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Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 587 133 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. 405 1 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 258 16 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 153 31 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore) 139 3 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2. 120 0 Browse Search
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac 120 0 Browse Search
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 2. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 119 1 Browse Search
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 1: The Opening Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 111 3 Browse Search
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George H. Gordon, From Brook Farm to Cedar Mountain, Chapter 3: through Harper's Ferry to Winchester—The Valley of the Shenandoah. (search)
. I have referred to the onward movement ordered by the President on the twenty-second of February, with General McClellan in command of the grand army of the Potomac, organized into its several divisionary corps, under McDowell, Sumner, Heintzelman, Keyes, and Banks. Halleck was in charge of a department at the West, and Fremont in charge of the Mountain Department. It is with Banks's corps that our interest lies. While the others were to move on their devious way up the peninsula to Yorktown, Williamsburg, the Chickahominy, and the James, we were to move up the valley of the Shenandoah, closing this gateway to the enemy. Our force was as follows: We had the brigades that wintered with us at Frederick, commanded by Generals Hamilton, Williams, and Abercrombie. This force was increased by the division formerly commanded by General Charles P. Stone, at Poolsville, and consisted of three brigades, commanded by Generals Gorman, Burns, and Dana. Only the first two were with us, an
George H. Gordon, From Brook Farm to Cedar Mountain, Chapter 4: the Valley of the Shenandoah (continued)—Return to Strasburg. (search)
leans, and in many places along the course of that mighty river the Mississippi, floated the old flag. The reduction of Yorktown we looked upon as an assured fact; so of Corinth. The army and the country gave thanks to God that the end seemed near; While our occupation at Harrisonburg was drawing to a close, information was received from the Secretary of War that Yorktown had been evacuated. Let the boys yell, wrote General Williams to me in a note announcing this piece of news; and anotheto deep slumbers: I had not closed my eyes for two nights. Here I published to my brigade the news of the evacuation of Yorktown. The men cheered on the sides of that magnificent old mountain with vociferous shouts. Save that I here tied a sutler was mustered into the service of the United States for three years or the war. New Orleans, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Yorktown had been snatched from Rebel grasp, and we counted as surely upon Richmond to follow; so in noisy demonstrations with th
George H. Gordon, From Brook Farm to Cedar Mountain, Index (search)
phen M., applies for a commission for his son-in the Second Massachusetts Regiment, 95, 96. Wheaton, Captain, 273. Whitney, J. P., holds a captaincy in the Second Mass. Regiment, 12. Williams, Captain, 219, 221. Killed at the battle of Cedar Mountain, 332. Williams, General, Federal officer in Civil War, 113, 114, 116, 120, 121, 152. Is found to be a sound sleeper, 226. His capacity for swearing, 276. In the battle of Cedar Mountain, 302, 303, 320, 323. After the battle succeeds to the command of the corps in the place of Banks, 330. Testifies to the promptness of General Gordon's obedience of orders at the battle of Cedar Mountain, 352, 353. Winder, C. S., Rebel general, commands the Stonewall brigade, 177, 231, 289, 292, 294. Winchester, Va., battle of, 227-245, and excitement in the North after, 255, 256. Wistar, Lieut.-Colonel, is wounded at the battle of Ball's Bluff, 75. Y Yorktown, news of the evacuation of, received by Banks's corps, 167, 171.