 321 Choate, Elisha, ................ ....................................... 323 Chubbuck, David T., 112, 152, 181, 182, 192, 200, 247, 248, 257, 261, 299, 332, 334 City Point, Va., ...................................... .......... 345 Claffey, Thomas, ........................ 112, 119, 138, 151, 181, 186, 193, 201 Clare, James P., ...................................................... 284 Clark, James, .......................