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General Horace Porter, Campaigning with Grant, Chapter 17 (search)
oops were accomplishing so little, and that matters were so badly handled, General Grant quickly mounted his horse, and calling to me, said, Come with me. I was soon in the saddle, and, followed by a single orderly, we moved forward through some intervening woods, to make our way as far as we could on horseback to the front of the attack. It was now a little after half-past 5. We soon came to a brigade lying upon its arms. The general said to an officer near by, who proved to be General Henry G. Thomas, a brigade commander, Who commands this brigade? I do, he replied, springing up from the ground suddenly, and manifesting no little surprise to find that the voice of the person addressing him was that of the general-in-chief. Well, remarked the general, why are you not moving in? The officer replied, My orders are to follow that brigade, pointing to the one in front of him. Then, after a pause, he added, Will you give me the order to go in now? No, said General Grant, not wishin
General Horace Porter, Campaigning with Grant, Chapter 18 (search)
Chapter 18 The Storming of Newmarket Heights a draft ordered battle of the Weldon Railroad battle of Reams's Station General Grant's family visit him the relations between Grant and Sherman a mission to Sherman the captor of Atlanta an evening with General Thomas It was found that Lee had sent a division of infantry and cavalry as far as Culpeper to cooperate with Early's forces, and on August 12, 1864, Grant began a movement at Petersburg intended to force the enemy to return his detached troops to that point. Hancock's corps was marched from Petersburg to City Point, and there placed on steamboats. The movement was to create the impression that these troops were to be sent to Washington. Butler relaid the pontoon-bridge, and his forces crossed to Deep Bottom. The same night, August 13, the boats which carried Hancock's corps were sent up the river, and the troops disembarked on the north side of the James. Hancock was put in command of the movement. Gen