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Browsing named entities in 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.. You can also browse the collection for Yorktown (Virginia, United States) or search for Yorktown (Virginia, United States) in all documents.

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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 6 (search)
in these numbers. Gen. J. B. Magruder, at Yorktown, watched this ominous gathering in his front f the next day, Gen. Heintzelman, in front of Yorktown, and Gen. Keyes, before Winn's Mill, Callem its mouth, some six or eight miles west of Yorktown; whereas it actually heads within a mile of tere intently watching for McClellan before Yorktown. the reappearance down the Elizabeth of that part of them to reduce the water batteries at Yorktown and Gloucester. The Commodore does not seem gest it), my opinion now is that the lines of Yorktown should have been assaulted. There is reason advance as skirmishers until they reached the Yorktown road, he threw forward into the cleared field Gen. McClellan, from his camp in front of Yorktown, remonstrated; April 5. saying: I am nis Army April 30th, while it was still before Yorktown, makes its aggregate 130,378, whereof 112,392Peninsula, until Magruder saw fit to evacuate Yorktown. But a General, in such a position as his the[16 more...]
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., Vii. McClellan before Richmond. (search)
ction of these fortifications would not require considerable time — perhaps as much as those at Yorktown. This delay might not only be fatal to the health of your army, but in the mean time Gen. Pa creek. On that day, the last of the army had reached its prescribed points of embarkation at Yorktown, Newport News, and Fortress Monroe Gen. Victor Le Due, who entered the service as Captain anps could have shipped at the same time--one at Fortress Monroe, one at Newport News, and one at Yorktown. It has taken, in fact, nearly one month; and will be an entire month before all have arrived.in readiness exactly where and when it was required; which is unproved. Heintzelman embarked at Yorktown on the 21st; Franklin at Fortress Monroe on the 22d; Keyes had been left at Yorktown to cover tYorktown to cover the embarkation, should any Rebel force be sent down the Peninsula on the track of our army; but there was none, and our retreat was entirely unmolested — the attention and forces of the enemy being no
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)
I now have at my disposal here about 10,000 men of Franklin's corps, about 2,800 of Gen. Tyler's brigade, and Col. Tyler's 1st Connecticut Artillery, which I recommend should be held in hand for the defense of Washington. If you wish me to order any part of this force to the front, it is in readiness to march at a moment's notice to any point you may indicate. In view of the existing state of things in our front, I have deemed it best to order Gen. Casey to hold his men for [from] Yorktown in readiness to move, but not to send them off till further orders. At 4:40 P. M. next day, Aug. 28th, he telegraphed Gen. Halleck: Gen. Franklin is with me here. I will know in a few minutes the condition of artillery and cavalry. We are not yet in condition to move; may be by to-morrow morning. Pope must cut through to-day, or adopt the plan I suggested. I have ordered troops to garrison the works at Upton's Hill. They must be held at any cost. As soon as I can see the way t
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., Xxxiv. Fall of Richmond--end of the War.—Grant-Lee — Sheridan. (search)
s and treacherous quicksands of eastern Georgia, or the flooded swamps of South Carolina. Had Lee's effective force (by his muster-rolls, 64,000 men — but suppose the number available for such a campaign but 50,000), swelled by such reenforcements as Hardee, Beauregard, Wheeler, and Hoke, might have afforded him, been hurled upon Sherman, as he confidently approached Savannah, Columbia, or Fayetteville, it is indeed possible that the blow — so closely resembling that dealt to Cornwallis at Yorktown by Washington and Rochambeau — might have been effectively, countered (as theirs was not) by the hurried movement southward by water of corps after corps of the Army of the Potomac; yet the necessity of stopping Sherman's career was so indubitably manifest and vital that it seems strange that every thing was not staked on a throw where success would have kindled new hope in so many sinking hearts, while defeat could only have been what inaction was — ruin. But any suggestion of the abando
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., Appended notes. (search)
ract from his report, on McClellan's delay at Yorktown, 122; on McClellan's failure to improve the omands a corps in Army of the Potomac. 108; at Yorktown, 120; in battle of Williamsburg. 122 to 125; nscription, 697. Magruder, Gen. J. B., at Yorktown, 120; on siege of Yorktown, 121; abandons YorYorktown, 121; abandons Yorktown, 122: report on the Seven Days struggle, 159; at Malvern Hill, 165; at Galveston, 323. MahoYorktown, 122: report on the Seven Days struggle, 159; at Malvern Hill, 165; at Galveston, 323. Mahone, Gen., at Malvern Hill, 165. Major, Lt.-Col., 1st N. C., killed at Olustee, 531. Makall, Gef Rebel force on the Peninsula, 120; delay at Yorktown, 121; 122; extracts from report and dispatcheVirginia, 129: his estimate of Rebel force at Yorktown, 130; remonstrates against depletion of his force in the Valley, 114; on Rebel strength at Yorktown, 120; on burning of Columbia, S. C., 701; on ses the Edisto, 619. Smith, Gen. W. F., at Yorktown, 121; in Peninsula campaign, 122; at Antietam river railroad, burned by Rebels, 159. Yorktown, Va., siege of, 120-22; evacuation of by Magrud[1 more...]