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General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox, Chapter 7: Seven Pines, or Fair Oaks. (search)
Hill to post a brigade on his right on the Charles City road to guard the field to be left by his de marches, Huger's division was to have the Charles City road to the head of White Oak Swamp, file acentrate the troops of your division on the Charles City road, and to concentrate the troops of Majoigade of General Hill's division now on the Charles City road. I have desired General Hill to send tollgate. On reaching your position on the Charles City road, learn at once the route to the main r was to relieve that of General Hill on the Charles City road. Though he expressed himself satisfieed in this appeal that his brigade from the Charles City road was approaching, and would be with him were serious obstacles to his march by the Charles City road, to march over to and down the Williamere obstacles to Wilcox's march between the Charles City and Williamsburg roads. He reported that tfollow a guide, who brought him back to the Charles City road. He confessed that his orders to marc[2 more...]
General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox, Chapter 10: fighting along the Chickahominy. (search)
at Malvern Hill, with McCall's division across the Long Bridge road, and Slocum's across the Charles City road, defending the avenues of approach from Richmond. On the 29th, Magruder in pursuit came Richmond. As the divisions of the Third Corps arrived they were posted,--Kearny between the Charles City and Long Bridge roads, on McCall's right; Hooker in front of the Quaker road, on McCall's lefcasional heavy tangles, as was the ground in front of Hooker. The front of Slocum, along the Charles City road, was something similar, but offering some better opportunities for artillery practice ann for battle, awaiting nearer approach of Jackson and signal of approach of our troops on the Charles City road. In the wait the skirmish-lines were more or less active, and an occasional shot came fthe New Jersey brigade of his division to General Kearny's aid. I rode out far enough on the Charles City road to see that we had nothing to fear from that direction. Rebellion Record, vol. XI. par
General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox, Chapter 11: battle of Malvern Hill. (search)
marked the beginning of the end. The occasion was especially propitious, for Heintzelman's corps, that had been designated as part of the rear-guard with Sumner and Franklin, through some misconception had marched over the swamp, to camp near Charles City crossroads, leaving easy work for Jackson and Magruder. When, on the forenoon of the 30th, Jackson found his way across the swamp blocked by Franklin, he had time to march to the head of and across it to the Charles City road in season forCharles City road in season for the engagement contemplated at Frayser's Farm, the distance being about four miles. General Wright, of Huger's division, marched his brigade from the head of the swamp to Jackson's line at the bridge, and returned, making several halts and crossings to reconnoitre. But little remains to be said of the engagements at Frayser's Farm and Malvern Hill. The former was a halting failure of combination of forces; the latter an accident resulting from the armies standing close abreast many hours.